Afternoons Podcast Options

2:10 PM.Douglas Seivers Jarrett, a trainee accountant from Palmerston North, has been selected to represent New Zealand in the inaugural Mr Pole Dance competition in Sydney next month. Audio

1:23 PM.A distinguished stage and screen actor, director, producer, TV host, voice-over artist, radio announcer and children's presenter - he has more strings to his bow than an entire orchestra. Audio

1:08 PM.Rita Rowsell from Snells Beach has chosen 'All The Things You Are' by Frank Sinatra. Audio

4:40 PM.The BBC is likely to play 'Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead' on the radio this weekend; controversy over smoking scenes in The Hobbit; and cheap new tablet computers. Audio

4:10 PM.An anonymous blogger claims to have available for download a copy of a leaked EQC spreadsheet with details of 65,000 claims; and the Kiwiblog website is accusing the teachers' union of bullying… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:37 PM.The gold rush has returned to Arrowtown, but this time people are flocking to see the golden fall foliage and take part in the annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival. The 10-day Festival begins today with… Read more Audio

3:28 PM.Sarah reviews new sci-fi movie 'Oblivion' and rom-zom-com 'Warm Bodies'. Audio

3:16 PM.Coto de Hayas Crianza 2009 - from north-east Spain, $15 - $18; Wither Hills Kersley Riesling 2010, $25; Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2010 - 'Trinity Hill is the toast of the 2012 Sydney… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Sachie Nomura, from Sachie's Kitchen, with her recipe for Tom Yum Goong. Audio

2:45 PM.'Cloud Nine' was George Harrison's 1987 comeback album which, after a five year break, put him back in the news musically. It was co-produced with Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, a year before… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Lisa Thompson goes for a stroll with the JA walking group through the Auckland suburb of Parnell. Audio

2:10 PM.A team of New Zealanders are trying to be the first in the world to summit an as-yet unclimbed peak in the Himalayas. Hillary knocked off Everest, and now Kiwi climber Rob Frost and his team want to… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Today New Zealand Live hosts new Auckland band Landy & Co. They've played acclaimed live performances at Kingsland's Portland Public House, and already have an album out. Landy & Co is the brain child… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Greg Wood of Auckland chooses 'Silver Turkey' by Japanese rock band Buffalo Daughter. Audio

4:33 PM.Topic 1 - Dirty Netball. Topic 2 - University of Canterbury. Topic 3 - Cheap tablets. Audio

4:07 PM.Topic 1 - Pike River. Topic 2 - User pays. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Long-finned eels are not our most charismatic native species, but they exist only in New Zealand and they are in trouble. Veronika Meduna joins Massey University freshwater ecologist ,Mike Joy and the… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.19-year old Colin Wolfe had been serving in the American Marines for just six weeks when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Now his mother Amy Grant Wolfe has created a memorial to him. Wolfe… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.For more than 130 years, the clock high on the steeple of St Joseph's Church has kept time for the people of Temuka. The clock keeps on ticking thanks to generations of caretakers, among them is Robin… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Wellington father Chris Cattermole is no DIY king - he'd never really worked with wood before, but he's managed to build a playhouse that looks like a helicopter in his backyard. Audio

1:23 PM.Our tour guides show us Castlepoint, home of the famous Castlepoint races and a longtime popular destination for holidaymakers. Audio

1:09 PM.David Keys from Totara North, Northland has chosen Piano Man by Billy Joel. Audio

4:32 PM.Topics - Motorcar manufacturer Holden has been criticised for suggesting that redundant factory workers should take up a career mowing lawns, cutting hair or get into aged care - as experts warn the… Read more Audio