Afternoons Podcast Options

1:15 PM.The latest Wikileaks revelations have been an eye opener about the ways in which you can now be monitored through your smart devices around the house. The documents describe tools which can turn… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Drones - or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - can get a bad rap, but they can now generate meaningful data for a range of different industries. Read more Video, Audio

3:23 PM.Our expat this week has been busy been tracking down some New Zealanders of another kind in San Francisco. Trees. Brayden Sullivan didn't realise just how many NZ trees there were in San Francisco a… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:32 PM.We are currently experiencing an immigration boom. But New Zealand is an immigrant nation. So how does the current boom compare to previous ones? Read more Audio

2:21 PM.The superannuation age will rise to 67 by 2040. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub discusses the change, and whether there are other options to help cover the costs of an ageing population Audio

1:28 PM.Wellington writer David Cormack shares the struggles he and his wife have faced as they’ve tried to conceive. Read more Audio

1:23 PM.The Auckland Arts festival opened last night, and among the many varied acts, is something perhaps all good festivals should have - a contortionist, and aerial ballet dancer. Bret Pfister is part of… Read more Video, Audio

1:15 PM.Giant glass houses are set to be an agricultural game changer for growers struggling in extreme climates. Known as a Canadian super house the enormous structures are being used to cover entire… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Grammy Award winning musician, Romulo Castro Garcia of Panama, is in the country on a 3-week cultural tour - visiting high schools where Spanish Language is taught. He's joins Jesse in our Auckland… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.It's never too soon to talk to your kids about money, says personal finance expert Beth Kobliner. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.February 1994 in Auckland, the Big Day Out is bursting noisily into life. But as the giant outdoor music festival gets going, one band on the line-up is calling it quits. Eyewitness goes back to the… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.The former fisherman turned actor and playwright talks about the books, music, theatre and TV he's inspired by. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A couple of weeks ago we sparked memories with a few of you by playing some excerpts from the sound archives of radio "Broadcasts to Schools." This week Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:30 PM.Funding for Dunedin’s penguin hospital is about to run out, but one of its coordinators wants a permanent wildlife rescue centre set-up in the city. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:25 PM.Wellington College is investigating some of its students over comments made on Facebook about taking advantage of drunk girls. It includes the comment "If you don't take advantage of a drunk girl… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Severe weather, flooding and slips have all but cut off the Coromandel Peninsula. More than 1,000 homes are without power in the Coromandel and Whangamata's sewerage system is not working. The… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Sydney author Sarah Wilson shares her experiences in dealing with anxiety and harnessing it to find the positives. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Bill E (Simon Bendall) is a Wellington DJ and the man behind regular ‘Atomic 80's and ‘24 Hour Party People' dance nights held in various clubs around the capital since 1996. Read more Audio