Jim Mora

Joining us on the Panel this morning are Brigitte Morten and Sam Stubbs. They'll be discussing the Budget, how safe we feel in New Zealand, what Martin Bashir did, how much we pay our nurses, and the… Audio

Life in the four storey Residence of the Ambassador of Spain to Argentina - her husband Javier Sandomingo - is a world away from Megan Adams' upbringing in rural Southland. She's Calling Home this… Audio, Gallery

New Zealander Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. Professor McLean is with us to look at Long Covid, the vaccine rollouts, and the fact that Covid sticks around the body longer… Audio

Research New Zealand has taken the pulse of the nation regarding Kiwis' perceptions of personal safety, and some of the results are troubling, including the fact that more than 30 percent of people… Audio

New research suggests people on a vegetarian diet have healthier levels of disease markers than people who eat meat. Otago University's Dr Ali Hill joins the show to explain what biomarkers are, and… Audio

Alice Cooper is a survivor in every sense of the word, having given up an addiction to alcohol and cocaine almost 40 years ago Now at 73-years-old, Alice is still beating the odds, having recently… Video, Audio

The fidget spinner craze has come and gone, and now bubble poppers are doing the rounds, but it's not just kids who are doing the fidgeting. Children and adults alike use fidget devices of some sort… Audio

Stacey Colino is the co-author of Emotional Inflammation: Discover your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times. She likens emotional inflammation to living in a snow globe that's… Audio

The death toll continues to rise as Israel presses ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip. New Zealander Peter Bray is the vice-chancellor of the only university in the West Bank… Audio

Laurie Woolever met Anthony Bourdain in 2002, when she was hired to edit and test the recipes for his Les Halles Cookbook. In 2017 the pair discussed writing a travel guide. After his untimely death… Audio

Two years on from the passing of Netherworld Dancing Toys frontman Malcolm Black, his family has just released his posthumous album 'Songs for the Family.' Longtime friend and guitarist Jeff Dickie… Audio

Kiwi Patrick Emanuel is a pathologist who is based in Lima. We've spoken to him before about the situation with Covid-19 in Peru, and now things are looking bad there with next door neighbours Brazil… Audio

Andi Schmied is an artist who found herself fascinated with the views offered from luxury apartments in NYC. In order to gain access to these premium locations and take some incredible photos, she… Audio

Joining the Weekend Panel this morning are Mike Williams and Lavina Good. They discuss NZ Rugby's alternative to the Silver Lakes deal, the police position on speed tolerance, and the possibility of… Audio

Lisa Fletcher moved to Kathmandu with her husband, Leighton, and their children, Annabel and Elliot, in 2019. Eight months later the pandemic struck, and now Nepal, like India, is in the midst of a… Audio

US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to discuss the big stories of the week, including Joe Biden's assertion that Israel has a right to defend itself and issues with growing migrant numbers at… Audio

The Drug Foundation organised a symposium at Parliament this week and one of the keynote speakers was Professor Nicole Lee from the National Drug Research Institute in Australia. She discusses the… Audio

Waikato University's international law expert Al Gillespie joins the show to discuss the treatment of the Uyghur people by China, and the New Zealand parliament's decision to label that treatment as… Audio

Pioneering New Zealand feminist, activist and former Green MP Sue Kedgley first came to public attention in the 1970s as an early, outspoken women's liberationist for femism. Her new book, Fifty Years… Audio