Summer Weekends for Sunday 15 January 2017

8:13 AM.Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright is coming to the end of 10 years in the role. What have the highlights been, what's still to do, and has she done enough? Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Misleading advertisements - don't you just hate them? The Commerce Commission has been taking court action against companies that try it on with consumers. A whole bunch of other issues we as… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Donna Chisholm has been fighting the good fight for 40 years.

Donna is editor-at-large of North & South and a staff writer for the Listener, with specialist areas including health, social issues… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Hannah Payne is designing a high heeled shoe for women who are expected to wear them in the workplace – but aren't happy about it. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Herald columnist and former Rip It Up editor Karl Puschman and NZME image handler Mat Riot talk about the music that made their friendship. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Contrary to what you might believe, the life of professional footballer is uncertain, poorly paid and short. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Over the summer on The Weekend we've been talking to recyclers and upcyclers, people who like the Wombles, are making good use of the things that they find, things that the everyday folks leave… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:45 AM.What makes a spinoff good, bad, or just blah? Can you build something new and glorious around a fan favourite character or will they lose what makes them special, if they take a starring role? Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The Weekend speaks to some young people who took the leap of faith and become entrepreneurs at a tender age. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.For new migrants just getting a job is hard enough. But once they do, they also need to quickly get a grip on our metaphors, euphamisms, sayings and workplace culture.

Lynn Freeman visited Victoria… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:50 AM.The Māori Side Steps are a musical comedy group that riffs off past bands like The Howard Morrison Quartet, but takes the genre in a new direction. They've got their own webseries and are playing the… Read more Video, Audio