Sunday Morning

One of the pet insurance companies has revealed how much it paid out last year for veterinary treatment for dogs over Easter, nearly all of the cases were dogs, not for all ailments and accidents, but just for dogs consuming food they should not have. It was $75,000 for just one provider, Southern Cross. Charlotte Castle is the Head Vet Nurse at the Manukau After Hours Veterinary Clinic and says Easter is a real problem time for chocolate, wrappers and raisins.

In his new book, 'Cracking Open the Nest Egg,' financial planning expert Martin Hawes examines how New Zealanders can make their retirement savings last the distance. With Baby Boomers retiring en masse, he has seen a lot of change in the way people approach this time of their life. There's a lot of information out there to help people plan for their retirement, but Hawes believes there's very little out there on decumulation - or figuring out how to make your money work once you get there. He says it's the hardest (and scariest) part of the retirement process. Hawes joins the show to talk about his new book and how Kiwis can achieve a regular retirement income when it's arguably harder than it's ever been.

Parallel parking is a source of extreme consternation for some people; others revel in the challenge. But what's the best way to parallel park your car? New research has found a simple answer. Professor Emily Moylan is with us to discuss.

The further she ventured into crypto for her recent article, the more Sarah Resnick realised that not all cryptocurrency investors fit the cliches. But that didn't detract from the common, almost anarchic feeling amongst a lot of traders.

Since the late 1960s, Russia has been dying from the inside due to a birth rate that is too low and a death rate that is too high, says demographer Paul Morland.

Neuroscience student Annie Rauwerda loves trivia that's both educational and funny and Wikipedia is her favourite source. A couple of years ago in lockdown, the 22-year-old started sharing screenshots of weird and amusing Wikipedia pages on her @depthsofwikipedia Instagram account.

Hawke's Bay native Beth Matheson and her partner Mike Reed live in Penticton, at the southern end of Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada, where she works as a helicopter mechanic. Beth's Calling Home this morning.

ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright was on his way to oversee an aid operation in the Middle East when Russia's invasion of Ukraine kicked off. Seawright immediately diverted to Ukraine where he has been since.

Planes, trains and automobiles vs. climate change; measuring media trust gets tricky with sus pickups minds; pundit's claim of compromised coverage undermined.

The man who reports in six languages from around the world, Philip Crowther has returned to Lviv in the west of Ukraine after taking a short break from covering the conflict. Philip's back with us for an update on the situation there.