Kiwi comedian, actress and director Alice Snedden has relocated to the UK, and she's got a new project for fans to stream on Neon.

Snedden's best known for the BBC show Starstruck, as well as the likes of Funny Girls, Jono and Ben, Educators and Taskmaster NZ.

She says she always goes back to creating things she's going to have good time on, and her new show, Break Clause, has a relatable premise.

"If you're a young couple - even living just the two of them together is pretty aspirational, the idea that they could sustain a place on their own or anything like that is absurd."

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Psychologist John Aiken is best known for matchmaking and advising the contestants on Married at First Sight - but he's got a new project lined up.

Lessons on Living is a three-part series inspired by the late Nigel Latta, with the original book being released last year on the day he died.

John Aiken explained that he's carrying on the conversation Nigel started, and it's very different to what he's used to.

"It was a chance to really deep dive on some of the key elements to building resilience, and doing it by interviewing really powerful Kiwis, and also doing experiments and also getting to know Nigel's nearest and dearest."

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There's all sorts of new and exciting ideas happening in the world of travel - and even New Zealand-made developments are getting credit.

BloggerAtLarge.com writer Megan Singleton explored the benefits and opportunities that come with bigger projects like Etihad Rail and Viking's new hybrid hydrogen powered cruise ship.

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American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee. She wrote the wonderful book Pachinko some years ago and this is another masterpiece. John Koh is a South Korean businessman who’s badly betrayed by his boss and struggles to find another job, in the midst of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. He’s most concerned about the future of his kids, and the family move from Seoul to Sydney and then to Los Angeles looking for the good opportunities which never come. The next generation get involved in a hagwon, which is essentially a cramming school for students – but unlike the typical hagwon which is entirely driven by the desperate need for academic success, they’re more interested in developing well rounded and less stressed students.

Partita by Barbara Kingsolver. Author of the equally brilliant The Poisonwood Bible and Demon Copperhead amongst others. Lydia Bohusz is a young, naïve, supremely gifted pianist who leaves Appalachia for college where her prodigious musicality promises a brilliant future - until an affair and its subsequent aftermath dramatically changes the course of her life. This is Barbara Kingsolver writing at her most sublime.

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This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist Simon Wilson and host of The Prosperity Project, Nadine Higgins, joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

New data shows over a third of young Kiwis are not enrolled to vote - two weeks ahead of enrolment closing. Are we doing enough to engage young people? How important is it that we get young people enrolled and voting? Do we think the law change to stop election day enrolments will have an impact on this election?

National has recently announced they'll be campaigning on students being required to stay at school until they complete year 11, rather than being able to leave when they turn 16. It also wants more uniform school start and finish dates. Do we think this is a good idea? Do we see this working for voters?

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Cook time: 60 minutes

Prep time: 20 minutes

Serves: 6

400gm Brined pork belly

2 tbsp sunflower oil

2 cups frozen mixed vegetable

2 cups fresh spinach leaves

1 cup of curry paste

2 can coconut cream

1 cup vegetable stock

2 tbsp brown sugar

3 tbsp thai fish sauce

Juice of 2 lemons

1 cup mint leaves

1 cup coriander leaves

Curry paste

1 onion, peeled & diced

6 garlic cloves, peeled

2 stalks of lemongrass

1 knob ginger

2 tbsp curry powder

2 chilli, you choose!

1 cup of coriander stems, left over from the leaves

1/4 cup sunflower oil

1 tsp salt

6 makrut (kaffir) lime leaves (optional)

Pre-heat a oven to 170*c

Place the brined and dried pork onto a oven tray and place in the oven for 1 hour. To finish, turn the oven to grill to crisp up the skin.

To make the curry paste, bend all the ingredients together until smooth.

Heat a cast iron fry-pan. Add in the yellow curry paste and fry over a medium heat until the paste become fragrant.

Add the coconut cream along with vegetable stock. Season with a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and then add in the frozen vegetables. Simmer for a further 10 minutes.

Finish by adding the sugar, Thai fish sauce, lemon juice and finally the mint, coriander leaves and spinach leaves.

Chop up the crispy pork and place into the curry just before you serve.

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The state of the health system is a big talking point in this year's election, but there's debate to be had about preventative steps as well.

Despite the well-documented benefits of preventive measures, many people fail to engage in proactive preventive health behaviours - and there's also societal factors that add to declining health, like housing, income, and food systems.

Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara unpacked the debate further.

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