Suzy & Friends

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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.

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#44
Yesterday · 44 min
Music made in Aotearoa, a cool book, and jokes!
Spellodies sing ‘Again’, there’s a fun song called ‘Crossbones the Dancing Skeleton’, and Anika Moa does ‘Oma Rapeti’. Young Amelia talks about her favourite book, ‘Elf Care’, and Faith, Kovee, and Nathan have a triple treat of jokes. Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#143
Sunday · 25 min
Ali & Gab are back!
We start a new series of time-travel adventures with Ali & Gab, there's a brain-teaser for you to solve, and Laura talks about the book Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep. Plus, picnics, jokes, and Cool to Kōrero. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#43
October 28 · 39 min
Waiata for kiwi kids, peanut butter, museums & monsters!
A spooky Wheels on the Bus song, a tune about birds by The Nukes, and Miss Nicky sings ‘Awa Moana’. Hear fun facts about peanut butter and kids talking about museums. Plus, Raymond McGrath’s story ‘Did You Hear a Monster?’. Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#142
October 25 · 27 min
What's that sound?
Can you guess the sound in our game What's That Sound? We've got jokes from kids Ted, Quinn, and Emma, and a special guest pops in for a chat! Plus, Cool to Kōrero and Fun Facts. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#42
October 21 · 39 min
Homegrown music, Lego bricks, and zoo animals!
Sammy & the Fam do a cool song about a lost teddy, Itty Bitty Beats sing their new one ‘Riding Along on My Bicycle’, and there’s Suzy Cato’s brand-new song! Also - fun facts about Lego bricks, tamariki talk about their favourite zoo animal, and Precious reviews the book ‘This is the Ship that Jack Built’ by Peter Millet. Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#141
October 18 · 26 min
Bongos, books, and bats!
10-year-old Bob plays the bongo drums; young Summer reviews a book she loved, The Dragon Who Lost His Spark; and there are Fun Facts about native New Zealand bats. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#41
October 14 · 41 min
100% kiwi music for kiwi kids, race cars, and kids just like you!
There’s a song about Spring, Hey Duby brings the dance beats, and Claudia Robin Gunn will lift you up. There are jokes, fun facts about race cars, and we ask kids, ‘what’s one thing you’d do if you were Prime Minister of New Zealand?’ Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#140
October 11 · 25 min
What has a thousand needles but can't sew?
There's a prickly brain-teaser, Codi teaches us how to say "I'm out of breath" in te reo Māori, and kids just like you sing their favourite songs. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#40
October 7 · 38 min
Music for tamariki, teachers, and favourite toys
So much music for kids, including ‘Dinosaur Disco’ from Itty Bitty Beats, ‘The Bellbirds’ by Niccolo Piccolo, and a song by Mr Roberelli & Kath Bee about butterflies. Bryan and Bobby chat to a real teacher, kids talk about their favourite toys, and there are fun facts about the Stegosaurus! Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#139
October 4 · 25 min
What's in space?
Tamariki talk about what's in space, young Zoe reviews the book Magic Mistakes, and there's a trio of kid comedians with their best jokes. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#39
September 30 · 39 min
Songs for kids made in NZ, car games, and new names
There are songs about a space chicken, a busy, buzzy bee, and your pepeha. Bryan & Bobby teach us cool games to play in the car, there’s a triple treat of kids’ jokes, and tamariki answer the question ‘If you could change your name, what new name would you choose?’ Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#138
September 27 · 26 min
A Special Guest: Cass Mark-Chan
Cass Mark-Chan, a terrestrial specialist, is our special guest on the podcast; children talk about what's fun about being a kid; and the Fleabite Band continue their adventure across Aotearoa. There are jokes too -- and fun facts about bubbles! Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#38
September 23 · 39 min
Homegrown music for Kiwi kids, a little witch, and toast!
Niccolo Piccolo sings Tama te Tūī, Itty Bitty Beats play Opposites, and there’s a song from Levity Beet & Fleabite. Young Harper reviews a book about the little witch who lost her broom, kids talk about machines and inventions, and guess what else pops up? - fun facts about toast! Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#137
September 20 · 24 min
Brrrp! Tik-tik-tik-tik. Aaaarrrr!
We ask tamariki to make a noise with their mouth, that isn't talking. Codi has Cool to Kōrero, and young Zion sent in a brain-teaser to exercise your thinking muscle. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#37
September 16 · 38 min
Suzy’s new song, Māui, and Bikes!
The best kids’ music from Loopy Tunes, Bigsies & Littles, Jeff Parsnips & Tom Knowles, and Suzy Cato! Tamariki talk about bikes, there’s a book review from young Cara, and the story ‘How Māui Slowed the Sun’. Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#136
September 13 · 25 min
An encore for the Fleabite Band!
We start a new series of Everybody Wants to Join the Fleabite Band. It's the story of Fleabite, Lucy the Labrador, and the Fabulous Flea-males, as they audition new band members. Plus, young Cam talks about the book Omletta Hen, and kids just like you chat about jobs they do to help out at home. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#36
September 9 · 41 min
100% Kiwi music, tamariki tell jokes, and bath time!
Music from wonky-donkey-man Craig Smith, Sammy & the Fam sing ‘Toast’, and Marshmellow & Fleabite do ‘Ants in my Pants’. Kid comedians Ethan, Meg, and Dan tell their best jokes, and it’s bath time for Constable Bryan & his police dog Bobby! Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#135
September 6 · 25 min
The Little Yellow Digger is back again!
There's a new Little Yellow Digger story, our tricky game What's That Sound?, and kid comedians tell their best jokes. Also, children chat about what job they might do when they're grown up. There's Cool to Kōrero too - and Harvey talks about a book he loved! Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#35
September 2 · 45 min
Kids’ music made in NZ, tugboats, and extra arms or legs?
On the playlist is Claudia Robin Gunn’s new one ‘Shake it Out’, there’s a song about a little hummingbird, and Suzy does the ‘Goldfish Swim’. Plus, Fun Facts about tugs, and Trevor asks kids if they could have four arms or four legs, what would they choose? Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
#134
August 30 · 25 min
A Special Guest!
There's a special guest on the show today! Plus, jokes, another Imogen & Roari story, and five tamariki talk about their grandparents. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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