The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Olivier Assayas: Wizard of the Kremlin director on what the historical film can offer fans
Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, one filmmaker has made a start on depicting history as it continues to unfold. The Wizard of the Kremlin is an adaptation of the book of the same name and it follows the political landscape of post-Soviet Russia and President Vladimir Putin's result…
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Sir Tony Robinson: actor, author and historian on returning to New Zealand shores to tour in November
Sir Tony Robinson has made a name for himself as an actor, an author and a historian - and he's set to bring his stories to New Zealand shores for another tour. Following the success of his tour in February, he's set to bring An Audience with Sir Tony Robinson: The Regional Encore Tour across New …
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Whitcoulls Recommends: Stations and Nothing But the Truth
Stations by Louise Kennedy. Róisín and Red are kids in the same small Irish town, some years later meeting up again in a precarious London squat where Red has discovered booze and drugs and sidelines Róisín who has to make her own life. For 25 years they’re haunted by each other, and what might hav…
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Full Show Podcast: 04 October 2026
Listen to the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 4 October. Get the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast every Sunday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on Royal Caribbean buying a stake in resort operator Sandals
Royal Caribbean recently acquired a 50 percent stake in operator Sandals Resorts International for $3 billion. This move is aimed at expanding Royal Caribbean's land-based offerings for tourists in order to boost travel spending and give people more experiences. BloggerAtLarge.com writer Megan S…
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The Sunday Panel: Can we really regulate price gouging?
This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist and broadcaster, Wilhelmina O’Keeffe, and Coast Day host, Lorna Riley, joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The Green Party has announced plans to introduce an overnight rail service between Auckland and Wellington, a…
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Mike van de Elzen: Mike's CRL food and pub tour
With the recent opening of Auckland's CRL, more local pubs and restaurants will see a boost in potential visitors, and Mike's compiled his recommendations for a CRL food and drink adventure. The Waitemata station features the Queen's Rooftop Bar, the Te Waihorotiu Station is close to the Irish bar…
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist on the data showing what people would save in a disaster situation
Imagine your phone suddenly flashes with an emergency alert in the middle of the night and you must leave your home immediately. What do you grab? Researchers have been investigating what people would want to take with them during a disaster as part of the Wellcome Trust-funded After the End pr…
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Steve Newall: entertainment correspondent on the 2027 line-up for Laneway being revealed
The line-up for Laneway 2027 has been released, with Fontaines D.C., Slayyyter, Adéla and Hayley Williams set to headline. The event will take place at Auckland's Western Springs on February 21, and pre-sale tickets will be available from October 7th. Entertainment correspondent Steve Newall unpa…
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Brigitte Morton: political commentator on how the recent PREFU figures impacted the election campaign
The Government books were opened up last week, and they unveil a somewhat more promising outlook ahead of the election. The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update shows the planned 2028/29 surplus - will be nearly $2 billion dollars bigger than forecast, and the Crown will borrow less. Politica…
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