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This week, we head south to Tautuku in the Catlins.  

It’s the site of Forest & Bird’s largest conservation area – the Lenz reserve is 550 hectares and is part of the catchment for the Tautuku and… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.October is Spooky Lake month, and writer and hobby limnologist Geo Rutherford takes us on a tour of some of the creepiest lakes on earth. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Tariq Trotter - better known as Black Thought - is the MC of the Grammy-Award winning hip-hop band The Roots. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This uses leftover cooked and cooled rice to make this flavour-explosion of a salad. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Our music reviewer Rachel Ashby discusses and plays All My People (feat. Steve Spacek) by Borrowed CS and Honey by Tessa De Lyon. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Today on Heading Off we are focusing on Tokelau, three tropical coral atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Emily Turnbull's husband, Darryl Paton died by suicide five years. Emily then established an initiative called Chatterbox - bench seats which encourage connection and conversation. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Dr Jessica Turner and her team from the University of Waikato is uncovering how robots are edging into spooky territory. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Let's go back to 1974, when five young jewellery makers were about to open a collective to sell their work in central Auckland. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Pop culture commentator, vintage music DJ and head stylist at costume hire heaven First Scene Andy 'Flyboy' Dickson joins Jesse for a spooky musical trip.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Afternoons' resident friend across the ditch talks about stories making news in Australia. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Claire Mabey discusses her pick from the Booker shortlist; previews author Patrick Ness' visit to New Zealand and enthuses about The Changeover by legend Margaret Mahy and it's 40-year anniversary. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Tim Batt is in the Auckland studio to look at ways outside forces are trying to influence the US election. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Philip White shares his experience as an intern with the Blue Wilderness Research Unit in South Africa.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.General Manager of National Football League for Australia and New Zealand Charlotte Offord joins Jesse to talk about the rise of the sport of Flag Football. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Jesse speaks to the photographer behind a fundraiser for Allan Adams who died recently. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.To celebrate World Reptile Day, we're talking about the elusive and cryptic Moko-papa Waitaha gecko. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.A perfect recipe for Labour weekend. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Otautahi/Christchurch-bred singer songwriter Sam Bambery performs live from RNZ's Christchurch studio. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.RNZ producer and film critic Sam Hollis joins Jesse. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Jesse once again explores the spooky, coincidental and strange experiences of his listeners.  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Jo Hart speaks to Jesse about its history and importance of the Runanga Miners' Hall. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Finalist Kyla Mathewson - who has come out top in the amenity sector - speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio