Afternoons Podcast Options

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

1:35 PM.This year marks 80 years since some of the Second World War's most famous battles - including D-Day, the Battle of Berlin, and the Battle of Cassino. 102-year-old Brigadier Les Wright MBE was there. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Good Good Housing was co-founded by Auckland couple Jimmi O'Toole and Charlotte White. Their very first project has the lofty goal of being the first ever 10-Star Homestar rated housing development in… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Food Technologists. Professor Singh speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Music writer Giles Smith was a 12 year old boy staying up past his bedtime 50 years ago to watch ABBA slay Eurovision with Waterloo. That night would kick off a lifelong infatuation with the Swedish… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.For decades if you couldn't make the gig, the next best thing was watching the DVD or movie of the show at the cinema. Read more Audio