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1:45 PM.Meri Murphy and her partner Doug Maclachlan are a pair of octogenarians who have spent the past few years cycling around New Zealand on an electric tandem bike, called "Giselle". Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Award winning singer, rapper and songwriter, Tom Scott has a new album coming out - his first solo effort after releases with Home Brew and Avantdale Bowling Club.  Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Arguably the most celebrated Kiwi band ever, the boys will come back together for the first time since 2009 to headline the Electric Avenue festival.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM. Marie Stanley is a 72 year-old pensioner struggling with the cost of living and she has a message for younger people about preparing for the future. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Reviewing Kate Bush's fifth studio album, a critic for Sounds Magazine wrote "If I were allowed to swear, I'd say that 'Hounds of Love' is f%$+ing brilliant." That was September 1985, 40 years on… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.A week on from the shooting of two police officers in Australia's northeast town of Porepunkah, it appears investigators are changing their approach to finding the man believed to be responsible. Brad… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.All these conversations about people using AI chat bots as therapists got us thinking. We all know relationships are complicated, whether it's matters of the heart, workplace problems, or with… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Working homeless is a phrase that applies to people who are employed but don't have anywhere to live, generally it is a consequence of low wages or other financial instability. It's a topic author… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.At least one in five of us have high blood pressure but most of us don't know we have it. Untreated, it can lead to serious problems like stroke, heart attack and kidney failure. Which makes a new… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Warning: This conversation covers the issue of suicide. Yesterday we spoke to Laura Reiley, a writer at Cornell University whose only child died by suicide after suffering from anxiety and depression… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Amazon has officially opened its new Auckland data centres today - claiming the move will add 10.8 billion dollars to the economy and mean a thousand full time jobs. Those are some massive numbers, so… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.More and more, people are turning to artificial intelligence for companionship and even therapy. 29-year-old Sophie Rottenberg did.  Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Each week on a Monday we take a deep dive into an issue with the help of an expert. Today we're talking to Guyon Espiner about political interviews - what is considered a "good" one and how to get the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.We love a cold call here on Afternoons, it keeps us, and you, well and truly on our toes. For those keeping track, we've been through all the iSites of New Zealand, a sample of iwi radio stations and… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Fans of the Thursday Murder Club books are in for a treat, the movie of the first story has just been released on Netflix. It features a star studded cast Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.It's the 1st of September which means Spring has officially sprung! Although we're not sure the weather has caught up with the news. Traditionally spring is all about getting back into the garden and… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Here in New Zealand one in 10 of us lives alone. Performer and theatre academic Dr James Wenley is one of them, and he explores the concept of loneliness in an incredibly intimate way in his new… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Government will provide up to $30 million in loans for struggling regional airlines as it intervenes with a "one-off" move to prevent more air routes from being cut. Carriers including Air… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Critter of the Week merch is back! 

THE LINK TO ORDER A BAG, A TEE OR A HOODIE IS HERE!

That's right, you can proudly show off your favourite endangered critter.
Orders close on October 6th, with… Read more Audio