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Summer gardening tips with Fiona Eadie and Tony Murrell
11:24 AM.Fiona Eadie is head gardener at Larnach Castle in Dunedin and Tony Murrell is principal designer at Auckland's Murrell Gardens. Together they have a wealth of knowledge to share and help our gardens… Read more Audio
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Lynn Davidson: Do You Still Have Time for Chaos?
11:06 AM.How do you build a life after the kids have left home? What if they decide to move to the other side of the world? How do you keep a sense of place when life changes completely?
New Zealand author… Read more Audio
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Michael Norton: The surprising power of everyday actions
10:35 AM.What if a simple ritual could help you feel better, improve your day and help collaboration with other people?
Dr Michael Norton is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School… Read more Audio
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Sunday History Hit with Thomas Rillstone
10:10 AM.Thomas Rillstone, host of the award winning History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast, joins Susana Lei'ataua on The Weekend for the final instalment in our three-part Sunday History Hits series. Across… Read more Audio
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Let's get Quizzical
9:44 AM.Quizmaster Jack Waley-Cohen has joined The Weekend throughout January and brings us his final set of tricky puzzles. Jack is well placed to provide some brain-busting questions as he is the man behind… Read more Audio
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Silvia Pinca: Rewilding pine forest into native bush
9:29 AM.Silvia Pinca is a biologist and ecologist living on 180 hectares of native bush in Northland. She is in the process of removing invasive species and replanting native trees on her former sheep and… Read more Audio
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Naomi Arnold: Phoning in from Te Araroa Trail - Week 3
9:08 AM.Each weekend during our show we've been catching up with New Zealand Geographic writer Naomi Arnold who is walking the 3,000-kilometre Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
The weather hasn't… Read more Audio
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Pseudo Echo's Brian Canham on taking NZ to Funky Town
8:50 AM.Australian band Pseudo Echo's biggest hit was their 1985 cover of Lipps Inc's Funky Town which topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand. The band was at the peak of its powers in the 1980s and… Read more Audio
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Naomi Alderman, author of The Power, on gripping new thriller
8:13 AM.Naomi Alderman is a British author whose fourth novel The Power was a New York Times best seller. Made into a Netflix series released last year, Alderman's science-fiction thriller tells the story of… Read more Audio
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Dr Jud Brewer: Why we eat when we're not hungry
11:23 AM.If you want to get a handle on emotional eating, paying close attention to the experience itself will be more effective than trying to summon willpower, says addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist… Read more Video, Audio
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The story of Treasure Island Caravan Park
11:07 AM.The same families have been visiting Treasure Island Caravan Park in Patua, Northland, for decades. During that time the little kids that zoomed around the camp ground have grown up to become big kids… Read more Audio
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Maori Lit Blog: what to read in 2024
10:48 AM.Jordan Tricklebank is the brains behind the Maori Literature Blog Instagram page. The page celebrates Aotearoa's rich history of Maori writers by sharing and reviewing both new and classic works… Read more Audio
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Jemma Forman: Can cats play fetch?
10:30 AM.Cats have a reputation for being aloof and difficult to bond with - yet research suggests they will engage in games of fetch. However, there is a catch. It is found that although they will play fetch… Read more Audio
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Nisha Shankar: How to train an astronaut
10:07 AM.Nisha Shankar is chief training officer at NASA's Johnson Space Centre. She takes astronauts who are fresh out of basic training and teaches them the skills they need to thrive on the International… Read more Audio
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Linda Tuhiwai Smith wins award for Literary Achievement
9:35 AM.Last year, for the first time in the 21-year history of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement, all three categories were won by women. Lee Murray picked up the fiction award, the… Read more Audio
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The upsides of sleeplessness
9:08 AM.Before 2020, writer Annabelle Abbs was accustomed to a bit of "gentle insomnia" every night. But after the deaths of her stepfather, father and a family puppy in quick succession, sleep became a thing… Read more Audio
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Katherine Morgan Schafler: Perfectionism is power
8:42 AM.As a psychotherapist and former on-site therapist at Google, Katherine Morgan Schafler has worked with hundreds of self-confessed perfectionists.
In her book The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing… Read more Audio
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James Ashcroft: On upcoming adaptation of Owen Marshall short story
8:13 AM.Writer and director James Ashcroft (Ngati Kahu and Ngapuhi) studied at The Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School then spent seven years as chief executive and artistic director of Maori theatre… Read more Audio
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Scott Parry & Mig Rumney answer your fishing questions
11:46 AM.Scott Parry & Mig Rumney are the hosts of TVNZ's "Fishing & Adventure". The cousins, who are currently filming season 12 of the popular show, join Susana to answer some of your fishing questions. Read more Audio
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Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr: Discovering identity through reggae
11:06 AM.Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr, is one of the artists who laid the foundations of New Zealand reggae. His band Aotearoa regularly toured the country throughout the 80s and 90s. They were highly political, and… Read more Audio
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Lou Heller: The summer 2024 trends and why they don't matter
10:48 AM.Lou Heller, is a professional Christchurch based stylist. She teaches clients how embrace their inner-selves, and radiate confidence through fashion. She joins Susana Lei'ataua to talk us through this… Read more Audio
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Sunday History Hit with Thomas Rillstone
10:08 AM.Thomas Rillstone, host of the award winning History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast, joins Susana Lei'ataua for the first in a three part series of 'Sunday History Hits'. Across the three instalments… Read more Audio
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Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with more fiendish puzzles
9:46 AM.Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen joins us again, live from London, to bring you his fiendish puzzles this Sunday morning. Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC's infamous quiz show 'Only Connect'… Read more Audio
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Film critic Dom Corry: On Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One and more
9:31 AM.Dom is a TV and Film critic and an editor at Letterboxd, an online platform for movie reviews and recommendations. He joins us to talk: Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One, and what to watch on TV. Read more Audio
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Naomi Arnold: Phoning in from Te Araroa trail - week 2
9:09 AM.We check in with Nelson journalist and author Naomi Arnold who set off two weeks ago to walk Te Araroa Trail. The 3000 km trail runs the length of New Zealand from Bluff up to Cape Reinga. On The… Read more Audio