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2:05 PM.Sir Michael Hill was of course very well known for his jewellery firm, but he also leaves a legacy through his commitment to classical music. In 2001 his lifelong love of violin music led him to found… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In 2022, while making repairs to a undersea pipe off the coast of Trinidad, four professional divers got sucked hundreds of metres into a 76cm- wide pipe full of oil. The story of what happened next… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Animal behaviour experts have been sounding the alarm in recent months over the sharp rise in dog attacks and aggressive behaviour Selina McIntyre, a dog behaviourist with over two decades of… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Afternoons listener Wilby LeHeux got in touch to let us know about a cool little project he's involved with in Christchurch. Te Waerenga Whakatō Puāwai is going from strength to strength. He explains… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.It feels like 2025 has been the year of Don McGlashan. He performed an hour long session, right here on the show, to celebrate NZ Live's 20th Birthday Played a mini tour - including a show with the… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Unalive is the new dead. It's one of many words that evolved not from people talking to each other, but from social media algorithms. Language is changing in real time says Gen Z Linguist Adam… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Time for our Monday 'Expert' feature, where we pick a topic, invite an expert on, and learn everything we can in half an hour. Today we're talking fertility with Dr Andrew Murray. Dr Murray leads the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.As regular listeners will know, we like a cold call here on Afternoons, we've ticked off all the iSite centres around the country, and now we're embarking on other places that help turn towns and… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Twenty years ago London was rocked by a terrorist attack that saw four separate suicide bombers set off explosives across the city during morning rush hour. A new documentary series on Netflix tells… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Bookstore Whitcoulls has just released their 2025 Top 100 books list. This list - voted by readers - provides a snapshot of our every shifting reading habits. To talk us through this years winners and… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Denmark is set to clamp down on deepfake images, giving citizens copyright over their likeness and voice. A deepfake is an image, video or audio recording which has been digitally altered to appear to… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.This story takes us back to 1925 in Wellington where, at tea-party for wives of delegates to a Farmers' Union meeting, sixteen women agreed on the need for their own organisation. The inaugural… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.For the first time Christchurch Tactix has won the Grand Final Trophy in the 2025 ANZ Netball premiership. They beat the Northern Mystics 58 - 46 at a well-attended Trust Arena showdown. Tactix… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Next Thursday is World Ranger Day, and to celebrate this important role and the people doing it, our critter of the week is the endemic ranger dragonfly. Just like human rangers, these ranger… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.To quote our next guest "there are no ugly colours, just poor combinations". Interior designer Syliva Sanford is with Jesse to talk about overcoming the color jitters when it comes to design and… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Time for NZ Live, and while this isn't today's guest's first time on NZ Live, it is his first time in front of the mic. Paul Cathro is probably best-known as the bassist of Ha the Unclear, the band he… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The latest Marvel comic book adaption is The Fantastic Four: First Steps, it's out today and early reviews are glowing. Dom Corry tells Jesse what he thinks and looks at the I Know What You Did Last… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.It's Freaky Friday, when we speak to listeners about their spooky experiences and strange coincidences. Today's guest is Wayne MacKenzie. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A Tauranga pâtisserie chef is making headlines around the world for his re-invention of how to make the dessert favourite of meringue. Noel Remacle's recipe includes just two ingredients Noel's career… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Lynley Twyman joins us to talk about Te Hangaruru, the latest section of the mountains to sea trail to be completed. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Why is butter so expensive? Can people power really make a difference? What happens if Fonterra leaves the NZ market? We put all our butter questions to Emma Higgins, Senior Agricultural Analyst at… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.One of the enduring New Zealand myths is that West Coast miners drank beer instead of water, pretty wild idea, but is it actually true? As historian Dr Grant Morris explains to Jesse, the truth is… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.It's time to solve some of the world's problems and this week Steve Wyn-Harris wants to talk about the art of shepherding, and how a good one can save sheep's lives especially when it comes to lambing… Read more Audio