We all know the garden is a wonderful place to spend your summer days, and they can be great places for our pets too. Landscape architect Renee Davies has some tips for us on how to make our backyards the perfect place for pooches.

Last year was enough to test the best of us and, for some, the occasional drink became a daily coping mechanism. Claire Robbie is the founder of No Beers Who Cares, she joins The Weekend to share some thoughts on how to approach life without alcohol.

Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Emily Edrosa to The Cure, think six degrees of separation.

Fish and chips are a great kiwi summer treat but where to get the good ones? To the rescue comes Whanganui man Brandon Sayring and his fish and chip review blog Here's the Scoop!

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Founder Jimmy Wales joins The Weekend to talk about Wikipedia and its impact on the world.

There is increasing pressure to have Trump impeached before the end of his term, and speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to block his access to nuclear launch codes. Washington correspondent Simon Marks gives us the latest on the happenings in the US.

This summer we are talking to the people who run weird and wonderful museums around the country, and today we speak to KD Wasley, who runs the Elvis Museum in Hawera. KD's a mega-fan of The King, and has been to Graceland an incredible 17 times. He shares some of his favourite Elvis-related paraphernalia from his collection.

If you've got some time up your sleeve this summer you might want to try your hand at penning haiku. Poet Doc Drumheller joins The Weekend to share some pointers on writing your own verse.

This summer we are talking to the people who run weird and wonderful museums around the country, and today we speak to KD Wasley, who runs the Elvis Museum in Hawera.

NIWA's flagship research vessel Tangaroa has departed for a six-week voyage to Antarctica, where scientists will be undertaking one of the few full scientific projects on the continent since the global outbreak of Covid-19.