RNZ: Saturday Morning

Volcanologist and Earth Sciences New Zealand principal scientist, Graham Leonard is back this week looking at the technology driving new Earth science. 

He once sold sandwiches but thanks to the overnight success of his debut novel, Christian White can now focus on telling stories - especially scary ones. 

New Zealand's best-selling cookbook author Chelsea Winter is back with a brand-new cookbook 'Nourish'. 

This week historian, te reo Maori translator and author, Ross Calman received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement for Non-fiction. 

The Allied campaign in North Africa was a turning point of World War Two. New Zealand forces including the Maori Battalion were major players. 

Identity defines and shapes us all - and if we don't know who we are - or don't accept who we are, it is easy to feel lost and even harder to see a way forward. Dan Te Whenua Walker is a child of two cultures - born to a Scottish father and a Maori mother, growing up he says he struggled to find a sense of belonging. But the love and support of his kuia - on both sides of his family - helped to connect him to his roots and set him on the right path. Dan, of Ngati Ruanui, is now Senior Partner Development Manager and the first global co-chair for Indigenous at Microsoft - a group that empowers employees to share, support and celebrate indigenous culture. He talks to Mihingarangi about finding his place in the world - and his plan to shape AI using Te Ao Maori.

Priscilla Presley tells Guyon Espiner what she lost and what she found when she walked away from Elvis Presley.

About 500 Ngāti Pāoa iwi members filled the parliamentary gallery this week to witness the house pass their treaty bill. The claim was lodged 41 years ago. The iwi received 23 million dollars in compensation. 

The fallout from Tongan forward Eli Katoa's concussion came hard and fast this week resulting in him being hospitalised and requiring brain surgery. RNZ Sports reporter Jamie Wall talks to the likely repercussions.

Today the Paekakariki fire brigade is turning 80. Paekakariki Deputy Chief Aaron Richardson spoke to Guyon ahead of today's celebrations.

The government has said it is considering a ban on people begging and sleeping rough in central business districts. Mark Knoff-Thomas is the CEO of Auckland's Newmarket Business Association, he's concerned that a ban would only move vulnerable people into other areas of the city.

President Donald Trump has lashed out at New York's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Anita Powell served as Voice Of America's Bureau Chief and Whitehouse Correspondent, she joined Guyon live from Washington with the latest.

Diabetes was once considered a condition that only affected older adults but now medical experts have issued a warning about a worrying trend of more and more younger patients are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Iconic New Zealand film director Lee Tamahori passed away this week aged 75. Temuera Morrison pays tribute to the man who did so much to shape his acting career.

Our resident gardener Hannah Zwartz is back, this time with advice on how to show weeds who's boss. Hannah has over 30 years' experience gardening professionally, including looking after the herb and succulent areas at Wellington Botanic Garden and running community market gardens in the Hutt Valley. She answers your questions.

GP turned award-winning author Fiona Sussman's latest crime novel Hooked Up explores the manipulative nature of reality TV. 

Aaron Tait was only 17 when he was deployed to Iraq. Now he has written about his inner battle with war - and his search for peace. 

Journalist and podcaster Toby Manhire is in to talk to Mihi and Guyon about Juggernaut Series Two. 

A study in the British Journal of Psychiatry supports what some mothers' groups have known for a while - group singing helps with postnatal depression. 

Brendan's feature film Christy rolls back the issues surrounding the foster-care system for late-teenagers.

After nearly thirty years as a GP, Dr Jeremy Lockwood hung up his stethoscope and starting hunting dinosaurs - swapping human anatomy for ancient bones. 

The first season of The Chase New Zealand premieres on Monday - Anne Hegerty aka The Governess is one of the chasers they face. 

A team of four Kiwi adventurers are taking on NZ Godzone for Movember to raise awareness of men's mental health. 

November is Pet Diabetes Awareness Month and though pet weight management is no joke, a potential weight-loss pill for pooches and pussy cats is ruffling feathers.

This week Labour announced it will campaign for the next election with a capital gains tax as a key policy and point of difference. It wants a 28% tax on profits made from the sale of investment property. Family homes and farms will be exempt. Labour wants to channel the revenue it delivers towards providing three free doctor visits a year for every New Zealander. John Minas is an Associate Professor at Monash University's Business School, who specializes in tax policy - and specifically - capital gains tax. He tells Guyon from Melbourne that New Zealand is currently an outlier.

On Monday a landmark case will begin in the High Court in Wellington over fresh water. 

A public health academic says there is potential for a serious outbreak of measles in New Zealand given the local transmission rate and low vaccination uptake. 

Donald Trump threw a nuclear curve ball this week saying he wants to start testing nuclear weapons so the US can keep pace with Russia and China. 

Queen Shirl'e is an Auckland-based hip hop artist and community leader known for for founding the Queen Shirl'e Academy, where she helps young people thrive.

Chef Del Holland shares her tips for making a proper risotto, what to do with sourdough discard (no you don't have to just throw it out), and a recipe for the ''best chocolate cake ever'.

Seven years old at the time she walked the entire Te Araroa trail, Emilie Bruce, along with mum Victoria, did the 3-thousand-kilometre walk from Cape Reinga to Bluff over six months.

Professor Charlotte Macdonald talks to Mihi about the significance of Auckland's Great South Road in the New Zealand Wars.

Live from the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival, Mihi speaks with local foodies Hare George and Rudy Alejandro from The Slush Truck.

In early times Ōtāhuhu was a bustling trading spot with a portage for waka on the Manukau. Local iwi Chairperson of Te Akitai Waiohua, Karen Wilson shares the history of the region.

A rich seam of themes can be mined from Elspeth Sandys' writing. Trauma has dogged her life. "Some people go to therapy" she says. "I write." 

Aroha Harris is a history lecturer at Auckland University, she shares the story of the Marmaduke Nixon monument in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu. 

Mihi is reporting live from the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival throughout the morning. She speaks with Aute Neli from Kiwi Tucker Mussel Fritters.

The trial of Erin Patterson captured headlines around the world. 'Recipe for Murder' provides insights into the woman herself and how she was caught.    

For centuries, it was believed people in comas could not think or understand but now with new technology, we know this is not always true. 

Sam Dalrymple's debut book explores the collapse of the Indian Empire and how five major partitions between 1931 and 1971 created twelve modern nations. 

In an age where information and disinformation is available at the touch of a button, trust is one of the most pressing issues of our time.

If you are in Tāmaki Makaurau today, you might want to head out to the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival - the country's largest.