Afternoons Podcast Options

1:25 PM.Paua along the Kaikoura coastline are finally flourishing again following the 2016 earthquake.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Local documentary film-maker Kiran Patel has developed a card game designed to dig beyond small talk. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.High-risk Kiwisaver funds: what are they and why it's worth considering them. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.While most athletes burden themselves with mastering one discipline, triathletes are another breed entirely. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Music reviewer Sarah Thomson brings us two fresh tracks. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The Humpridge Track in Western Southland has earned the status of a Great Walk. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.When Tasman District Council announced a free firewood giveaway last year - chaos ensued. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.This month marks the end of an era for some of the Royal New Zealand Airforce's trusty old work horses. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.We love our four-legged friends. But are we looking after all their needs?  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.You're never going to sort your life out says best-selling author and journalist Oliver Burkeman. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.There are few people who've has as much staying power in the New Zealand music scene than Suzanne Lynch. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week Sam Parish has real time saver of a recipe. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Our podcast reviewer Evie Ashton goes down the bigfoot rabbit hole. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Sarah's been to India so often people started asking her where to go and what to do Read more Audio

1:35 PM.In Taranaki it's the end of an era. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Dog agility training can be adapted for dogs (and owners) of all ages and fitness levels. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Whanganui Regional Museum is highlighting the extraordinary life and work of Joseph Divis, a pioneering photographer, gold miner, and world traveller. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Doomscrolling belongs right up there with smoking, biting your nails or procrastinating; it's an addictive habit that's hard to break. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today we put Miles, Coltrane and The Duke to one side as Christchurch-based saxophonist and composer Jimmy Rainey guides us through jazz in the 21st century. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Our regular correspondent talks bushfire season and a kangaroo who got involved in a drug bust. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Catherine Ross discusses two crime novels and something completely different. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Scammers are hitting children's game smore and more.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.RNZ Concert's Settling the Score poll is back for 2024. RNZ Concert presenter Maria Mo is taking the opportunity to create a soundtrack to the movie of her life. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A local company has won a national award for its work erecting scaffolding Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The beloved and be-hated Cros have been in the news today.  Read more Audio