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3:20 PM.Laneway Festival is on at Auckland's Western Springs Park today with some big stars like Chappelle Roan headlining along with lots of local acts. Gates opened at 1230 and the event ends at 10pm, so… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Personal finance whizz Mary Holm is back for 2026 and today she's talking about investing in gold, silver and bitcoin. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.We're making our way through the alphabet diving deep into all things Kiwiana - looking at the people, places and moments that make up New Zealand. We're up to the letter 'O' so today we'll be… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Here to help navigate the issues is Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology. This week she's looking at family feuds, outspoken friends and thin-skinned colleagues. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.It'll get 35 million dollars from the Government's Regional Infrastructure Fund to build the bespoke facility, and its purpose will be to house what the company refers to as their "next generation… Read more Audio

1:33 PM.Ralph Johnston, the Waitangi Trust Chief Executive, talks us through some of the most memorable moments of Waitangi Day commemorations. Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Auckland Professor Dame Margaret Brimble has more accolades than many of us have had hot dinners, that's an exaggeration of course but goodness me the list is long. She's been elected a Fellow of the… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.An opinion piece in the NZ Herald caught our eye this morning, in it Former Minister for Social Development Steve Maharey writes that the world is rupturing and New Zealand isn't responding fast… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Knitting has entered its cool era. Once dismissed as an old-fashioned pastime, creating hats and jumpers and even swimsuits from wool is now prime-time TV entertainment. Last year, ten amateur… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Simon Sweetman is one of our regular critics on Afternoons, and today he's diving into the latest from 8-time Grammy Award winner Beck. Beck's latest album is called 'Everybody's Gotta Learn… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's time for Bookmarks - where we invite an interesting person onto Afternoons to share some of their favourite things to read, watch and listen to. Today Jesse is joined by actor, playwright… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.An economical cut of steak can be transformed into something very delicious after 4-24 hours in a crowd-pleasing marinade, before being cooked to smoky perfection on the barbecue. Kelly Gibney joins… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.It's time for heading off and today we're heading back in time to 1973 when a group of young travellers loaded two vintage Model A Fords onto a boat in Auckland bound for Sri Lanka from where they… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.In Our Changing World, the RNZ podcast, Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.For many New Zealanders, Treaty settlements are an aspect of our history that is shrouded in mystery & misunderstanding. RNZ podcast The Negotiators takes a closer look at the conversation through… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Woollen mats are now being trialled to smother an invasive oxygen weed threatening to take over some of New Zealand's lake floors. To explain how, Northland Regional Council Biodiversity Manager Lisa… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Vineyards around the country are approaching harvest time, and while it is still too early to tell how the vintage will go, if it's anything like last year's, thousands of tons of grapes could be left… Read more Audio

3:32 PM.Humour isn't just for fun it's fundamental says Chris Duffy. Paying attention to the absurd, the awkward, and the quietly funny moments of everyday life doesn't just make us laugh; it makes us more… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Our weekly segment where we ask the audience to help with irks or pickles that listeners have sent in. Today it's a conundrum between siblings. One sister is accusing the other of using an ADHD… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss Moltbook, a new social network for artificial intelligence agents or bots. Read more Audio

2:32 PM.We're no stranger to festivals here in New Zealand .. many of you will remember The Gathering or The Big Day Out and now the likes of Electric Avenue, Rhythm and Vines and Laneway get headline acts… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Bill Hastings joins Jesse to review the following books: Margaret Atwood, Book of Lives, A Memoir of Sorts (Chatto & Windus, 2025) Nigel Latta, Lessons on Living (Harper Collins, 2025) Erik Kennedy… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Mayoral minutes is our new segment where we speak with a local mayor about the challenges they're facing, how they're working to solve them and what makes their community special. Today we're heading… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.A few weeks ago, some locals in Waiatai Valley near Wairoa were devastated to find hundreds of dead eels in the Waiatai stream. Some of the eels, or tuna in te reo Maori, were thought to be 40 to 50… Read more Audio