Irish drag queen Rory O'Neill aka Panti Bliss was pivotal in Ireland becoming the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by referendum in 2015. Panti's bringing her heels to Auckland with her latest show If These Wigs Could Talk.

Condiments - they're always there, standing by ready to enhance any meal at a moment's notice, but how much do we really know about them? Condiment Claire, aka Claire Dinhut is a historian with a focus on food history, and a TikTok sensation.

The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, which has running ground-breaking trails of CAR T-cell therapy, has a new director, Kjesten Wiig.

Many of us have a nagging inner critic, yet most people wouldn't consider themselves perfectionists - the unforgiving mindset demanding excellence and nothing less. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who helps millions of people around the world calm their anxiety.

The Lantern Festival is a four day event that marks the first-full moon of the new lunar year, and welcomes the Year of the Snake. Among those, taking to the stage will be my next guest Nancy Summerhays with her traditional Chinese instrument, the er hu.

The Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill is set to have its first reading next Wednesday. This is the first time there could potentially be legislation that looks at the consumer's right to repair in New Zealand.

Ben Elton burst onto the British alternative comedy scene in the '80s. He went on to co-write The Young Ones and Blackadder, with Richard Curtis. He's coming back to NZ with new show, Authentic Stupidity.

On Monday, at midnight - submissions will close on the government's Gene Technology Bill. But opponents of the bill are warning against it. Groups like Greenpeace and GE Free NZ say there are serious environmental and health risks, that there won't be enough controls and that our GE free reputation will be ruined.

At midday on Saturday there's a protest in Whakatane to demand action over the closure of the hospital's obstetrics unit. Now - if you have a high risk pregnancy or need an emergency caesarian you'd have to go to Tauranga hospital which is over an hour away. Demonstrators say they've uncovered a raft of other issues at the hospital they say are symptomatic of an underfunded system. Whakatane District Councillor Nándor Tánczos, who is organising the protest, told Susie

Both Hamas and Israel now say they will continue to release hostages as part of the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, U.S. president Donald Trump has suggested his country will take over the Gaza strip. And, he's turned his eye to Ukraine this week also.