On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 26 April 2026, in 2024 mental health campaigner Jazz Thornton feared for her life when a stalker flew to New Zealand and turned up on her doorstep.  She was shocked to learn New Zealand had no laws in place to protect her.  She joins Francesca to talk her own situation and her new documentary Stalked.

It's been 40 years since the end of iconic Australian band Australian Crawl, lead singer James Reyne is commemorating the end with a tour, he joins Francesca to talk about the hey day of the band that shaped the sound of Australian music.

When Dr Clive Price moved to New Zealand from the UK, he saw gaps in our bowel screening processes. He joins Francesca to talk about what he's doing to help younger people be more proactive about bowel screening.

Francesca looks at Christpher Luxon's decision to cancel his weekly Breakfast interview with TVNZs Tova O'Brien and questions whether it makes him look like he can't handle the pressure.

And the panel discuss Anzac Day and whether it hit a bit differently this year with the current world situation.

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On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 26 April 2026, in 2024 <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/jazz-thornton-influencer-and-mental-health-advocate-on-her-brand-new-documentary-series/">mental health campaigner Jazz Thornton feared for her life when a stalker flew to New Zealand and turned up on her doorstep. &nbsp;She was shocked to learn New Zealand had no laws in place to protect her. &nbsp;She joins Francesca to talk her own situation and her new documentary Stalked.</a>
It's been 40 years since the end of iconic Australian band Australian Crawl,<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/james-reyne-lead-singer-of-australian-crawl-on-his-the-fall-of-crawl-tour/"> lead singer James Reyne is commemorating the end with a tour, he joins Francesca to talk about the hey day of the band that shaped the sound of Australian music.</a>
When Dr Clive Price moved to New Zealand from the UK, he saw gaps in our bowel screening processes.<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/dr-clive-price-gp-on-launching-his-own-bowel-cancer-screening-company-to-address-ongoing-shortfalls/"> He joins Francesca to talk about what he's doing to help younger people be more proactive about bowel screening.</a>
Francesca looks at <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/opinion/francesca-rudkin-is-luxon-cracking-under-the-pressure/">Christpher Luxon's decision to cancel his weekly Breakfast interview with TVNZs Tova O'Brien and questions whether it makes him look like he can't handle the pressure.</a>
And the panel discuss Anzac Day <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/the-sunday-panel-was-luxon-right-to-back-away-from-tvnz/">and whether it hit a bit differently this year with the current world situation.</a>
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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Full Show Podcast: 26 April 2026 

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