The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your Sunday morning listening covered with The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin on Newstalk ZB.
Episodes
Return to Blood by Michael Bennett: sequel to Better the Blood from a couple of years ago, featuring Hana Westerman who in the first book was a detective in Auckland, but she’s moved now to a small town looking for a fresh start. A skeleton is found in the sand dunes near her house – the bones of a young Maori woman who’s been missing for five years, and Hana has a connection to the case. Twenty years ago, a friend of hers was foun...
Tourists may think twice before visiting Venice, with a new entrance fee set to be put in place.
The tax will be levied on tourists who come to the Italian city for just a day.
BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton says this move has been met with scepticism from residents and critics alike.
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This week on The Sunday Panel, Front Page host Chelsea Daniels and producer and commentator Irene Gardiner joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the week - and more!
Is health the best area to be making cuts in? Is there a difference between making cuts, and making cuts to bring an organisation back to budget? Are...
There's a lot of hype around 'free-from' diets - but will they do people more harm than good?
There's been an uptick in people avoiding certain ingredients for dietary reasons, including gluten, dairy, eggs, and soy.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara unpacks this trend - and examines the drawbacks.
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The New Zealand International Comedy Festival begins this week - and one Kiwi comic is set to make a return to the stage.
Actress, writer and Billy T nominee Alice Snedden has been making waves overseas, having written and directed international hit series Starstruck with Rose Matafeo.
She says it's been difficult returning to the w...
Chorizo paella with green chili and coriander:
Cook time: 45 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Serves: 6
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 white onion, peeled and diced
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 chorizo sausage, sliced
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 cup red wine
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
3 cups vegetable stock
2 tsp tomato puree
1/2 tsp salt good crack of pepper
12 cooked prawns
1 green chili (cayenne or similar)
1/2 cup ...
I am not a robot.
It’s a common box that you have to tick on many websites as you log in - which apparently proves that you are a human, and not a robot.
Many people however, seem to be more robot than human as they struggle to get the correct answers - which in some cases could mean the difference between getting tickets to a sell-out show or not.
Captchas (an acronym for 'Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Compute...
Comedy, action and romance come together in The Fall Guy - now playing in theatres.
Starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, the film explores the world of stunts and movie-making it between romantic drama and brewing conspiracies.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall examines whether or not this film is worth a watch.
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Irish author Marian Keyes is back with her 16th book - My Favourite Mistake.
She's already sold 35 million books over the course of her career, and even has a Netflix adaptation in the pipeline.
Keyes says she felt inspired to write about relationships, friendships romances and community during a turbulent time in the world.
"I've subsequently discovered that people are craving love stories. Because what we read goes through pha...
Kiwi kids will return to school tomorrow - but the cellphones won't be part of the experience.
The Government's ban on phones in schools kicks in from term two, meaning students won't be able to use them during the day, including lunch time and breaks.
NZ Secondary Principals' Council chair Kate Gainsford says schools across the country already have measures in place - but these changes will make it easier to stop distractions.
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Prime Minister Chris Luxon has pulled no punches in his first Cabinet reshuffle during his tenure.
Media Minister Melissa Lee and Disabilities Minister Penny Simmonds have both been dropped from their portfolios, after a string of controversies surrounding them.
ZB political editor Jason Walls says Luxon has acted on the number one rule in politics to remove all distractions.
But he says he has a bit more sympathy for Lee, where...
It was amazing to see so many people out commemorating ANZAC Day at Dawn Services and parades around the country this week.
We may move chronologically further away from the horrors of World War I, but it’s heart-warming to see so many people continue to honour the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women at any point in history, and currently.
Our Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister was in Turkey and delivered ...
WARNING: This interview mentions suicide and may be distressing.
Reports of online 'sextortion' are on the rise, according to experts.
Recently, police have issued a warning claiming reports of online child exploitation have quadrupled in the last five years.
Bloomberg investigative journalist Olivia Carville says the FBI has labelled this issue a 'hidden pandemic' for user...
Broadcaster and Podcaster Brodie Kane joins Director at Capital and political commentator Ben Thomas on The Panel.
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Ava DuVernay is a critically acclaimed, Hollywood film-maker who's not afraid to push the boundaries.
She's behind films such as Oscar nominated Selma, and documentary 13th.
Her latest film has been labelled rebellious and radical - based on the book Caste by Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson, the film is called Origin.
Ava joined Francesca to discuss her newest film.
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Studies show about a third of people wake throughout the night, with various reasons for sleep disruptions.
Erin O'Hara is a naturopath and joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss ways to get better sleep.
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Bacon and Egg Pie
Cook time: 40 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
1 packet of flaky puff pastry, 5 sheets
10 fresh eggs
150g streaky bacon, cut into 1 cm dice
½ white onion
1 stick of rosemary (optional)
½ tsp flaky sea salt and cracked pepper
2 T sesame seeds
Preheat your oven to 180 d...
Scientists off the coast of south-east Alaska used an underwater speaker to play a recording of a humpback whale greeting call.
A humpback whale broke away from its group and approached the vessel, in which is thought to be the first time humans and whales have communicated with each other in the humpback language.
Nanogirl Dr Michelle Dickinson discussed this and more with Francesca Rudkin.
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Steve Newall from flicks.co.nz joined Francesca to chat nominations for the Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as Zendaya's new film Challengers.
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Last weekend in the aftermath of the Bondi Mall stabbings, we saw a prime example of how badly wrong the internet can go.
For 14 hours, Sydney student Ben Cohen was widely named and wrongly identified as the killer - and it spread like wildfire internationally.
By Sunday morning, his name had made its way into the mainstream media - with Australia's 7News misidentifying Ben as the attacker.
Barrister Chris Patterson joined Fra...
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