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The hits just keep coming for tech workers all over the world. Claire Stapleton writes an advice column on Substack for tech workers with a warning for all employees to re-evaluate the role of work to… Audio

Today's bookmarks guest is filmmaker Michelle Savill. She spent the better part of a decade producing a number of short films including 'Ellen is Leaving' and 'Bats', which found great success on the… Audio

Parenting advocate Holly Brooker thinks it's awesome half of Kiwi parents owned up to feeling addicted to their devices in a recent survey. "When we can acknowledge that, we can put some changes in… Audio

Red, White & Brass' is a New Zealand made film due out in cinemas later this week. The Square Eyes Film Foundation is organising free screenings for schools with large Pasifika roles. Audio

Humans dance. It's what we do. So many of our important ceremonies and rituals throughout history include dancing; courtly ballrooms, weddings, school discos. Emma Warren has written a book about the… Audio

For today's music feature we focus in on the career and legacy of Prince. Emerging in the late 1970s as a prodigy musician, he developed a reputation as a prolific virtuoso who wrote, produced… Audio

Gnome statuettes – typically bearded dwarf-like figures with red pointed hats – have been popular in New Zealand gardens since the 1940s. Although garden historians have dismissed them as kitsch and… Audio

Megan Nicol Reed might not be a new name to you if you've been a reader of the Sunday Star times or Canvas magazine over the years. But now she's back with her debut novel 'One of Those Mothers'. Audio

New flatties Tomuri Spicer, Hamish Waddell, Gabi Summerfield and Sam Meikle have taken up residence at 660 Castle Street - former home to the band Six60. They're the recipients of the University's… Audio

The annual Haumoana Giant Pumpkin Competition is happening this Sunday. As with many events in Hawke's Bay, things are different this year, with people in the midst of cyclone recovery. Julia Hughes… Audio

It's estimated around 10% of New Zealanders have dyslexia. The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation is rolling out C-Pen readers - devices which can scan and read out text. Audio

We need to understand the biological origins of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating to develop effective treatments, says psychology professor Dr Cynthia Bulik. Audio

This week's bookmarks guest is Anne Tiernan. She grew up in Ireland before moving to New Zealand in 2004. She's just published her debut novel, The Last Days of Joy, which will be released March 28th.

For today's music feature we're joined by local musician Paul McLaney to talk about the music and legacy of Peter Gabriel. After leaving Genesis and embarking on a solo career he became somewhat of an… Audio

A conversation Dr Mesmin Destin had with an adult when was 16 has stayed with him forever. Now he's a social psychologist and professor of human development and social policy Northwestern University… Audio