Suzy & Friends

Join Suzy & Friends for a weekly slice of a Kiwi kid’s life! Kids share their thoughts, talents, and tales; and hosts Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant share songs, stories, and silliness.

Hosted by Suzy Cato and Trevor Plant

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Kittens, Kiwi, and Kids Just Like You

Josh is a kid with a message for you, Tāne Mahuta calls a meeting of all the birds in the forest, and Suzy has Fun Facts about kittens. Miaow. Oh, and have a go at our game with no prize, 'What's That Sound?'
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Horses Go Neigh and Māui Slows the Sun

There's a story about how Māui slowed the sun, young Austin talks about a book called 'No Home for Wētā,' Gracie reads her story about horses, and there's a Brain Teaser sent in by a kid just like you.
A stylised graphic of a horse on a bright yellow background. Text reads "Featuring Horse"

Boom! Pop! Crackle! Fizz!

Jake's whānau lets off fireworks, Irene tells the story of Hinemoa & Tūtānekai, and Suzy sprints to the rescue with random Fun Facts about running!
A stylised graphic of a burst of fireworks on a bright purple background. Text reads "Featuring Fireworks"

Kiwi Kid Comedians, Squeaky Sounds, and Cool to Kōrero

Play our world-famous-in-New-Zealand game 'What's That Sound?' and check out the youngest comedy talent in Aotearoa. Suzy has Cool to Kōrero, and what's up with Charlie the Crow?
A drawing of a black crow on a bright yellow background. Text reads "Featuring Charlie the Crow"

Waka, Wishes, and Elephants!

Listen to Irene tell the awesome story of Rata & the Totara Tree, make a wish with young Archie, and hear six-year-old Hazel read her story about elephants – she sure knows a lot about pachyderms!
A stylised elephant on a purple background. Text reads "Featuring Elephant"

Lots of Laughs and Buried Treasure

There are jokes from a trio of young comedians. Nour talks about the book ‘Who Took the Toilet Paper?’ by Amy Harrop, Suzy has Fun Facts, and the Little Yellow Digger finds something buried in the sand… (Is it the missing toilet paper?)
A cartoon yellow digger with a driver on a brightbackground. Text reads "featuring The Little Yellow Digger finds Treasure"

Diggers and Dinosaurs

Learn a new phrase with Suzy in our Cool to Kōrero segment. Listen to the story ‘The Little Yellow Digger & the Bones,’ and get your brain buzzing with a fresh brain-teaser. Ka rawe!
A cartoon yellow digger with a driver and a dog on a bright background. Text reads "featuring The Little Yellow Digger and the Bones"

In the Sun and Looking for Clouds

The Little Yellow Digger has to make a trip to the beach, while Suzy has Fun Facts about ice cream. Seven-year-old William reads his story about going to buy a musical instrument, and Shanae reviews the book ‘Īhaka and the Unexpected Visitor’ by Kirsty Wadsworth.
A cartoon yellow digger with a driver digs some rocks while a dog sniffs the stones. Text reads "featuring The Little Yellow Digger and the Bones"

Get Your Thinking Cap On

Listen for Callum’s brain-teaser and see if you can solve it. The Little Yellow Digger visits school, there’s a watery surprise, and we play our game What’s That Sound?
A cartoon yellow digger with a driver on a bright purple background. Text reads "featuring The Little Yellow Digger and the Whale"

Knock, knock. Who's there? Bee. Bee who?

Bee careful! Tyla reads her story about rescuing a bee. Faith, Kovee, & Nathan have a triple treat of jokes, Suzy has ‘Cool to Kōrero’, and there’s a crisis at the zoo - time to call the Little Yellow Digger!
A group of hippopotamuses on a bright yellow background. Text reads "featuring The Little Yellow Digger at the Zoo"

Diggers, Pirates, and Brains! Oh my!

We begin reading one of Aotearoa’s most muddy book series, starting with the original Little Yellow Digger by Betty Gilderdale. Young Emily talks about the book The Rhyming Pirate, and Suzy has Fun Facts about Brains.
A cartoon yellow digger with a driver on a bright purple background. Text reads "featuring The Little Yellow Digger"

Episode 30

There are jokes from a trio of young comedians, Evie talks about the book Bumblebee, and Suzy reads the story That's Not Junk by Kiwi author Nicki Slade Robinson.
Bright yellow background. An illustration of 3 children and a dog in a messy pile with an old chair, broken cupboard, old paint cans, part of a broom, and a bit of corrugated iron. Purple text reads “Featuring That's Not Junk By Nikki Slade-Robinson”

Episode 29

Learn a new phrase with our Cool to Kōrero segment, listen to Suzy read The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street, and find out about toys that were invented by accident.
Purple background. Illustration of 3 grandmothers (European, Indian and Chinese). 3 grandkids are in the background. Bright yellow text reads: “Featuring The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street By Renisa Viraj Maki Illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson”

Episode 28

We challenge you to play our game with no prize, What's That Sound? Suzy reads the story The Messy-O-Saurus. There are jokes about undies, trunks, and vests with Tom E. Moffatt.
Yellow background. Cartoon illustration of a man with a beard, orange t-shirt with the letter T on it. He is holding a pencil and waving hello. The purple text reads "Featuring Tom E Moffat” 

Episode 27

See if you can solve this week's Brain Teaser, check out Fun Facts about noises, and listen to Suzy read the book The Chillout Chair by Jo Carson-Barr.
Purple background with illustration of a young angry looking child sitting on an iceberg carved into a chair. His face looks angry, his fists are balled up and there is fire coming off his head.The yellow text reads “Featuring The Chill Out Chair By Josephine Carson-Barr Illustrated by Simon Barr”

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