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1:15 PM.Today we are paying tribute to one of the greatest Rugby Union players of all time Barry John. In sporting circles he was simply known as 'The King'. Keith Quinn remembers the Welsh great with Mark. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today Martin Bosley shares a recipe which is great to use up any old or bruised peaches you may have lying around. He talks Jesse through how to make his delicious raspberry and peach cake. You can… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.This week we hear some spooky stories from two listeners. Loreen has a story about an inexplicable incident in Sydney while Sue shares a story about an eerie coincidence just after the death of her… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Today World Wetland day. Ben Goodwin joines Jesse to talk about the history of them around Tamaki Makaurau. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The Horowhenua Vintage Machinery Club's Harvest Weekend is running this Saturday and Sunday. The club's been pulling out all the stops for the signature event's return. We speak to their president Rod… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Grace Payne is a special Olympian. She has just been chosen as a Special Olympics Global Messenger and she is the FIRST New Zealander to be selected for the role. Jesse speaks to Grace. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.An Afternoons listener has written in with concerns about a fish and chip shop at Mangonui who give the fish remains from their processing plant to customers to feed sharks. Clinton Duffy, a marine… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Julie Woods - perhaps better known as 'That Blind Woman' - is a speaker, author, and global ambassador for Blind Low Vision NZ. Today is her 58th birthday and in true Julie fashion she's celebrating… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Riccarton High School in Christchurch has created a role for a cultural diversity facilitator. We wanted to know more about her role and how the benefits for the school, Jesse speaks to Dr Sharnali… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Pollen is a big trigger for New Zealand’s high rates of hay fever and asthma. But for 35 years, we’ve had no current data on pollen levels – until now. Justin Gregory talks to a team who want to… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.When it came to women in the early 2000's, nothing was off limits says writer Sarah Ditum. Her new book reflects on the way 9 women, including Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, were subjected to… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week on Bookmarks we speak to the new host of Nights, Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.This week on heading off we speak to Elisabeth Easther about travelling to Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf. Each week we're talking travel in this segment, if you have something to share, a hack, a… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The Environmental Protection Authority, or EPA, announced yesterday that from December 31st 2026 they will ban  PFAS's/  Melanie Kah, associate professor at the University of Auckland speaks to Jesse.

1:25 PM.Good news for plane spotters in Nelson - the airport has created six viewing windows in the fence line, giving an unobstructed view for enthusiasts. Dan Hay is one of Nelson's most active plane… Read more Audio