Afternoons Podcast Options

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

1:10 PM.Paul Dyas from Christchurch has chosen "With a Little Help from My Friends" by the Beatles. Audio

4:32 PM.Topics - North Korea says it will cancel the 1953 ceasefire that ended the Korean war. And it cites as reasons a US-led push for UN sanctions over Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and continuing… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Prime Minister has defended the $425,000 payout of former Education Secretary Lesley Longstone after a year's service. Marlborough residents fear people will be put off living in their… Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:31 PM.The Arborfield Sanctuary near Wellsford is already looking after unwanted cows, donkeys, pigs and llamas, and says it certainly can't take anymore cockerels! David Steemson's gone calling. Audio

3:10 PM.Topics - Internet-delivered TV, which until recently was unready for prime time, is the new front in the war for Americans' attention spans; and updating your smartphone? Three new releases should be… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Kevin Armstrong has an intriging theory - he sees a relationship between the rise of golfers like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, and stock markets. When golf booms, the markets do too. He's written… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.David Mooney from Auckland has chosen 'Andy' by The Front Lawn. Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - The first census in seven years is taking place today, following a two year delay. TVNZ Breakfast style and difference now between TVNZ and TV3 current affairs. Audio

4:08 PM.Topics - The Treasury is investigating problems with the website allowing people to pre-register for shares in Mighty River Power. The sale of Sky Network Television shares by the Rupert Murdoch owned… Read more Audio

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

3:29 PM.Twelve years ago the Chinese New Year Festival in Wellington started with just 50 gathering people in Courtney Place. Now it draws a crowd of around 35,000. Lynda Chanwai-Earle checks out how our… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.What can magic tricks tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? Neuroscientist Stephen Macknik on his study of how magicians' techniques can help neurologists better understand brain functions. Audio

2:09 PM.A spectacular airshow was planned for the Grand Opening of Wellington International Airport in October 1959. An Avro Vulcan bomber plane flown by a team of RAF pilots from the UK roared off, as… Read more Audio