Sunday Morning

Weather permitting, many of us will be hoping to get some jobs in the garden done this weekend. Tony Murrell joins us to take your questions.

Mediawatch talks to the boss of Australia's public broadcaster the ABC - and the producer of a show putting mental health in the frame for the past 15 years. Also: fallout from the murder trial that preoccupied the media for the past two months. **This programme discusses the issue of suicide and how it is covered by the media**

Originally from Hornby in Christchurch, Corey Baker has forged a stellar career on stage, television and film - more recently as choreographer for Tim Burton's latest box office release, Beetlejuice,Beetlejuice.

Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show 'Only Connect' which is known for being both difficult to crack and totally obvious. It's Sunday morning, so wake up your brain and have a go!

With the latest on the elections and Hurricane Helene, we're joined by our US correspondent, Mitch McCann.

Do you often find yourself bored and scrolling through social media? Nicole Vignola joins us to share how to create a dopamine menu which can help you steer clear of never-ending screen time and make your days all the more joyful for it.

Paddy Gower is one of New Zealand's best-known journalists. He spent five years as Newshub's political editor, before becoming its national correspondent, and more recently he's been a documentary maker and host of Paddy Gower Has Issues. He joins Jim to discuss his upcoming memoir This is the F#$%ing News: My Story.

Susie Dent is perhaps best known on this side of the globe as the resident word expert on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She joins us to talk about her career and her debut murder mystery novel Guilty by Definition.

For the latest on the US Election, we're joined once again by our U.S. correspondent Karen Kasler, the Statehouse Bureau Chief for public radio and television in Ohio.

Our media put politicians' feet to the fire in the name of accountability - but some won't front up in the first place. Is the way they're doing it part of the problem? Also: local iwi steps in to save the local paper in Wairoa.