Afternoons Podcast Options

2:20 PM.Today in Collector's Corner we meet Grethe Hansen, who's a nutcracker collector. Audio

1:50 PM. Mel Alafaci is known as the Happy Chef has just released a book on the best way to have a quick, easy and most importantly cost effective Christmas. Read more Audio

1:40 PM.The team that works on the Milford Road in Fiordland National Park team who keep the traffic flowing and the tourists happy have been recognised internationally for their efforts. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Australian Michael "Mic" Whitty is aiming to cycle to every Commonwealth War Grave cemetery in the world before VJ Day 2045. He is now in the middle of his New Zealand leg, cycling from Auckland to… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.They're a national treasure but the origins of the takahe have long been a point of scientific debate.  Dr Nic Rawlence co-authored new research on the birds, he speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.It's been 18 years since Aaradhna burst onto our music scene with her debut record. She's been relatively quiet since 2016. But now she's back with a new tour and new music. Aaradhna treats us to a… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Professor du Sautoy searches the globe for the best games going and reveals what he considers to be the perfect in his new book, Around the World in 80 Games: A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.For our music feature today we're looking into the music and life of one of the world's best selling music artists, Janet Jackson.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.What started as a way to replant native trees on a budget has grown into an impressive array of biodiversity projects at AUT's campus on Auckland's North Shore.  AUT groundsman, Niven Winder speaks to… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The challenges of renting into retirement with the increasing cost of living is the subject of a new documentary out today. Last Home Renters follows Rodney Patea, a pensioner based in Coromandel who… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Jingle Beatz is billed as Aotearoa's very first Afro-Kiwi Christmas concert. It's coming up this Saturday at the Anthology Lounge in Auckland, and it will feature a lineup of six artists performing… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.When rugby legend Sir John Kirwan first released his memoir in 2010 detailing his struggle with mental illness, it was groundbreaking. Now 13 years later, he's updated the book. It's called All Blacks… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Thinking about a new job in the New Year? CEO of Kinetic Recruitment, Kate Ross, is our expert this week, she's got all the tips and tricks to help you through a job interview, including how to calm… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Māori have a rich history of designing homes, clothes, vehicles and tools - why should that be discontinued? That's the question that drives Dr Johnson Witehira and Jamie Prier of the new toy brand… Read more Audio

1:41 PM.It's a wee issue but with a big environmental impact - nitrogen released in the urine of cattle affects nearby water quality. AgResearch senior scientist Brendon Welten speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Textiles are everywhere but it's fair to say most of us probably don't know that much about what goes into making them, or in fact disposing of them.Local Wellington artist Genevieve Rae is aiming to… Read more Audio

1:15 PM. 'Cain's Jaw Bone' is a complex literary puzzle that was originally published in 1934. Now UK-based Kiwi publisher John Mitchinson has brought it back, and it's been a surprise hit. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.The week's critter is a native species of spittlebug. Spittlebugs get their common name from the spit-like substance the young bugs create on plants. Read more Audio