On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 25 January 2026, search crews are into their fourth day of the recovery operation at Mount Maunganui, head of the police search team Senior Constable Barry Shepherd shares insights into the complex search.

Kiwi Samoan screen legends Nathaniel Lees and Oscar Kightley are bringing the inspiring story of Pati Umaga to life on stage, they join Francesca to talk about Pati and why the project is so special to them.

Black Foils strategist Liv Mackay on what it was like on the Sail GP boat when it collided with the Swiss team in Perth last week, and will their boat be ready for the Auckland event in three weeks. 

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On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 25 January 2026, search crews are into their fourth day of the recovery operation at Mount Maunganui, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/barry-shepherd-police-senior-constable-on-the-ongoing-recover-efforts-following-mount-maunganui-landslide/">head of the police search team Senior Constable Barry Shepherd shares insights into the complex search.</a>
Kiwi Samoan screen legends Nathaniel Lees and Oscar Kightley <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/nathaniel-lees-and-oscar-kightley-director-and-writer-of-a-music-portrait-of-a-disabled-samoan-on-their-new-auckland-arts-festival-production/">are bringing the inspiring story of Pati Umaga to life on stage, they join Francesca to talk about Pati and why the project is so special to them.</a>
Black Foils strategist Liv Mackay on what it was like on the Sail GP boat<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/liv-mackay-black-foils-strategist-on-the-impact-of-the-teams-collision-at-the-start-of-the-sailgp-season/"> when it collided with the Swiss team in Perth last week, and will their boat be ready for the Auckland event in three weeks.&nbsp;</a>
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Full Show Podcast: 25 January 2026 

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