Afternoons Podcast Options

2:19 PM.In a study made public today, the researchers said they were able to put together a diet that cost less than nine dollars a day, and one that cost less than 15 dollars a day, that they say fulfilled… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Our next guest is an Oamaru man who is tackling a bigger challenge at age 79 than most of us would in our lifetimes. Ron Daw has set off on an attempt to be the oldest sailor ever to circumnavigate… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Nigel Rushton from Christchurch has chosen the 'Largo Excerpt from Symphony No: 9', 'The New World Symphony'. Audio

4:33 PM.The slaughter of elephants continues at a record pace - 25,000 killed in 2011, conservationists say, and more than 30,000 last year. The former lead detective in South Africa's investigation of the… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Inner-city Auckland traffic was paralysed last night after a motorway crash caused gridlock which the Automobile Association has described as the worst it has ever seen. Yesterday, on The Panel, a… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:39 PM.There's only one place in the world where you can sample fish eyes and venison tongue and finish off the meal with a wasp larvae ice cream. Audio

3:28 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews the Wizard of Oz prequel, 'Oz: the Great & Powerful'. Audio

3:16 PM.Yvonne Lorkin's recommendations are Bouldevines Marlborough Gewurztraminer, Blind River 'The Sisters' Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2012, and Sileni 'The Triangle' Merlot 2009. Audio

3:07 PM.Geoff Scott from Vinnies in Auckland. Geoff's back from his trip on board an oyster boat in Foveaux Strait. Audio

2:35 PM.Circus-cabaret troupe Cantina, guitar jazz act Stochelo Rosenberg Trio, and outdoor spectacle The Breath of the Volcano. Audio

2:22 PM.For singles looking for love later in life it often means going online or joining a dating agency. Why do gender and age make a difference? Ever tried to make a good impression in less than eight… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Downtown Queenstown, and the spectacular wild locations surrounding it, are a long way from the offices of the Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue. But our lakes district has had its… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Mara Simpson & The Bushkas are touring their To The Sea Sessions around New Zealand. Audio

1:08 PM.Malcolm Haycock in Turangi chooses this song by Uriah Heap. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - several parts of the North Island have been declared to be officially in 'drought' this week, releasing government funding to help the farmers. It was already Wellington's most ruthless and… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - An Otago-based group is calling on politicians to "face up" to New Zealand's social, environmental and economic problems, which it says are "too big to ignore". Proposed legislation requiring… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.At the School of Sports and Exercise Science at Massey University, James Faulkner is trying to determine if regular physical activity and education soon after having a mini stroke can help reduce the… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.Christchurch is home to many diverse ethnic groups whose voices have sometimes gone unheard in the aftermath of the earthquakes and the city's rebuild plans. Katy Gosset visits a gathering in… Read more Audio

2:32 PM.Local musical 'The Factory', as well as live music from Ruthie Foster and an interactive art event called En Route. Audio

2:20 PM.There will be no Victoria Cross for John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the stretcher bearer at Gallipoli made famous by a painting showing him carrying wounded soldiers on a donkey. An Australian Defence… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.For 16 years, Patrick Nolan lived life inside an infamous prison as a Yeomen Warder of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London. He was the first non British Serviceman to wear the… Read more Audio

1:18 PM.The place Captain Cook named Tolaga Bay. Today both names are used, one to identify the bay and its town, the other to signify the wider area and the Uawa river. Audio