Afternoons Podcast Options

3:21 PM.Derry Kingston relocates people's cars from one end of the Heaphy to the other and then walks back to Golden Bay. He's hanging up his tramping boots, but shares with us some of his wonderful stories… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.Lentils have been eaten for thousands of years. They contain around 25 percent protein, but when eaten with certain foods that more than doubles and can equal the same protein content as a meal of… Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Jamie McDell goes back to her country roots on her third album Extraordinary Girl, which features Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers and Tami Neilson. Read more Video, Audio

2:21 PM.Bryan Crump of Nights threw out the idea of a duck calling contest last night. It's snowballed into something quite big. Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.Stewart Collie celebrates the often overlooked and derided Christmas gift, socks! Read more Audio

1:29 PM.South African school rugby coach Deon Carney's choice between the All Blacks and his job. Sports writer Mark Reason talks about loyalty and professionalism. Read more Audio

1:20 PM."I must use my involvement in my industry to fight for the portrayal of real women, for women by women. I must call myself out on my own internalised pressure - or put more plainly, vanity - and admit… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Olly Hills, aged 11, is a big fan of insects, and author of the field guide 'Cicadas of New Zealand.' Read more Audio

3:23 PM.Suzanne Cowan did her thesis in dance studies - which included creating a dance work. It is believed she is the first person who uses a wheelchair in New Zealand to have done this. Read more Audio, Gallery

2:21 PM.It's important to meet several financial advisors before committing to one, says Mary Holm. She talks about why you might want to use a financial advisor, how to make a shortlist and some good… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Ecologist, Leanda Mason tells Jesse the story of trapdoor spider Number 16, the world's oldest documented spider. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:31 PM.Mark Potter, principal of Wellington's Berhampore primary school says social media is training kids a whole new way to bully each other. Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Shark cage diving around Stewart Island could soon be banned. Storm Stanley of PauaMAC5 and Shark Dive NZ director Peter Scott give both sides of the story. Read more Audio

3:09 PM.We project human values on to other animals because we want to see ourselves reflected in them, says British zoologist Lucy Cooke. She talks to Jesse Mulligan about drunk moose, stoner sloths, basic… Read more Video, Audio

2:22 PM.Scottish Author Damian Barr's memoir Maggie and Me was about growing up gay in a Britain ruled by Margaret Thatcher. He was recently in New Zealand on a writer's fellowship. A social media post showed… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.These days we have the hāngi burger and the hāngi pie. Travel back through the sound archives with Sarah Johnston of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, to hear recordings of hangi pit masters of the past. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:28 PM.Portland Island is a tiny speck of land opposite the Mahia Peninsula with a rich history. An exhibition at the Wairoa Museum celebrates the island's history. Jenny Roper explains why the island is so… Read more Audio, Gallery