Suzy & Friends

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.

Hosted by Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant

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Venus Fly Traps, Pirate Socks, and The Pipi Dance

Jelly Bean Queen sings ‘I Think My Venus Fly Trap is a Vegan’, Harriet tells us about the book ‘Pipi Dance’, Amalia puts on her pirate socks, and kids just like you talk about what it’s like going back to school after the holidays.
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What Smells Better Than It Tastes?

Sniff out a brain-teaser from seven-year-old Freddie, tune in your taringa for our kid comedians, and learn to speak some te reo Māori with Codi.
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Dinosaurs, Doctors and School Road Patrol

We hear from a School Road Patrol member, find out what doctors do, and play new music from Marshmellow & Kath Bee. Plus, jokes, jokes, and more jokes!
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'The Grinny Granny Donkey' Gets Reviewed

Nethraa talks about The Grinny Granny Donkey book by Craig Smith, there are more clues and evidence in our series The Electric Cat Detective Agency, and Codi brings the love to Cool to Kōrero.
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What's your favourite animal? Turtle, parrot, wonky-donkey-man? Or something else?

Kids talk about their favourite animals, and there's the story 'How the Turtle Got its Shell' - plus music from Kiri & Lou, Music with Michal, and Wonky Donkey Man Craig Smith!
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Special Guest: Librarian and Author Vanessa Hatley-Owen!

Suzy talks about how to write stories with school librarian and author Vanessa Hatley-Owen; a bunch of kids chat about what they did in the holidays; and we challenge you to play our game with no prize: What's That Sound?
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Spiders, Tūī, and Parsnips

Six-year-old Olive reads her story about Spiders, Jeff Parsnips sings about Tomato Tamati, and Suzy finds a 'Tūī in a Kōwhai'. Plus, music about unicorns, ducks and dream queens!
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A Proud Pūteketeke, Tiny Trees, and Electric Cats!

Benji tells why he loved the book The Proud Pūteketeke, Codi teaches us how to say ‘get well soon’ in te reo Māori, and three kid comedians make us laugh. And laugh. And laugh.
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Shelley the Sheep, Simon the Storyteller and alliteration comes alive!

Kiwi musical genius fleaBITE sings about Shelley the Sheep, there’s another story about Princess and her pet dragon Strengthus, and young Devan reads the 'Alliteration Poem' her class wrote.
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Exciting! 'The Electric Cat Detective Agency' Is Here!

This week, we start a new adventure series, The Electric Cat Detective Agency; there’s a Brain-Teaser to tickle your noggin; and Tom E. Moffatt tells jokes about lip caterpillars (moustaches)!
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A skateboarder, a pirate and a comedian walk into a podcast…

Meet comedian Simon McKinney and ten-year-old skateboarder Te'a, Captain Festus McBoyle sings ‘Pull Me Finger’, and Pierre, Indy & Kingston have their favourite jokes. Plus, bees and potions.
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The Little Yellow Digger Is Back!

Peter Gilderdale tells his Little Yellow Digger story, Nathan asks what the sun drinks out of, and the Brain-Teaser is about catching and throwing.
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Monsters, unicorns, and Itty Bitty Beats!

There’s the song ‘Monsters in te Moana’ by Suzy Cato and Parrot in the Pocket, young Lucy plays a tune on the recorder, and Itty Bitty Beats sing ‘Ten Little Kiwi Birds’. Plus, kids with jokes, a unicorn story and lots more!
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Special Guest: Surf Lifesaver Travis!

Find out what a surf lifesaver does and how you could be one; Codi pops in to say, ‘Me tākaro tātou’; and Imogen and her pet dragon Roari meet a leopard seal with a sore tooth.
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