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Psychologist Sarah Gundle says she has struggled for many years to understand why extreme acts of generosity may lead to outright hostility. She discusses 'the tyranny of the gift'.

UK correspondent Christian Smith talks to Jim about all the big stories making news in Britain, including both the left and the right claiming victory in the debate over freedom of speech.

How's your punctuation? A recent study in the UK found that semi-colon use in English books has plummeted by almost half in the last 20 years. Would you know where to put one?

Creator of the Making Cents podcast, Frances Cook, talks about investing in gold, the share market and the state of Auckland's housing market.

Why are people turning away from dating apps? Luke Brunning from the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships explains how they are finding love on-line now.

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former British Army officer, chemical weapons expert and commentator on military strategy discusses the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war.

A study has shown the perception of a peace-loving vegetarian may be due for revision. Professor John Nezlek explains the difference in values between those who eat meat and those who do not.

Some local election hopefuls are already pitching policies publicly. Are media checking them out before putting them in the news? Also: an Aussie once in charge of our papers talks about where the media is heading - and a play about authoritarian over-reach in 1950s America echoes what’s happening now. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detai…

The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup comes with a $1 billion prize purse making it one of the richest sports events in the world.

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.

Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" is the biggest assault on Iranian territory since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980.

We get the latest from the US from our correspondent Mitch McCann.

A question everyone must ask themselves at some point: what does a life well lived look like? Tyler J. VanderWeele is co-director of the five-year Global Flourishing Study.

Legendary author Witi Ihimaera is the man behind Whale Rider and Pounamu Pounamu. Already a celebrated master of the pen, at the age of 80 he felt a yearning to master something new and learn te reo Māori.

On discovering indigenous groups world-wide have traditionally derived 30-80 percent of their calories from saturated fat, Kay Baxter found it impossible not to question her existing assumptions.

The real-life stranger-than-fiction story of serial killer Reg Christie rocked London in the 1950s.

Issa Amro is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year for his decades of work advocating for peaceful resistance against settlements, which are illegal under international law, advocacy which has seen him become a target.

Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist and author of New York Times bestseller The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina is director of non-profit The Outlaw Ocean Project based in Washington D.C., investigating human rights, environment and labour concerns.

Next week the GDP figures will be released, providing a snapshot of the performance of the economy, so what are experts predicting?

Most people fit into one of two categories when it comes to the great debate of the best time to shower. But science is adding fuel to the debate.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's 2024 documentary Separated explores the US government's family separation policy at the southern border during the first Trump administration, when an estimated 5,500 children were separated from their parents.

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Award-winning artist Julia Holden has invited pets and pet lovers to her exhibition, Best in Show 2025, showing in Auckland.

A charitable trust is partnering with schools to support neurodiverse students in our country's growing Asian population.