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1:20 PM.Aucklands oldest department store Smith and Caughey's is set to close in 2025. The retail store on Queen Street has been a fixture for 144 years Jesse speaks with CEO of Auckland's Heart of the City… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The budget will of course be delivered from Wellington, but this year our rural community will be keeping a close eye on it as well. Farmers Weeky journalist and former share milker Richard Rennie… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Bob Calkin considers himself a lucky man. Too young for both world wars and entering the workforce in the '50s and '60s, New Zealand gave working-class men like him tremendous opportunities. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Emerging out of Boston in 1986, alternative band the Pixies was, and still is, a jarring mix of surf rock, punk, pop and usually a good bit of screaming. The Phoenix Foundation co-founder Samuel Flynn… Read more Audio

2:19 PM.Brad Foster reports on the search for a mum and newborn baby in Sydney after evidence of a birth on the banks of a river in Sydney's south west were found by a man walking in the area late on Monday… Read more Audio

1:44 PM.Baby food pouches could be providing our little ones with very little nutritional value, according to new research.  Ioanna Katiforis is PhD candidate in the Department of Human Nutrition at… Read more Audio

1:31 PM.We often have multiple layers of names and nicknames for different groups and situations. But increasingly many Chinese given those as a child are choosing - when they grow up - to revert back to… Read more Audio

1:12 PM.Around 76 dog incidents happen each day in New Zealand requiring medical attention, according to ACC data. The Dog Safe Workplace helps reduce the number of incidents and protects workers. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Work isn't working. We are so busy staying busy, with constant emails and new message apps, we end up exhausted says professor Cal Newport.  Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Electricity - how do we generate it, how does it get from a hydro-station to our kettles, and where is the technology involved heading?  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week on Made in NZ we meet Shona Garven who's dedicated her business to making and restoring rocking horses. The Rocking Horse Place is based in Turakina just south of Whanganui. Shona explains… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.This coming weekend the New Zealand Association of Scrabble Players (NZASP) is hosting the 44th National Scrabble Championship in Wellington.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Research is underway on the barriers on the West Coast which are stopping young freshwater fish travelling upstream to feed grow into adult fish.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Helen Clark Foundation have teamed up with engineering company WSP to release a major new report into our infrastructure deficit.  Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Award-winning local musician Vera Ellen performs a live session in our Wellington studio. Read more Video, Audio

1:45 PM.Our weekly segment where we ask listeners to share their strange and spooky stories. If you have a spooky tale to share, email afternoons@rnz.co.nz or text 2101 with the details. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Country music fans will be celebrating tonight with the Country Music Honours taking place tonight. As an added treat for country music fans, the original queen of country in Aotearoa, Suzanne… Read more Audio