Afternoons

1:15 Why a new drug registration is great news for many of you

Endometriosis is estimated to affect one in ten Kiwi women, it can cause debilitating pain and really affect women's ability to live life to the fullest.

But today we saw an exciting headline - the first treatment for endometriosis in nine years is now registered in New Zealand. 

It's called Ryeqo.

 Professor Neil Johnson, a gynaecologist from the Auckland Gynaecology Group, former president of the World Endometriosis Society, and an investigator for the international trials of Ryeqo chats to Jesse.

1:25 Turning up the heat for mental health

We're talking about firefighters now, but less about them fighting fires, and more about them promoting mental health. 

Bevin James is with me, he's a former firefighter now turned flower farmer, but he hasn't left his old job totally behind, he's the man responsible for the Kiwi Firefighters calendar

The 2026 edition - released earlier this week - aims to raise ten, maybe even 100's of thousands for Movember's Whanaungatanga project

1:35 Capturing critters in their natural habitat

Here on Afternoons, we're big proponents of conservation efforts so we're thrilled to chat to our next guest. 

Cally Whitham is the author and photographer of a new book that is an historical exploration of the impact of introduced species. 

The book is called "The Long Shadow: How Introduced Species Changed the Fauna of Aotearoa"

1:45 Feature Album: Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On"

We've got an absolute banger of an album to give away to today's Link 3 winner thanks to Real Groovy Records, Marvin Gaye's masterpiece 'What's Going On'.
It is filled with hit after hit, despite or maybe because of the songs exploring pretty gritty topics like the Vietnam War, injustice, hatred drug abuse and poverty. 
What's Going On was an immediate commercial and critical success, in fact loads of critics and musicians consider this to be one of the greatest albums of all time. 

1:50 Gaza Ceasefire - What does it mean?

 It looks like a deal has been reached in the Middle East with Hamas agreeing to release all hostages and Israel withdrawing troops to an "agreed line".

Here to explain what it all means Jesse is joined by Geoffrey Miller, geopolitical analyst with the Democracy Project

2:10 Group Chat: Does it matter if Taylor Swift's album isn't good?

Right, it's time now for Group Chat, our chance to talk about all the conversations filling up your chats, the topics discussed at the school gate or in the office kitchen.

Today Jesse is joined by Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson, and they're chatting about Taylor Swift's new album and the mixed reviews and Jimmy Fallon's decision to "not be political".

2:30 A-Z of Aotearoa: J is for Jonah Lomu

Time for our next instalment of A-Z of Aotearoa, we've covered Inventions, Fish & Chips, Charles Upham, Dairies, the Great Walks, Billy T James and today we're looking at the career of the first true global superstar of rugby Jonah Lomu.

It will be ten years next month since he died, and while he needs no introduction, it's good to reflect.

At just 20 years old Jonah exploded onto the world stage at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa running over Mike Catt for that famous try and any other defender that stood in his way.

He became a global phenomenon almost overnight going on to play 63 matches for the All Blacks and scoring 37 tries

Sky Sport rugby commentator Tony Johnson joins Jesse in the Auckland studio to remember Jonah 

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: Ten years of tips and tricks

It's time to talk money with Mary Holm now, which is something Mary and Jesse have been doing for ten years this month. To mark that anniversary Mary asked you to send in the tips and tricks that have seen you change your financial habits. She joins Jesse to share the results. 

3:35 Find out the difference breathwork can make to your wellbeing

On average we breathe in around 20,000 times a day, but for the most part, it happens automatically. We don't think about it.

Despite that our breath and the way we breathe can have a huge impact on our mental and physical wellbeing.

Think about it, if you're dealing with a difficult situation what do you do? Stop and take breath.

But there's soo much more to it than that.

Art of Living is a global leader in meditation and breathwork. It teaches the skills across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. 

 National co-ordinator Andrew Melville breathes with Jesse.

3:45 The pre-Panel 

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.