Hi folks, it's your favourite Editor-in-Chief returning for a new year and a brand new season (apparently I have seasons now...)

Expect more of the same for S2 (apparently season is just shortened to 'S'...) - more interviews with interesting Kiwis, more editorial takes from yours truly, more Producer Dave-O, more of your Letters to the Editor.

In this first episode back I'll tell how I came closer than I would have liked to dying over the break, plus I'll give you my take on some of the bigger news stories so far in 2024.

Let's go...