Afternoons for Thursday 4 September 2025

1:15 What can be done about Auckland's roaming dogs?

There's been a 23 percent spike in dogs being impounded and a 48 percent increase in dogs being euthanised compared to the same period last year

Among the most concerning statistics ... 228 children under 15 were attacked last year.  

Everyone agrees the problem is out of control... but what can be done to get the numbers under control?

Manurewa-Papakura Councillor Daniel Newman joins Emile.

1:20 A survivor's mission to stop sepsis

Sepsis is a global killer, and at one in five, it causes more deaths than heart attacks or strokes but would you know the warning signs or symptoms?

An unchecked immune response to an infection or pathogen, sepsis causes the body to turn on its own tissues and vital organs.

Farmer Geoff Lance is one of the lucky ones - he's a sepsis survivor - but he didn't come out unscathed. 

Geoff has joined forces with Sepsis Trust NZ to raise awareness of the condition during September - which is World Sepsis Month. 

The nationwide public campaign: 'Be a SEPSIS Superhero: Suspect it, say it, stop it' is part of a broader push for sepsis to be prioritised within our health system. Click here for more information. 

1:25 RNZ In Depth: Teenagers and TikTok

A conversation about TikTok in the RNZ newsroom resulted in Senior In Depth journalist Kate Newton conducting an interesting social media experiment.

The result is a three-part investigation called Four phones, three weeks which examined the content that was sent to four fictitious teenage TikTok accounts over the course of three weeks.

Kate also sought input from teenagers themselves on what they see and how they feel about it, she tells Emile about what she learnt.

1:35 What is "Milk without Moo"?

In our dairy industry expert feature last week there was talk about fermented milks and how alternative dairy seems poised to disrupt our dairy industry.

In response, Anna Benny got in touch.

Anna is a Southland dairy farmer and food technologist at the University of Otago.

She has authored a paper - Milk without moo - which outlines the challenges to the industry which generates $23 billion New Zealand dollars in revenue annually.

1:45 Great album: David Byrne "Who is the Sky'

We have such a great album to give away to our riddle winner today it is David Byrne's latest record "Who is the Sky" which is being released tomorrow. 

And my word does it have some star power behind it, the album is produced by Grammy winner Kid Harpoon of Harry Styles and Miley Cyrus fame, its 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra and St. Vincent, Paramore's Hayley Williams, and the Smile drummer Tom Skinner also make appearances.

This is David Byrne's first album since his 2018 release American Utopia and with this album also came news of tour which includes Auckland pretty exciting news all round!

2:10 Group Chat: How long is too long for a standing ovation?

Thursday means it's time to talk about the issues filling up your group chat and distracting you from your to-do list. Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Emile to chat about CEO behaviour and whether leaders need to show leadership at the office and in the world. Plus, the standing ovations at Venice Film Festival - how long is too long? 

2:30 NZ Sporting History: All Blacks versus the Boks

One of the All Blacks' most anticipated test matches of the year will take place at Eden Park this Saturday, as they go up against the Springboks. 

It's a rivalry almost as old as the game itself, so today on NZ Sporting History, we wanted to look back on some of the great All Blacks V Springboks moments. 

Veteran sports journalist and broadcaster Phil Gifford chats to Emile. 

3:15 Solving the World's Problems: How can we boost voter turnout?

It's time to solve some of the world's problems now and today Ali Jones joins us to discuss voter turnout and what we can do to improve it.

Local body elections are in October, but even more pressing is this weekend's Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, and Labour and Te Pati Maori are already expressing concerns about low turnout.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: What is the 'sovereign citizen' movement?

The manhunt continues for the Australian man accused of shooting two police officers in Victoria last week.

Dezi Freeman shares views that align with the "sovereign citizen" which deny the authority of state and law.

3:35 Spoken Feature: Our Changing World

Time now for Our Changing World, and today we join Claire Concannon as she heads into the Rees Valley to try to spot a takahē.
Twice believed to be extinct, now there are over five hundred takahē, and each year more birds are being released into the wild. The Rees is their newest home.
Claire's guide is Chrissy Becker-Fifield who works in the Glenorchy field office for the Southern Lakes Sanctuary conservation group.

3:45 The pre-Panel 

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.