Jesse Mulligan

Researchers in Canterbury found that nearly twenty percent of five year olds had cavities and other forms of dental decay. Report author, Dr Martin Lee, talks to Jesse about their study. Audio

DoC's Nicola Toki introduces this week's critter - the Chatham fat-legged weta. Audio, Gallery

Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan says if you want beautiful gladioli blooms for summer - now is the time to get planting! Gladioli typically are at their best 100 days after planting - so it's the time… Audio

Tony Stamp is in for Charlotte Ryan tomorrow on Music 101 here on RNZ from midday. He'll talk about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on the show tomorrow and… Audio

A mother and daughter duo are behind innovative technology to turn wool into a textile which can replace petroleum based materials used in hygiene products. Woolchemy's CEO Derelee Potroz-Smith… Audio

The competition for the Auckland Central electorate has been blown wide open with incumbent, National's Nikki Kaye's resignation. Journalist Simon Wilson talks about how tactical voting could work for… Audio

Executive producer for Masterchef UK, David Ambler, came back to New Zealand in March, for what he anticipated would be a short trip to catch up with family. He talks to Jesse about his lockdown here… Audio

Now that gigs are back on, Anthonnie Tonnon is set to play a one-off show at the Royal Opera House in Whanganui on the 29th August to mark the release of his song Mataura Paper Mill. Audio

In Crimes NZ today, journalist Kurt Beyer, talks about Christchurch's so-called Black Widow case, in which Helen Milner murdered her husband Phil Nisbet. Audio

A British report on what it calls a "jaw-dropping" decline in fertility rates around the world are no surprise to Hamilton based demographer, Dr Natalie Jackson. Audio

In one of the first studies of its kind on so-called make-up sex, University of Auckland and Florida State University researchers looked into the phenomenon. Dr Jessica Maxwell explains their work to… Audio

An opinion piece on Newsroom has pointed out that the UK has done a lot more to address climate change in a meaningful way that we have here. Author Marc Daalder talks to Jesse. Audio

Today's first song was from Sam Ford and Trudi Green who started their musical collaboration at the Gluepot, which eventually led them to travelling the world. Audio

Palmerston North pathologist, Dr Cynric Temple-Camp, has seen it all when it comes to dying. His latest book, The Quick and The Dead, looks at some of the unlikely, extraordinary and tragic way humans… Audio

The crisp British tones of today's Bookmarks guest, will be familiar, it's Simon Marks. He's a regular on RNZ as President and Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News (FSN) which he set up almost 30… Audio

This week RNZ's Denise Garland reviews a recent podcast series called Fierce and Widows of Shuhada - the 8-part documentary series which covers the plight of four Christchurch mosque widows. Audio