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Allyson Gofton: queen of cuisine
11:35 AM.Kiwi cook Allyson Gofton is currently living in France. She talks to Megan about slow cooking - the subject of her latest book - and what she has learned during her French adventure. Read more Audio
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Annie Crummer, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
10:50 AM.Singer and songwriter Annie Crummer has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours. Crummer says she wants to share her Queen's Birthday honour with… Read more Audio
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Chloe Oldfield, Sean Palmer & Simon O'Connor, Monarchy
10:30 AM.Monarchy New Zealand is dedicated to keeping the monarchy in position as New Zealand's head of state as well as educating the public about the royals play in our democracy. The organisation believes… Read more Audio
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Lorna Piatti Farnell, History Professor busting Monarchs myths
10:10 AM.AUT's Pop Culture and Cultural History Professor Lorna-Paitti Farnell joins Megan to clear up a few misconceptions about royal behaviour throughout history and around the world. Read more Audio
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The Right Honourable Sir John Key
9:44 AM.New Zealand's 38th prime minister, John Key, has been given the highest honour in this year's Queen's Birthday Honour's list. He's been made a Knight Grand Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit… Read more Audio
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Philip Holdway-Davis, Triumph on the Western Front
9:30 AM.Philip Holdway-Davis is from the UK but now calls New Zealand home. His family is linked to New Zealand through the trenches of World War One when his great uncle Oswald Harcourt-Davis was attached to… Read more Audio
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'I would not be making the music I make now if I was not a New Zealander'
9:12 AM.Country and soul singer Tami Neilson is currently making her way around the country performing her Songs of Sinners tour at venues both intimate and large. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks, Fashion Queens, royal watchers
9:12 AM.While it might be Queen's birthday weekend it's younger royals who are a constant source of fascination and fashion inspiration. Just recently the world watched as Pippa Middleton married, but not so… Read more Audio
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Tze Ming Mok, New Zealander in London
9:08 AM.Tze Ming Mok is a New Zealander who has lived in London for nine years - close to where the attack happened. Audio
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Lynda Hallinan, Gardening Queen
8:45 AM.Lynda Hallinan is a gardening guru who's happy to help people get into the garden and grow their own produce. She's also got some great ideas on what to do with the produce that is grown. As we head… Read more Audio
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Savage, Founder and Chair of New Zealand Republic
8:30 AM.The co-founder and chair of New Zealand Republic, Savage, talks to Megan about their ongoing campaign to replace the Queen as our head of state. His lobby group is calling for a referendum on the… Read more Audio
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Katie Nicholl, Royal Correspondent
8:12 AM.Katie Nicholl is a royal correspondent, expert and best selling author. She is particularly close to the younger royals of the family but knows the protocols and ceremony which apply to the wider… Read more Audio
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Catherine Drew, London Correspondent
8:10 AM.Our correspondent Catherine Drew joins us from London, where yesterday's terror attacks have left seven people dead and 40 people injured, just days before the British election. Read more Audio
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Queen's Birthday Honours: Andy Barber
11:40 AM.Andy Barber has received a Queen's Service Medal for services to karate and the community. Also a JP, Andy has spent most of his life involved with Seido Karate. He also used his involvement with the… Read more Audio
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Tackling the big issues: Irish author Louise O'Neill
11:10 AM.Young adult fiction writer Louise O'Neill won an Irish Book Award for her first novel in 2014, and an Irish Times Award for her second, in 2015. Both have struck a chord with the issues facing young… Read more Audio
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Books in mosques start a reading revolution: Dr. Rana Dajani
10:40 AM.Jordanian molecular biologist Dr. Rana Dajani wanted Jordanian children to read for pleasure; while the average person in the United States reads 11 books for pleasure a year, Jordanians read just… Read more Audio
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How to fall in love: Dr. Arthur Aron
10:10 AM.Stony Brook University Psychology Professor Arthur Aron has been a scientist of love for almost 50 years. He specialises in human closeness, the overlap between other and self, and relationship… Read more Audio
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Queen's Birthday Honours: Dame Karen Sewell
9:45 AM.Karen Sewell's contribution to the education sector has been recognised in this year's Honours list. She's been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She spent 50 years working in… Read more Audio
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How to fix the digital economy: Douglas Rushkoff
9:05 AM.Media theorist, professor, and graphic novelist Douglas Rushkoff's been in love with the internet since its cyberpunk beginnings. But in his latest book, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth… Read more Audio
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The history of afternoon tea: Dr. Annie Gray
8:30 AM.Food historian Dr. Annie Gray talks about the history of the now global tradition and how it has evolved from the Georgian and Victorian eras. She also describes some of the dubious-tasting wartime… Read more Audio
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How not to start an orphanage: Tara Winkler
8:10 AM.In her early 20s, Australian Tara Winkler became responsible for 14 children when she rescued them from an abusive Cambodian orphanage. Less than a decade later, Tara is a firm believer in children… Read more Audio
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Fleur Sullivan - Winter Fish Pie
11:48 AM.Eccentric culinary legend, Moeraki's Fleur Sullivan, whips up a comforting and tasty fish pie for the first day of winter. Audio
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Rodney Laredo - To Hell with Poverty
11:35 AM.Canterbury-based author Rodney Laredo on his new book 'To Hell with Poverty' a modern day Downton Abbey tale of a Kiwi couple working downstairs in an English stately home. Audio
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Dee Dee Bridgewater - All That Jazz
11:10 AM.Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater with music to celebrate New Orleans almost a decade after Hurricane Katrina. Dee Dee is appearing in the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
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Stefano Bonazza - Traditional Italian Pizza
10:50 AM.Italian icon, world famous in New Zealand, Stefano Bonazza shares a few of his culinary secrets. Audio
