Sunday – Doctor Claire

Carefree Kiwi surfie Kim Hegan never expected to become part of a cultural revolution. But thats what happened when he went to India.

A passionate conservationist and his canine companion fight together to save New Zealand's kea. Corey Mosen and Ajax, his highly-trained border collie cross, travel into remote and challenging parts of the country to track down the worlds only mountain parrot.

They're ordinary people with extraordinary powers. Super recognisers make up around 1% of the population - all they need is one glimpse, and they'll remember a face forever. See how Scotland Yard is using super recognisers to catch criminals when even the most sophisticated technology fails.

Sharlene Poole is gifted with babies and in her international career as a "baby whisperer", she's looked after a thousand of them. But what about one of her own? Aged almost 40 and single, Sharlene embarked on her own journey to parenthood.

He's been a MP for 33 years, a Minister, a deputy Prime Minister but Winston Peters is still something of a mystery to voters. At 72, is he fighting for political relevance or will he be in the driver's seat once again when it comes to forming the next government? He consistently refuses to say which way he will go but a week out from the election, he's allowed SUNDAY to jump on board the straight talk express.

Hundreds of metres below the earth's surface two men struggle to discover a new entrance into one of New Zealand's most spectacular caves. Mike and Dave love being deep underground. The friends and cavers are on a mission to find a new entrance to a spectacular cave. It's dark, it's muddy and it's confined - perilous danger mixed with a childlike obsession with crawling around in the mud.

The Kiwi dream of home ownership is becoming just that - a dream. We now have the lowest rate of home ownership in nearly seventy years. And that's because for decades now, house prices have increased much faster than most incomes... leaving a generation of renters... often in old, run-down accommodation. But, ahead of the 2017 election, can renters flex their political muscle and demand better conditions?

How far would you go to get justice for your father? Ross Bush's family began their fight after he was killed when a building collapsed on him in Christchurch's massive 2011 earthquake. A Royal Commission found the building was wrongly declared safe following the first 2010 earthquake, after an engineer's insufficient inspection. But six years on there has been no apology, no accountability, and no closure for the Bush family.

Dr Claire McLintock knows cancer all too well - she's fought her own battle and helped other women through theirs. Now her old foe has returned, and this time it's terminal. An expensive drug just released on the New Zealand market could keep her alive for much longer, and for Claire, it's a hope worth betting on.

He's lived a lifetime of rock n' roll - but former Pink Floyd bassist and vocalist Roger Waters is also an activist - controversial and fearless in his political views. With the release of his first solo album in 25 years, and ahead of touring NZ next year, Waters sits down with SUNDAY for an exclusive interview.