Today on The Sunday Panel, TVNZ producer Irene Gardinerand Liam Hehir, legal expert and contributor for The Spinoff, are here to talk about:

NZ First's big comeback announcement. Do we need NZ First and Winston Peters back? Will it work in this political climate? And can we trust them?

In perhaps the most on-brand for New Zealand story ever, should the Kakapo be expelled for its success ahead of the nation's Bird of the Year contention?

Australian netball team protest uniform sponsor – should sports people be able to refuse sponsors?

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Today on The Sunday Panel, TVNZ producer Irene Gardiner and Liam Hehir, legal expert and contributor for The Spinoff, are here to talk about:
NZ First's big comeback announcement. Do we need NZ First and Winston Peters back? Will it work in this political climate? And can we trust them?
In perhaps the most on-brand for New Zealand story ever, should the Kakapo be expelled for its success ahead of the nation's Bird of the Year contention?
Australian netball team protest uniform sponsor – should sports people be able to refuse sponsors? 
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News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your Sunday morning listening covered with The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin on Newstalk ZB.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

The Sunday Panel: Winston Peters and NZ First planning a comeback?

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh. Nadeeka is having a relationship with Jamie but she suspects he’s having an affair and one day heads home unexpectedly to try and catch him out. What she finds when she gets there is something else entirely...her house is a crime scene and nothing is as she'd imagined. And then it gets worse as the real story of what had been going on in Jamie’s life - and mind - unfolds into a real, current day, this is what the world is like now scenario. This is certainly a book for our times and the twists and turns confirm that Clare Mackintosh writes terrific thrillers, with this one her best yet.

Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan. Dame Elinor Kingman is one of the UK’s most beloved authors, and as she prepares to turn 70, she’s organising a huge celebration party at her estate in Cornwell. Her three children will be in attendance, as will many of her friends and the literary world’s great and good, along with a TV crew who are filming a documentary on her life. Then, the night before the party, someone sends her an email threatening to expose something they claim to know about her which could destroy her legacy, reputation and family. I’ve loved Sarah Vaghan’s books since Anatomy of a Scandal a few years ago - she’s great at writing about secrets that have the potential to derail everything and this one is great.

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It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh. Nadeeka is having a relationship with Jamie but she suspects he’s having an affair and one day heads home unexpectedly to try and catch him out. What she finds when she gets there is something else entirely...her house is a crime scene and nothing is as she'd imagined. And then it gets worse as the real story of what had been going on in Jamie’s life - and mind - unfolds into a real, current day, this is what the world is like now scenario. This is certainly a book for our times and the twists and turns confirm that Clare Mackintosh writes terrific thrillers, with this one her best yet.
Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan. Dame Elinor Kingman is one of the UK’s most beloved authors, and as she prepares to turn 70, she’s organising a huge celebration party at her estate in Cornwell. Her three children will be in attendance, as will many of her friends and the literary world’s great and good, along with a TV crew who are filming a documentary on her life. Then, the night before the party, someone sends her an email threatening to expose something they claim to know about her which could destroy her legacy, reputation and family. I’ve loved Sarah Vaghan’s books since Anatomy of a Scandal a few years ago - she’s great at writing about secrets that have the potential to derail everything and this one is great.
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Whitcoulls Recommends: It’s Not What You Think and Based on a True Story

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Travel expert Megan Singleton's set to spend Easter in New York, and she's revealed her itinerary for making the most of the holiday.

She's set to head to a gospel church in Harlem on Easter Sunday - the Abyssinian Baptist Church founded in 1808 where Martin Luther King and Malcom X attended.

She plans to catch an afternoon game at Yankee Stadium, and then head to the Plaza hotel for an afternoon high tea. 

Read more about Megan's travel experiences here.

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Travel expert Megan Singleton's set to spend Easter in New York, and she's revealed her itinerary for making the most of the holiday.
She's set to head to a gospel church in Harlem on Easter Sunday - the Abyssinian Baptist Church founded in 1808 where Martin Luther King and Malcom X attended.
She plans to catch an afternoon game at Yankee Stadium, and then head to the Plaza hotel for an afternoon high tea.&nbsp;
Read more about Megan's travel experiences <a href="https://www.bloggeratlarge.com/">here.</a>
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on her plans to spend Easter in New York

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Listen to the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday  5 April.

Get the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast every Sunday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen to the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 5 April. 
Get the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast every Sunday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Full Show Podcast: 05 April 2026 

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The Sunday Panel: Winston Peters and NZ First planning a comeback?

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