Afternoons Podcast Options

1:23 PM.Matariki, the cluster of stars whose arrival - for many of us here in Aotearoa - signals the beginning of a brand new year. The name literally means 'little eyes' (Mata riki) or "Eyes of God' (Mata… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Ange van der Laan from Queenstown has chosen 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' by Nancy Sinatra. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:35 PM.Mark Cunningham – known as Marko to the locals in Thailand – is a Kiwi from Upper Hutt. Marko survived the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 and joined local volunteers to collect bodies. These days Marko is… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:10 PM.Our technology correspondent brings us the latest digital technology info. Audio

2:45 PM."An Awesome Wave" from English indies Alt J. Audio

2:20 PM.New Plymouth photographer Mark Dwyer is working on an interesting project for the internet giant Google. Audio

2:10 PM.Kevin and Kiri Swannell run a mobile soup kitchen from Napier's Clive Square every Monday night. Audio

1:20 PM.No clues here. Sorry! Audio

1:10 PM.Dave Greenberg from Wellington has chosen 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' by Garth Brooks. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:06 PM.If you're down south, there's a good chance we may catch an aurora tonight and what a treat it would be. Dr Ian Griffin, is an astronomer and is currently the director at Otago Museum. Read more Audio, Gallery

2:45 PM.Today's feature album is Madonna' Ray of Light, released in 1998 and produced by William Orbit. Audio

2:20 PM.It's a story about friendship, promises and letter writing. Janice Marriott and Virginia Pawsey, reconnected at their Gisborne Girls' High School reunion after 30 years. And, they promised to write to… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.A Hamilton couple is stepping up to help Mongolian park rangers with their daily tasks. They're swapping reindeer for motorcycles. Mike Britton and Angela Bruce are involved in the Blue Waves Global… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:55 PM.Ben Gracewood looks at the articles "What is Code?" by Paul Ford and "How Tesla Will Change The World". Audio

1:45 PM.Vanda Symon reviews Dolphins of Aotearoa by Raewyn Peart which was one of the finalists in the Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize for 2015. Audio

1:30 PM.Colin Morris looks at music from Courtney Pine and Richard Thompson. Audio

1:22 PM.Colin Hogg reviews Who Do You Think You Are?, 3D and Newsworthy. Audio

1:06 PM.Today's song is Wave Of Mutilation by The Pixies as chosen by Dallas Synott from Dunedin. Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.There's a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.One Sunday morning in November 1830, an American schooner called Antarctic discovered an uncharted island off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Islanders came out to the Antarctic, and the captain… Read more Audio

2:44 PM.The feature album today, the second one from legendary singer songwriter James Taylor, Sweet Baby James. Audio

2:20 PM.Drone racing is taking off as a new sport in New Zealand. Two leagues have been started in New Zealand this year and a trans-Tasman battle is in the pipeline for later in the year. Chris Jackson is a… Read more Audio