Wallace Chapman
John Early: butterflies on show at Auckland Museum
The Secret Life of Butterflies exhibition at Auckland museum opened on 9 June and showcases a lifetime's worth of butterflies collected by Ray Shannon. He bequeathed the 13,000 butterflies to the… Audio, Gallery
Language expert Roly Sussex: 'Expect lots more Chinese words in NZ'
Prof Roly Sussex is intrigued by the Kiwi accent, vernacular and vocab and how it's changing. He says we can expert more Chinese words to come into Kiwi English as China becomes a dominant cultural… Audio
Rosemary Hepözden: curious Kiwi trivia
We all like to impress people with New Zealand trivia - surprising facts about Aotearoa we drop into conversation. Auckland writer Rosemary Hepözden has spent years reading and writing about New… Audio
Katharina Lederle: 'Lack of sleep is costing businesses money'
Dr Katharina Lederle is a sleep expert, a human fatigue and sleep specialist. She's also the author of Sleep Sense and says sleep deprivation has become a health epidemic in the Western world. Audio
Chris Byrne: treasuring Susan Te Kahurangi King
The Museum of Modern Art has acquired three works by Kiwi artist Susan Te Kahurangi King. The acquisition follows the increasing awareness of her works around the world. Susan, who is 66, grew up in… Audio
Mark Lynas: how we got it wrong on GMOs
In the '90s, Mark Lynas was an anti-GMO activist, but over time, the British science writer came to question whether our fear of GE food is irrational. His latest book Seeds of Science argues that… Video, Audio
Ron Nilsson: seeking the elusive South Island kōkako
For the past 30 years Ron Nilsson has been trying to get conclusive scientific existence that the South Island kokako - a bird officially listed as extinct in 2007 - is alive. Audio
Al Brown talks about Anthony Bourdain
Chef Al Brown from The Depot talks about the loss to the culinary world of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Audio
Bidois: 'If Goff cut council expenditure, Auckland wouldn't need fuel tax'
Parliament's newest MP Dan Bidois discusses the win and the issues his new electorate faces. Audio
Northcote by-election analysis: Gia Garrick
Gia Garrick discusses the by-election in Jonathan Coleman's vacated seat of Northcote, retained yesterday for National by Dan Bidois. Audio
Feedback for Sunday Morning 3 June
Wallace Chapman reads listeners' feedback from this morning's show. Audio
Neville De Villiers: pirates and mysterious night lights
Dr Neville De Villiers is living the quiet retired life in Ruakaka, 30 kilometres south of Whangarei. Until 2014, he was the local GP but these days the 81-year-old he spends his days playing golf and… Audio
Michael Ondaatje: powerhouse still in love with the pen
Michael Ondaatje is an acclaimed author and poet born in Sri Lanka, who has spent most of his life in Canada. His seminal novel The English Patient (1992) won both the Booker Prize, and the Governor… Audio
Lana Stevens at the Golden Guitars Awards
More than 700 performers will have taken to the stage this weekend at the Gore Town and Country Club performing at the NZ Golden Guitar Awards. The Gold Guitar Awards have been running for the past 44… Audio
Reb Fountain: more hopeful now
Singer songwriter Reb Fountain has been celebrating a double win at the NZ Country Music Awards announced this week for her 'Hopeful / Hopeless' song and EP . Hopeful / Hopeless was recorded live at… Video, Audio
Is the model for funding high-needs education broken?
In 2016-17 more than 9,000 high-needs students were funded by the Ministry of Education through its "Ongoing Resourcing Scheme" or ORS. ORS subsidises the wages for teacher aides. The average number… Audio
This is Todd Niall
One of radio's most recognisable broadcast voices, Todd Niall from RNZ, is hanging up his microphone and heading into a new realm - working for Stuff. He talks about his 33-year career at RNZ in which… Audio, Gallery
Mediawatch for 3 June 2018
Reading too much into political polls; M Bovis - The big call on a big cull; local publishers pick up unwanted papers; reckons without research. Audio
Do Kiwis still care about GE free?
The road to New Zealand becoming GE Free was hard fought. In 2003, thousands marched to show their opposition to Genetically Engineered foods and animals. New Zealand now has some of the strictest… Audio