Sunday Morning

New Zealand Rugby hopes to triple the number of women referees in the game announcing a new scholarship for women referees this week. One of the best in the game, referee Natarsha Ganley joins us to tell us what it takes.

Last week Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced a change in focus to what the Labour Government considers are its two main priorities: recovery from cyclone Gabrielle and helping New Zealanders cope with the cost of living Crisis. This has prompted some quarters to call for a parliamentary review into the big profits being made by banks. Research New Zealand have been looking into what aspects of New Zealanders' spending are being impacted by the cost of living crisis and what appetite - if any - there is for investigating the profits of our retail and finance industries. Managing partner of Research New Zealand, Emanuel Kalafatelis takes us through the results.

Stewart and Tricia Macpherson are celebrating 50 years on the road as NZ's longest serving promoters and probably the world's longest serving duo. They have stories to tell about Kenny Rogers, Donny Osmond, Glenn Campbell and Boy George to name but a few.

A prolific researcher, Professor Ray Jayawardhana investigates the diversity and origins of planets and the prospects for life in the universe, using the world's largest telescopes. His discoveries have garnered widespread attention and numerous accolades. He speaks to Anna about where his fascination with the Universe began and how close are we to finding life beyond Earth?

How many times do you check your emails a day - do you send emails outside regular work hours? Do you check your work emails after you knock off work, if you wake in the night will you check your emails or socials? An extensive study by a US psychologist has found that on average, we check our work emails 77 times a day. How But what kind of affect is that having on our mental health and life in general? Psychologist Dougal Sutherland, CEO of workplace consultancy Umbrella Wellbeing joins us.

Calling Home this week is writer, photographer and researcher Kayt Bronnimann, who lives in Taichung City , Taiwan. This is Kayt's second stint living in Taiwan, she decided with the cost of living rising in New Zealand and the opportunity to travel returning, it was time to return to the hostly contested island nation in the South China Sea.

Polls and policy bonfire create climate contradiction; a muted media response to March 15; apology; talk radio outbursts spark apology.

How much exercise do we really need to stay healthy? Only 11 minutes of brisk walking a day could help prevent premature death, according to new research.

Chef Al Brown is no stranger to Sunday Mornings. He's cooking up a Cyclone Gabrielle relief banquet, hoping to create New Zealand's "biggest-ever dinner party". Backed by the Restaurant Association, 'Cooking up a Storm' will be hosted in hospitality establishments across the country on March 20.

New Zealand's aid efforts to the Ukraine, have come in many forms to date: our troops have been training Ukrainian soldiers, the government and people of New Zealand have given millions of dollars and there are kiwis on the ground delivering much needed food and medical supplies and performing evacuations in some of the hardest hit areas. Kiwi Kare is one of those agencies. They have just acquired a fleet of retired St John ambulances to take over to the war torn country. Kiwi Kare founder and director, Tenby Powell joins us.