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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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9:49

The Panel: Uneaten school lunches and Budget 2021

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/16

Twenty-nine schools which were offered the Government's funded lunch in schools programme turned down the free food.The lunch in school programme - Ka Ora, Ka Ako - was offered to 763 schools late last year.The Education Ministry said Ka Ora, Ka Ako is offered to schools and kura that fall within the highest 25 per cent of socio-economic disadvantage nationally and where students face the greatest barriers that can affect access to education, wellbeing and achievement.Spokeswoman Katrina Casey said

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12:43

Patricia Grace: A Writer's Life

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

Patricia Grace is one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated writers. The author of seven novels, seven short story collections, as well as a number of children’s and non-fiction books. Patricia has received many national and international awards across her five decades of writing, including the prestigious Neustadt International Prize. Patricia Grace has now penned her memoir, it’s called From the Centre: A Writer’s Life, and has been launched this weekend at the Auckland Writers Festival. LISTEN ABOVESee

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4:18

Erin O'Hara: Steps you can take to reduce risk of...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

Erin is the co-founder, director, Naturopath and Yoga Teacher at Golden Yogi. She holds a bachelor of science (physiology) and a bachelor or natural medicine. In New Zealand, it is estimated that the number of people diagnosed with diabetes exceeds 250,000 people (predominantly type 2 diabetes). Within the New Zealand population, the prevalence of diabetes in Māori and Pacific populations is around three times higher than among other New Zealanders. Lifestyle change is a cornerstone of managing and

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4:08

Mike Van De Elzen: Mum's Dutch Pea and Ham Soup

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

Winter is here, well it was for one night! Fires were lit, flannelette sheets went on the beds and the soup recipes came out!! So this week I bring you my mums Dutch pea and ham soup. It is absolutely one of my most fond memories of living on a farm in winter as a kid. Mum would make this soup every week and we loved the fact that the soup was so thick we could stand our spoons up in bowl! Mum’s Dutch pea and ham soup (serves 4) 1 smoked pork hock 1 carrot, peeled and quartered 1 onion, peeled

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4:47

Michelle Dickinson: Breakthrough in Brain Computer...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

This week, I think we have moved to the future, after scientists were able to insert brain implants into a paralysed patient and read his mind well enough to understand him writing out letters in his thought.They then translated this into real text on a screen allowing him to physically write out sentences in his own handwriting all without ever picking up a pen or keyboard.Watch the video in this link to see.The research published in the journal Nature really shows a huge increase in our technical

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14:12

Sarah Dingle: Journalist investigated fertility...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

One day during lunch with her mother, award winning ABC journalist, Sarah Dingle’s life was turned upside down. Sarah learned that her Dad, the man that had raised her, wasn’t her biological father. Sarah’s existence was down to an anonymous sperm donor donation back in the 1980s. The discovery set off a decade long investigation for Sarah, not only to look into her own existence and find her biological father, but into the grim reality surrounding the fertility business. Sarah has detailed her

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11:27

Elana O'Connor: A solo sailor's unique experience of...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

Elana Connor planned to sail around the globe.Instead, she found herself stranded in New Zealand as Covid-19 swept the world, beating her to the task.The forced layover has not curbed her sense of adventure - or the former foster child's sense of charity.She is about to being the final leg of her ‘figure eight’ sailing around New Zealand to help youth in fostercare.Elana told Francesca Rudkin while it wasn’t her intention to stay in Aotearoa this long, she is feels she has had a unique look at the

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6:47

Aaron Dahmen: Balance expected on the agenda for...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

This year's Budget will be on Thursday, May 20 as announced by Grant Robertson last month.Little is known about what will be in the Budget, with more announcements expected as we lead up to Thursday.What is known is that the Government has set aside a significant amount of money for its housing supply announcement.But Newstalk ZB political reporter, Aaron Dahmen, told Francesca Rudkin he doesn't expect big cuts or spending, rather a more balanced approach from Labour."I've already got a name for

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8:05

Paul Ash: Christchurch Call progress is encouraging

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/15

The Christchurch Call to Action will hone its focus on people's "online journeys" and how certain platforms can steer users towards radicalisation.The commitment was announced today after a virtual summit - chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron - to mark the Call's two-year anniversary.Fourteen state leaders and 120 Call members participated in the summit.Although US President Joe Biden and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were absent, US Secretary of

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2:28

Francesca Rudkin: Help for cricketers in India...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

This week there has been a lot of attention on New Zealand cricketers playing in the India’s suspended IPL and their plight to get home or to England for the up-coming two test tour.The whole IPL operation had wrapped itself in a big bubble in the hope of continuing even as India is devastated by a horrific second wave of Covid 19. Since reality struck and the tournament’s suspension, the media have keep us regularly updated on their changing travel schedules as charter flights paid for by their

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10:53

Sunday Panel: Costly turtle funeral, pay freeze and...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

Health officials are investigating the deaths of two New Zealanders in their 80s who have died since having the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 jab under "an abundance of caution".Officials have stated there is currently no direct link to the vaccinations.The Ministry of Health says it has been made aware of the deaths and "through an abundance of caution" they were investigating fully.Medical staff believed the deaths were not related to being vaccinated."Our sincere sympathy to their families and friends

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11:20

Jacqueline Bublitz: Author's debut novel Before You...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

The debut novel from Taranaki author Jacqueline Bublitz has set the international publishing world alight.Before You Knew My Name is a crime novel exploring trauma, connection and the cultural obsession with Dead Girls.It’s been pitched as The Lovely Bones for the MeToo era and earned high praise from mega-star author Marian Keys, who described it as “unusual, beautiful, feminist, gripping, deserves to win prizes”.And the book is now getting published worldwide after sparking a massive bidding war

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4:35

Joan Mackenzie: Before You Knew My Name and Empire of...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline BublitzListen to Bublitz talk about her story hereEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeAn extraordinary piece of investigative journalism about the Sackler family who are well known philanthropists, having donated billions of dollars over many years to the arts, science, medicine, and education.They were, until recently, also the owners of Purdue Pharma which developed OxyContin – a drug widely acknowledged as being in large part responsible for America’s

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5:45

Megan Singleton: How to help with India's oxygen...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

Normally travel blogger Megan Singleton would join Francesca Rudkin to discuss the latest in travel news.However, this week she shared her experiences helping her India-based colleague to fundraise for portable oxygen generators.You can read more about her fundraising efforts hereLISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:01

Michelle Dickinson: Scientists develop flat-pack...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

One problem that has been put in the spotlight in recent years is excess food packaging adding to global issues with too much waste.Now scientists have developed a way to save on packaging for one popular food - pasta!The scientists were inspired by flat-packed furniture and how it saves space, made storage easier, and reduced the carbon footprint associated with transportation, and so went to work on trying to do the same with pasta.Michelle Dickinson joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss how it works

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4:22

Erin O'Hara: Practical tips to help mums de-stress

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/09

Today is Mother's Day, and it's a day for celebrating mothers from all walks of live.However, the invisible stress of motherhood is a real struggle, and it is making mums overwhelmed and exhausted.Wellbeing expert and naturopath Erin O'Hara joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss practical tips to help stressed mums relax and boost energy levels.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:39

Mike van de Elzen: Lemon bagged chicken with hot...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/08

1 size 14 chicken2 lemons8 cloves of garlic, crushedseasalt1 tsp cooking oil1 oven bagHot kumara salad15 small Kumara2 tbsp cooking oil1 cup sultanas4 spring onions, sliced1 cup mint, pickedSmokey Dressing1 tsp smoked paprika2 lemons, juiced1 tsp dijion mustard1 tbsp runny honey6 tbsp grapeseed oilseasalt and pepper Preheat oven to 180*cRemove the chicken from the bag and wash quickly under cold water. Cut 2 lemons in half and mix with the crushed garlic and a tsp of seasalt. Stuff it all into the

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4:45

Steve Newall: Golden Globes faces renewed scrutiny...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/08

The people behind one of Hollywood's top awards shows is facing increased pressure to change its ways or miss out on being invited to the party.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association came under fire shortly before this year's ceremony for having no black members in its insular, 85-member group.In the wake of the backlash that followed, the HFPA this week pledged to increase membership amongst minorities - though the move was not supported by all of its current members. However, the reforms have

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14:28

Michelle Langstone: Actress turned writer releases...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/08

Many will know Michelle Langstone as an actress, best-known for the likes of McLeod’s Daughters, The Almighty Johnsons and 800 Words.She’s also a writer and a regular contributor to The New Zealand Herald, The Spinoff and North and South, having won awards at the last two Voyager Media Awards.Now Langstone written a beautiful book of essays called Times Like These, which captures stories of love, loss, grief and hope.She joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss writing the book and how it was affected by

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14:04

Verna McFelin: Advocate for prisoner's families tells...

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin ·

2021/05/08

A knock at the door over 35 years ago turned Verna McFelin’s life turned upside down.It was the Police there to arrest her husband for kidnapping. He was tried and sentenced to 11 years in prison, leaving Verna on the outside with four children.Five years into her journey she connected with other woman going through the same thing, and in 1988 Verna used her experience to found Pillars, an organisation that supports the children and families of prisoners.Verna has since dedicated her life to that

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