Jesse Mulligan

University of Auckland Senior Lecturer, Dr Joerg Wicker has been awarded the Ig Nobel prize for Chemistry with his research into the smell of fear. He spoke to Jesse. Audio

Hawke's Bay is seeing the highest numbers of rabbits since records began in 1996. Campbell Leckie, Hawke's Bay Regional Council Manager of Catchment Services, talks to Jesse about how to tackle the… Audio

More and more students are relying on digital devices in lockdown so a new initiative, DigiTautua, aims to get more laptops into the hands of young leaners. Audio

Pop sensation Navvy's released her first single of 2021. She's been teaching herself how to produce her own tracks in her London studio. Audio

Lorraine Cohen and her son Aaron spent much of the 80's locked up in a Malaysia prison facing the death penalty. Audio

Jess Daniell of Jess's Underground Kitchen fame, today shares one of her go-to lockdown recipes, slow cooked pork with chipotle and orange flavours. She's adapted the recipe so it can be made in… Audio

Detector dog Gadget was on duty on Rakiura Stewart island when she slipped and broke her leg. Thankfully a special ferry service came to her rescue. Gadget's handler Sandy King talks to Jesse about… Audio

Flooding in Marlborough in July destroyed the road that connected midwife Suzie Edmonds to the hospital where she works. But she's devised a clever solution while the road is repaired. She tells Jesse… Audio

Listener Nick wanted to know how interest-free Buy Now Pay Later companies are financed, so we invited Tom Hartmann from Sorted on to explain. Audio

Today's first song has been released as part of Waiata Anthems week and stands out because it's a trilingual song incorporating, Maori, English and Samoan. Jesse speaks to Tana Tupai from Tomorrow… Audio

Dr Elinor Cleghorn traces the roots of medical sexism and connects the struggle for suffrage with suffering and misunderstanding of women's bodies in her new book.  Audio

Classical pianist Maria Mo has curated a playlist for our listeners of classical pieces that knocked her off her feet the first time she heard them. Audio

Tui Hofmann decided Kingsland, Auckland was missing a green grocery store, but when she opened the doors of her new grocery The Nest we went into Alert Level 4. She talks to Jesse about how she's made… Audio

The Awhi Shed makes and delivers care packages and hot food to flood victims and volunteers, to rough sleepers, and to brighten the days of those struggling with an ongoing lockdown. The driving force… Audio