Afternoons Podcast Options

2:37 PM.Before Xbox, before Gameboy there were board games. Games of cardboard and glue, of dice and card and tiny metal figures that could be played on a tabletop in caravan on a rainy day. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Wellington's Bicycle Junction started up six years ago to build, fix and sell bikes – and coffee. Staff are paid a living wage because it's the right thing to do and business is thriving, says owner… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Rugby World Cup 2019 broadcast rights have been sold to TVNZ and telecommunications giant Spark. The price of streaming all the games has not been revealed and TVNZ will play just seven games free… Read more Audio

8:00 AM.Since the 1880s hard-working Chinese have been at the heart of the fruit and vege business in New Zealand. That history has been captured in a new book, including the story of 80-year-old Nancy Young… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:27 PM.In the wild, this attractive shrub is critically endangered, but many listeners will be familiar with Muehlenbeckia astonii as a popular garden plant. It's one of New Zealand's few truly deciduous… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Talk the Walk looks at the different great walks of New Zealand and talks to people who know them best. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:07 PM.Jesse Mulligan's four-year-old daughter can take down three bowls of Kelly Gibney's roasted cauliflower and walnut soup. The Kiwi wholefood chef and blogger shares the recipe with us. Read more Audio

2:26 PM.Nomad are a talented young trio from Christchurch. Even though they're just hitting 20 you might have already heard their hits 'All of My Heart' and the very catchy' Oh My My'. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:40 PM.A tiny samurai wasp could be deployed to combat the brown marmorated stink bug should it arrive on these shores. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Ride-sharing is now so popular in Europe, French woman Melissa Cohen was surprised to find it hasn't really taken off here. She and a group of NZ-based French friends have launched Easy As Carpooling.

1:21 PM.We know a well-balanced microbiome maintains good health and contributes to digestion. But what happens when our gut is unbalanced? Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Research out today says legal threats by the tobacco industry delayed plain tobacco packaging in New Zealand by three years. Professor George Thomson from the University of Otago explains why. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.A team of seabird experts experience the joys and challenges of counting Buller's shearwaters on the predator-free Poor Knights Islands. Read more Audio

3:27 PM.Dr Andrew Grainger tells us about his PHD in physical cultural studies, which he describes as the sociology of sport. Read more Audio

3:12 PM.Something a little different today - instead of talking about a short story, we are doing a poetic analysis of two songs -Chris Knox's 'Not given Lightly' and Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day'. Read more Audio

2:35 PM.The Commonwealth Games are currently taking place on the Gold Coast. This idiosyncratic competition has a long and varied history. But what have been New Zealand's highlights, low lights and odd… Read more Audio

2:23 PM.Farming commentator Steve Wyn-Harris talks about how we are going to feed a growing population. Read more Audio

1:41 PM.One Percent Collective is on track to hit $1 million raised for local charities this year – all from New Zealanders personally donating one percent of their income. Read more Video, Audio