Afternoons Podcast Options

1:33 PM.The 70th Cannes Film Festival is on at the moment. Dan Slevin, from RNZ Widescreen, looks at the some of the highlights from the past. Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Living without plastic in your life is the theme of an event being held at Waikato University tonight. The film and discussion even includes a talk by Merren Tai who embarked on a year living without… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.There are multiple fatalities and injuries after reports of an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in the UK. The Greater Manchester Police have just held a press conference… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Description: The first Chinese ornamental garden in NZ took shape in Wellington as far back as 1869. Almost two centuries later and after a 20 year battle, the Wellington Chinese Garden Society… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, our DNA is not our destiny. That's the message of best selling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova. Her originally self published book, Still Alice, became an… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.A parasite is an organism that lives in another organism, called the host, and often harms it. It is dependent on its host for survival - it has to be in the host to live, grow and multiply. A… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:11 PM.The Museums Aotearoa Conference starts today in Palmerston North. And the theme of this year's event is accessibility. Bruce Roberts has been guiding tours for visually impaired people for more than… Read more Audio

1:44 PM.Lillian Grace of Figure NZ gives us the facts and figures on NZ's growing beer industry Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Dr Rebecca Johnson is a wildlife 'detective'. She's a forensic scientist, conservation geneticist and co-chief investigator of the Koala Genome Consortium. It's a group carrying out sequencing of the… Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Money for research into discovering a solution for increased antimicrobial resistance is coming from crowdfunding. Dr Siouxsie Wiles is leading the charge to highlight lack of funding to address the… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.New Zealand Rugby has confirmed the struggling Wellington Sevens tournament is moving to Hamilton from 2018. But what does this mean for the tournament? Dr John Guthrie is a sports marketing expert… Read more Audio

3:27 PM.Mole crickets are found around the world, but ours is unusual in having no wings. Nicola Toki has been digging up information about this rare critter, the native mole cricket. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.The Old Vicarage's Head Chef Anthony Fomison talks about game bird, ahead of the Game Bird Food Festival. And he talks us through his North Canterbury Quail dish. Read more Video, Audio

2:24 PM.Something just a little bit special on New Zealand Live today . . . no guitars. Instead we have a trio of strings and a keyboard, and the dulcet tones of one of the most talented singers this country… Read more Audio

1:38 PM.A Wellington woman is about to take on the best in the world at a rather unusual sport. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:29 PM.A mutant sheep called Sharon living in semi resort like conditions is helping scientists to hopefully unravel the mysteries of human hair. Read more Audio

1:16 PM.The All Black assistant coach, Wayne Smith, is stepping down from the role at the end of the current Rugby Championship. The surprise announcement came this morning during a press conference held at… Read more Audio

9:08 PM.Massey University acoustics researchers have been working with childcare centres that are keen to lower noise levels and protect the hearing of young children. Read more Audio