Afternoons

How safe are our seniors when it comes to big tech?

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Are you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're just about to pop a Panadol tablet - you may want to pause first. New research by Auckland University shows many of us are taking too much p...

You're the Judge: Is honesty always the best policy?

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a newish 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: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was a bargain with the devil they couldn't refuse. A group of women prisoners in Auschwitz were offered a slim chance at survival in exchange for p...

Update on Oz with Brad Foster

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's Melbourne Cup day! We talk to Brad about the issues that have got Australians talking. Today we're looking at a new public register of child sex ...

Book Critic with author Catherine Robertson

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Author Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to chat about books she thinks are worth reading: The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume 3 by Philip Pullman (...

Podcasts: The first King of England and a new queen of music?

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Evie Ashton is here to talk podcasts, and she's got two pretty different offerings this week, one based on history, while the other is more about femi...

Having trouble making friends? Look no further!

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Despite having the technology to connect to friends and family 24/7 - social isolation and loneliness are issues that are becoming more prominent .. n...

New concerns around new mums and mobile phone use

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The conversation around phone screen time - and how much is too much - usually centres around children and teens. But new research has highlighted the...

Should the fences be coming down around Wellington harbour?

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From today, Wellington City Council will start to remove the temporary fencing around the waterfront. The fencing was put up in 2023, after a death in...

The Hamilton shoe shop hanging up their boots

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The owners of a well-known Hamilton shoe shop are hanging up their boots after 43 years. Ann and Grant Collins have been running Collins Footwear sinc...

The Pre Panel

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Pre Panel for 3 November 2025

Feature interview: Family language

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every family has its own way of talking. They share weird phrases, inside jokes, and made-up words that no one else would understand. Georgetown lingu...

Expert: Can they build it? Yes, they can!

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today in our expert feature we're talking to Master Builders. We'll cover choosing a builder, going through the process, what happens if you're not ha...

TV Critic: Two new. very different, shows to watch

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's talk about what's good to watch on the small screen now, TV critic Dominic Corry is with me and has two very different shows to recommend: I Lov...

The NZ student who is helping create more leaders

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You know you've done well with a school project when one of the country's major local sports clubs takes notice. Dhriti Girish was 13 years old when s...

The bilingual language course making a difference for migrants

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ten migrants are finishing up a ten-week bilingual course in te reo Maori and English that is believed to be the first of its kind in New Zealand. The...

Yellow Legged Hornets: What should you do if you find one?

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since June, Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed five yellow-legged hornets have been detected in Auckland, and they're asking locals to be on the lo...

Critter of the Week: Celaenia aka Bird Dropping Spiders

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're stuck for a Halloween costume, this week's critter could be a source of inspiration… or not! Meet the bird-dropping spiders (Celaenia spec...

Weekend Stuff - DIY Projects

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mitre 10's Stan Smith joins Jesse to answer all your DIY questions.

Food with Gretchen Lowe

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spring might be a challenging season in terms of the weather, but how good is it for fruit and veges?! Asparagus is back on the shelves which makes us...

Film Review: Kate Rodger's verdict on the Pike River film

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Rodger joins Jesse to review Pike River and Good Fortune. Both in cinemas now.

Freaky Friday- Halloween Special!

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time for Freaky Friday! Because today is the Halloween - the spookiest of all days - we've put together a special treat for you; we've got not one, no...

Award winning chef Sid Sahrawat on the future of hospitality

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sid Sahrawat is an award-winning chef behind Cassia and The French Café in Auckland. It's been a big year for Sid. Earlier in the year he hosted a to...

Why the gene tech bill has some scientists worried

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of weeks ago we started a conversation about the gene tech bill that it seems scientists and politicians can't agree on. We spoke to Andrew A...

Prince Andrew loses his title: Is the monarchy in trouble?

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The royal family has stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his 30-room residence, after intensifying pressure over his a...

New Zealand's first female professional firefighters' calendar

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of weeks ago we spoke to former firefighter Bevin James about the 2026 edition of the Kiwi Firefighters calendar. But that's not the only fir...

History with Dr Grant Morris

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As many of you will know, we're at that time of year where secondary schools appoint their prefects for the coming year. Which got Dr Grant Morris thi...

Solving the World's Problems

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Wyn-Harris is with Jesse to focus on solving the world's problems, today he's focusing on the positive side of life, because to quote NZ's great...

NZ Sporting History: Paralympian Adam Hall

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Very few people make it to five Olympic games. Even fewer make it to six. But that's a feat that para-alpine skier Adam Hall is set to achieve next ye...

Relationships: Can you be triggered from big weather events?

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for our relationships segment - Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology joins us fortnightly to share her advice...

The chefs taking food allergies seriously

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday the 28th of November five of our finest chefs will join forces as part of the Chef's Health & Allergy Awareness Kai event. They'll present a...

'Untold Stories' The project tracing WWII's displaced persons

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of weeks ago Jesse spoke to a woman named Mychelle for our Freaky Friday segment. She shared a story about her Dad, who migrated to New Zeala...

Why the halal economy is more than just meat

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New Zealand has signed an agreement to streamline its halal certification processes, aiming to expand exports to Malaysian markets The Prime Minister ...

Stories from Our Changing World

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to talk science with Our Changing World host Claire Concannon. Claire follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and ...

Feature interview: Could AI end up killing us?

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One sentence sums up what Nate Soares thinks about artificial intelligence. If anyone builds it, everyone dies. Soares is the President of the Machine...

Easy Eats: Olivia Galletly aka The Hungry Cook

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our regular Easy Eats contributor Kelly Gibney is away so we've got the talented Olivia Galletly also known as The Hungry Cook, joining us. Today she'...

Heading Off to Egypt

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going to Egypt as a project over 30 years in the making is about to be completed. It's the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. It was...

The Kiwi teenagers taking on Godzone

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Towards the end of November, the 12th iteration of the 'Godzone' adventure race will take place. It involves up to 100 teams of four who have to navig...

The surprising, and exciting, discovery by NZ scientists

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's not often you get to say you've found 40 new species in one go - but that's exactly what a group of Kiwi scientists has done in Fiordland with th...

Is this wild weather the new normal?

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

State Highway 73 South of Lake PearsonPhoto: Andrew Johnstone Some parts of Southland are still without power after last week's wild weather, and ther...

You're the Judge

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Okay lovely listeners, it's Tuesday, which means we need your help. You see we've got a new segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issu...

Feature interview: Raising confident, caring young men

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Boys today are overwhelmed. They're trying to decode masculinity, navigate friendship and emotion, and survive the chaos of online life. Christopher P...

Update on Oz with Brad Foster

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today Brad talks to Jesse about police recruitment, cracking down on Australian telcos after those network outages, and sport.

Book Critic: Author Claire Mabey with her picks

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fans of the show the Great British Bake Off might remember the name Ruby Tandoh. She was a runner up of that show in 2013, and since then has written ...

Tech Tuesday: Fallout from the AWS outage

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week the giant cloud that is Amazon Web Services went down -causing outages for huge parts of the web - including servers here in New Zealand. Th...

Why Taupo's new mayor is saying no to some events

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Taupo's newly elected mayor has told local residents that he might have to skip art gallery openings, cocktail parties and marae visits in his communi...

The medical student's side hustle that's getting attention

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At just 25, University of Otago medical student Josiah Bugden has managed to balance the demands of his final year of study with a rapidly expanding s...

Why is a Capital Gains Tax such a political hot potato?

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Labour first started working on a blueprint for a capital gains tax under David Lange, but it was scrapped after Labour's 1990 election defeat. Fast f...

What is a Capital Gains Tax and how will it affect you?

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Labour has announced it will campaign on a capital gains tax at next year's election. The tax will apply to commercial and residential properties -exc...

Critter of the Week: Water Spider aka dolomedes aquaticus

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The critter of the week is the water spider, Dolomedes aquaticus! This spider has a special affinity with water, spending most of their time near brai...

Weekend Stuff: How to make sure you get lighting right

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Interior designer Sylvia Sanford joins Jesse to talk lighting - and how to make sure you get it right in your home.

Food: The art of a great sandwich

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yellow Brick Road's Martin Bosley joins Jesse to share his avocado and prawn Sandwich with tahini ginger dressing. He says it's a well-mannered and tr...

Film Review: A 90s remake that's actually good?

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Film critic Dominic Corry shares his picks of the flicks available to see now: Bugonia - the new Yorgos Lanthimos black comedy starring Emma Stone and...

Freaky Friday

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, it's that time of the week when we dig into your strange or harrowing stories. Now next Friday is the 31st of October, Halloween, and we want to ...

The Kiwi cop fighting poaching efforts in Africa

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trainee New Zealand police detective Amber Chauval has just returned from Nambia where she spent time with an anti-poaching unit at the Zannier Reserv...

The NZ doctor providing rare fertility-saving help

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine being told, as a teenager, that the treatment that could save your life might also take away your chance to ever have children. Well, there's ...

Why Aucklanders need to be on the lookout for hornets

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Now to news coming out of Auckland -Biosecurity NZ is urging people to be on the lookout for yellow legged hornets. Why you might ask? Well, for the f...

How to make sure you get insurance payouts after wild weather

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the wild weather subsides for most of us, attention is now turning to the clean-up job and filing insurance claims To share some advice on how to g...

The beach risks dog owners need to be aware of

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Going for a walk on the beach might feel like a distant dream looking out at the weather today, but summer is coming and in fact for some parts of New...

Your Money with Mary Holm

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Righto. let's talk money now, friend of the show and financial whizz Mary Holm is here to share her ten top tips and tricks.

A-Z of Aotearoa: K for Kauri

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to return to the A-Z of Aotearoa. We've been making our way through the alphabet to look back at the iconic people and cultural touchstones ...

Group Chat: Prince Andrew and brand Windsor

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Culture 101 host Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson talk to Jesse about how you maintain a family brand, why you can't fire your...

Producer Joel Little on keeping local music alive

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Grammy winning music producer talks to Jesse about a fundraiser for not-for-profit initiative Big Fan.

Why cook Dazza Jarrett says he is "more than pies"

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Darren Jarrett reveals he's much more than that in his soon-to-be-released cookbook.

How do you negotiate a deal when you're at a stalemate?

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Patterson is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Department of Management and International Business at the University of Auckland. He chats ...

Feature interview: Priya Parker

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Self-help isn't helping one of the biggest problems of our time: we've forgotten how to come together. Priya Parker has written a Substack guide on th...

Easy Eats: Cumin Lamb Lettuce Cups

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's Wednesday which means time to talk Easy Eat, where we share a recipe that delivers on taste without demanding too much time. Our regular Easy Eat...

Heading Off: Jane Daniell take us to Laos

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show we're heading off to Southeast Asia - not Vietnam, not Thailand, but the quieter, lesser-known neighbour. Laos is the only landlocke...

Putting mushrooms in the spotlight for the right reasons

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new photography book has captured the incredible hidden world of New Zealand fungi Paula Vigus provided the acclaimed photography for the best-selli...

Why The Food Factory in Stoke is shutting up shop

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Food Factory in Stoke is an initiative that's helped out dozens of small food businesses over the past five years. But now, due to rising costs an...

How Shakti NZ has transformed the lives of thousands of people

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shakti NZ - an organisation that's transformed the lives of thousands of migrant and refugee women and childre...

How do you prepare for the forecasted wild winds?

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you thought yesterday's wind was bad, with gusts well over 110Km/h in parts of the country, well brace yourselves for tomorrow. The MetService says...

The Pre-Panel for October 21, 2025

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Pre-Panel for October 21, 2025

You Be The Judge: How late is too late?

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You see we've got a new 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...

Feature: How society defined our past, and will shape

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

History shows that civilizations succeed in many different ways, but they tend to fail in strikingly similar ones. Again and again, societies rise, ov...

Update on Oz with Jacob Johnson

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to wait ten months for an in person bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, but it looks like ...

Who decides when flags should fly at half mast?

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week we were hit with the news Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger had died aged 90. The eagle eyed amongst you probably noticed that this was accom...

Podcast Critic: Behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking podcasts now and our regular critic Jemima Huston has picked a couple of really interesting looking ones for us. Who Killed Emma? BBC Sc...

Did we ditch DVDs too quickly?

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Remember the good old days when you could pop into your local video store to rent the latest movie on DVD? It's a distant memory for most of us since ...

Seeing other places and people without leaving the classroom

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is often said that there is no better education than travel. Being able to see different places and people is one of the best ways to truly underst...

Burglary at the Louvre: Could a heist happen here?

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As you no doubt have seen in the news, eight priceless Napoleonic jewels were stolen from the Louvre. The burglary is like something out of a movie; t...

Here Now: Bali's iconic sound - the Indonesian Gamelan

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes described as hypnotic - haunting, even, the ancient rich and resonant sounds of Indonesian Gamelan celebrates a special anniversary at Cante...

Feature interview: Why do headaches remain such a mystery?

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Headaches. We all get them. Yet despite centuries of study, we still don't really understand their causes and cures. Author and journalist Tom Zeller ...

Expert Feature: Behind the scenes of zoos

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So if you've got any burning questions about zoos or zoo animals let us know - text me on 2101. Our expert today spent almost 20 years at the helm of ...

TV Critic: Up close and personal with Billy Joel

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's Monday which means we get to learn about new things to watch on the box, our TV critic Caitlin Cherry joins Jesse with her picks: Billy Joel: And...

Sound on! Hector's Dolphins like you've never heard them before

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists have used tracking devices to enable them to reconstruct the underwater life of the Hector's dolphin. Very little was known of the underwat...

This is buzzy: Why one man is on a roadie with 120 thousand bees A Kiwi beekeeper has set off on a road trip in his fully electric VolksWagon with 120 thousand bees onboard.

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Green from Hidden Honey is driving across the North Island on a mission to raise awareness about pollination. He talks to Jesse.

What are the implications of us all living longer?

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the next 25 years the number of people over 65 is set to double. That is quite a shift from our current reality, where fewer than one in five of us...

Critter of the Week: Kauri Greenhood Orchid

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today the focus is on the kauri greenhood orchid.

Weekend Stuff: Lynda Hallinan's gardening tips

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to talk about the stuff you get up to in your weekends now and today we've got Lynda Hallinan here to chat all things gardening.

Food: Pesto two ways

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Biuso from Shared Kitchen joins us to talk all things pesto.

Film Review: 'Black Phone 2', 'Tron: Ares'

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Film critic Dominic Corry is here with his best picks which are full of thrills, spills and screams, oh and Ethan Hawke.

Freaky Friday: Mychelle

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listener Mychelle shares her Freaky Friday story. 

Tom Cawood: from playing rugby for Scotland to curing Rock Snot

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Afternoons listener Tom Cawood shares a story that takes him from playing rugby for Scotland, to becoming an expert in nail care and attempting to cur...

The race to zero emissions concrete

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 SmartCrete CRC is one of the organisations working on solutions. CEO Clare Tubolets speaks to Jesse.

The Genetically Modified Organisms bill hits a roadblock

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Allan is a Professor at Auckland University's School of Biological Sciences and principal scientist at Plant and Food Research, and he joins Je...

The Pre-Panel for 16 October 2025

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's show.

Padel: What is it and why is everyone raving about it?

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's one of the fastest-growing sports in the world but you may not have ever heard of it. Padel is growing in popularity here in NZ and is quickly be...

History with Dr Grant Morris

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ancestry.com is the world's biggest genealogy website, providing users with access to historical records and DNA testing. It is known for having a vas...