Afternoons Podcast Options

1:15 PM.There's been some excitement for bird lovers recently, with a possible sighting of a Kokako in Southland. Inger Perkins is the manager of the South Island Kokako Charitable Trust. She speaks to Jesse.

3:10 PM.There are few things as comforting as being absolutely sure the bus will be there on time, you ticked the right box on the exam. Uncertainty is uncomfortable, but necessary says author and journalist… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Last year we had a fun music feature all about TV music themes with Karl Steven, talking a walk back through some of the most memorable tunes of the 70s and 80s. It was so popular - we're doing it… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The saga of the famed Cathedral Cove walking track in the Coromandel continues, with DoC conceding this week it may never reopen. Mercury Bay Business Association spokesman Ray Van Beynen updates… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Research shows that we don't absorb as much information reading from a screen as we do reading from paper. Dr Lilu Yu at MacQuarie University in Australia has been studying the way we read and what… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.In June 2022, renowned chef and restaurateur Rick Stein would have a meal of haddock that would set him on a path to simplifying his life and his work. We talk to Rick Stein about Simple Suppers, his… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.We've all seen the TV shows where a hypnotist asks a volunteer from the audience to get up on stage and then proceeds to hypnotise them so they start clucking like a chicken, but there's more to it… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.What began as a request for freezer meals on social media back in 2020, has developed into Kura Kai - a regular fixture in 38 schools around the country. General manager Marie Paterson explains the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.If you have capable hands and a budding interest in trains, the Waitara Railway Preservation Society needs you. The society's secretary and treasurer Derek Baker speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Bronwyn Scott is program manager at Recycle a Device. She says Recycle a Device has received requests for over a thousand laptops this week alone - and is struggling to keep up with demand. She talks… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.The first Critter of 2024 is the largest snail in Aotearoa - the superb giant land snail, Powelliphanta superba. These snails are big, golden and fabulous, and they're a worm's worst nightmare! Read more Audio

2:20 PM.NZ Live is back for 2024, and today we're kicking things off with Marv Pinny. Merv is an artist from the Far North whose music encompassed alternative rock, blues and country sounds. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.If you're in the Coromandel region this weekend, Whitianga might be the place to be. The annual BayJam event will be on, with an array of musicians, performers and local foods to peruse. Keey Fremm is… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Housing and keeping supply up with demand is a massive issue across Aotearoa. But if you live in Dunedin, there's a housing guardian angel hanging around in the form of businessman Roger Fewtrell. He… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Andrew Cranswick is part of a very practical project in Hawkes Bay, retrieving, repairing and sanitising some of the horticultural bins that were washed around the area. He's with Tumu timbers, and… Read more Audio