Afternoons Podcast Options

1:15 PM.Practical action rather than symbolic statements is what's needed to tackle the climate crisis, Prof Bronwyn Hayward says. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Alison Roman is one of the hottest food writers in the world right now. Her recipes have the three ingredients that are essential for success in the crowded cookbook market today; they're cookable… Read more Audio

2:31 PM.Historian Jock Phillips traces our relationship with alcohol back to the days of the early settlers, through to the 6 o'clock swill, to the rise of wine and then the craft beer revolution. Read more Audio

1:44 PM.Every year New Zealanders throw away nearly 300 million disposable coffee cups - and only one out of every 400 is recycled. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Last night, TV1 and TV3 led their bulletins with political polls taken just a week apart. But they told completely different stories. Why? Read more Audio

1:19 PM.133 years ago today, the sky above Rotorua turned orange-black, as the three peaks of Mount Tarawera erupted, spewing molten rock and ash into the sky. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:28 PM.It's Critter of the Week time and DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, joins the programme today to tell us all about the Chatham Island Shag.  Read more Audio

3:09 PM.Alexandra Tylee owner of Pipi Pizza and cook book writer extraordinaire shares the secrets to her tasty Poached Tamarillo and Coconut Tart. Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Katie Martucci, Jess Hindin and Mark Mazengarb are currently on Tour in NZ, but they're stopping off at our Auckland studio to entertain us with their unique blend of of Gypsy Jazz, Old Time and… Read more Audio

1:37 PM.Miniaturisation is at the heart of a breakthrough new innovation using 3D printing. The invention is called MicroMaker and it can print structures smaller than a human hair.  Read more Audio

1:27 PM. Three part series Beneath New Zealand follows researchers as they look into what lies underneath, to see what we can learn from volcanoes, eruptions and and disasters.  Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Palmerston North is getting a new bridge! You may be thinking, who cares? But this 9 kilometre walkway is important for almost 18,000 people that live and work in the area.  Read more Audio, Gallery

3:24 PM.The NZ southerly has a malevolent history and should not be trusted. Dr Grant Morris from Victoria University explores the history of the NZ southerly and some ill-fated shipping disasters caused by… Read more Audio

3:16 PM.According to a Melbourne-based think tank, climate change is very scary and depressing. However Metro's Digital Editor Tess Nichol has been trying to look for the positives. Read more Audio

2:28 PM.They chopped, they cooked, they bickered, they drank and camped up our TV screens; a book about Peter Hudson and David Halls has just won an Ockham New Zealand Book Award. Read more Audio

1:43 PM.It's Heart Kids Awareness Week this week, collectors will be out in the street this weekend, raising money for the babies born - 12 every week - with a congenital heart defect.  Read more Audio

1:37 PM.Every year 50,000 tonnes of food is chucked out by cafes, restaurant, and supermarkets. Most of this food is still good to eat. A new app, Foodprint, has been created to rescue that food and save… Read more Audio