Exposure to blue light could be feeding our obesity problem.
A new rat study's revealed screen use at night may increase our tendency to snack on sugary foods, overtime leading to weight gain.
It found the light may also disrupt our ability to process that sugar, especially in males.
Dr Michelle Dickinson told Andrew Dickens there's a strong correlation.
'The rats that were exposed to one hour of blue light, ie being on your phone in bed, they went straight to the sugar water. The rats that were not watching the blue light went to the normal water."

We are increasingly becoming a cashless society, but when it comes to international travel, that's not always easy. 
Blogger-at-large Megan Singleton is heading to China later this year, where our credit cards are not widely accepted. 
She joined Andrew Dickens to discuss how you get around that, and which countries you also need to be wary of if you are used to using plastic instead of cash.

We are increasingly becoming a cashless society, but when it comes to international travel, that's not always easy. 
Blogger-at-large Megan Singleton is heading to China later this year, where our credit cards are not widely accepted. 
She joined Andrew Dickens to discuss how you get around that, and which countries you also need to be wary of if you are used to using plastic instead of cash.

Whatever It Takes by Paul Cleave. NZ author who has really struggled to crack the local market but is huge in Europe, especially Germany. I think this is one of his best and most accessible books to date – about a US Deputy who rescues a young girl who’s been kidnapped, and promises her that he will never let anything bad happen to her again. Many years later he’s called on to honour that promise.
The Red Daughter by John Burnham Schwarz. Fictionalised story about Stalin’s daughter who in 1967 defected to America, leaving her two children behind. Intriguingly, the author’s father was, in real life, the man sent to Russia to smuggle her out and escort her back to the States, so he knows a fair bit about what happened and what her life was like afterwards.
 

Whatever It Takes by Paul Cleave. NZ author who has really struggled to crack the local market but is huge in Europe, especially Germany. I think this is one of his best and most accessible books to date – about a US Deputy who rescues a young girl who’s been kidnapped, and promises her that he will never let anything bad happen to her again. Many years later he’s called on to honour that promise.
The Red Daughter by John Burnham Schwarz. Fictionalised story about Stalin’s daughter who in 1967 defected to America, leaving her two children behind. Intriguingly, the author’s father was, in real life, the man sent to Russia to smuggle her out and escort her back to the States, so he knows a fair bit about what happened and what her life was like afterwards.
 

Move it Mama founder, Lisa Fong tells Andrew Dickens how to find the motivation to exercise when it's cold and miserable in winter.

Move it Mama founder, Lisa Fong tells Andrew Dickens how to find the motivation to exercise when it's cold and miserable in winter.

In 1969, Cliff Tait, a salesman and amateur aviator, became the first person to fly a single engine plane around the world.
The journey in his New Zealand made airtourer, Miss Jacy, took Cliff 81 days across 48,000kms.
This coming week marks a milestone for Cliff, Thursday 1 August is the 50th anniversary of the completion of his journey.  Keeping a promise to his wife Joyce that he would be home in time for their 17th wedding anniversary.  
The journey was a dicey one for Cliff, with many moments leaving him wondering whether he should just turn back or whether he would make it home at all.
Tait joined Andrew Dickens to share his recollection of the journey.

In 1969, Cliff Tait, a salesman and amateur aviator, became the first person to fly a single engine plane around the world.
The journey in his New Zealand made airtourer, Miss Jacy, took Cliff 81 days across 48,000kms.
This coming week marks a milestone for Cliff, Thursday 1 August is the 50th anniversary of the completion of his journey.  Keeping a promise to his wife Joyce that he would be home in time for their 17th wedding anniversary.  
The journey was a dicey one for Cliff, with many moments leaving him wondering whether he should just turn back or whether he would make it home at all.
Tait joined Andrew Dickens to share his recollection of the journey.

Local media are calling it a 'Boris bounce'.
The UK Conservative Party's opened up a 10-point lead over the opposition since Boris Johnson took the country's top job.
The Sunday Times newspaper says the change has pushed support for Johnson's Conservatives to 31 per cent, up six points from the previous poll.
It's while Labour comes in at 21 per cent, up two points.
The poll could fuel speculation that Johnson will call an early election to shuffle Britain's parliament and break the Brexit deadlock, though the PM has ruled out that possibility. 
Will the boost last, or does Boris need to prove himself further? Shane Te Pou and Lorna Subritzky joined Andrew Dickens to discuss the latest in UK politics, as well as New Zealand's only centre-right party as National makes their case at their party conference.