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Let's talk netball. It's been the number one sport for women and girls in this country for more than a century. The Silver Ferns just won the gold-medal at the Commonwealth Games But we can't seem to get the domestic league firing .. which has led to very real concerns about not having a domestic competition in 2027. RNZ reported this week that a proposed netball league backed by Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams could be up and running as early as next year, after the high-profile couple put forward a new proposal to Netball New Zealand to fast-track the establishment of a privately-owned franchise competition. To discuss the state of netball and where to from here, Jesse is joined by sports journalist and founding editor of LockerRoom, Suzanne McFadden.

Freddie Bennett is the founder of EPIC Families Live, an event taking place in Tauranga this weekend to support parents of children with ADHD. He chats to Perlina about what he's learnt from being a parent of a child with ADHD and what other parents should know.

We're talking history now with Dr Grant Morris and today we're looking at religion and our cities .. Two of the three historically dominant Christian denominations have 'NZ cities' - Presbyterian Dunedin and Anglican Christchurch. But what about the third? What has been NZ's 'Catholic' city? Grant chats to Perlina.

Every fortnight we like to solve some of the world's problems.. today Stuff writer Verity Johnson is with Perlina .. and she's turning her attention to why New Zealanders are known for being hard to make friends with.

It's time for another episode of Crimes NZ and today we're looking back at one of New Zealand's most shocking crimes ... the 2001 killing of pizza delivery driver Michael Choy Choy was robbed and fatally attacked by six offenders, all under the age of 17 .. Bailey Junior Kurariki was 12 at the time and became New Zealand's youngest convicted killer. Defence lawyer Marie Dyhrberg KC, represented one of the other teenagers who was found guilty of manslaughter for his role in the attack. Jesse spoke to her earlier this week.

Feeling lonely, stressed, unmotivated or anxious about the future? You're not alone. These are ordinary human experiences, but psychologist Dr. Clay Routledge says we're increasingly treating them as symptoms of illness. He's Vice President of the Archbridge Institute, Director of the Human Flourishing and a leading researcher on the science of nostalgia as a way to build resilience. But he believes our culture is moving in the opposite direction. In a recent essay for the New York Times he argues that by medicalizing everyday struggles, we're undermining our ability to cope with life's inevitable ups and downs. Instead of viewing discomfort as something to be eliminated, he says it can be the very thing that helps our mental health in the long run. Dr. Clay Routledge chatted to Jesse.

Wallace Chapman and Perlina Lau star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

If you're anything like us, there's a good chance you've sat in traffic wondering why suddenly no one is moving. And while it can be tempting to change lanes when the one next to you looks like it's moving faster... research suggests that might not actually get you there any quicker. Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Warwick, Randa Herzallah, has been looking at the maths behind traffic ... and how small changes in the way we drive could help keep things flowing. Randa spoke to Jesse.

The 2026 Pacific Music Awards were held in Auckland last night, capping off what's been a stellar 12 months for Kiwi-Pacific music. Sam V once again took out Best Pacific Soul/RnB artist for the fifth year running, but it was also a huge night for friends of the show, A.R.T. A.R.T is a R&B trio comprised of Anastasia, Rosetta, and T-R3X. By the way, you might remember them as Le Art, which is what they were called when they won our Kiwi Cover Song Context in 2020. Given we are currently judging this year's entries we thought it would be fitting to catch up. They chat to Perlina.

What a whirlwind week it's been for the National Party .. and it's only Thursday! Yesterday Christopher Luxon survived his second confidence vote in four months, then sacked Chris Penk for launching the challenge. Today the party says it's united .. but how can National make sure the public believes them? Charlotte Shipman is a former NewsHub journalist and now a senior partner at communications company AM and Co. She chats to Perlina.