Afternoons Podcast Options

2:10 PM.Caitlin has been watching Sirens (Netflix) and Murderbot (Apple TV) and tells us what she thinks. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.For the last 12 years, a group of locals have been fighting a planned 25-house development.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Online safety campaigner Rob Cope has written his own online safety bill to protect young people online and is lobbying MPs for support.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.MenzShed chairman David Broadhead says the charity needs more land, buildings and funding Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Meet the Frostfish! This beautiful iridescent silver fish is found all over the world, but are also native to our waters.

They are known for stranding on beaches after especially frosty nights, hence… Read more Audio

3:21 PM.Our DIY expert Stan Scott answers your DIY questions. Sent them in to afternoons@rnz.co.nz Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Sean shares the recipe for his Wedge Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Read more Audio

2:21 PM.Bringing you NZ Live each week is a huge team effort, inlcuding our amazing collective of audio engineers who make it sound so good each an every week. For the grand finale of the NZ Live 20th… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Film reviewer Dom Corry shares is take on new Nicolas Cage thriller 'The Surfer' & 'Mountainhead' a new comedy from Succession creater Jesse Armstrong. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Rochelle joins us to share some spooky occurrences that took place in her first home. If you have a Freaky Friday story to share please send it to Afternoons@rnz.co.nz Read more Audio

1:37 PM.In March, the government made it easier for community housing providers to borrow money in a bid to address our chronic affordable housing shortage. The $150 million the government has promised to… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Ruby Keegan is working on a prosthetic limb which can be worn in and out of the water - giving amputees the freedom to move easily between land to sea. She's just won Massey University's Grand Ideas… Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Today marks 10 years since All Black Jerry Collins and his partner Alana Madill were both killed in a fatal car crash in the south of france. At 6pm tonight Porirua's Jerry Collins Stadium hosts a… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Dogs with flat faces and bulging eyes have become a popular choice for pet owners, but we're being warned their selective breeding puts them at risk for a large number of health problems. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.This week, a quiz to test your financial literacy. How many questions can you get right? Read more Audio

2:35 PM.This week we're launching a new Thursday feature and each fortnight from today (alternating with NZ Sporting History) we'll be taking a look at a subject close to our collective kiwi hearts - starting… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Regular Afternoons podcast critic Alan Doak has been listening to Instant Genius by the folk that make BBC Science Focus Magazine and The Economics of Everyday Things hosted by journalist Zachary… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.Muso and Afternoons regular Chris Schulz says we need big artists, major shows and large-scale touring to return to Aotearoa - immediately. Recently, the likes of Taylor Swift, Oasis, Billie Eilish… Read more Audio

1:22 PM.Limpets, which are technically a type of snail, are found on rocks, boat hulls, glued to the side of jetties. In spite of - or maybe because of - their ubiquity, we often overlook them in favour of… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.We all know e-bikes are increasingly popular - but they're not cheap. Research shows it's financially well-off households which lead the way in e-bike sales. But three pilot programmes have just… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Today on Our Changing World – we have a piece from the archives – from 15 years ago.

Chatham Island tūī once were common on the main Chatham Island, but from the 1930s their numbers started to… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Author, former elite runner and now graphic novelist Annemarie Jutel is health professor and world leader in critical diagnosis at Victoria University of Wellington.  Read more Audio