Sunday Morning

Psychologist Professor Marc Wilson takes on some of the latest self-help topics and advice including new research that shines light onto what makes us better-operating humans.

In the last few weeks, Cherneka Johnson, aka Sugar Neekz Johnson, has experienced both triumph and tragedy. Earlier this year, the Brisbane-based boxer (who is Ngāti Ranginui) became the second wahine Māori to win a world boxing title. Now, after winning the IBF World Super Bantam championship, she is the first wahine Māori to retain one. Last month, during Sugar's buildup to the competition, her younger brother Levi was assaulted and killed outside a Brisbane gym.

Auckland Councillor and former international cricketer Peter McGlashan talks us through Saturday's action between New Zealand and Australia at the T20 World Cup.

Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas.

60 years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis was deepening. Following the discovery of Soviet nuclear warheads in Cuba there was a 13-day stand-off, and the world was bracing itself for war between the Soviet Union and the United States. Going against advice from his generals, US President Jack Kennedy did a secret deal with Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev. American nuclear weapons were removed from Turkey and in exchange Russian missiles left Cuba. The historian Sir Max Hastings says the Cuban Missile Crisis has frightening lessons for the world now. In his book Abyss, he draws on everything that was said in the White House at the time, and on extensive material as well from Russian officers, Cuban peasants, American pilots, and a whole host of accounts from the people in the middle of that very tense fortnight.

We cross live to London for the latest on the contest to be UK Prime Minister

Award-winning food writer, Lucy Corry has written for most of our leading publications, including talking regularly on RNZ. She's the current president of Food Writers NZ, she wrote the Burger Wellington cookbook and was the co-author of Hiakai: Modern Maori Cuisine. She's been on this show before talking about her book Home Cooked, Seasonal Recipes for Every Day, which was well-received in all corners more recently winning the 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook at the Publishers Association of New Zealand Book Design Awards.

On a sunny August day, former SAS soldier Tony Williams set out on a mission... at the age of 69 he was too old to join the fighting in the Ukraine so instead, he decided to walk the length of New Zealand to raise funds for the charity Medicines Sans Frontiers, a charity providing medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Click here if you'd like to donate.

When it comes to Infidelity, most of us have a clear idea where boundaries lie. Having a physical relationship with a third party means trouble. But what about 'emotional infidelity'? Are those naughty texts between you and a 'close' friend still considered 'being unfaithful"? Dr Dougal Sutherland is a registered Clinical psychologist and CEO of Umbrella.

Julie Woods, who lost her sight in 1997, began the challenge of walking every street in Dunedin with her friend and sighted guide, Jo Stodart, three years ago. This weekend she finishes on Every St to coincide with International White Cane Day and as part of Blind Low Vision Week.