Sunday Morning

Don MacLean's most famous song, American Pie turns 50 this year and the award-winning singer and songwriter brings his American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour to New Zealand. He joins us to talk about his love for New Zealand the songs that make him happy.

If you've ever been in Auckland or Wellington when the Tongan national Rugby Union or League team is playing you'll know how passionate their fans are. A new feature film, Red, White and Brass brings that passion to the big screen. Co-writer and co-producer Halaifonua (Nua) Finau and lead actor John-Paul Foliaki are with us.

What sort of conversations do we have with money? If they involve swearing, that probably isn't the right way of going about things. According to Lynda Moore the way to make your money grow involves a different kind of language. The money coach and former accountant talks to Anna about her new book Conversations With Money - A Love Story and how to change your money language.

Each year New Zealander's are swindled out of millions of their hard earned dollars by scam artists and fraudsters. The NZ International Fraud Film Festival 2023 returns to Auckland later this month with a line-up of films that exposes the underbelly of fraud and its impact globally and locally. This year's Festival programme explores the psychology of fraudsters, how the public can be exploited, institutional corruption, forgery, scam prevention, cyber criminals and more Paul O'Neil is a former acting director of the Serious Fraud Office and is the spokesman for the festival.

The Corrs rank among the most successful Irish bands of all time, having sold 40 million albums worldwide across a career spanning three decades. The band will play Auckland's Spark Arena on Thursday, November 9 before heading to Christchurch's Hagley Park on Saturday, November 11. We're joined by the 'big sister' of the band - violinist, vocalist and keyboards player Sharon Corr

It's the start of Sleep Week. Dr. Rosie Gibson and Dr Karyn O'keefe from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre at Massey University join us to answer your sleep questions.

Calling Home this week is director, producer, and designer Jo Luping. Jo grew up in Wellington - but her family ties to Sabah, Malaysia prompted her to move there where she is helping develop the region's creative industries. [picture id="4O2VBFR_0adb2400_3a62_47e9_907a_d411803ac9cf_jpg" crop="1x1" layout="full"]

Media run the rule over policy on kids and consultants; Michelle Duff on journalism and switching to fiction; awkwards questions over media merger bills - and what comes next.

Rio Hemopo of TrinityRoots and Breaks Co-op fame is part of an all-star band of Aotearoa musicians bring us The Bill Withers Social Club. Alongside vocalists Troy Kingi, Dallas Tamaira, L. A. Mitchell, and band members Iraia Whakamoe, Ryan Prebble, Adán Tijerina and Daniel Hayles - they will perform a tribute to the late Bill Withers as part of the Auckland Arts Festival.

A lack of information for families of those living with complex mental health conditions prompted my next guest to pursue a degree in psychology - but even that wasn't enough. Journalist Elfy Scott's book "The One Thing We've Never Spoken About" is an account of her childhood where her mother's schizophrenia was rarely, if ever, discussed.