Saturday Morning

Cooking and food waste regular, Del Holland joins Mihingarangi with three budget supper ideas using prawns as the main ingredient - and they can all be made for under $50. Del Holland has over 20 years' experience working in world-class kitchens and as a private chef. Through her social media channels, Dishes with Del, she shares recipes to make during the cost-of-living crisis.

While creepy crawlies aren't everyone's cup of tea, rodents are much less appealing and on Australia's remote Lord Howe Island, a pest eradication programme has got rid of the rats and mice. In their place, insects and lizards are flourishing - and it's all based on role-modelling from New Zealand. Maxim Adams is lead researcher at the University of Sydney. He speaks to Susie about how they did it.

With winter officially underway, Dr Buzz Burrell speaks to Mihingarangi about winter ailments and the most common questions he gets from older patients in his clinic. Buzz is a pain specialist, a GP and Chair of General Practitioners Aotearoa.

We've all heard about the one in 100-year flood and cross our fingers the waters don't come our way. But imagine if you could see future floods by wearing a virtual reality headset to scan your backyard for flood risk. This is already possible. Scientists at the University of Canterbury are using virtual reality to develop high resolution imagery based on hydraulic modelling to show people exactly what impact a big flood could have on their hometowns. Matthew Wilson is director of the University of Canterbury's Geospatial Research Institute. He talks to Mihingarangi about how they hope to help communities understand the effects of flooding and make better safety plans.

When Laura Guckian was first handed her newborn son, she expected to feel a surge of love - but she didn't. Struggling to bond with her child, Laura felt frightened and alone. Unable to get him to breast feed or to cope with his constant crying, she eventually admitted herself for psychiatric care. Now a mother of three and host of the award-winning podcast Momfessions, Laura is an accredited life coach and advocate for maternal mental health. She talks to Susie Ferguson about normalising the challenges of motherhood and why being a good mum doesn't mean being a perfect mum.