King’s Birthday Monday with Anna Thomas Podcast Options

11:18 AM.Kelda Hains from Wellington eaterie Rita talks to Karyn Hay about building the flavours for the perfect stock, the base for her signature chicken soup recipe, a delicious chicken soup with herby… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.One of those to become a Dame in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list is being recognised for her massive contribution to Maori, music and television. She has overcome the challenges thrown her… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Graeme is a rock musician who founded the Verlaines in Dunedin in 1981, at the heart of what came to be known as the Dunedin sound - along with Toy Love, The Chills, The Clean, Straitjacket Fits and… Read more Audio

10:43 AM.Te Aorewa Rolleston reviews sleep apps and chats to Karyn about how many different kinds there are, including some of the more intriguing aids people use to get off to the land of nod. Read more Audio

10:21 AM.In clinical psychologist Dr Sarb Johal's recently published Little Book of Sleep he went through the biggest search engines in the world: Google, You Tube and Amazon and compiled a list of the most… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Many people say Central Otago painter Grahame Sydney is New Zealand's greatest living painter. His works are in all major New Zealand art galleries, Elton John has one, the Government gifted one to… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:30 AM.From next year New Zealand history will become part of the core curriculum for primary and secondary schools including kura will also be encouraged to teach local histories The draft content was… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:06 AM.He's still known as one toughest men ever to pull on the All Blacks jersey and when the selectors replaced him, the rugby-loving public weren't at all happy. Sir Buck Shelford led 14 consecutive test… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Sergeant Andy Brooke from Palmerston North has been been a police officer for 40 years and has been involved with Search and Rescue since 2004. He is Chairman of the Palmerston North Search and Rescue… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.If you pride yourself on eating wholefoods, or food that's labelled natural or artisan, the idea of processed food can be anathema. You may even be less than enthusiastic over freeze-dried or… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. The baby was born in a hospital in Santa Barbara, in California, weighing 3.5 kilos. Royal correspondent… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The first cricket test between the Black Caps and England at Lord's has ended in a draw. The New Zealand captain Kane Williamson declared their second innings at 169 for 6 at lunch on day five to set… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A Court of Appeal decision is expected today that could tip the balance of power once and for all. On the first of June, the court heard the appeal from the Electoral Commissioner and HRPP candidate… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Shakespeare & Co ran a lending library in Paris with a very famous clientele at a time English language books were hard to find in Paris. The shop closed in 1941, but now Princeton University has… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.Aroha Reriti-Crofts has spent her life involved with health initiatives in Maori communities, such as Tamariki Ora, Rapuora (the mobile nursing service), outreach immunisation, flu vaccinations for… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Finn Johannson checks in from his mum's bedroom in Wellington with some swish new music from Michael Haldreas aka Perfume Genius, locals Soda Boyz, and Melbourne's Sweet Whirl. Read more Audio

10:48 AM.2014 Masterchef winners Karena and Kasey Bird went online through Lockdown with live-streamed cooking demonstrations from their parent's Maketu kitchen. They talk Karyn through Pan-fried fish with… Read more Audio

10:26 AM.One in eight young Australians believe that Bill Gates is spreading coronavirus using 5G and that the pandemic is the Government's way of forcing them to be vaccinated. Journalist James Purtill has… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.Ella Buchanan-Hanify has been awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to music. She has been involved with community and young people's choirs, for more than 40 years. She was musical director of… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:07 AM.It seems we've been getting it wrong when we say sorry all this time. Evolutionary psychologists have spent years researching this topic and finding out how to apologise better. It seems there's a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Decades of neglect has left the US in a state of disrepair and it is now too poor to halt economic and social decline, economic commentator Umair Haque says. Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Bluff poet Cilla McQueen has been named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in today's Honour's list. She joins Karyn to talk about a life of words and writing. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.The Formary is a Wellington research and development company looking at a long-term solution to waste created by fast fashion. Its co-founder is Bernadette Casey. Read more Video, Audio

8:45 AM.Wainuiomata PE teacher Bill Sharp, has been awarded the Queens Service Medal. For 24 years, Bill has been running a breakfast club for boys who needed help to stop them going off the tracks. The… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Every six months New Zealand celebrates those who have gone above and beyond and they are recognised for their years of dedication within the Honours system. Michael Webster, Secretary of the… Read more Audio