Afternoons Podcast Options

2:19 PM.A couple of weeks ago, legendary rock band The Cure was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame. But did you know the band has a Kiwi connection? Read more Video, Audio

1:34 PM.The Bushmere Arms Giant Pumpkin festival took place in Gisborne over the weekend - and Kaiaponi Farms general manager Scott Wilson took out the top prize Read more Audio, Gallery

1:23 PM.Many of us take basic abilities for granted - like being able to do our times tables, use a computer, write cogently or read easily. Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Paris is weeping, after the 850-year-old centrepiece of the Île de la Cité went up in flames earlier this morning. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.There are days when writer and advice columnist Beth McColl couldn't get out of bed, crippled by anxiety, depression and feelings of inadequacy Read more Audio

2:34 PM.Game of Thrones mania is upon us, as the final season premiered on television around the world yesterday. If you're wondering what the fuss is about, RNZ's resident GoT expert takes you through a… Read more Video, Audio

2:24 PM.Over the weekend Kiwi-Nigerian mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya defeated the American Kevin Gastelum to win the UFC's interim middleweight belt. Read more Audio

1:39 PM.Comedian Nick Gibbs life has turned his exploration of autism and how it is understood in wider society into a new comedy show "High, Functioning Autistic" Read more Audio

1:32 PM.The over-65 demographic is projected to increase by more than 40 percent over the next nine years. But that could lead to a new, different kind of housing crisis Read more Audio

1:19 PM.It's a tough life, being an eel - even tougher when your route back to the Pacific Islands is blocked by massive turbines which can mince you up like a blender. Read more Audio

3:32 PM.Our Critter of the Week is the Nelson Green Gecko - one of our rarest animals, found only in the Nelson area from the south of the Bryant Range, westwards of the main divide, to the Murchison District… Read more Audio

3:22 PM.Knitter and craft blogger Tash Barneveld joins us to talk knitting and the internet - which has helped with a resurgence of knitting. She says without a couple of key websites, knitting wouldn't be… Read more Audio

3:12 PM.Cashews are the star of Julie Biuso's vegetarian curry, she shares her recipe for Cashew nut curry. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.New Zealand's biggest-selling jazz artist drops by our Auckland studio to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking jazz fusion album Shift Left. Read more Video, Audio

1:38 PM.It's almost Easter and with hot cross buns and endless chocolate eggs to choose from it's a hard time to consider healthy eating, and even harder to convince your kids to slow down on the sweets. So… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The daughter of a wartime kiwi pilot who flew a Mosquito aircraft in World War 2 has been reunited with the plane after 75 years.  Read more Audio, Gallery

1:14 PM.Two-fifths of pre-schoolers in Northland and Auckland have dental cavities a new study has found. Dr David Crum, chief executive of the New Zealand Dental Association, explains why this decay is so… Read more Audio