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Saturday Morning

Presented by Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes. In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics on RNZ National and online.

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00:23:44

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Dream Count

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

After a ten-year hiatus, activist and award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has released a new novel Dream Count. Set across America and Nigeria, it tells of four women linked by friendship, reckoning with their shared loves, regrets and desires.

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00:25:19

Father Flavie: standing up to Duterte

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

Last month former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes against humanity during his brutal war on drugs.

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00:25:17

Harlan Coben: reading for empathy

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

Known for his suspense thrillers, Harlan Coben is a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author with more than eighty million books in print worldwide, including the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series.

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00:04:37

Picking your own dahlias

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

This one for the flower lovers - it's your last chance to get your dahlias. Vanessa Robinson is a dahlia devotee, who's taken her love of the flower to the next level.

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00:05:40

The positives of AI according to the PSA

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

We're used to hearing how bad AI can be but there's no doubt there are many positives to it. One place you might not expect to see trumpeting those positives is the PSA.

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00:08:39

Changing up the Emissions Trading Scheme

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

This week the Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton called for a big shake up of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

en

00:06:16

Defence spending boost: How far will it go?

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

This week's government boost to defence spending over the next four years coincides with rising global tensions. But it comes after decades of struggle with limited funding.

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00:08:20

Tariff showdown: US vs China

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

World markets were shaken this week with the on again - off again tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. This week he announced a 90 day pause on tariffs for 75 countries. But cited China's "lack of respect" for the reason he increased tariffs on goods from China to 145 percent. Beijing, in turn has put a 125 percent tariff on goods from America. Mihi spoke to the Guardian's Senior China Analyst Amy Hawkins - to characterise China's response to Trumps tariffs.

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00:10:57

The end of the Treaty Principles bill?

Saturday Morning ·

2025/04/11

The death knell was sounded for the Treaty Principles Bill at its second - and final - reading this week. All parties except ACT voted against the bill, with 11 votes in favour and 112 against. Newsroom's political editor Laura Walters talks to Susie Ferguson.

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00:14:34

Polyfest pioneer - 50 years on

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Mama Tupou Manapori is one of the founders of Polyfest, now in its 50th year. Now 80 years old, Tupou Manapori has been to every Polyfest since it began and this year she'll be running the Cook Islands stage. [picture id="4K9ZN0U_Tupou_Manapori_00_16_55_25_Still004_jpg_1" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

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00:14:18

The Stolen Children of Aotearoa

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

A new documentary tells of a chilling chapter in New Zealand's history - one of systemic abuse in state care. Between 1950 and 2019. Susie speaks with filmmaker and journalist Aaron Smale, whose The Stolen Children of Aotearoa premiered at the Maoriland Film Festival and on Maori +.

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00:19:41

Toitu Te Whenua: Places and People of the New Zealand...

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

In several places in Aotearoa the land tells the story of conflicts which have shaped NZ on a cultural and political level.

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00:15:28

Earthquake resilience with Graham Leonard

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Volcanologist and GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard talks about the fault that caused the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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00:11:26

After The Party's BAFTA nomination

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

New Zealand hit drama After The Party has been nominated for a Best International TV Series BAFTA.

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00:24:23

Being an adult with ADHD

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Jo Randerson has worn many hats in their career, often at the same time. She's a writer, performer, award-winning theatre maker and champion of up-and-coming artists.

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00:21:54

Debut success - The Ministry of Time

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time started as a fan fiction project to entertain herself and her friends during covid lockdowns and became an instant hit.

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00:26:00

No Words For This: Ali Mau

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Award-winning journalist Ali Mau's 20-year career cemented her as one of the country's most recognised faces. In 2018 Ali was the force behind the #MeTooNZ journalism project. But it's her new memoir No Words for This, that might be her bravest piece of writing yet.

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00:24:39

Itchy research - the chemicals in your home...

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Atopic eczema is the most common form of the disease among New Zealanders. New findings by a team of scientists from the NIH indicate two particular chemicals are responsible for triggering eczema in many cases - and these chemicals are likely hidden in our own homes.

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00:09:23

Former All White on football's moment in NZ

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Football is having a bit of a moment in New Zealand with the emergence this year of Auckland FC into the Australia League and - in the last few days our national team, the All Whites qualifying for the men's world cup. Duncan Oughtan, The former All White played College soccer in the U.S and then went on to play for Columbus Crew before moving into coaching and now - he works as a scout and player agent for Sports Invest USA.

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00:17:29

Sue Black: saving Bletchley & promoting women in tech

Saturday Morning ·

2025/03/28

Professor Sue Black started the UK's first online network for women in tech, BSC Women in 1998. She also led the social media campaign that saved World War Two codebreaking centre Bletchley Park and started TechUP Women, a course that retrains women from underserved groups into tech careers.

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