Most of the time MPs debate about the future but last week they looked back at the first women to enter Parliament and the Crown's invasion of Parihaka

Forty per cent of Kiwi small business owners feel running a small business impacts negatively on their mental health, while another 40% don't feel responsible for their staff's wellbeing. Xero's Craig Hudson is with us to discuss.

Veteran commentator Keith Quinn joins the show to offer his analysis on the All Blacks' failed Rugby World campaign, which was derailed with a shock semifinal loss to England last night.

Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail.

Visiting a select committee is always an education. So based on ‘day one’ of submissions on the second arms bill, The House offers a few hints for submitters.

Parliament this week includes a number of controversial or important pieces of legislation, others that are deeply procedural. And a good smattering of New Zealand history.

The very witty Kitty Flanagan has helpfully put together a comprehensive guide to modern behaviour, and help everyone around you be a bit less irritating, with her new book, 488 Rules For Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct.

Chinese-born British writer Jung Chang joins the show to discuss her latest book Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister and why she still remains optimistic about the future of her homeland.

Former New Zealand and Japan Sevens player Scott Pierce joins the show from Kamaishi to look at the work that has been done by locals and the rugby community alike to clean up after the devastation caused by Typhoon Hagibis last weekend, including a heart-warming story that saw the Canadian Rugby World Cup players pick up spades and muck in after their game against Namibia was cancelled.

For over 30 years, philanthropist and author Christine Fernyhough has built an extraordinary collection of over 4000 everyday objects of mid-century New Zealand craft, design and folk art.