Afternoons Podcast Options

1:31 PM.The Government will soon deliver its much-publicised "wellbeing budget". A team of researchers at Massey University have developed their own measure of social progress, dubbed the Shared Prosperity… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Baby Boomers are typically thought of as the wealthiest generation and, for that reason, have become somewhat of a punching bag for those in the generations that followed.  But is that fair?  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.We are pleased to introduce young up and coming singer songwriter, Navvy - aka Phoebe Lee Jasper. She performs her first single Subliminal, live in our Auckland studio. Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Our Critter of the Week is the Homer grasshopper (Sigaus homerensis), New Zealand's nationally critical grasshopper.  Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Autumn's the best time to plant trees, especially deciduous ones, because it gives the trees the longest possible run to establish a good root structure before the stresses of summer heat/drought.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Today for Friday food we're heading to Dunedin to the restaurant No 7 Balmac - which has a big garden where the chefs get many of their vegetables.  Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Singer-songwriter Sophie Mashlan released her debut album Perfect Disaster this week and she's kicking off a nationwide tour. For NZ Live, she's joined by music school colleagues to play some fresh… Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Richard Swainson reviews Red Joan and The Aftermath. Audio

1:35 PM.Farming has a long tradition in Aotearoa, but in the 21st century some farmers are looking at crops that allow them to benefit the environment as well as their bottom line.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.How different is the day to day experience of people with serious allergies? New research in Germany has looked at negative attitudes about allergies held by hospitality staff. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The Provincial Growth Fund came quite close to spending thirty million dollars on buying stakes in two airlines to allow them to scale up their operations. At the last hurdle though the funding… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.His Royal Highness Prince William is meeting with the people affected by the March 15 Christchurch terror attacks today. This morning the Duke of Cambridge went to Al Noor mosque to speak to the… Read more Audio

3:14 PM.A research fellow at the University of Sydney has looked into the often invisible histories of transgender soldiers and the cross-dressing women who went to war.  Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Producer Ali Ventura previews the release of the movie Avengers Endgame and tries to explain why it's such a big deal. Audio

2:20 PM.Danielle Hawkins' farm life in Otorohanga has served up plenty of inspiration for her rural romance tales that have captivated readers here and and abroad.  Read more Audio

1:39 PM.In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to take us back to Anzac Day in the earlier years of the 20th century, when it was all about the original… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

1:27 PM.The Greyhound racing industry has faced a lot of scrutiny over the years, for its treatment of the animals. Last year a report found more than 300 dogs were euthanised in one season after failing to… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.With a billion users, Instagram has it's own style and look. The "aesthetic" as it's known, is glossy and curated and the perfect place for advertising dressed up as content. But the style is… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.We live in an age of anxiety with rates of depression skyrocketing all over the world. But there may be an evolutionary purpose for all this suffering says Dr Randolph Nesse.  Read more Audio

2:24 PM.It's ANZAC Day on Thursday and in 2019 we're now at the end of WW1 centenary commemorations. The end of the war was an enduring cultural moment - and that was reflected in it's music. Read more Audio, Gallery