Afternoons Podcast Options

1:38 PM.To mark the start of the lunar Year of the Dog, Sarah Johnston plays us some archived recordings about our canine friends and those who love them, in today's visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:25 PM.A Kāpiti diver has stunned experts by finding a fish they can't identify. It was filmed in the Kāpiti Marine Reserve and no-one knows what it is, leading to debates about whether a new species has… Read more Video, Audio

1:17 PM.Media giant Fairfax New Zealand has announced it will close or sell 28 of its rural papers, affecting around 60 staff members.  Read more Audio

3:09 PM.They may have lived millions and millions of years ago, but dinosaurs have a lot to teach us about modern life according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today's music feature looks at the history of jazz and how it's spread around the world and managed to work its way into many genres. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Lisa Glass presents her "idiots guide" to paranormal romance. These are books featuring characters such as shapeshifters, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, zombies, fairies, angels and mermen. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Two more National Party MPs have put their hats in the ring to take over the leadership from Bill English. Mark Mitchell and Steven Joyce join three others who all say they have the support to win the… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Scientists have discovered what makes New Zealand glowworms light up and hope the knowledge will lead to new ways of fighting disease.  Read more Audio

1:19 PM.Air New Zealand has cancelled most flights today, including all flights out of Wellington from 2.45pm til midnight. Chris Brandolino from NIWA explains just how bad the winds might get. Read more Audio

1:14 PM.Charlie Dreaver reports in from the West Coast which is beginning to bear the brunt of former tropical cyclone Gita. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.By 2050 the world's population will reach 10 billion and questions about how to feed everyone will be more urgent there ever. It's an environmental dilemma that's been simmering for generations. Read more Audio

2:52 PM.Severe weather warnings are in place, with ex-tropical Cyclone Gita expected to hit our shores tomorrow.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Laurel Braitman studies animals who exhibit signs of mental health issues, from compulsive bears to self-destructive rats to monkeys with unlikely friends. Read more Video, Audio

1:36 PM.Artificial Intelligence is already here but it's expected to get better, more superior and more autonomous - but that doesn't mean humans won't be needed alongside the technology. Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Michael Trengrove is obsessed with creating a first-class economy in New Zealand. The way he wants to get there is by teaching everyone to code computer programmes.  Read more Audio

1:22 PM.The National Road Carriers Association has today called on cyclists and motor cyclists to be a little less arrogant on the roads. We put that to the Cycling Action Network spokesperson Patrick Morgan.

1:10 PM.Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Ben Folds has a chat to Jesse ahead of his show in Auckland tonight.  Read more Audio

8:00 AM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in the back seat to learn how the Open Road Driver training programme for people from former refugee backgrounds is transforming lives. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:23 PM.Officially a 'semi-slug', and like a paua, this species are a gastropod. Read more Audio