Afternoons Podcast Options

1:39 PM.Inspired by the declining health of the Pahaoa River on their Wairarapa farm, film maker James Muir and his dad Grant have built a high tech water quality monitoring device in partnership with… Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Sonia Sly meets historians, archivists and descendants of women who signed the 1893 petition that won women the right to vote in the 1893 election. Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Two massive storms causing destruction in the US and parts of Asia are prompting climate scientists to call for a re-think about coastal living. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.All Blacks strength and conditioning coach Dr Nic Gill shares empowering advice, recipes and health hacks in his new book, Health Your Self; The One Stop Handbook to a Healthier, More Energetic You. Read more Audio

2:28 PM.Snoring has led to divorces, murderous thoughts, and many sleepless nights! We ask snoring expert, Dr Andy Davies  why people snore, whether it's a worry, and whether you can really stop. Read more Audio

2:19 PM.The improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? is coming to New Zealand in November, with 3 of its regular stars, Colin Mochie Greg Proops and Brad Sherwood. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Paris Kirby talks about her exhibition of landscapes, part of the Fertile Ground exhibition at Sanderson Contemporary in New Market. Fertile Ground shows the art of post-colonial woman landscape… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:26 PM.We hear a lot about the dangers of conspiracy theories, especially if they cause people to make poor or dangerous decisions. But are they all bad? David Coady from the University of Tasmania has books… Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Heavy snowfall in South Island has closed some roads, disrupted flights and cut power in parts of Central Otago. In Wanaka, and Lake Hawea it's a winter wonderland. Rachel Brown, a Wanaka community… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:30 PM.Announcing our inaugural Critter of the Week Bake-Off! A chance to put your baking skills to work to create cakes in the shapes of some of our fantastic and unusual endangered critters Read more Video

3:27 PM.Numbering fewer individuals than the kakapo it used to share habitat with, the Mt Allen buttercup grows only on the slopes of….Mt Allen. Read more Audio

3:19 PM.Heather Pennycook tells us about the Wilkin-Young, a 3 day walk that starts at Makarora, north of Wanaka. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:09 PM.Fresh dates are good for us and syrup made from them is a great alternative to refined sugar, says Julie Biuso. She shares a recipe for eggplant and date salad. Read more Audio

2:23 PM.The Warratahs are one of the grand old mainstays of New Zealand music. To celebrate their new compilation Drivin' Wheels, the Wellington band play some acoustic versions of their most beloved tunes… Read more Video, Audio

1:42 PM.Massive balloons, a giant snow globe, and huge kites - that's what's being promised in a new circus show coming to town. Air Play is just that, a show all about the air we breathe and they way we play… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.RNZ's Māori Strategy Manager Shannon Haunui-Thompson began learning te reo at high school, but it was having children that motivated her to become fluent. Shannon talks to Jesse Mulligan about her… Read more Audio

1:17 PM.It's not just builders we're lacking in New Zealand, we're also short of engineers. We're lagging behind other OECD nations in numbers of engineers, and within the industry there's also a need for… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Performing live from our Christchurch studio, The Subs are from Christs College, and will be competing in the finals of the Smokefree Rockquest on the 22nd of September Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Shane Jones wakes in fright to Winston asking a favour. Ken versus the language police.

By Paul Casserly

Voices - Cohen Holloway, Toi Iti, Paul Casserly

Studio engineer - Rangi Powick Audio

9:06 PM.Scientist Quentin Atkinson has looked at how the structure of Pacific societies determined how quickly they converted to Christianity - but an historian is not so sure of his conclusions. Read more Audio