Sunday Morning Podcast Options

4:35 PM.New Zealand's strong ties and trusts have been highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the enormous task of combating the negative social and economic consequences will test Kiwis' mettle, says… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Bruce Ansley is the author of 11 books, including Coast which won top honours at the NZ Book Awards. But it's his latest book, Down South, which sums up a lifetime's work and fascination for Bruce.  Read more Audio

12:37 PM.Mask wearing and social distancing for Covid-19 has all but cut influenza cases in New Zealand this year, with only six flu isolates detected in this country from April to August.  Professor Michael… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.A recent study has showed that the large majority of the microfibres polluting our oceans are not plastic - which has long been assumed - but actually natural fibres like cotton, wool and other… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.The notion of travelling anywhere further than the corner dairy has become a distant memory for many of us, but for the super rich, holiday planning continues to be a case of pushing the envelope.  Read more Audio

10:04 AM.How the universe will end remains a question that has not been definitively answered. Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack researched and outlined five of the most likely ways it will come about in her… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.In seven days from now we'll be looking back on the 2020 New Zealand General Election with our Sunday Morning election special. Our weekend panellists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman offer their final… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.Haddon is a Hawke's Bay artist who has been creating music with international beat makers and producers. The 19-year-old is a prolific songwriter with over 150 songs already under his belt. He joins… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The All Blacks make their long-awaited return to the test arena in today's opening Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies in Wellington. Joining us to preview the match is the man who will call the… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Donald Trump has warned Iran not to "f*** around" with the US while discussing Iranian support for US-designated terrorist groups praising himself for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal brokered… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Nathan Thomas is the editor and founder of the travel writing website Intrepid Times. He lives in Poznan in Poland and is calling home this week to talk to Jim about being a travel writer, in a world… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The latest Research NZ poll set out to gauge how Kiwis plan to vote in the upcoming Cannabis referendum. The results showed that almost half of those polled (46%) now say they will vote in favour of… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Anna Fifield, the new editor of the Dominion Post, says readers can expect to see a lot of emphasis on transparency telling them why the publication has chosen to write stories. After three periods of… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.Twenty years ago, Ronni Abergel created a pop-up 'human library' at a local music festival in Denmark where festival-goers could borrow someone for a chat just like a book off the shelf. The idea is… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Geneticist Neil Gemmell is calling for a wastewater monitoring system to find hidden Covid-19 clusters and people who could be asymptomatic carriers of the disease. Professor Gemmell is part of a… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.A seven-year-old begins a list when their mum hurts herself as she battles depression. It's a list on Post-it notes. A list of every brilliant thing in the world. Years pass, decades disappear, and… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A recent article in the New York Times pointed to Covid-induced stress as a potential factor for bruxism - clenching or grinding of the jaw - which can cause side effects such as pain, sensitivity… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.In 2018 photographer Guy Needham lived among the semi-nomadic Samburu people of northern Kenya, under the sacred mountain O'Lolokwe. While there, the Auckland-based photographer shot a series of… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.When America Stopped Being Great is the latest book from BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant, which follows on the heels of his 2014 title The Rise and Fall of Australia. In his new book, Nick… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.Wellington-based singer Deva Mahal recently released her stunning single 'Stand In', a track deeply rooted in her upbringing between Hawaii and New Zealand. She joins the show to discuss penning the… Read more Video, Audio

9:32 AM.Whare Hauroa is an organisation that measures the healthiness of homes by using sensors to record temperature, humidity and dew point index. Kaiwhakahaere (CEO) of Whare Hauora Hiria Te Rangi was… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Our weekend panellists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman offer their thoughts on the past week's news from Aotearoa and abroad. Read more Audio