RNZ: Sunday Morning

Listeners' feedback about Sunday Morning with Wallace Chapman.

Comedian and writer Susie Essman plays the loud, ball-busting, expletive-driven Susie Greene on hit American comedy Curb your Enthusiasm, alongside comic genius Larry David.

Frickin Dangerous Bro are comedians Jamaine Ross, James Roque and Pax Assadi and they're about to embark on their "world tour" of Tamaki Makaurau with their stand-up comedy act.

Singer and bass guitarist Glenn Hughes is best known for his time with Deep Purple. He played on three albums - 1974's Burn, Stormbringer in the same year and Come Taste the Band in 1975.

The iconic singer songwriter says she never thought about having to 'manage her legacy', but 'when you’ve been around this long, it’s to do with being dignified and making good choices'.

Simon Sinek took on the subject of millennials in the workplace and his Ted Talk about that, as they say, 'broke' the internet. And rather than think of millennials as a burden in the workplace, he says workplace leaders need to work out how to keep that generation engaged. Sinek has also written three best-selling books and his latest - Find Your Why - tries to offer practical ways for work leaders to find purpose for themselves and their teams.

Broadcasting at the back of policy parade; local politics out of focus; are you ready to be immersed in the news?

With a growing number of our lakes and rivers unsafe for swimming - and some beaches too, eco-warrior Dr Mike Joy is determined to get people to think about cleaning up our waterways. The Massey University freshwater ecologist has spent many years trying to raise public awareness of the state of our water environments. Now the senior lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Science has become the first recipient of an award recognising the role of "critic and conscience" in society.

Recent figures indicate the gender wage gap has narrowed, but does that mean employers are valuing women more? The settlement that gave 55,000 care and support workers pay increases may be a springboard to address the persistent gender wage gap. But Megan Whelan asks if that is going to be enough.

The National Council of Women has marked its 100 year anniversary with its annual national conference, held in Christchurch, the home of Kate Sheppard, who founded the organisation. The theme was "A Gender Equal New Zealand". The President of the National Council of Women Vanisa Dhiru talks about the issues still facing women.

A project to look at the health of 380 of our lakes has been given $12 million in government funding. The study will be carried out by GNS Science and the Cawthron Institute. Environmental change scientist Dr Marcus Vandergoes of GNS Science explains.

This week's North Korean missile was its farthest reaching test, capable of hitting Guam. Kiwi journalist Charles Anderson is in Seoul and says South Koreans have got used to the threats.

Red Cross communications manager Corinne Ambler was in Bangladesh to assist with that country's shocking floods. But now she's helping thousands of Rohingya muslims flooding across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh, a humanitarian crisis of massive proportions.

Police have now arrested an 18 year old after the terror attack on a London Tube train on Friday. London correspondent Catherine Drew reports.

The All Blacks vs South Africa rugby championship match last night at North Harbour Stadium was an absolutely trouncing, 57-0. Joe Porter talks about the game.