Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.When parents divorce or separate, children under the age of 4 should remain with their primary caregiver, usually the mother, until a deep attachment is formed with both parents says world renowned… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.The 1976 debut from new wave darlings Blondie; "Blondie". Audio

2:14 PM.Auckland angler Donna Pascoe has taken out the Best World Record award in Florida. She did it by catching a whopping 411.6kg Pacific bluefin tuna. It is the largest fish ever caught by a female on rod… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Draft proposals to amalgamate councils in Wellington and councils in Northland have been thrown out. The Local Government Commission has said it would not proceed with draft proposals in Wellington… Read more Audio

1:55 PM.Daniela Maoate-Cox on Browser extensions, apps and websites. Audio

1:45 PM.Cushla McKinney reviews "Find Me" by Laura van den Berg, and "The Dead lands" by Benjamin Percy. Audio

1:30 PM.Music producer Zac Arnold looks at music in films. Audio

1:20 PM.Phil Wallington on Road Cops replacing Campbell Live. Audio

1:10 PM.Jean Silver is the author of "Ellie: The Dog with the Loving Heart", about a rescue dog. Her song is "You're My Best friend" by Queen. Audio

3:45 PM.What the world is talking about. With Noelle McCarthy. Audio

3:30 PM.A story about "grass roots level" life changes for very isolated new Asian migrants in Auckland South. Some students will walk for miles just so they don't miss their weekly ESOL (English as a second… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:10 PM.A Gilded-age millionaire saved some of the greatest works by William Shakespeare from oblivion. Henry Folger obsessively collected the works of Shakespeare. The great playwright left no manuscripts… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Carrie and Lowell by Sufjan Stevens. Audio

2:20 PM.Italian crooner Patrizio Buanne has performed for the Pope, Royal Families and a United States President. His debut album The Italian went platinum in New Zealand and he's just released his eighth… Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.New Zealand's manuka honey is grabbing headlines in the UK, after a group of school students put its benefits to the test. The Times is reporting that a group of London school children, from Gillespie… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Retro climbs on board the trolley bus, once a common mode of transport in all our main cities. They were quiet and quick off the mark, but those poles kept coming adrift from the overhead lines! Our… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.June Hymn by The Decemberists. Chosen by Ella Borrie. Audio

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

3:35 PM.Sarah McMullan has spent several hours in cinemas again this week, on our behalf. and reviews "Aloha", "Entourage" and "Tangerines". Audio

3:30 PM.The High Court judgement in the case of Lecretia Seales, who died this morning, has just been released. Our reporter, Ruth Hill, has been reading the judgement. Audio

3:20 PM.Yvonne Lorkin with her weekend wine pics and a match for Empanadas and Chimichurri. Audio

3:10 PM.Jacob Brown is the Chef/Co-Owner of The Larder restaurant on Darlington Road in Mirimar and has a recipe for Empanadas with Chimichurri. Audio

2:45 PM.Brand new from British pop group Simply Red; "Big Love". Audio

2:20 PM.The year is 1893, the month November and the people of Onehunga have just done an extraordinary thing. Only three months after New Zealand became the first country to give women the vote, this small… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Rehabilitation of native birds and zoo animals. The zoo has just had its busiest summer, with 50-60 sick and traumatised native birds admitted to the hospital each month. Ex zoo-keeper, now vet nurse… Read more Audio