Sunday Morning Podcast Options

7:45 AM.Anton Marcus is Joint-Secretary of Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees' Union which represents thousands of workers in the so-called free trade zones. Audio

7:25 AM.Dr Ann Hood is chief executive of Refugees as Survivors NZ, which provides mental health and other health care services to refugees at the Mangere Resettlement Centre. Her organisation works with… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Urs Signer this week launched the 'Open Borders Open Homes' Facebook page which has seen hundreds of New Zealanders offering to host refugee families. Audio

11:52 AM.There were big names like Zambesi and Kate Sylvester, and absent big names like WORLD and Karen Walker. But, most importantly, what will we be wearing this year? Sonia Sly gives Wallace Chapman the… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Tony Haas has written a memoir called Being Palagi: My Pacific Journey. The late Michael King wrote in the foreward: "Anthony Haas is a Jewish New Zealander. He too is aware of contexts in which his… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Puccini's Tosca is renowned for its arias and, of course, its passion and the New Zealand opera, known for its contemporary productions, is bringing this story of lust and power to the stage - but… Read more Audio

10:46 AM.This week China and the crisis in its markets has been very much in the headlines but after initial panic which saw Wall Street drop 1000 points on opening - the markets seem to have calmed down,so… Read more Audio

10:29 AM.Something for the Edith Piaf fans - and even one hundred years since her birth - her legend endures. Australian chanteuse Michaela Burger has a voice remarkably similar to The Little Sparrow - and she… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Dr Ralph Chapman has worked on climate change policy since 1988 - It was the year the famous US scientist Jim Hansen testified before US Congress about Climate Change. The year before, The planet… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Jack Perkins began the iconic Radio NZ show Spectrum, with Alwyn Owen, in 1972, and whether or not by design it has become one of NZs most valuable libraries of oral history. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Affection for elephants obscures important issues; police shooting animals sparks outrage - and amusement; are 'fake news' programmes like The Daily Show just fun or legitimate political journalism… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.How soon is too soon for commemorating traumatic events such as terrorist attacks, wars and natural disasters? Prof Kendall Philips, from Syracuse University in the US, is coming to New Zealand for… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Gareth Thomas investigates how efforts to turn around a poor health & safety record in NZ can be sustained Read more Audio

7:49 AM.In the wake of the Ashley Madison hacking scandal the idea of 'big data' has become a big worry for many people. Dr Barry Devlin discusses the situation. Audio

7:30 AM.Bill of Rights Act turns 25 and is the subject of discussion in the Chamber and Committee Rooms; Government and Opposition trade barbs during final reading of Health & Safety Reform legislation, which… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.An historic site threatened by government development has triggered the creation of the Tonga's first Heritage Society.The proposal also resulted in an over 1,000 signature petition being presented to… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A visiting disarmament campaigner Thomas Nash is calling on our Government to use its reputation in progressive foreign policy to push for a ban on the use of explosive weapons, nuclear weapons and… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.John Weir still grieves for his mate, the poet James K Baxter who died in 1972. It began when John sent one of his poems to James and asked if he could dedicate it to him. James replied that John's… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.For most New Zealanders, rugby is much more than 15 men throwing a ball around for 80 minutes on a field - instead it is a part of our identity and psyche. Ron Palenski has written a definitive… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.NZ Fashion week events are happening around Auckland next week, but 2015 is particularly special year for the local accessories label Deadly Ponies - it's been 10 years in the business. Wallace talks… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Australian Tony Burton is a vexillogolist - someone who studies flags. He's the editor of Crux Australis, author of Flag Design: An Illustrated and Practical Guide, and he's playing host to other flag… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter and the author of 20 books. Her latest is The Soul of an Octopus, which is a touching and incredible look at the intelligence and consciousness… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.John Pilger is an Australian born journalist and filmmaker who has twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year award. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Claim and counter-claim of bias cheek-by-jowl, using news to help hype radio shows; news you can use goes hyperlocal, and; examining claims screens change kids' brains. Audio

8:45 AM.How we live and where we live can have a massive effect on our wellbeing. Guy Perry is an expert on the design of healthy cities and is visiting Auckland for a conference on infrastructure and… Read more Audio