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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.

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6:54

Steve Newall: Cruella review and Taskmaster NZ season...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/29

Cruella de Vil is one of Disney's most iconic baddies. Now the incredibly stylish villainess from 101 Dalmatians gets her own live-action origin story, which shows how a young fashionista turns into the sneering, dog-hating, villain we all love to hate.And fans of local panel-game show Taskmaster NZ are in for a treat, as the second season's cast has been unveiled!Flicks editor Steve Newall joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss his thoughts on both. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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11:24

Toni Collette talks her new movie Dream Horse

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/29

Australian actress Toni Collette is one of the country's most talented exports.A Golden Globe and Emmy winner, as well as an Academy Award nominee, Collette is known for her roles Muriel’s Wedding, The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine, and more recently thriller Hereditary.Her new movie is Dream Horse, the true against-the-odds story of a racing syndicate in a small town in South Wales.She joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss her latest movie and the highlights from her varied career.LISTEN ABOVESee

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8:21

Dr Ken Carter: Professor of Psychology on what makes...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/29

Tomorrow, Kiwi Scott Dixon will start in pole position for the famous Indy 500.But what makes Dixon so good at what he does?Dr Ken Carter is a Professor of Psychology from Oxford College of Emory University and he worked with Dixon during the NBC series Mind of Motorhead - and he believes he has discovered what gives Dixon his edge in such a high risk sport.He told Francesca Rudkin that one group he researches is 'High Sensation Seekers' - people like motor racers - and their brain produces

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8:31

Barry Soper: What to expect from meeting between...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/29

An Australian-New Zealand Prime Ministerial summit under the glow of Queenstown's snow-capped hills.Scott Morrison will arrive in the tourist town today - ahead of talks with his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern.The pair will catch up with business and community leaders, before sitting down for their annual high-level meeting tomorrow.They're expected to chat about the Covid-19 recovery - as well as key regional and security issues.That's as exciting as things will get - with Ardern pouring cold

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3:23

Francesca Rudkin: Eric Carle's death reminds us of...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/29

I was cleaning out rooms this week for the painters to come and give our place its first freshen up in a decade. A family really makes a mark on a house in a decade.As I was trying to find places to stash everything I found three quite large plastic boxed filled with kid’s books. Books that belonged to me as a kid, and the large collection our kids acquired over the years.There have been raised eyebrows at the number of books I’ve kept for my kids to pass on to their kids; but when you spent

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7:37

Richard Green: Christchurch issues second ever 'red...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/29

Federated Farmers President David Clark said floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude" and multiple rescue operations are taking place.One person is awaiting rescue by helicopter to get out of a flooded area as torrential rain hits Canterbury."It's a really serious situation here in Canterbury, the rivers are breaking in multiple places," he said.Clark has been helping with rescues, including a car that has been swept out in the floods at 4.30am where fire and emergency

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3:14

Francesca Rudkin: Government missed a chance to...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/23

This week was the Budget. Did it rock your world, and change your life? Or does life just go on as usual?I know it’s terribly cynical of me, but after a year of unprecedented spending to outrun the effects of a pandemic, and only one year into this government’s term, Budget 2021 was never going to be a lolly scramble. If you’re inclined to ask ‘what’s in it for me?’, most of us will need to wait until the election year Budget in 2023 to get an answer. We knew this was going to be a long overdue

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10:58

Sunday Panel: Budget 2021 reactions and Prince...

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2021/05/23

Labour this week unveiled the 2021 Budget - the first "fully red" budget they've been able to put together, now that they are without NZ First as a coalition partner.Was it a success, will the public like where the money has gone to, and what was missed out?Meanwhile, Prince Harry continues to vocalise his experiences in the Royal Family.This week, he has opened up about turning to booze and drugs to mask the pain of his mother's death, while promoting a new documentary series about mental

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3:20

Megan Singleton: How US hotels have pivoted under...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/23

As the global travel industry adjusts to life under Covid-19, hotels have had to adapt to the times.While many hotels in New Zealand and Australia have been used for quarantine and isolation, in the US, citizens are free to come and go as they please without isolating.So hotels there have instead changed to become social housing to help out with housing shortages.Travel blogger Megan Singleton joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss the changes and what it means for the future of the hotel

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12:32

Cathy Henkel and Sam Lara: Documentary Laura's Choice...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/23

In 2019 90-year-old Australian Laura Henkel travelled to Switzerland to end her life through legal assisted dying.One of her last requests was that her daughter Cathy Henkel and granddaughter Sam Lara film her journey and her fight to make assisted dying legal in Australia.The result is now a documentary called Laura’s Choice, which is coming to New Zealand as part of the Doc Edge festival. Henkel and Lara joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss the emotional experience.LISTEN ABOVESee

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5:00

Joan Mackenzie: Northern Spy and Brave New Humans

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/23

Northern Spy by Flynn BerryTessa is a producer for the BBC in Belfast which she juggles with solo motherhood and her commitments to her wider family. The Good Friday agreement was signed some years ago but the IRA are still active and she’s blindsided when TV news footage shows her sister Marian involved in a robbery with them – and even more shocked when Marian confirms it’s not only true, but she’s turned double agent, feeding info to MI5.The problem is, the IRA are suspicious of Marian after a

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3:41

Erin O'Hara: What you need to know about iron deficiency

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

Many of ys have heard about iron deficiency, but it's not commonly understood why it is such a big problemWhy does it quite often go undetected, and how can you boost your iron stores?Wellbeing expert and naturopath Erin O'Hara joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:11

Mike van de Elzen: Parmesan Gnocchi

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

Parmesan Gnocchi300gm bread flour450ml milk100gm butter1 tsp salt6 eggs1 cup grated parmesan1 cup fresh herbs, chopped2 tbsp butter to finish1 lemon, cut in halfHeat the milk and butter over a low heat until just boiling. Add the sifted flour and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon.Reduce the heat and cook for a couple more minutes. Transfer the mix into stand mixer and with a paddle attachment, set the mixture to a medium speed and add in the salt and eggs one at a time and finally the parmesan

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5:13

Michelle Dickinson: New Zealand had fewer deaths than...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

New Zealand had fewer deaths in 2020 than expectedAlmost one million more people died than expected last year in 29 high-income countries, according to a large study that estimated how the COVID-19 pandemic affected death rates.New Zealand stood out as the only country studied that had fewer actual deaths than expected - about 2,500 in total.Nanogirl Michelle Dickinson joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss how our pandemic success may be attributed to our early elimination strategy.LISTEN ABOVESee

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5:56

Steve Newall: Army of the Dead and A Quiet Place Part II

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

Horror fans have two options to pick between this week, either at home or in the cinemas. Zack Snyder returns to his zombie-origins with action-comedy-horror hybrid Army of the Dead available on Netflix.And for those ready to head back to the movies, A Quiet Place Part II is finally out after being one of the first movies delayed last year.Flicks editor Steve Newall joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss the two movies.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:22

Pauline Blomfield: Kiwi charity raising money for...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

There are hopes dogs could help in the fight against cancer.A Kiwi medical charity is raising money for a dog which can sniff out early signs of ovarian cancer.Once a dog is trained it's able to smell people's urine to determine whether they have the disease, they can then be referred for other forms of testing.Canine Medical Detection Director Pauline Blomfield told Francesca Rudkin New Zealand is in dire need of a reliable testing service."New Zealand's got one of the highest raters of cancer in

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11:59

Josh Golin: Backlash continues over Facebook's plan...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday.The attorneys general in the letter said they are concerned about social media's effects on the physical and emotional well-being of children, the potential for increased cyberbullying, possible vulnerability to online predators, and what they called Facebook's

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6:08

Jason Walls: Budget 2021 reaction and what comes next

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/22

Budget 2021 has finally arrived - but what does it mean for the average Kiwi?The headline of Budget 2021 is an up to $55 per week increase in main benefits rates – a move the Government is expecting to lift between 19,000 and 33,000 children out of poverty.Drug-buying agency Pharmac got a $200 million increase as Labour delivered on its election pledge to increase the funding.The Government has also earmarked $380 million of new funding towards a Māori housing package, expected to deliver another

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3:52

Joan Mackenzie: Great Circle, My Mother and Other...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/16

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. This is a truly glorious book, all 590 pages of it, which I didn’t want to end.It’s the story of two (fictional) women living in different times: Marian Graves who – in the style of Jean Batten – lived unconventionally and became an obsessive aviator; and Hadley Baxter, a Hollywood actress who many years later plays the role of Marian in a movie about her life.Both women, in their different eras, are single minded, courageous, and living life on their own terms. My

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5:36

Megan Singleton: Family Travel Hacks

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/16

No one knows the best tips for travelling as a family more than a mum, and this post was written for Mother’s Day as a shout out to all the wise mums out there! There are some really creative and clever tips in this post that I’m sure you’ll be able to use! My mum has always instilled in us to “take a cardigan, you’ll be cold!” In fact, even when I was with mum in the Cayman Islands and it was above 30˚C each day, she’d have a cardy in her beach bag “just in case”! The team at Motorhome Republic

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