Easter Monday Podcast Options

9:11 AM.Author Greg Hall has penned a book based on World War One and the stories of three young Oamaru men who answer the call of duty and find themselves on the dangerous front lines on the other side of… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The website Wild Eyes is the brainchild of Wellington producers Paul Ward and Vicky Pope and offers a way to connect kids with nature and complete missions which they then post online. Read more Audio, Gallery

8:13 AM.It's also the fourth anniversary of New Zealand legalising same sex marriage. To mark the occasion I have a panel to discuss what's changed or not changed since the legislation was voted in 77 votes… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.A new walking track 220 metres above sea level gets its official opening next month. The latest section of the national Te Araroa trail stretching 10kms between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki snakes up… Read more Audio

11:21 AM.New Zealand's First World War history texts about Gallipoli will have to be rewritten - we now know that there were twice as many soldiers there than we believed. It reminds us that despite all the… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.One of the most colourful Easter celebrations is wrapping up across Spain and Latin America. Semana Santa is a week long religious celebration with a big feeling of carnival. It's a highlight on the… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Derek Lind is accompanied by Guy Wishart and Glen Ross Campbell is the Auckland studio performing tracks from his acclaimed double album 'Solo'. Audio

10:24 AM.Charlotte Badger is believed to be the first Pakeha woman ever to have lived in New Zealand. Researcher Jennifer Ashton is trying to piece her story together, but with very little to go on do obscure… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.For some people the change of seasons means more than just digging out the jerseys and replenishing the wood stack - it can mean long months of lethergy, over sleeping and over eating, anxiety and… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.As the countdown to the Olympics ticks louder, questions about Rio's readiness and suitability to host the games are far from fading. Among the concerned voices, Brazilian-born journalist and former… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.At this time of year our fruit trees are groaning. But it can sometimes be a tall order to gather the harvest before it falls. Coming to the rescue: Community Fruit Harvesting. These are regionally… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.Voters may tend to trust journalists about politics and politicians more than expensive ad campaigns that run in the lead up to elections. But are we well served by our media these days, or are they… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Beyond the Bin creator Kim Renshaw on how an almost-zero waste recycling effort at Mount Maunganui's Gourmet Night Market is making its mark on even larger events around the country. Cleaner events… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:34 AM.The 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising celebrates the courage and ideals that characterised the events and people of 1916. Historian Diarmaid Ferriter reflects on the history and national identity… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Dame Patsy Reddy will take over from Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae as Governor General in August. With 5 months left to run on his tenure Sir Jerry Mataparae shares some highlights of his time… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:45 AM.Prize winning pastry chef and cake decorator, judge on the first series of New Zealand's "Hottest Home Baker" Pauline Nunns uses up any left-over Easter chocolate with her go-to Chocolate Mud Cake… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Award winning Canadian Southern roots and blues artist fresh from the Canterbury Folk Festival, Joel Fafard performs live ahead of the rest of his Kiwi tour. Audio

11:06 AM.Cantabrian Tanya Humphreys has lived her whole life with Tourette's syndrome with very little support in dealing with it. She has physical and verbal tics, and talks frankly about the challenges of… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Lily Duval has built her own house in keeping with Tiny House movement. Built on a trailer, she did all the work herself, despite never having attempted a building project before. Lily shows Katy… Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Life coach Maureen Richardson reports an increasing number of people are coming to her for help with anxiety and depression, often linked to loneliness. But are we just too busy to make new friends? Audio

10:10 AM.Professor in Secular Studies at Pitzer College Phil Zuckerman on how "no religion" is becoming the fastest-growing new religion. His book Living the Secular Life: new answers to old questions explores… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.Vi Cottrell never expected she'd end up running a chocolate factory. But in the 1970s she and her husband, Richard, left a comfortable existence in Christchurch, believing there must be more… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.British author James Wallman with an alternative perspective on consumerism and de-cluttering: memories live longer than things. Cultural forecaster James Wallman's Stuffocation is inspired in part by… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.It's been a year since the police announced new measures to get more women into the force. One of those measures was a reality tv show, "Women In Blue", that followed seven female police officers on… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Schoc Chocolates' Murray Langham reckons what you do with the foil reveals a lot about you. He also tells of the nutritional benefits of chocolate on a public holiday when there's plenty of it around.