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3:35 PM.These speedy little flyers are found all over the country and are also shared with some parts of Australia. They resemble the red admiral butterfly, except for the bright yellow patches on the upper… Read more Audio

3:26 PM.Mitre 10's Stan Scott is with us to answer any DIY questions you might have, and to talk us through creating a path and paving in general. Read more Audio

3:23 PM.We take a whirl through some of the events on in the main centres this weekend! Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Kara Rickard host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Friday means food here on Afternoons and today The Kitchen Project's Connie Clarkson joins us with a divine dish to celebrate Chinese New Year, crayfish e fu noodles. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Time for NZ Live, the moment in the week when we bring you a special, live performance from some of our top musical talent. Today we are joined by Alayna, we had her on a couple of years ago when she… Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Film critic Kate Rodger joins Jesse to review "Wuthering Heights" and Mārama​. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Usually for Freaky Friday we ask for your spooky experiences, but today it felt more appropriate to settle into a ghost story. So, joining Jesse is the community engagement co-ordinator of the… Read more Audio

1:32 PM.It's that time of year where students around the country are gearing up for their first year at university. But alongside o-week fun and new found freedom, this life transition can be daunting. A 2025… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Here on Afternoons, we like to focus on solutions and happy news stories, so with that in mind, we're heading to Wellington now for a rare bit of good small business news. Today Wheel Works - a… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.We're starting today's show with a discussion on retirement age and would as always, love to hear your thoughts. The issue is back in the news thanks to the Chief Executive of Milford Investments… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.We've teamed up with the RNZ Concert team to play matchmaker. You send us your profile and the talented people at RNZ Concert will find your classical music love match. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This week the Government announced plans to build a Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Taranaki. The facility - estimated to cost "north of $2bn" - will enable us to import gas from the rest of the… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Dr Grant Morris joins Jesse to take a closer look at the cases that come out of The Employment Relations Authority and why they are often headline news stories. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Holly Bennett, the founder of Awhi Group, joins Jesse to talk about small businesses and why they become front and centre in an election year. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Time for sporting history and our guest this week has had a lifelong association with the sport of rowing, as a competitor, an elite coach and a high-performance leader. Judith Hamilton is currently… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.It's time for group chat, our chance to talk about the fodder that might be filling up your chats, distracting you from chores or helping fill the silence in a lift. Film Critic Kate Rodger, Culture… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.From countering invasive pink salmon in Norway, controlling feral cats in the Cayman Islands, to parachuting mice on the island of Guam, working out how to deal with invasive species is a worldwide… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.It's the story that has the whole world watching - the 84-year-old mother of 'America's Today' show host Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home near Tucson Arizona in the early hours of the… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The convicted murderer and terrorist who killed 51 worshippers in a Christchurch Mosque, Brenton Tarrant, is back in court attempting to overturn his guilty pleas so he can stand trial instead. This… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Where there's obsession, there's a story. There's more to the man in Singapore who has more than 13,000 Barbie dolls, or the New York City opera singer fixated on finding public toilets in the city… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Music critic Matthew Crawley joins Jesse to review Fazed on a Pony's album 'Swan'. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.For decades Marie Dyhrberg KC has had a front row seat to the most high-profile crimes and criminals. She joins Jesse to share what she likes reading, listening to and watching when she isn't righting… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Kelly Gibney joins Jesse to share this week's Easy Eats recipe, Korean inspired Bolognese. Read more Audio