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3:30 PM.Female genital mutilation (FGM): It's illegal in NZ but there are varying types of FGM that range from type 1 to type 3 and many women may regard this practice as part of their culture. Lynda… Read more Video, Audio

3:08 PM.A leading American Doctor and health policy adviser says when he turns 75 he will decline all medical treatment. Audio

2:47 PM.Our feature album is the new one from English singer/songwriter, Jessie Ware, called 'Tough Love' and described by one critic as a record that's 'likely to send Ware catapulting into the big leagues'… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards with breaking news about the Labour party's leadership contest. Audio

2:06 PM.The SPCA's Bob Kerridge discusses the current surfeit of male chooks needing new homes in the country. Audio

1:21 PM.David Lange led the Labour government, introducing a goods and services tax of 10%. The government also floated the New Zealand dollar, but that was after they intervened and devalued the currency by… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Bev Fisher from Christchurch has chosen 'El Paso' sung by Marty Robbins. Audio

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

3:30 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews the new Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall movie, 'The Judge'. Audio

3:20 PM.Yvonne Lorkin with the weekend wine selections: Campo Viejo Tempranillo 2011 $14, Queensberry Central Otago Chenin Blanc 2014 $23, Brookfields Hillside Syrah 2013 $45 Audio

3:10 PM.Wellington food blogger and writer, Laura Vincent with a halloumi, fried potato and raw fennel salad. Audio

2:45 PM.Feature album, 'Still Bill' by American soul musician Bill Withers (1972) Audio

2:20 PM.Why we shouldn't be spamming people across too many social networking sites and why cropping is an instagrammers best friend. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.This week on Afternoons we were discussing how in 1990 the New Zealand Navy put an end to the tradition of serving sailors a daily tot of rum. Now, they've announced much more wide-ranging… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Acoustic roots band AGM join us in Auckland for New Zealand Live. Audio

1:10 PM.Lucy from Wellington nominates 'Love Your Ways' by Salmonella Dub. Audio

9:46 PM.The Bounty Islands are just bare rocks in a wild ocean, but nonetheless they are home to a large endemic spider - and no one has ever seen a mature male Read more Audio

9:06 PM.A rare glimpse of how Rutherford's Den and Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre are being restored after the earthquakes Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:06 PM.This is a story about being saved by an angel and an English bull terrior named Remi. Upper Hutt couple Angel Marsh and David McCready were driving home over Haywards Hill one night, when they came… Read more Audio

2:47 PM.This 1976 album 'What's Wrong With This Picture?' is by American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger Andrew Gold. The album was a mix of re-makes and originals, produced by Peter Asher with… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.The Mexican-American singer-songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez has arrived in New Zealand. Rodriguez produced the albums 'Cold Fact' and 'Coming from Reality' in the early 1970s, but then he disappeared… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Four years ago last month, Darfield was the epicentre of an earthquake that had a major impact on life in Canterbury. Today, we're going to check on the local community to see how they've coped, and… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Hugh Grenfell from Auckland has chosen 'John Barleycorn' by the band Traffic. Audio

3:43 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio