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They're a long, long way from home. But a group of refugee children from warm-torn Ukraine have been warmly welcomed into their communities on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales.

Hedonism is a word often associated with Christmas, a time of eating, drinking and being merry. But what does hedonism really mean and how can it be beneficial to our wellbeing? Dr Desiree Kozlowski is a senior lecturer at psychology at Southern Cross University in New South Wales.

A campaign highlighting New Zealand's "ugly" and most endangered species has been launched by a group that helps prevent the extinction of Aotearoa's biodiversity.

Pauline Blomfield is the chief executive of K9 Medical Detection NZ, a Dunedin-based charitable trust using specially trained dogs to assist in the detection of cancer and other diseases. Their latest four-legged recruit will be the first dog in the country to sniff out ovarian cancer.

Cultural ambassador Mona-Lynn Courteau returns to the show to share more Latin American music.

Veteran sports broadcaster and cricket commentator Bryan Waddle joins Karyn on the programme for a rundown of the latest sporting news.

As the year wraps up, all round the country, graduates and their families have been enjoying the celebrations Last week about 2000 University of Canterbury students graduated. One made a big splash with a design for an umbrella. Yazmin Shipley went to great lengths to redesign the umbrella as part of her Bachelor of Engineering with Honours Degree.

Why do some people struggle so much with their punctuality? Grace Pacie, author of Late! - A Timebender's Guide to Why We Are Late and How We Can Change joins Karyn.

Film critic Dan Slevin shares his selections to kick-start your binge watching this weekend. This week, he takes us through Andor - the political thriller series set in the Star Wars universe, The Little Drummer Girl series directed by Park Chan-wook, and The Sound of 007 - a documentary about Bond music over the last 60 years.

Upparel NZ is the sister company of Australia's only direct-to-consumer and commercial textile recovery and recycler. The company accepts any clothing it can get its hands on - from uniforms and PPE to garments and fabrics - and upcycles it into a profitable and sustainable resource. Company director Jeff Vollebregt joins the show to explain how it works.