The news that the Oxford English Dictionary has added 'chur' and 36 te reo words to their collection prompted AudioCulture's Chris Bourke to look into the history of the word.

Whanganui born Alex Rothman is calling home from Tashkent in Uzbekistan where he teaches high school history.

In the small town north Canterbury town of Amberley, Rachel Scott has made bread her life.

UK provocateur captures media's attention; lifting the lid on lobbying, ministers - and the media; a source burned and spurned - in the public interest?

Dr Owen Jones is research fellow in the Department of Psychology at Otago University. An expert in memory, Alzheimer's and the much rarer, earlier-onset fronto-temporal dementia - brought to public attention recently following actor Bruce Willis' diagnosis. He joins us to talk about how our memory works and how we can keep it healthier for longer.

An international collaboration between Dutch and New Zealand artists sees the opening of a new exhibition, 'Smells like Roses - Rozengeur' at Foxton's Mapuna Kabinet Art Gallery. We're joined by co-curator, Arjan van der Boon.

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?