Jesse Mulligan

This week Julie Biuso shares a delicious recipe for fruit and nut loaf. It's a great treat to have with a cup of tea or have it stored away for any guests that pop in for a visit. The loaf yields… Audio

The four members of Auckland band Daffodils met at high school and bonded over a shared love of The Cure and Joy Division. They play us tracks from their latest EP Stay the Night and cover Billy… Video, Audio

Listening to live music while imbibing on your favourite tipple might be a social norm. But there was a time in Aotearoa's history when public music performance and drinking were largely kept apart. 

Pony Club is a place of riding together and learning but there's an age limit, you have to stop at 25. Horsemasters is the new "Pony Club for older members".  Audio

New Zealand researchers are hoping to join their international colleagues advancing testing of psilocybin as an alternative treatment for people with depression who are not responding to other… Audio

New Zealand's wine industry is world-renowned and respected. Now a Experimental Future Vineyard facility based at the Wine Research centre in Marlborough plans to help support our wine industry, and… Audio

Frustrated by the fact that to get ahead in the world of tennis many young people need to go offshore if they are to advance their talents, Sebastian Lavie's looking at opening up a tennis school in… Audio

Last Thursday, forty four and a half thousand people reported feeling a strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake but most people don't know that new technology recorded the world's first building by building… Audio

The Rugby World Cup kicks off next Saturday at Eden Park. To celebrate Aotearoa, and the wahine toa competing, poi will be offered for free to fans attending the games. Audio

Making friends can be hard. Making friends after the age of 22 is even harder. Adult friendships often take a back seat to career and romantic relationships as we get older, but Psychologist Marisa… Audio

Today's Bookmarks guest is one of a number of long-serving mayors around the country hanging up their mayoral chains. Sheryl Mai has served as Whangarei Mayor for the past three terms - a job her… Audio

They are clever, charismatic, giving and full of personality, making them more and more popular as pets. Chickens are increasingly becoming common as companions as well as egg producers - according to… Audio

A diverse group of scientists are road tripping around the North Island this week, peering into caves and dark places. The point of their travel is one of our national treasures titiwai, the glow… Audio