Jim Mora

Three Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Here's Latin teacher Robert Griffiths on the importance of keeping what some consider a 'dead' subject alive. Audio

Angus Vail is no stranger to Sunday Morning, having featured last year when he helped arrange a US fundraiser for the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. He returns to look at the coronavirus… Audio

Author Sarah Ell's new book Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa is an all-ages introduction to the vanished creatures of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the long extinct species to those now on… Audio

In the light of the Prime Minister's announcement that from midnight Sunday every person arriving in NZ will have to isolate themselves for 14 days, public health expert Michael Baker returns to… Audio

The country's first professional rugby league team, the Auckland Warriors, played their debut match 25 years ago this week. Warriors mega-fan Dai Henwood reflects on this highs and lows of a quarter… Audio

New podcast Widows of Shuhada shares the journey of four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks that took place a year ago. Farah Talal is one of those women. She joins the show with… Audio

Kiwi Gary McLean is a Professor of Immunology at the London Metropolitan University. He says the news on the Covid-19 front continues to be hugely concerning. In fact, he says this outbreak is… Audio

Nelsonian Kim Brice moved to Bangkok in 2017 when he and his Thai partner Gap and their cat Milo returned to Gap's homeland so he could help his mother run their family restaurant. He's Calling Home… Audio

Therese Mitchell has just touched down in Auckland after a harrowing experience in Italy as part of a New Zealand tour group. She is about to return home to Christchurch, where she will be… Audio

Finance minister Grant Robertson discusses the drastic new border restrictions imposed by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday, effectively closing New Zealand's borders in reaction to the… Audio

We've come a long way from no parental leave in the 1970s, to the first woman firefighter in the 1980s. From a 'toothless' Equal Pay Act, to Kristine Bartlett and thousands of care and support workers… Audio

A study from the University of Missouri has shown that bubbly pop music now has just as much lyrical aggression as its rock and hip hop counterparts. Dr Cynthia Frisby joins the show to look at the… Audio

Professor Stephanie Coontz recently wrote an opinion piece saying "many different-sex couples would have happier and more satisfying marriages if they took a few lessons from their same-sex… Audio

English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio

TV presenter Anna Williamson looked to have it all at 25, but anxiety began to plague her and soon her dream life and career looked threatened when she broke down. She's written about her experiences… Audio

Elizabeth Warren quit the Democratic presidential race this week, leaving Joe Biden (77) and Bernie Sanders (78) as the last major contenders battling Donald Trump (73). Karen Kasler wonders when the… Audio

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found new evidence that people with greater optimism are more likely to achieve "exceptional longevity". Assistant Professor and Psychologist… Audio

Kiwi Gary McLean is a Professor of Immunology at the London Metropolitan University. His recent research has been looking at developing a possible inoculation for the common cold - something that has… Audio

Claire Harvey only intended to be in Palau for 12 months when she accepted the role of President of the National Development Bank of Palau. She's Calling Home this morning from her base on Palau's… Audio

Michael Baker, public health professor at the University of Otago, joins the show to answer listener questions about Covid-19's continued risk in this country. Audio