Afternoons Podcast Options

1:25 PM.New Zealand universities are under increasing pressure, there's financial constraints, the post-COVID hangover, and staff layoffs. In response the government's appointment of a University Advisory… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.For many years now the after life batteries from electric vehicles have been a thorn in the side environmentally friendly image of those EVs. Now it's hoped that those batteries, no longer fit for… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This week's critter is the ro, also known as the smooth stick insect, whe or Clitarchus hookeri - our most common native stick insect. Smooth stick insects have a range of superpowers: as well as… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today chef, fish monger, author and district councillor Martin Bosley's with us to share a hearty warm winter recipe for gnocchi with beef ragu. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Award-winning Christchurch folk musician Mel Parsons performs four songs from her new album Sabotage and a special cover. Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.New Zealand is an ongoing battle against problematic introduced plant species' that threaten our native flora.  Niklas Erikson is a Senior Conservation Advisor for Auckland Council, he speaks to Mark.

1:25 PM.The number of students enrolling in the earth scientists is falling, according to data from numerous global geoscience institutes. To counter that, Christchurch-based earth modelling company Seequent… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Motorists in Tamaki Makaurau will no doubt agree that traffic congestion is one of the city's biggest problems. Northern Infrastructure Forum Executive Director, Barney Irvine speaks to Mark. Read more Audio

1:05 PM.Georgia Lines recently made good on her 2022 win at the Aotearoa Music Awards for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, taking home this year's Tui for Best Pop Artist. Today she releases her debut… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Suzie Bates grew up playing backyard cricket with her older brothers in Dunedin. By the time she was 15, she was playing for the Otago Sparks, and she made her international debut in 2006. We speak to… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Renata Wiles spent hundreds of hours exploring Auckland with her daughter looking for the coolest playgrounds and kid-friendly activities available. Renata speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced today.Taking us through the list of finalists books editor and our own book critic Claire Mabey. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.On this day 80 years ago, in 1944, thousands of troops stormed five beaches in northern France. Five of those troops - all New Zealanders - are featured in an Air Force Museum of New Zealand exhibtion… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Caves created by rivers of lava underlie New Zealand’s biggest city. A new research project is documenting Auckland's lava caves, hoping to protect this hidden geological heritage and understand what… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Confusion, headaches, painful reaction to light; over the years, the symptoms associated with concussion haven't changed.  Science journalist Isobel Whitcomb explains an alternative approach. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Our bookmarks guest today is Wellington born, Auckland raised film makes James Napier Robertson He began his career as an actor, with parts in Shortland Street, Being Eve and Power Rangers before… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Easy Eats features every Wednesday on Afternoons with the talented chef author and mum of two young children Sam Parish. This week she takes us through how to make apricot chicken tray bake at home. Read more Audio