Nights

In a world where it's often difficult to talk about how we're feeling, or find someone to talk to - how easy is it to connect with others? Emily Turnbull is the founder of Chatterbox. She's come up with a simple tool to get us talking, and she wants to see one in every town in Aotearoa. She talks to Mark Leishman about her mission of helping New Zealanders to get better at talking about the 'big things'.

It was certainly a wild and windy weekend for many parts of the country with gusts in some gusts being recorded close to 200 kilometres per hour. And while there was a lull in those strong winds today conditions are expected to get worse over the rest of the week. To give us a full rundown of what to expect Nights speaks to MetService meteorologist Karl Loots.

It's Monday night so it's time for our sports round up. Sports broadcaster John McBeth has jumped in to give us a wrap of the latest sport news from the weekend and looking ahead over the next week or so.

Finn Johansson is back with an array of eclectic new music.

Neil Whiteman has spent 45 years as sexton at the Akatarawa Cemetery in Upper Hutt - digging graves and generally looking after things. He took over the job from his father in 1978 but has decided it's time to hang up his shovel. Neil is a popular local figure and he speaks to Mark ahead of a special community function being held in his honour tomorrow.

It's that time of the week when we check in with our resident film and TV expert Dan Slevin. Tonight he's got his eye on Agatha Christie-inspired stories.

Up the Wahs is a phrase we've been hearing all over the place in the past month or so. Tomorrow it all comes to a head when the Warriors take on the Newcastle Knights in a must win semi-final match at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. It's been a dream run for a team which finished second to last in 2022 and spent most of the previous two years based in Australia. Rugby league writer, podcaster and huge Warriors fan Will Evans will be at the match and joins Mark to talk all things Wahs.

If you're struggling to make a decision on which way to vote or even to work up an appetite to vote in next month's election, Lynn has a podcast selection which might just help. She joins Mark to talk about a range of podcasts with and about politicians and policies.

For the past five years Brendon Smale has been providing the new born sheep a new home on his Taranaki sanctuary. But the land he's been using up for sale and he needs to find a new home for the sanctuary and the sheep. He talks to Mark Leishman about how he got started and what needs to happen for it to continue.

A 108-year-old heritage kiosk on Auckland's waterfront has started a new life as a cultural and marine education space. Auckland Councillor Kerrin Leoni talks to Mark Leishman about the project.