Afternoons Podcast Options

4:07 PM.Topics - The Chief Ombudsman has objected to attempts by the government to avoid public scrutiny of Charter Schools. Steven Joyce says he has authorised the Ministry of Education to send formal breach… Read more Audio

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

3:26 PM.Alison Ballance was on an expedition to count penguins in their stronghold in the subantarctic Auckland Islands, and she says down there it isn't that rosy for the penguins, despite hard work by a… Read more Audio

3:18 PM.A recording from the Vault, radio moments stored in our Sound Archives and unearthed by Deb Nation. Featuring sounds of the sea and memories of the 1950s and 60s, on the North Island's East Coast. Audio

2:20 PM.The remains of an indigenous Mexican woman who died 150 years ago in a travelling circus ended up in a specimen collection in Norway. Artist Laura Anderson Barbata battled for years for them to be… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Captain Cook's pistol, one of his few personal possessions that remains, will go up for auction in Australia. Charles Leski has the history of the pistol. Audio

1:19 PM.The Coromandel peninsula has become a huge holiday destination and towns on the eastern side have blossomed to quite large populations. On the west coast, Coromandel township has not grown at the same… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Jason Bunyan from the UK has chosen 'Secret Smile' performed by Semisonic. Audio

4:34 PM.Topics - Pope Benedict XVI will be the first pope to step down since Gregory XII in 1415. Wrestling officials are apparently astounded at today's decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Salvation Army wants genuine political action to address the growing numbers of New Zealanders living in poverty, without housing and without jobs. The Federation of Muslim Associations… Read more Audio

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

3:32 PM.Highwic House has just had its 150th birthday and it's getting a new Welsh slate roof. Audio

3:09 PM.Snow Fall, letting apes play with apps, how a Bible app saved the day, and streaming 'House of Cards' from Netflix. Audio

2:21 PM.A collection of historic recipes handed down from one of New Zealand's oldest European families is on display at the KeriKeri Mission House, Kemp House. Audio

2:10 PM.Mansfield expert Dr Gerri Kimber is in New Zealand to present the new material to the Alexander Turnbull Library. Audio

1:19 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Patrick Morgan from Wellington has chosen 'Harbour Bridge' by Don McGlashan. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - Pet dogs are much more likely to steal food when they think nobody can see them. A New Zealand First MP, Richard Prosser, is calling for young Muslim men to be banned from travelling on… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Topics - Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign at the end of this month. The Sports Minister, Murray McCully, says the government won't… Read more Audio

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

3:29 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets 'queerlesque' performer Denise O; and Chinese New Zealander Ben talks about his journey from fearful and in-the-closet to out and proud with a family who have supported his… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.She's just released her 19th album 'Slipstream' and will be touring New Zealand in April for the first time since 2007. Audio

2:10 PM.Invercargill masters swimmer Wayne Evans has honoured John van Leeuwen, the first person to swim across Foveaux Strait 50 years ago. Audio

1:54 PM.Ask Me Anything; and the hacking of YahooXtra's email. Audio

1:51 PM.The meaning of a sentence can be changed by just moving a comma. Audio