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'Frustrating': Sir Graeme Dingle on what is really needed to help young offenders
Dingle and his wife had swapped a life of adventures for helping others.

Barry Soper on a year of health issues: 'Three months in hospital was like being in prison'
His health issues have Soper reflecting ahead of the birth of his seventh child.

How 'Madam' Antonia Murphy ended up running an ethical brothel – and why she called it a day
From 2017 to 2019, Antonia Murphy was the Madam of Whangarei-based 'The Bach'.

'I didn’t know if I could control myself': John Kirwan reflects on his mental health journey
The All Black great has opened up on his early struggles with suicidal thoughts

RNZ host Susie Ferguson on life with endo: 'You’re screaming with pain internally'
The popular host has detailed her life story in a new memoir.

Matt Chisholm, Paula Bennett open up on mental health and overwork
The broadcaster has been open about his mental health in the past.

Affairs, buried cash and sex dungeons: Inside the life of the 'Coffin Confessor'
Bill Edgar's job includes airing people's secrets at their own funerals.

'I feel boring and stale': Why Jay-Jay Feeney quit radio
A changing media landscape influenced Feeney's decision.

From child actor to award-winning roles: How Antonia Prebble avoids being typecast
Actor tells Paula Bennett why she still feels the pull of Los Angeles.

Ryan Bridge talks old jobs, new jobs and his wedding
'I don’t consider myself a conservative. I mean, look at the state of me!'

Sonia Gray on why it's her 'mission' to support and educate on neurodiversity
The broadcaster hit out at the suggestion parents should be fined over truancy.

Economist reveals secrets to making the most from your investment property
And if you aren't on the property ladder in your 20s - there's still plenty of time.

Dame Theresa Gattung: Why more needs to be done to get women into leadership roles
'It’s only our mother’s generation that had to stop the job when they got married.'

Why Kanoa Lloyd nearly quit The Project over stress
Presenter says the show's cancellation saw the decision taken out of her hands.

Why a Matt Heath column led to Paula Bennett's 'most traumatising' moment
The radio host also believes we need to learn not to be so offended.

Newsreader Niva Retimanu on defying labels and dealing with grief
'Once there are hurdles or I put a block there, then I’m never going to succeed.'

How a 10-year voyage and being abandoned in Rotorua changed this author's life
Suzanne Heywood on the adventure that changed her childhood.

'I hated it towards the end': Jason Gunn on why quitting radio was 'best thing' he ever did
'I just thought this has just become remarkably average'.

This is Going to Hurt: Writer glad his book is putting people off becoming doctors
The Bafta winner is bringing his bestselling book turned standup show to Auckland.

Dame Susan Devoy still stunned by race relations backlash: 'Don't know why it was so bad'
The former sports star has reflected on her career in her new memoir.

Judy Bailey talks getting older, embracing Botox: 'I had an eyebrow that went rogue'
Broadcaster has written a new book about the joys of getting older.