Miss Kerre on the Sunday Session last week?
It's because she was away at a health retreat in Niue, alongside our well-being correspondent Kaytee Boyd.
The two caught up post-relaxation to discuss what went on and the benefits of taking an extended weekend to focus on yourself.
LISTEN TO KAYTEE BOYD TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

Reboots are nothing new in Hollywood, but the latest announcements have raised eyebrows.
Clueless, the classic 90s comedy that remade Jane Austen's Emma, is set to be revived according to reports.
Disney is also considering a Johnny Depp-less reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Entertainment correspondent Dominic Corry told Kerre McIvor that Depp has become uninsurable due to his erratic behaviour, which would make it too expensive to carry on the franchise with him.
LISTEN TO DOMINIC CORRY TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

Reboots are nothing new in Hollywood, but the latest announcements have raised eyebrows.
Clueless, the classic 90s comedy that remade Jane Austen's Emma, is set to be revived according to reports.
Disney is also considering a Johnny Depp-less reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Entertainment correspondent Dominic Corry told Kerre McIvor that Depp has become uninsurable due to his erratic behaviour, which would make it too expensive to carry on the franchise with him.
LISTEN TO DOMINIC CORRY TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

Strawberries are out and are tasting great!
The garden strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries. It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness
Coming from the rose family, the strawberry isn’t a berry as the seed are on the outside, unlike a blackberry, where the seeds are on the inside.
This week I have a great cake!
Frangipane puff tart w Balsamic strawberries
125g butter, softened
125g caster sugar
3 eggs
125g ground almonds
1 Tbsp plain flour
2 sheets frozen puff pastry
2 punnets fresh strawberries, hulled
150ml balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
handful mint leaves
150ml crème fraiche or yogurt
Preheat the oven to 180*C. Beat one of the eggs with a fork to make an eggwash. Brush this around the edge of one of the sheets of puff pastry. Cut a 5cm “frame” from the other sheet and lay this on top of the eggwashed sheet. Pinch the edges together and prick the centre of the pastry with a fork. Lay the pastry sheets on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
In a food processor, blitz the butter, sugar, 2 eggs, almonds, flour.
½, 1 punnets of strawberries and fold through the frangipane mix. Spoon this mix into the centre of the pastry sheets . Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool.
Balsamic strawberries
In a small saucepan, put the balsamic and brown sugar and reduce over heat to about 3 Tbsp of thick liquid. Mix 1 Tbsp through the crème fraiche. Cut the second punnet of strawberries in half and mix these through the balsamic reduction.
Spoon these over the tart along with the crème fraiche or yogurt and garnish with mint leave.

Strawberries are out and are tasting great!
The garden strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries. It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness
Coming from the rose family, the strawberry isn’t a berry as the seed are on the outside, unlike a blackberry, where the seeds are on the inside.
This week I have a great cake!
Frangipane puff tart w Balsamic strawberries
125g butter, softened
125g caster sugar
3 eggs
125g ground almonds
1 Tbsp plain flour
2 sheets frozen puff pastry
2 punnets fresh strawberries, hulled
150ml balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
handful mint leaves
150ml crème fraiche or yogurt
Preheat the oven to 180*C. Beat one of the eggs with a fork to make an eggwash. Brush this around the edge of one of the sheets of puff pastry. Cut a 5cm “frame” from the other sheet and lay this on top of the eggwashed sheet. Pinch the edges together and prick the centre of the pastry with a fork. Lay the pastry sheets on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
In a food processor, blitz the butter, sugar, 2 eggs, almonds, flour.
½, 1 punnets of strawberries and fold through the frangipane mix. Spoon this mix into the centre of the pastry sheets . Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool.
Balsamic strawberries
In a small saucepan, put the balsamic and brown sugar and reduce over heat to about 3 Tbsp of thick liquid. Mix 1 Tbsp through the crème fraiche. Cut the second punnet of strawberries in half and mix these through the balsamic reduction.
Spoon these over the tart along with the crème fraiche or yogurt and garnish with mint leave.

The story of much loved Kiwi duo Peter Hudson and David Halls has been told in a new book. 
The TV chefs were pioneers of celebrity television in the 1970s and 1980s.
They were also lovers in a time when homosexuality was illegal and never discussed. 
Now, Joanne Drayton has told their on and off screen story in a new book, Hudson and Halls: The Food of Love by Joanne Drayton.
Drayton joined Kerre McIvor about the pairs popularity and how the book came about. 
LISTEN TO JOANNE DRAYON TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

The story of much loved Kiwi duo Peter Hudson and David Halls has been told in a new book. 
The TV chefs were pioneers of celebrity television in the 1970s and 1980s.
They were also lovers in a time when homosexuality was illegal and never discussed. 
Now, Joanne Drayton has told their on and off screen story in a new book, Hudson and Halls: The Food of Love by Joanne Drayton.
Drayton joined Kerre McIvor about the pairs popularity and how the book came about. 
LISTEN TO JOANNE DRAYON TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

Things have quietened down in Parliament after the furore of the last few weeks. 
NZ Herald political reporter Lucy Bennett says politicians are still reeling from the shock allegations of former National MP Jami-Lee Ross.
She told Kerre McIvor that the house has lost its typically combative nature. 
"I think everyone's kind of lost their appetite for going for the jugular." 
LISTEN TO LUCY BENNETT TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

Things have quietened down in Parliament after the furore of the last few weeks. 
NZ Herald political reporter Lucy Bennett says politicians are still reeling from the shock allegations of former National MP Jami-Lee Ross.
She told Kerre McIvor that the house has lost its typically combative nature. 
"I think everyone's kind of lost their appetite for going for the jugular." 
LISTEN TO LUCY BENNETT TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE

Next Sunday will mark 100 years since the Liberation of Le Quesnoy, exactly one week before the end of World War I.
The capturing of the French town was New Zealand’s last major action of the war and most successful day on the western front.
To mark the anniversary, producer and director Jude Dobson has created an online documentary.  It features six videos, written stories and five podcasts of letters from the soldiers.
Dobson joined Kerre McIvor to talk about the personal project, how it came about, and the importance of the Liberation.
LISTEN TO JUDE DOBSON TALK WITH KERRE MCIVOR ABOVE