Afternoons Podcast Options

2:10 PM.Auckland company LOMOcean designed a solar-powered catamaran which has just become the first boat to travel around the world using only solar power. Designer Andre Moltschaniwskyj explains how it… Read more Audio

1:54 PM.Does watching tragedies makes us better people; books whose titles sound like jokes but they're real books (and they're collectable); and some tips from busy people. Audio

1:44 PM.Featuring the songs 'Bones' by Michael Kiwanuka and 'Return To Form' by Daniel Rossen. Audio

1:37 PM.Reviewing 'The Uninvited Guests' by Sadie Jones and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' by EL James. Audio

1:19 PM.Reviewing 'The GC', 'Chelsea NZ's Hottest Home Baker', 'Last Chance Dogs' and 'GCB'. Audio

1:08 PM.James Adam from Waihola township has chosen 'Wagon Wheel' by Old Crow Medicine Show. Audio

4:35 PM.Topics - Some new research seems to show that parents today are happier than non-parents. Drunk young people threw bottles at police and State Highway 1 had to be closed as police dealt with two… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Sky watchers marvelled at the sight of the so-called super moon over the weekend,an especially large moon due to a phenomenon that happens once a year. Socialist Francois Hollande has… Read more Audio

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

3:31 PM.Many lakes and rivers around New Zealand are suffering from the effects of too much sediment and too many nutrients. In Southland, attention is focused on declining water quality in Waituna Lagoon… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Andy Griffiths is one of Australia's most successful authors. He's sold more than five million books, climbed the New York Times best sellers list and his books have been adapted for TV. Andy writes… Read more Audio

2:21 PM.The gravestone of the brother of Australia's only saint has been restored and blessed, after being discovered in a Christchurch cemetery about 20 years ago. It was long suspected that John MacKillop -… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Stephen Knightly has won New Zealand On Air funding to develop a computer game that enables wannabe band managers to pursue their dream - at least virtually. Audio

1:28 PM.She is an actress known best maybe for her role as Professor Sprout in several of the Harry Potter movies. She has also made guest appearances in The Blackadder series and, in 1993, won a BAFTA as… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.John Denton from Auckland has chosen 'Darktown Strutters Ball' by the Musical Island Boys. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - Auckland's Cook Street Chorus and councillors in the North Island's tiny Matamata-Piako District admit their proposed toilet tax has gone down like a lead balloon. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Crown lawyers acting for the United States knew before the seizure of Kim Dotcom's property and funds that they were using an unlawful court order. The National Party MP charged with… Read more Audio

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

3:40 PM.Organisers of what is believed to be the biggest country fair in Australasia are hoping the weather cooperates this time. The Rotary Club of South Wairarapa had to cancel the Martinbrough fair in… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.The romantic comedy, 'The Five Year Engagement' and the new Liam Neeson flick, 'The Grey'. Audio

3:17 PM.Conspiracy Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Villa Maria Private Bin Hawke's Bay Arneis 2011 and Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2010. Audio

2:20 PM.Henderson band The Mutes from Mars get it together with a little help from their friends. Audio

2:10 PM.Colin Hardie was the general manager of the Christchurch Star when he and his wife boarded an Air France Flight in Athens bound for Paris on June 27th 1976. Four terrorists hijacked the plane and it… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Slow Cooked Oxtail with Ale. Audio

1:09 PM.Anne-Marie Coury from Auckland has chosen 'Loyal' by Dave Dobbyn. Audio