The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Travel Blogger at LARGE.com Megan Singleton joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to let us in on the secret gem that's Tasmania.  With direct flights to Hobart, what's stopping you? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whitcoulls Joan MacKenzie joined The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss this week's recommended books. LISTEN ABOVE   Better the Blood by Michael Bennett. Kiwi writer, he was involved in the Teina Pora case and wrote an excellent book about that. This one is fiction – a thriller set in Auckland based on the concept of Utu. A Maori Chief was murdered by six British soldiers in early co...

Lawyer Liam Hehir & editor and commentator Jo McCarroll joined Francesca Rudkin on The Sunday Session to discuss Facebook's firing spree, Nelson transport infrastructure, and Jonah Hill's mental health.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have habits that just don’t really serve us well anymore, don’t we?  That we’d love to change but just don’t seem to get rid of?   Author Luke Mathers joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss his new book Curious Habits: why we do what we do and how to change.  Luke Mathers is an author, stress expert and performance coach he has worked with CEOs, Olympians and elite athle...

In the past eight years, ADHD diagnoses have climbed more than 30 percent.  Francesca Rudkin talked to C o-founder, Director, Naturopath and Yoga teacher at Golden Yogi Erin O'Hara about the rise in ADHD diagnoses, symptoms, and how to manage ADHD.  Erin has a bachelor of science (physiology) and a bachelor of natural medicine. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Van de Elzen of goodfromscratch.co.nz joined the Sunday Session to share his Beef Steak Treat.  LISTEN ABOVE    This Sunday I'm down in Christchurch for the food show which is pretty cool! Expecting it to be very chilly.   Today I'm getting ahead of time and want to discuss a very important day. Fathers day which is coming up on Sunday the 4th of September.   This recipe is for a great little...

It's been a really wet winter and while we might all be over the rain, new research has figured out what the 'smell of rain' is actually made up of.   'Nanogirl' Dr Michelle Dickinson joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to explain why rain smells the way it does.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Editor at flicks.co.nz Steve Newall joined the Sunday Session to discuss the Game of Thrones Prequel, the CD is turning 40, and more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Her voice doesn't need an introduction, it’s a fairly distinct voice, isn’t it? Gin has this week been announced as one of the artists, in a very impressive lineup, for next year's rescheduled Selwyn Sounds festival.  It’s been a very busy time for Gin, but Francesca was very lucky to have her on the Sunday Session to discuss her current career movements.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener...

This Tuesday the Freedom and Rights Coalition is planning protest action on Parliament grounds.   With how the last Parliament protest escalated, there are some concerns about what might happen.  Research Lead at the Disinformation Project Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss the future protest.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

New insights released this week by the Moana Project, have shown an on-going marine heatwave around New Zealand has broken records this year.  NIWA Meteorologist Ben Noll joined the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin to discuss record breaking temperatures that have occurred recently. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big win for google this week. The Australian High Court has ruled the search engine is not a publisher and therefore not legally responsible for defamatory news articles.  The high court overturned an initial defamation finding by the Victorian Supreme Court, in relation to a 2004 article on The Age website.  To discuss the implications of this, lawyer Rick Shera who has an expertise in technolo...

When I heard the announcement this week by Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni that painters and other visual artists whose work is resold will get 5% in royalties from the sale, under a new scheme called Artist Resale Royalty Scheme. I thought, about time. When you pause and think about it, it’s shocking this hasn’t happened sooner. That currently everyone benefits from the talent...

Sons of a Good Keen Man by The Crump Brothers. Barry had six kids (that we know about  all sons, and they met up a few years ago and then decided to write this book about their famous father and how their experience of him was light years away from the public persona that the rest of us got to see. It’s really sad – some very damaged people have been left in his wake, but also gives real insight i...

Travel blogger Megan Singleton joined Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Dickens and Damien Venuto joined Francesca Rudkin for the Sunday Panel. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial high flyer Sam Stubbs is on a mission – to improve basic financial knowledge of New Zealanders.   Sam is of course the co-founder of not-for-profit Kiwi-saver scheme, Simplicity.   With a cost of living crisis and possible recession on the horizon it’s never been more important to understand how to manage your money.   Sam has released a very easy to read pocket size guide book – Money M...

Erin is the co-founder, director, naturopath and yoga teacher at Golden Yogi.  She holds a bachelor of science (physiology) and a bachelor of natural medicine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So this week I'm giving you a little preview of something that's coming up at the school.   Our citrus orchard has produced some huge amounts of wonderful lemons, oranges and limes at the moment we are struggling to use them!   So for this month's supper club (which is an annual dinner event at the school) we are going to use lemons in every course to try and get through the 1000kg we have!    Rai...

This week we are going to talk about why desk jobs might be just as exhausting as manual labour jobs!   Published this week in the journal Current Biology . the research looked into why we can come home from the office feeling exhausted even though all we have done is sit at a desk all day.   The study split 40 volunteers into two groups and gave them thinking tasks to do for 6.5 hours straight wi...

Steve Newall is back with a couple of choice selections for your viewing pleasure. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The music industry seems all glamour, right? The fans, the money, the fame.  Behind the scenes though there is a different story. An industry that has tolerated addiction and exploitation all in the name of entertainment.  A new book has gone behind the scenes, to explore these failings, with first-hand access to artists like the Foo Fighters, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon. The book is calle...

Speaking at the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand annual conference in Nelson on Wednesday, Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash was at it again, probably getting more headlines in international papers than he did here in New Zealand with his vision for New Zealand to be one of the top three aspirational destinations for the “world’s most discerning travellers”.   In other words, New Zealand is goi...

Tourism minister Stuart Nash has this week again expressed his desire for New Zealand to attract “high quality” wealthy tourists.   Nash has said New Zealand won’t be targeting those that  “travel around our country on $10 a day eating two-minute noodles”. Brian Westwood is the President of the Backpacker Youth and Adventure Tourism Association joins me, good morning.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio...

Sam Uffindell’s story dominated the beginning of the week. Francesca Rudkin spoke to him the day after winning the Tauranga by-election and asked if him if he was ready for politics   NZ Herald Political Editor Claire Trevett joined the Sunday Session to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.