Afternoons Podcast Options

1:37 PM.Sea cucumber meat is a big industry overseas, but the location and supply of cucumbers varies wildly from year to year, mystifying researchers. Read more Audio

1:33 PM.The Gisborne District Council has just issued an urgent plea for locals to conserve water due to a leak in the main supply pipeline. Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Vitamin C is useful for a whole lot of things beyond staving off scurvy - but it's not a panacea for all your ills, either. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The Frank Burkitt band from Wellington are in the middle of a New Zealand tour and about to head overseas to tour Australia and the UK Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Cutting the amount of meat and sugar we consume in half will save the planet from further environmental degradation, help stem the epidemic of non-communicable diseases and feed the millions who go… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.As the founder of the anti-bullying charity Diversity Role Models, Suran Dickson was named one of the most influential LGBT people in Britain. Read more Audio

1:34 PM.How much does a child's well-being impact the way they can learn? And how do we go about defining well-being for children? Read more Audio

1:34 PM.75 years ago this week New Zealand soldiers, including the Māori Battalion, were fighting in one of the most brutal battles of World War II. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:23 PM.If you believe the hype, co-housing could be the way of the future. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Nadia Reid performs a special live version of new song 'All Of My Love' from her upcoming album, due out later this year. The song was written after a New Years Eve in Levin.  Read more Video, Audio

3:08 PM.The struggle is real when it comes to choosing quality over quantity. Read more Audio

2:23 PM.Music and worship go together in all kinds of ways, but that relationship is particularly rich and enduring in the case of sacred music Read more Audio

1:36 PM.It might look glamorous from the outside, but it's hard being a woman in the world of opera. Read more Audio

1:27 PM.The New Caledonian crow is a clever wee so-and-so. Nearly two decades ago it first showcased the ability to use tools to solve problems.  Read more Video, Audio

1:17 PM.Even though the majority of drowning in New Zealand happen in open water, most kids are only taught how to swim in swimming pools. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.We're joined today for our first song by "Wellington by way of Dunedin" band Grawlixes. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Laura Nirider is co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and says false confessions and wrongful convictions are a global problem.  Read more Audio

2:29 PM.Are we in the midst of a new Space Age? One man with some of the answers is Peter Crabtree - head of the New Zealand Space Agency. Read more Audio

2:18 PM.The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, isn't everyone's cup of tea ... but it's given rise to New Zealand's newest sporting supernova Read more Audio