Afternoons Podcast Options

1:25 PM.New Zealand's Dorothy Butler was an internationally recognised advocate for children's literacy and ran her first bookshop from her home while she and her husband raised their eight children. A… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity. Regular listeners of Afternoons will know that for us it means its Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Here's how it… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Fonterra has agreed to sell its consumer businesses to French multinational dairy company Lactalis - the world's largest dairy outfit. The proposed $3.8 billion sale still requires approval from… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.How you refer to other countries can often reveal where you're from, for example, people who live in the UK don't call it the UK and yet for many New Zealanders it is commonplace. The UK, British… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Simon Wilson chats to Emile about MMP, specifically the widespread perception that the tail now wags the dog. Could the solution be using Parliament more constructively? Read more Audio

2:20 PM.It's time for New Zealand Sporting History and today Emile is joined by New Zealand rally driver Emma Gilmour Emma is a trailblazer in motor-racing she became the first woman to win a round of the New… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are here to share why The Biggest Loser is back on our minds, the Executive producer of the long running news show 'A Current Affair' taking… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Touring is expensive, and bands often have to get creative and raise money to make their dates. That's exactly what Wellington band Dateline are doing this Saturday.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Name suppression laws are back in the headlines this week, so, we thought it would be a good opportunity to get a better idea of how name suppression rules work in New Zealand and how we stack up… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.If friends keep cancelling on you, ignoring your success, or talking behind your back it might be time to ask, are they a bad friend, or are you? Loneliness is often called an epidemic, but it's not… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Lily Shanks runs the 'Music Video Showcase', an evening that celebrates locally made music videos of all styles, music genres and budgets putting them up on the big screen to be watched in full.  Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Waiheke island based Geneva Alexander-Marsters, known as Geneva AM, has just released her album Pikipiki. Music critic Sarah Thomson shares her thoughts, and also talks about James Dansey's new music… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Today we're jetting to Mexico! New spaces have become available for Cazador's 2025 Mexico Food Tour, which takes travellers on a culinary journey from Mexico City to Oaxaca in the south.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Judges sampled over 200 toasties up and down the country and today a supreme winner has been crowned from the 13 finalists.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.As part of the Government's changes to the education system, it announced an initiative called 'Make It Write'. It includes updated handwriting resources for Primary and Intermediate Schools. But… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.This week marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album 'Born to Run' The album was a much-needed commercial success for the then 25 year old from New Jersey, the album raced up… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.A chance to find out what's got people talking across the Tasman, from the Wallabies triumph on the rugby field to 1800 Qantas staff's big win in court. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Pip Adam has been reading and thinking a lot about how AI could affect writing. She shares books that offer insights to AI and that show how important human writers are. Empire of AI: Dreams and… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Today our tech expert discusses the worrying rise of AI chat bots and what you can do to stay safe from their dangers Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The latest attempt to finalise a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution fell apart on Friday. What now? Read more Audio