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Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
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Spoken Feature: Thrift is Back!
It's time now for a new season of the RNZ podcast Thrift and this week host Katy Gossett investigates some cheap tweaks that can help turn your rental...
You're the Judge: Children at parties - yes or no?
We've got a weekly segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent in by one of our listeners, and you, our audience, dec...
Feature interview: Why you shouldn't be yourself
"Just be yourself" is one of the worst pieces of advice out there says Psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Authenticity and some diversity programs...
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Let's find out what's happening in Australia now Brad Foster is with us now to tell us what everyone is talking about across the Tasman. Today's topic...
Book Critic: Book things related to 'Hoods Landing'
A few weeks ago Pip Adam was lucky enough to be part of the launch of Laura Vincent's new novel Hoods Landing. Today she chats to Jesse about three bo...
Tech Tuesday with Tim Batt
Tim Batt joins Jesse to explain why he hates smart devices. This is off the back of Google no longer supporting some of its smart thermostats in the U...
Capturing Shackelton's Trans-Antarctica Expedition
Sir Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctica Expedition - between 1914 and 1917 - has been described as one of the greatest adventures of all time. While...
How much ecological damage has the Tongariro fire done?
Nearly 3,000 hectares of Tongariro National Park have been turned to ash by fires that started on Saturday. That's about three thousand full size rugb...
Safety First: The reality of running a shop in South Auckland
An article by RNZ journalist Gaurav Sharma takes readers behind the scenes of the Indian business community in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe and r...
Here Now
This week on Here Now..... Kadambrai Raghukumar covers the current conflict is Sudan. Sh speaks to those in New Zealand who fled the Violence of 2003...
'The Convert' star Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne tributes Lee Tamahori
Today we acknowledge the death of Lee Tamahori, Ngati Porou, the pioneering Kiwi filmmaker behind 'Once Were Warriors' and 'Mahana'. Jesse speaks to a...
Feature: 3D facial technology changes a man's life
Going out in public became dreadfully uncomfortable for 75-year-old Dave Richards after an accident with a drunk driver four years ago in Devon, Engla...
Expert: Solving cold cases
Today we are joined by Police cold case specialist Detective Superintendent Darryl Sweeney.
Cold Call: Pest Controller
For a while now we've run a segment called Jesse's Cold Call where Jesse picks up the phone, dials an organisation at random, and hopes to find someon...
TV Critic: 'The Twelve' and 'The Diplomat'
Let's talk about what's good to watch on the small screen. Claire Chitham tells Jesse about the new seasons of The Diplomat and The Twelve.
One family's mission to repopulate our pāua
Next time you're tucking into a pāua fritter, spare a thought for those who are doing everything they can to help replenish our depleted pāua populati...
Cover your ears: Bagpipers join for largest world record attempt
This Wednesday, pipers will pay homage to AC/DC when they descend on Fed Square in Melbourne to smash the record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble...
The West Bank through a New Zealand man's eyes
While Gaza continues to capture the world's attention, the West Bank has also experienced a dramatic escalation of violence. Aid agencies are reportin...
Critter of the Week: Huberia striata
Jesse chats to Forest and Bird Chief Executive about this week's critter. Huberia striata belongs to the only fully New Zealand endemic genus of ant....
Weekend Stuff: Landscape Design
It's time to chat about what you get up to in the weekend, today Jesse is joined by talented garden designer Tony Murrell from Murrell Gardens.
Food with Connie Clarkson
Auckland Council's The Kitchen Project manager Connie Clarkson joins Jesse to chat food. Today her recipe is gado gado with peanut sauce. Gado Gado me...
Film Review: TOITU Visual Sovereignty
Film critic Kate Rodger joins us to share her film recommendations. Predator Badlands - in cinemas TOITU: Visual Sovereignty - go here to see venues
Freaky Friday
Time for Freaky Friday. Our home for your spooky stories, terrifying tales and eerie encounters If you have a story to share, be that a ghost, a UFO,...
The secret to making a good scent
A new six-part video series that dives into the world of perfumery in Aotearoa kicks off on Monday. Journey of Scent is billed as a sensory adventure...
Winner of the Young Horticulturist of the Year
Canterbury nursery manager Jake Linklater has won the prestigious Young Horticulturist of the Year trophy. He won the title last night after an intens...
How do we know if our food has been genetically modified?
Changes to our genetic modification laws have our scientists and politicians struggling to agree on a way forward. Over the last few weeks we have bee...
Lights, camera, ACTION! Reaction to the screen rebate changes
Big news for the film industry today, with the Government announcing a major boost to the screen production rebate scheme. The rebate allows film comp...
Where do you find locally made content for our kids?
It seems our children aren't so engaged with locally made content. That's according to new research which has also revealed that parents don't know wh...
NZ Sporting History: Horse trainer Sheila Laxon
It's Melbourne Cup week and we're thrilled to have trainer Sheila Laxon with us. In 2001, Sheila was the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup...
Group Chat: Lily Allen, Celebrity Traitors UK, and Sitcoms
Time now to talk through the content filling up your group chats, the conversation fodder distracting you from the task at hand. Joining Jesse is film...
Ride and Sing: The Invercargill taxi with a (loud) difference
If you're in Invercargill on a Friday or Saturday night you might catch the bright lights and booming sound of a karaoke taxi. Josh Coats created Supe...
Katie Wolfe directs Witi Ihimaera's play Woman Far Walking
Two of New Zealand's most well-known and celebrated creative voices have come together for a new staging of the iconic play Woman Far Walking. Written...
Individual actions and combating climate change
We're want to talk about climate change, and more specifically whether policy makers are throwing in the towel on the climate battle. It's a question...
Stories from Our Changing World
Susana catches up with Our Changing World's Claire Concannon, who has recently travelled to the Waikato to learn more about the gold clam.
Feature interview: An insight into wildlife trafficking
On the outskirts of Malawi's commercial capital in South East Africa, two of the world's most vulnerable groups, children and wildlife, were being exp...
Easy Eats: Chicken, coriander and cashew salad with chilli crisp dressing
Our regular Easy Eats contributor Kelly Gibney is back from her holiday and joins Susana to share this recipe.
Heading Off: Afternoons listener Frida Harper takes us to the Ancient Silk Road
Time for heading off. It's the moment in the show when we take you travelling to locations you might always have wondered about. We love hearing about...
Saxophonist Jess Gillam is coming to NZSO
On the world's classical music stage, Jess Gillam is making a big splash. It's 20 years since Jess first found a saxophone in her hometown of Ulversto...
How safe are our seniors when it comes to big tech?
This week we've been delving into the impact that phones are having on us. And while the focus is often on young people, there are actually many more...