Jesse Mulligan

There are also new measures to ease the financial impact on farmers. Audio

Bestselling author Lionel Shriver doesn't write stories about noble characters who breeze through adversity without breaking a sweat and her readers thank her for it. Audio

Barnaby Weir, frontman of The Blackseeds and the musical collective Fly My Pretties is our Bookmarks guest today. Audio

A terrible thing happened to Kaille Harris in Wellington this morning. She left her bespoke handbag on the roof of her car  before heading out of town. Audio

For over 130 years Aoraki Mt Cook has been a cornerstone of New Zealand tourism, since the first 'Hermitage' hotel was built at the base of the mountain in 1884. Audio, Gallery

The popular "Dry July" campaign has this year opted to be different by offering the option of people only giving up alcohol for part of the month. Audio

In the capital city thousands of public servants aren't heading back to work any time soon. Audio

For more than 100 years, untold hours have been spent with a grid of squares, a set of clues, and a pencil for novices, a pen for the brave. Audio

Simon Sweetman joins Jesse to look back at the work of Tori Amos after she burst onto the scene in the 1990s. He focusses on her music from her early years. Audio

Many people will have been crying a lot more than usual over the past few months. Audio

A new comedy-horror play called 'It's Behind You' will be perfomed live online this Thursday. Audio

Hanmer Springs in North Canterbury is open again for business after being closed for 65 days. Audio

Potatoes NZ is calling on the government to step in and stop the market being flooded with cheap imported chips from Europe. Audio

Jesse speaks to Finn Andrews about his song, Wide Winged Bird. Audio

Today for critter of the week we are diving deep into the ocean to look at a group of deep-sea corals.  Audio, Gallery

Winter it seems has sprung upon us and gardening guru Lynda Hallinan has some great advice for us. Audio

Celebrity chef and healthy food champion Nadia Lim is here for our weekly food chat. This week, slow-cooked smoky beans. Audio