Podcast appearances and mentions of Susie Ferguson

This week saw the the final few days of the coronial inquest into the death of olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore. Olivia's Mum Nienke and her step dad Chris Middleton spoke to Susie Ferguson from their Christchurch home.

Abdulzarak Gurnah's new novel Theft is his first since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. He talks to Susie Ferguson about this coming-of-age story and the impact of his win. 

The US Secretary of State says America may abandon peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in days if no progress is shown. US correspondent Simon Marks speaks to Susie Ferguson.

Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Saturday Morning" with Susie Ferguson presenting.

The death knell was sounded for the Treaty Principles Bill at its second - and final - reading this week. All parties except ACT voted against the bill, with 11 votes in favour and 112 against. Newsroom's political editor Laura Walters talks to Susie Ferguson.

To top off our 50th anniversary celebrations some very familiar voices from the past are joining us again. With us in the Wellington studio are Geoff Robinson, Kim Hill, and Susie Ferguson and in Auckland we have Guyon Espiner.

In this episode of Untidy, Matty and Hannah welcome the incredible Susie Ferguson, a celebrated journalist, former war correspondent, and host of Saturday Morning on RNZ. Susie shares deeply personal stories that inspired her newly released autobiography, ‘Bloody Minded’ — a book she swore she’d never write. Susie openly discusses her torrid battle with endometriosis which saw her being misdiagnosed, under-diagnosed, gaslit and dependent on opioids just to function in daily life. She talks about war reporting as the only woman in an infantry battalion, her painful entry to motherhood through miscarriage, post-natal trauma, grief, and challenging societal expectations around working mothers. Susie is a powerful advocate for women’s health, empowering and informing others through fearless storytelling. She is a breath of fresh air! Follow Susie on Instagram @rnzsusie and tune into Saturday Morning on Radio New Zealand 7 am to midday alongside Mihingarangi Forbes @mihiforbes. Books and resources mentioned in the show:Bloody Minded by Susie Ferguson published by HarperCollinsPain and Prejudice by Gabrielle JacksonThe Place at the End of the World by Janine di GiovanniEndometriosis New Zealand Image credit: Ebony Lamb @elstudiosphotography If you’re enjoying Untidy, we need your support by subscribing to the show in your podcast app and tapping the ‘+ follow’ button. You can also find us and subscribe on YouTube! That way, you’ll never miss an episode. Help us to keep building this supportive community – subscribe, share an episode with a mate, and chuck us a 5-star review. Thank you for listening, contributing and supporting our independent production! You’re the best! Untidy is made for you – the people right at the heart of this steaming hot mess we call parenthood! Follow the show and DM us on Instagram @untidypodcast or email hello@untidypodcast.com. Your stories and ideas to help us shape the show! Find us online at Untidy podcast. Find Matilda at @matootles and get your copy of The Feel Good Guide. Find Hannah at @hannahedavison and her My Big Moments children’s books at @mybigmoments. Enter code UNTIDY at checkout for 10% off your order.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright talks with Susie Ferguson about developing comprehension in toddlers and when to be concerned if understanding, speaking and learning do not seem to be coming easily.

There were three things Susie Ferguson was never going to do; climb Mt Everest, run a marathon or write a book. However a serendipitous podcast interview with my good friend Frank nudged her to capture her experiences as a war correspondent, radio journalist and woman - the result is "Bloody Minded."  Susie shares her experiences of being bullied and even publicly shamed by a teacher while navigating the tricky dynamics of an all-girls school.  Her candid reflections on enduring undiagnosed endometriosis while reporting from Iraq, display her resilience and humour.  From her love story with husband Lee, to the intense bonds formed in war zones,and the challenges of transitioning into motherhood, Susie's book is moving and memorable. Join us for a heartfelt exploration of adaptability, determination, and the bonds that define our lives. Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker.

Susie Ferguson opens up about becoming a war correspondent at only 25, while taking 15 painkillers a day to cope with her then undiagnosed endometriosis. 

Kia ora! I'm Petra, and welcome to Grey Areas, back for its sixth season. We're diving deep into the conversations that matter—those tricky, often unspoken topics that can powerfully shape our lives. Throughout this season, I sit down with incredible New Zealanders who aren't afraid to tackle the tough stuff. We explore subjects like endometriosis, our complex relationships with our bodies, singleness, loneliness, and the inner dialogue we all have—sometimes critical, sometimes empowering. I'm excited to bring you conversations with amazing guests, including journalist Paddy Gower, broadcaster Susie Ferguson, and beloved cook and author Nici Wickes.  Plus we'll look ahead to life's next chapters—beyond the hormones and emotional turbulence—asking ourselves, "What does it mean to be retirement-ready?" and "What do we want from the next season of our lives?" Because we all know it's about more than just money, (even though that helps!) This season, we're also welcoming our first international guest, Dr. Hillary McBride, who will share her wisdom on how we can reconnect with our bodies in meaningful ways. Creating Grey Areas is some of the most fulfilling work of my life, and I'm so grateful to have you on this journey with me. Together, we have the opportunity to engage in conversations that just might spark revolutionary thinking. So come, join me around this virtual campfire as we launch Season 6. New episodes drop weekly starting October 3rd on rova or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Join Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes for our refreshed Saturday Morning show.

Susie Ferguson's listener feedback for saturday morning 6 July 2024

A "miserable" moment on the banks of Lake Wakatipu was the initial inspiration for Matt Heath's new book A Life Less Punishing: 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got. The radio host and writer tells Susie Ferguson we all have the power to change our own mindset for the better.

You might remember women "getting their colours done" in the 1980s. Thanks to social media, the art of analysing which shades complement a person's natural colouring is again having a moment. Rachel Bilu of Colour Lab Stylist tells Susie Ferguson about the benefits.

After making her name on television, Kiwi actress Sara Wiseman returns to the Auckland stage this month in the acclaimed medical drama The Effect. She talks to Susie Ferguson about theatre acting, "getting over herself" to audition for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and why Aotearoa needs to embrace local storytelling like Australia does.

As private corporations invest billions in the space race, tighter regulation of their off-Earth activity is urgently needed, says British philosopher AC Grayling. "If you could put in place a set of really robust and binding and enforceable agreements which would restrain people from acting badly in outer space, our future selves would thank us," he tells Susie Ferguson.

Listener feedback for 27th January 2024 saturday morning with Susie Ferguson.

A project led by Cook Islands environmentalist Alanna Smith, is taking advantage of an anatomical quirk to track turtles' movements around her home country of Rarotonga. The director of NGO Ipukarea Society is utilising AI facial recognition software to identify turtles by their facial patterns - which are unique, like fingerprints. She joins Susie Ferguson to talk about this citizen science project, which has been running for a year.

The assumption that people actually mean 'unlovable' or 'unworthy' when they describe themselves as 'fat' reveals the harsh bias we have against bigger bodies, says writer and podcaster Aubrey Gordon. "It's rare that I say I'm fat without someone saying 'no, you're not, you're beautiful' which is a wild assumption to make that those things can't coexist," she tells Susie Ferguson.

When ACT's Brooke van Velden won the Auckland seat of Tamaki at the election, it was a triumph of shrewd campaigning. But it was also a failure for Christian conservatism in mainstream politics. In this bonus episode of Focus on Politics, Susie Ferguson takes a close look at the meaning of Tamaki.

In the recent election ACT pulled off one of its most impressive feats - with Brooke van Velden flipping the seat of Tāmaki. National's Simon O'Connor had held it with majority of over 8,000, but that dissolved in the face of the challenge from ACT's deputy leader. Susie Ferguson takes a look at the Tāmaki electorate.

As the Hawke's Bay sun begins to dry out the silt piles left by Cyclone Gabrielle, the dust problem is becoming so bad, some residents are leaving their homes. There's still up to 1.5 million cubic metres of debris to shift, much of it sitting in heaps on the edges of properties and orchards, ready for collection. Hawke's Bay Regional Council has secured enough funding to move 200,000 cubic metres of it over this month and next, but past that point, funding to finish the job is uncertain. But as the piles crust over, and are then disrupted, it's whipping them up into plumes of dust. Scientists are gathering in the region to analyse how much of an issue this is likely to be as El Nino arrives. Esk Valley resident Steve Wheeler's lifestyle block was buried under two metres of silt during the cyclone. While much of it is cleared away, he says the dust is getting extreme, he's moving house to another area today and he says he's not the first. Steve, along with NIWA air quality scientist Elizabeth Somervell and Silt Recovery Taskforce lead Darren de Klerk, speak to Susie Ferguson.

Miriam Margolyes "can't resist naughtiness". The actor famed for her character roles and her outrageous chat show appearances is described as someone for whom currency is laughter - by any means possible: outrage, obscenity, and occasional flatulence. Despite recent heart surgery and a body she describes as "crumbling concrete", the 82-year-old is refusing to slow down. Miriam will be in New Zealand this summer to shoot Holy Days - a film about a group of nuns fighting a development order, starring alongside Judy Davis and Joanna Scanlan, and has just finished her second memoir: Oh Miriam: Stories from an Extraordinary Life. She speaks to Susie Ferguson.

A landmark threat-reporting system for the public to counter terrorism and extremist violence is in limbo. The system was a key recommendation after the Christchurch mosque attacks, with the Royal Commission of Inquiry suggesting it be implemented by the end of 2021. But the outgoing government failed to get a final plan for the new system over the line before the election. Islamic Women's Council spokesperson Aliya Danzeisen spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Healthy food only makes up a fraction of what schools are serving students in canteens and tuck shops. Massey University researchers have been analysing the menu of 133 primary schools across the country. Despite the Ministry of Health implementing Food and Drink Guidelines for Schools in 2020, the study found only 12.8 percent of foods available to students are considered healthy. Lead researcher from Massey University Danika Pillay spoke to Susie Ferguson.

An associate professor and neonatal paediatrician from Auckland University is describing Pharmac's decision not to fund an RSV-preventative drug as "disappointing". For the last three winters the drug - which is given monthly over winter to high-risk infants to reduce the risk of RSV infection - has been covered by COVID-19 response funding. But Pharmac says Palivizumab has now been placed on the list of medicines it would like to fund, but which it cannot under its current budget. Dr Jane Alsweiler spoke to Susie Ferguson.

First home buyers are defying all odds according to new data, which shows them taking up a record portion of the market share. These buyers have made 27 percent of the country's property purchases in the last six months, despite high interest rates and cost of living pressures. But the number of deals has fallen beneath previous averages with the market still subdued. CoreLogic chief property economist Kelvin Davidson spoke to Susie Ferguson.

A landmark threat-reporting system for the public to counter terrorism and extremist violence is in limbo. The outgoing government failed to get a final plan for the new system over the line before the election. This despite it being described in newly released ministerial briefings as key to help security agencies "join-the-dots" about serious threats. It was also among the highest priorities emerging from the Royal Commission of inquiry into the mosque attacks. Phil Pennington spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The Ministry of Justice says a 'revolving door' between the Beehive and lobbying roles can result in the misuse of privileged information and unfair access. The ministry is now working on options to regulate the lobbying industry. In a briefing paper to Justice Minister Ginny Andersen in August justice officials say when there an imbalance in who gets access to decision makers - that can lead to a lack of trust in democratic process and erode social cohesion. Journalist Guyon Espiner spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Fifty-six nesting pairs of the critically endangered kōtuku have landed this year at Aotearoa's only breeding spot at Whataroa on the South Island's West Coast, and chicks are now hatching every day. Each year the birds disperse widely across the country before returning in mid-September to nest. White Heron Sanctuary Tours Dion Arnold spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Two evacuation centres have been opened in the Wairoa District after heavy rain caused flooding in parts of the region overnight. Three people had to be rescued from their cars after becoming stuck in floodwaters south of Nūhaka in the early hours of the morning. Wairoa remains cut off with State Highway Two closed in both directions. Juanita Savage is the Wairoa District Civil Defence Controller - and she's just had an update from officials. Savage spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Just one month ago, the Labour Party had dismissed introducing a wealth or capital gains tax after a captain's call from leader, Chris Hipkins. In July, Hipkins put out a statement drawing a line under speculation, saying under a Government he leads there will be no wealth or capital gains tax. But after a big election defeat, he now says nothing is off the table. The Labour Party caucus voted to keep Chris Hipkins as leader. Hipkins spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Mega supermarket chain Foodstuffs has proposed to merge its North and South Island operations to simplify the business and save costs. The company has approached the Commerce Commission and will put the plan to members mid next year. Foodstuffs says it's making the change in response to the commission's review into the supermarket sector, but some commentators aren't convinced it will do anything to help customers. Anti-monopoly campaigner Tex Edwards spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says nothing is off the table as his party looks to reset in the wake of a big election defeat. Hipkins was reconfirmed as leader on Tuesday, and policies he had vetoed ahead of the election, such as a wealth or capital gains tax, could be back on the menu. Carmel Sepuloni has also taken over as deputy leader, from Kelvin Davis. Former Labour Party MP Sue Moroney spoke to Susie Ferguson.

A capital gains and wealth tax is back on the table for the Labour Party. Earlier this year, leader Chris Hipkins ruled out introducing the policies, saying under a Government he leads there will be no wealth or capital gains tax after the election. The decision frustrated some in Labour's caucus, with David Parker, who was Revenue Minister at the time, relinquishing the portfolio, claiming it was untenable for him to stay in the role. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Susie Ferguson.

While crowds filled Flemington Park for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, other onlookers gathered outside in protest. A hundred and sixty-eight Australian and seven NZ horses died on race tracks this year alone, and an ongoing campaign run by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses is trying to change the racing industry. A small protest within the coalition gathered closer to home in Auckland on Tuesday. Deno Stock was one of the organisers. Stock spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Susie Ferguson presenting. #Election2024 #politics #Trump #Biden #polls #USpolitics #news

There is a new favourite to win the all-important Bird of the Century vote, which closes next Sunday. On the back of a celebrity endorsement, the Pūteketeke, the Australasian crested grebe, is expected to be a runaway victor. It's understood more than 10,000 people flooded the Forest and Bird website Monday night to vote, after Last Week Tonight show host John Oliver launched his campaign for the bird in the United States. Forest and Bird chief executive Nicola Toki spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Donald Trump has slammed the civil fraud case into his vastly overstated business empire as 'ridiculous'. A possible outcome of the case in New York could bar Trump from any further business activity in that state. Trump is currently leading the polls in five of the six US battleground states. The key swing states in his favour include Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania - where Trump's advantage ranges between three to ten points over President Biden. Washington correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Police won't be replacing a communications system vital to dispatching patrol cars and fire trucks. Straight after Cyclone Gabrielle, Cabinet backed a replacement but failed to fund it in the May budget. Phil Pennington has been looking at documents about the Communications and Resource Deployment or CARD system. Pennington spoke to Susie Ferguson.

It's Melbourne Cup day and it's the biggest day of the year for betting in New Zealand. But there are no chances of a win for a local horse. None of New Zealand's contenders made it through, including Ladies Man of Taranaki, who missed out by one place. It's been eight years since a New Zealand horse won the cup. TAB bookmaker Thad Taylor spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Chris Hipkins will find out on Tuesday if the new severely depleted Labour caucus want him to stay on as leader. The 34 MPs will gather in Upper Hutt in what is expected to be a long meeting. As well as voting on the leadership, they will also examine the party's woeful election result. Political reporter Katie Scotcher has been speaking to some of the surviving Labour MPs. Scotcher spoke to Susie Ferguson.

For anyone feeling particularly wind-blown recently - NIWA agrees with you. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has released its climate summary for the month of October. It reports large temperature swings and high winds across the motu. Kaikohe in the Far North had its wettest October ever - with 321 percent of its normal monthly rainfall. NIWA's Chris Brandolino spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Temperatures have dropped for much of the country as a chilly southerly moves up the country. A road snowfall warning was in place at Porters Pass, and persistent rain fell throughout eastern Marlborough and North Canterbury. MetService meteorologist John Law spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The official results in the general election have finally been released - but it's likely recounts will be requested in some electorates. On Friday National lost two seats after the count of special votes, while Te Pāti Māori gained two, and the Green Party has gained another.   The margins in some electorates are in the single digits: - Te Pāti Māori candidate Takutai Tarsh Kemp won the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate by just 4 votes over Labour's Peeni Henare. - Labour's Helen White beat National's Melissa Lee in Mt Albert by just 20 votes  - And Labour candidate Rachel Boyack won Nelson with a majority of 29 votes over the National candidate Blair Cameron. Melissa Lee and Blair Cameron have indicated they may request a recount. Chief electoral officer Karl Le Quesne spoke to Susie Ferguson.  

National and Act had the barest majority on election night, but the picture changed with the final result, confirming that New Zealand First must be in the mix. Policy positions are being worked through to identify areas of common ground and those that will prove more challenging. Both Act and New Zealand First have raised red flags over the affordability of National's tax package. Partly funding it through a foreign property buyers' tax would be problematic for New Zealand First. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Facial recognition technology has failed almost half the time in tests of a landmark government system called Identity Check. Official information documents raise the prospect of it failing even more with Maori. The Identity Check system is aimed at becoming the primary way New Zealanders verify who they are online, for access to thousands of public and private services, from benefits to banks. Phil Pennington spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The Black Caps' chances of making the Cricket World Cup semi-finals have taken a hit after losing their weekend match against Pakistan in a rain-affected result. Batting first, the Black Caps made a massive 401-6, with Rachin Ravindra scoring his third century of the tournament with 108 from 94 balls, and captain Kane Williamson returning from injury to score 95 from 79 balls. Pakistan started the chase strongly, before rain interrupted the match, and the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method was used. The Black Caps now must beat Sri Lanka, and hope that Afghanistan and Pakistan both lose their remaining matches. Cricket commentator Bryan Waddle spoke to Susie Ferguson.

For the past 29 years, Matthew O'Sullivan has been working to fill in the gaps of New Zealand's military history. He's the official 'keeper of photographs' at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch, which is home to an archive containing more than one million snapshots - documenting both the Air force and Defence Force over the years. Some images date back to World War II, and a handful of negatives even go right back to the 1920s. As well as conserving the collection, Matthew often gets requests from the public hoping to track down images of long-lost relatives, or from far-away towns who want to memorialise our country's role in the war. Matthew O'Sullivan speaks with Susie Ferguson.