The Sunday Session
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THE SUNDAY SESSION WITH FRANCESCA RUDKIN
9am-Noon
Sink into your Sunday with the best session around.
This is the show that delivers a little bit of everything.
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Bart Schrijver talks new film inspired by Te Araroa trail
The Te Araroa trail, running between Cape Reinga and Bluff, is one of the world’s most diverse long distance walks - and it's since inspired director Bart Schrijver. The...
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'I love it': Aussie comedian Felicity Ward speaks ahead of NZ International Comedy Festival
The NZ International Comedy Festival is just around the corner, with many iconic comedians from all over the world set to appear. Australian comedian Felicity Ward,...
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Whitcoulls Recommends: It’s Not What You Think and Based on a True Story
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...
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Megan Singleton: How to make the most of Easter in New York
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...
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The Sunday Panel: What did we make of the Cabinet reshuffle?
This week on the Sunday Panel, Director at Capital, Ben Thomas, and Resident Economist at Opes Partners, Ed McKnight, joined in on a discussion about the following...
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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast: 05 April 2026
On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 5 April 2026, Aussie comedian Felicity Ward is heading our way for the upcoming comedy festival,...
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Erin O'Hara: How can we handle Easter weekend chocolate cravings?
Another Easter weekend means there's more hot cross buns, chocolate eggs, and other sweet treats that can add to the afternoon cravings. Many people experience a...
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Mike van de Elzen: Easter figgy and oozy caramel loaf
Easter figgy and oozy caramel loaf Fig topping 125 gm unsalted butter 150 gm soft brown sugar 6 figs, stem removed and cut in half Cake mix 225 gm unsalted...
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Research shows bees can survive underwater for days without drowning
Sometimes, the most exciting scientific discoveries don’t come from carefully planned experiments, they come from accidents. A scientist was storing hibernating...
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Bait: What can Prime Video's new miniseries offer fans?
Bait is the latest TV miniseries capturing the attention of entertainment fans on Prime Video. It follows a struggling British Pakistani actor, played by Riz Ahmed,...
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KaiWise: New app designed to help Kiwis make healthy food choices
New studies show an alarming rate of Kiwis life off ultra-processed diets, especially considering 70 percent of packaged foods in NZ supermarkets meet this criteria. A...
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Peter Dunne: Did Luxon send Bishop a warning in the reshuffle?
Chris Bishop's been turfed out as National's campaign chair in favour of Simeon Brown - signalling a potential dent in his relations with the PM. The National MP's...
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'Feels great': Jono Ridler completes record-setting 1367km swim
A long-distance swimming record's been broken by a New Zealander wanting to protect our ocean. Open-water swimmer Jono Ridler has swum more 1300 kilometres, from...
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Francesca Rudkin: Should the Tom Phillips Netflix doco be made at all?
On Thursday afternoon, almost 300 pages of police emails, text messages and documents were released about the Tom Phillips Netflix documentary, following an Official...
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'A shared responsibility': Kirk Jones and Robert Aramayo on the impact of I Swear
British newcomer Robert Aramayo was the talk of this year's BAFTA awards after he walked away with the Best Actor victory. The leading role that saw him beat out...
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Helen Clark in Six Outfits: New play set to explore former PM's history
The life and journey of former Prime Minister Helen Clark is set to be explored in a new play set to hit Auckland's ASB Waterfront Theatre this April. Helen Clark...
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Whitcoulls Recommends: The Truth About Ruby Cooper and The Secret Society of Librarians
The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent. Liz Nugent is particularly good at writing about dysfunctional families - I first loved Lying in Wait and the more recently,...
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Megan Singleton: How can you save money on hotels?
Travel expert Megan Singleton has revealed her secret trick for getting discounts on hotels. In the months before your trip, if you open Booking.com and reserve...
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The Sunday Panel: Did Labour miss a beat this week?
This week on The Sunday Panel, broadcaster and journalist Wilhelmina O’Keefe and Newstalk ZB Wellington mornings host Nick Mills joined in on a discussion about...
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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast: 29 March 2026
On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 29 March 2026, newcomer Robert Aramayo shocked at this years BAFTAs by beating Hollywood...
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Viking wellness: Expert explains new trend
Viking wellness is a new spa trend that's growing in popularity, raising questions as to the overall benefits. The trend involves dry sauna and winter-sea swimming;...
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Mike van de Elzen: Ham and pineapple and chunky tomato pizza
Ham and pineapple and chunky tomato pizza Cook time: 10 minutes Prep time: 10 minutes Serves: 6 200 ml warm water 9 gm dried yeast (1 pkt) 9 gm sugar 120...
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Research reveals how cockroaches form long-term partnerships
Cockroaches are not usually associated with romance. But scientists publishing in the journal Royal Society Open Science have just discovered something surprising...
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'A great thing': New KiwiSaver changes set to kick in this week
If you notice your pay packet feels a little lighter from next week, it's due to incoming changes coming to KiwiSaver. From April 1, the default KiwiSaver contribution...
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Barry Soper: This Government can't splash the cash around
The Government unveiled their fuel crisis relief support package aimed at low-income households, and it's sparked a divided response. About 140,000 families with...
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Middle East crisis: Expert explains why Govt should have offered free public transport
The Government has unveiled their support package aimed at helping households through the fuel crisis, but one expert has explained why a new solution is needed. A...
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Buy NZ Made calls for policies to prioritise NZ suppliers amid closures
There's growing calls for Kiwis to buy New-Zealand made products as pressures mount on our manufacturing sector and local producers. This follows the recent announcements...
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Francesca Rudkin: Here's the Labour Party's biggest problem
The reason why Labour leader Chris Hipkins has an uphill battle leading into this year’s election, regardless of what the polls say, has been on show this week....
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'World-class': & Juliet aims to impress Kiwi audiences in NZ debut
& Juliet has taken Broadway and the West End by storm and earned 8 Olivier nominations and it's set to debut in New Zealand. The show was created by Schitt’s Creek...
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'Very exciting': Kiwi actress Madeleine Sami on the success of Deadloch
Kiwi actress Madeleine Sami's been successful across the Tasman, and she's drawing in more international acclaim. Fresh from directing a NZ series called The Sanctuary...
