Afternoons Podcast Options

4:07 PM.Topics - Labour's new leader David Shearer has introduced five new faces on his front bench and given the number five slot to his former leadership rival, David Cunliffe. A new Treasury report says… Read more Audio

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

3:34 PM.At the University of Auckland medical staff and students are trained on mannequins not patients, at the Simulation Centre for Patient Safety. Ruth Beran talks with training director, Jane Torrie. Audio

3:09 PM."The Great Kiwi Motorhome Guide: Exploring New Zealand by Camervan or Motorhome" gives tips on everything from pumping out toilets to finding picture perfect campgrounds. One of the authors is Jill… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Colmar Brunton's Great Kiwi Christmas survey reveals most New Zealanders know exactly what they want this festive season and how they intend to spend the holidays. Jacqueline Ireland is Colmar… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Librarian Anthony Tedeschi has discovered some rare works by the 19th Century English artist Paul Braddon squeezed between the rare books at the Dunedin Public Libarary. Paul Braddon was well known… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.In Christchurch earlier this year, this young bloke brought together thousands of students, an army complete with picks and shovels and wheelbarrows, to tackle tons of debris and liquefaction. Audio

1:08 PM.Scott Kennedy of Wellington has chosen 'Feeling Good ' by Nina Simone. Audio

4:35 PM.Hazards; Kiwi health; Igloo boxes. Audio

4:10 PM.China's credit bubble has finally burst; asset sales; Richie McCaw. Audio

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

3:40 PM.In towns around the country, volunteers are giving hours and hours of their time to keep a treasured tradition alive: The Christmas Cave. For more than 40 years, the Rotary club in Feilding has… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.The latest Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and Melancholia. Audio

3:25 PM.Yvonne Lorkin's Christmas wine recommendations: Everwild Reserve Sparkling Cuveé Riche NV; Akarua's Noir Ice 2011; and Framingham F-Series Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2011. Audio

3:10 PM.Cordon Bleu graduate Julie Biuso is an award-winning food writer and author of fourteen books. Her recipe is Baby Chickens with Ricotta and Herb Stuffing. Audio

2:10 PM.Eight years ago, from the comfort of his home in Petone, Richard MacManus started a blog called ReadWriteWeb. Mum kept the accounts and Richard wrote about web products and trends. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - heavy rain warnings remain in place for the Nelson region. Will the ratepayers of Dunedin continue to support a loss-making rugby franchise, along with the heavily indebted stadium it calls… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - the awaited announcement from Fonterra on "initiatives to help make milk more accessible to Kiwis". Then, the Trans Tasman's Roll Call - the political weekly's annual ranking of the nation's… Read more Audio

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

3:27 PM.Orchids are famous for their beautiful flowers - but botanists know them instead as great deceivers. Alison Ballance talks with biologist Anne Gaskett and Master's student Michelle Kelly from the… Read more Audio

3:17 PM.In response to the Canterbury earthquakes, the Government has built two villages in the suburbs of Linwood and Kaiapoi to provide temporary accomodation for those who've lost their homes. Our… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Sonia Sly gets a rare chance to talk with some of the 'Special FX' wizards of Weta Digital. Audio

2:50 PM.Our Feature Album today is 'Making Mirrors' by Gotye. The Belgian-born Australian musician has produced the biggest selling album of 2011 across the Tasman. Audio

2:20 PM.Team Gallagher is attempting to become the first New Zealanders to row across the Tasman Sea from Sydney to Auckland. After 18 days, Nigel Cherrie, James Blake, Martin Berka and Andrew McCowan are… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The one engine plane that took Waikato pilot Cliff Tait around the globe and into the history books has come in for a final landing at the Museum of Transport and Technologys' new multi million dollar… Read more Audio