
Special guest: 10-year-old podcaster Khirad
Suzy talks to talented young podcaster Khirad, Trevor makes weird noises, and there's a tricky brain-teaser sent in by Billy and Coco. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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Join Suzy & Friends for a slice of a Kiwi kid’s life! Kids share their thoughts, talents, and tales; and hosts Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant share stories and silliness.
RNZ hosts Suzy & Friends, a kids show with 148 episodes published.

Suzy talks to talented young podcaster Khirad, Trevor makes weird noises, and there's a tricky brain-teaser sent in by Billy and Coco. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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Henry, Harriet, and Otto tell their best jokes; you're invited to play What's That Sound?; and we catch up with Constable Bryan. There's also the first chapter in our new series Seymour Slater. Plus, Cool to Kōrero and F

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We've got lots of jokes this week, including Hana's one about a snail on a ship. Plus, Codi's in with Cool to Kōrero, Peyton talks about the book Barkell & Mrs. Arkell, and there's a Brain-Teaser from eight-year-old Ayan

On the playlist, a new Suzy Cato song, a tune about a turbo-charged Duck, Mr Roberelli sings about fruits that start with ‘P’, and there’s new music from Itty Bitty Beats. Plus, Lilly reviews a book about a very clever N

Test your roro with our weekly Brain-Teaser, hear a Stay Safe message about dogs from Constable Bryan, and hear what Zac thought of the book Nee-New Goes Bananas. Plus, kid comedians, Cool to Kōrero, and What's That Soun

Music includes Suzy’s new song ‘Floating Bubbles’, ‘Ramshackle Yellow Car’ from Mr Roberelli & Kath Bee, and Loopy Tunes ‘Savalivali’. Plus, whaea Lucy has the story ‘Te Ika-a-Māui’, kids tell their best jokes, and Blake

Amazing Fun Facts about Wonkey Donkey man Craig Smith, young Joyce reviews the book Kylo Kitty Moves to the City, and Codi teaches us how to say "I'm excited" in te reo Māori. Plus, jokes from Quinn, Ash, and Lars; and i

The Nukes play a cool tune called ‘Max the Mosquito’, Suzy sings about waiting, and Fleabite teams up with Loopy Tunes for the song Māmā. There’s the story ‘Ruaumoko’, Roo, Paige, and Tilly tell jokes, and you’ll be amaz

Are you up to the challenge of our world-famous-in-New-Zealand game What's That Sound? We have a very special guest; you can learn some reo in Cool to Kōrero; and if you had to buy a present for a king, what would you ge

On the music list this week: The Punk Rock Socks, Anika Moa, and Amalia’s Music - plus Suzy’s new song ‘My House has a Roof’. Jaanki talks about the book ‘Tulip & Sprout’, Whaea Lucy tells the story ‘The Separation of Ra

For six-year-old Rexford, Fun Facts about jellyfish; Princess & Strengthus meet a big, new friend; and Constable Bryan has a Keep Safe message about helmets. tony, Prue, and Saskia share their best jokes, and can you wor

We play Suzy’s new song ‘Put Your Waewae In’, plus music from Em & Me, Chris Sanders, and Gerry Paul. Kids talk about why grown-ups go to work, Hudson chats about the book ‘Spotty the Zebra’, and Suzy reads her story ‘I

We start series two of Princess & Strengthus, the story of a special girl and her unicorn; there are Fun Facts about triangles; and eight-year-old Eva tells us what she thought of the book Tu Meke Tuatara. We also learn

Suzy Cato, Music with Michal, Anika Moa, and Fun & Funner provide the music. Nine-year-old Harry reviews the book ‘Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees’, kids tell their best jokes, and tamariki talk about why they go to school. Su

Come and play our game with no prize, What's That Sound?, hear Ben talk about his favourite book Buttons McGinty by Rhys Darby, and check out Fun Facts about a famous New Zealand city. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for

We play ‘Happy’, a song from the NZ show ‘Bigsies & Littles, Itty Bitty Beats sing about ‘100 Race Cars’, and there’s music from Māori Mama featuring Manaaki J and Zen-Awa. Plus, the space adventure ‘Chad Awesomesauce &

There's a very special guest this week! Plus Cool to Kōrero; a triple treat of jokes; and Fleabite, Lucy the Labrador, and the Fabulous Flea-mates continue their search for musicians to join the Fleabite band. Go to this

Fleabite sings about what music smells like, Claudia Robin Gunn has her new song ‘A B C of Awesome’, and there’s the Loopy Tunes tune ‘Māui Dolphin’. Plus, young Ayrton talks about the book ‘Watson the Detective Dog’, an
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