Sunday Morning Podcast Options

9:00 AM.New MPs get a special time slot to give their first speech in the house called a maiden statement. Here’re some highlights from National MP Paulo Garcia.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra is presenting his internationally acclaimed work at the Auckland Festival of Photography.. He speaks to Jim about what's happening in his home country and… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock is in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks to Jim Mora about what led him to music in the first place, what he's most proud of, and why some… Read more Video, Audio

11:04 AM.Captain Kevin 'Sully' Sullivan was in at the controls of flight QF72 when it suddenly, twice, nosedived sharply towards the Indian Ocean. He explains to Jim how those dreadful events led to the end of… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Central to The Soul, directed by Bill Morris, is a snapshot of Central Otago today through the eyes of touring artists and residents. He speaks to Jim about the genesis for the film and how performers… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Three Minutes Max on Sunday mornings brings you brief opinions from New Zealanders. Here's Comedian Penny Ashton looking at the West Auckland trust responsible for setting rules on liquor retailing. Audio

10:04 AM.Jared Diamond who won a Pulitzer Prize more than 20 years ago for Guns, Germs, and Steel about why some societies are more successful than others, says the world is currently on a trajectory for… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.New Zealand mountaineer Lydia Bradey was on Mount Everest last week when the viral photo showing a queue of people waiting to make their final ascent was taken. Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Professor Tony Ballantyne speaks about history of The University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest university celebrating its 150th anniversary. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Dr Sharon Hoover is an expert in helping teachers, school counsellors and principals support students who are struggling with mental health issues. She speaks to Jim about how to help young people… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Taranaki is wrestling with it's economic future after the government banned new offshore oil exploration. Robin Martin asks if alternative fuels could be the region's saviour. Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Kiwi expat Natasha Lockey came across her current home, Rossland, which is in the Kootenay Rockies Region in British Columbia, after reading about the place in snowboard magazines in the 1990s. She… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Parliament's rainbow select committee room has been redecorated ten years after it was first opened. Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Dr Margherita Malanchini and Dr Kaili Rimfeld have released their research which concludes that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardised exams at predicting educational success… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Research New Zealand polled a nationally representative sample of New Zealanders to find out where they stand on priority areas for the New Zealand health system. Research NZ Partner Emanuel… Read more Audio

6:55 PM.The House is sitting under urgency to consider bills related to the Government's Budget 2019 announcement this week. Here's how urgency works. Read more Audio

6:55 PM.Wherefore art thou budget? Or possibly what's it all for anyway, and is it really new? Read more Audio

6:33 PM.Expert says vaccinating pregnant mothers will save lives; and that immunisation rates will rise if getting a jab is easier. Read more Audio

6:55 PM.In Budget week it seems suddenly everything’s about the money. That’s not true. Parliament’s focus on the money never seems to stop. Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A petitioner asking for gender confirmation surgery for youth to be funded has appeared before a health committee.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Dancing with the Stars judge Julz Tocker talks to Jim about his life on and off the dance floor and how tough it was for him to realise his dream to become a pro dancer - all to the backdrop of a… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Wordsmith Paul Anthony Jones discusses his new book, Around the World in 80 Words, A Journey through the English language, which offers an insight into how 80 different place names are part of the… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jenny Gao is an international name in food, and she's been exploring Chinese food for a long time and introducing it to the West. She joins Jim to look at a new trend coming out of China which is all… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Legendary Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes is back with another new album, My Criminal Record due out on May 31. He joins Jim in the studio explain why the best of Jimmy Barnes is yet to come. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Dr Oliver Scott Curry helped lead a team researching the impact of kindness; not just in terms of the recipient but for the person being kind's overall well-being, too. He speaks to Jim about their… Read more Audio