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2:25 PM.For NZ Sporting History today, we 're talking about the greatest heavyweight boxer to have never won the belt. David Tua retired with a 52-win, five-loss record. Read more Audio

1:37 PM.21 year old New Zealand singer Faith Wilde headed over to the US a couple months ago, to pursue her dreams in country music. Over the weekend country music legend Noah Kahan got her up on stage with… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.An exciting new book is out today from one of Afternoon's favourite guests and incredible author, Paula Morris. Hiwa: Contemporary Maori Short Stories is a unique anthology. Read more Audio

1:16 PM.There are plans to make Coronet Peak an all year round attraction by turning it into a super charged mountain biking park during the summer months. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the rediscovery of takahē. Claire Concannon sits down with takahē superfan and former Our Changing World producer Alison Ballance to discuss her new book… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.The reason there aren't more women in positions of power around the world, more female CEOs, Prime Ministers, board members, is not a problem with women. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.A fossil discovered on an Australian chicken farm three decades ago has finally been identified as an entirely new species! Read more Audio

1:35 PM.During World War Two the New Zealand government commissioned three top secret military tunnels to be built. Fort Stony Batter on Waiheke, Whangaparaoa Peninsula, and Wrights Hill in Wellington. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.This year was the first auction of HAIRY sheep. They're called 'Nudies' sheep you don't have to shear, dock, or dag And with farmers not fetching a high price for wool at the moment, it might be a… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.CarbonTrail, a Christchurch-based company, works with businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. Recently they have turned their attention to their own footprint, regarding AI energy cosumption… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.All over the world, allergies to everything from nuts to pollen are on the rise. Medical anthropologist and associate professor of science and technology studies Theresa MacPhail is on a mission to… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.This year, at 79 years old, Joni Mitchell has released a new live album and performed her first headline concert in 23 years. She's a force to be reckoned with after having a brain aneurysm in 2015… Read more Audio

1:38 PM.It's been a rocketing success, not only for Canterbury University, but for Aotearoa. A group of UC engineering students have taken out the top spot in an international rocket competition in New… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.It will be dramatic scenes on a dramatic backdrop this Friday in Queenstown as the iconic TSS Earnslaw undertakes a mock rescue on Lake Wakatipu. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Gluten gives us that beautiful fluffy bread that we love, but it may also be giving us something much less wanted. Scientists at Otago University have discovered that gluten can cause brain… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Ted Anton is a Professor of English, his new book tells the stories of people on the frontier of discovery and the policy makers trying to keep up with them. It's called Programmable Planet: The… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Moving to a new city or country is an exciting time for a family. But what's involved with moving the furry four legged members? Today's expert is Karen Duncan-Caley from Move My Pet. She's can answer… Read more Audio