Dame Silvia Cartwright: former NZ Governor-General on her new memoir 'That Woman'

Dame Silvia Cartwright has been a trailblazer for women in the fields of law and justice, and she's detailed her life story in a new memoir. She was one of two women studying law at Otago University in the 1960s, and went on to become New Zealand's first female High Court judge and the second woma…

Keala Settle: singer and actress on her upcoming performance in Sunset Boulevard at Wellington Town Hall

Actress and singer Keala Settle was launched into international stardom thanks to her role in The Greatest Showman as the bearded lady, Lettie Lutz. She sang the film's biggest hit This Is Me, which won a Golden Globe and got an Oscar nomination - and it ensured the Tony-nominated actress became a…

Whitcoulls Recommends: The Pirate Queen and Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel

The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon. Fiction, based on the real life of Grace O’Malley who lived in the 16th century and gained renown as a fiercely independent woman and a fearless pirate who controlled an army of men, key maritime routes and trade in the west of Ireland. Suffering English rule, she …

Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer and travel correspondent on how to make the most of Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Travel expert Megan Singleton recently went to the Cook Islands and she's revealed how to make the most of one small island - described as 'heaven on Earth'.  The tiny island of Aitutaki is about 220km north of Rarotonga, and easily accessible on a short flight from the region. Megan says you'd n…

The Sunday Panel: Will National's supermarket policy announcement lose votes?

This week on the Sunday Panel, Partner at Freebairn and Hehir lawyers Liam Hehir and journalist, TV producer and commentator Irene Gardiner joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! National has proposed to, if elected, break up Foodstuffs in a bid to bring down f…

Full Show Podcast: 20 September 2026

Listen to the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 20 September. Get the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast every Sunday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Erin O'Hara: naturopath and wellness expert on how to perfect a seasonal reset ahead of spring

September marks a big period of change, as the weather gets warmer and the days get longer. It's the perfect time to shake off the winter blues and get outdoors, especially with daylight saving due to kick in next weekend. Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explained further. LISTEN ABOVE

Mike van de Elzen: Fired broccolini with grated ginger, parsley and parmesan

Fired broccolini with grated ginger, parsley and parmesan Cook time: 10 minutes  Prep time: 10 minutes  Serves: 4 1 pkt broccolini Flaky sea-salt   2 knobs ginger 1 cup flat leaf parsley 1 cup finely grated parmesan  4 tbsp olive oil Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and plung…

Dr Michelle Dickinson: Nanotechnologist on whether blue water would stop you flushing the toilet

As New Zealand heads towards what could be a drier-than-usual summer, here's an unusual way we might save water - stop flushing the toilet quite so often.    The old water-saving advice goes: “If it’s yellow, let it mellow.”    The problem is that many of us find an unflushed toilet really unpleasa…

Steve Newall: entertainment correspondent on the state of Ed Sheeran's tour after openers pull out

The show is set to go on - as Ed Sheeran looks to take the stage without any opening acts as his tour continues. He's set to play at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field later today, in his first show since Macklemore was dropped over his pro-Palestinian remarks onstage, and his other openers qu…