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Eran Backler's also known as Bubble man, and has just started his tour of Aotearoa showing off his skills with bubbles and giving audiences a chance to enjoy his multi-award winning show. Audio

This week on Solving the World's Problems retired Hawke's Bay farmer Steve Wyn-Harris shares his thoughts on his hobby of star gazing. Audio

In the new six-part video series The Turning Point, a new generation of kaitiaki across Aotearoa take on the challenge of protecting and restoring our natural environment. Director Steph Miller speaks… Audio

Our Bookmarks guest today has brought the gift of storytelling, reading and writing to thousands of tamariki in Aotearoa over the past four decades. Audio

Unbeaten in all nine games of the Cricket World Cup so far India go into tonight's semi-final against the Black Caps. Here in the RNZ office Black Caps fan, Jesse discusses the match with colleague… Audio

Back in the early 2000s Nelson music teacher John Phillips was frustrated by the tired old songs being sung in school assemblies. Now that his song is a social media sensation John is now releasing a… Audio

Garden to Table is a programme to teach tamariki to grow, harvest and prepare food.  Oropi primary, a rural school near Tauranga has been running the programme for the past 10 years. Heron Rickard is… Audio

There's a new tool available that can now show you not only what your local bio-diveristy used to look like before humans but how to rebuild it. Eco-index project lead Dr Kiri Wallace speaks to Jesse.

Today on NZ Sporting history we meet Erin Routliffe who's made recent sporting history by becoming the first New Zealander to win a women's grand slam title in 44 years. Audio

John Bougen, an Aucklander who made his fortune as co-founder of the 'Dress Smart' chain of shopping malls is now in Reefton giving it a bit of a make over. He speaks to Jesse about his work there. Audio

Dropping perfectionism and focusing on connection can help take the pressure off verbal communication, says Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams. Audio

This week's bookmarks guest has been a housing developer in Auckland for the last 25 years, and is known for doing things differently. Mark Todd, co-founder and Development Manager of Ockham… Audio

Every Wednesday on Afternoons we invite a guest for our collectors corner segment to talk about their amazing collections. This week we meet Wil Wright. He collects, restores and sells film posters. Audio, Gallery

Tracking down music rights holders to get the money to the right place can be a challenge, in New Zealand there is a particular challenge with older Maori songs. APRA Head of NZ Operations Anthony… Audio

For 30 years, the closest Justine and Geoff Ross had come to cows was two cowhide chairs in their Auckland living room. Audio

It's not quite summer, but if there's one band that gets you feeling like you're settling into a long summer evening, it's Fat Freddy's Drop. Coming together on the brink of the new millennium, their… Audio

Bob Mehrtens is our twelve-time national ploughing champion - and he isn't even a farmer. He's a truck driver with a love of ploughing, and has also been competing in the Ploughing World Championships… Audio

After 30 years living in France author nature and wildlife artist Desmond Bovey had a strong pull to reconnect with home and the landscapes of his youth. Desmond speaks to Jesse about the book he's… Audio

A firm weekly favourite, Freaky Friday, is back again with spooky tales of coincidence and unexplained encounters! If you have anything spooky, eerie or oddly coincidental to share with listeners… Audio