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Critter of the Week
3:35 PM.International World Turtle Day was celebrated recently, a day to shellerbrate the magnificent turtles of the world and call attention to the many threats they face in our oceans. Turtles are… Read more Audio
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DIY tips and hints
3:25 PM.This week builder Stan Scott joins Jesse to help with any handy hints for projects people might be undertaking at home. If you have a question or need a hand with something you're up to please text… Read more Audio
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Chicken meatballs with whipped tahini
3:08 PM.Today's recipe from Gretchen Lowe is a fabulous evening meal for the family or a lovely platter to share with a larger number of guests as a snack. Gretchen shares her recipe for chicken meatballs… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Park Rd
2:20 PM.PARK RD have just released their debut full-length album. It's called THE NOVEL, and they're planning to tour it around the country in July and August. They give us a taste of their sound for NZ Live… Read more Audio
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Film Review with Kate Rodger
2:10 PM.Today Kate talks to Jesse about The Garfield Movie, her top 5 picks for the long weekend and a 10 year celebration of Christopher Nolans' Interstellar release taking place at the Stardome. Audio
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Freaky Friday
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. Audio
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Kitchen Project helping fledgling food businesses thrive
1:35 PM.The Kitchen Project is an Auckland Council initiative that's been running since 2018 It aims to help food entrepreneurs build successful, sustainable businesses. It does this by providing them with… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Safe smart phone surfing invention
1:25 PM.Safe Surfer is an organisation here in Aotearoa New Zealand who've come up with a potential solution to the damage that devices are doing to young people. Rory Birkbeck is part of the team, and a dad… Read more Audio
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Marlon Williams on AMA win
1:15 PM.Big night for music in Aotearoa last night with the music awards being handed out to our talented musical artists and associated craft. We catch up with Marlon Williams about his big win. Read more Audio
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Your Money with Mary Holm
3:15 PM.Today Mary talks about first home buying following the loss of the Kiwisaver first home buyer grant. She has some tips about using Kiwisaver to buy a home and other options for those looking to… Read more Audio
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Baking for Starship, a unique fundraiser
1:35 PM.More than 1,700 people have signed up for the Starship hospitals recently launched community bake off. The bake off is raising money to support the hospital, which in turn supports over 140,000… Read more Audio
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Pant suits and power ties: critiquing politicians work clothes
1:25 PM.How do New Zealand politicians stack up in their choice of dress? Are they sharp or shabby? Stylist Michiko Hylands talks to Susana. Read more Audio
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Farms on the mooove this weekend, an explainer
1:15 PM.Saturday is one of the biggest days in the farming calendar - moooo'ving day. The annual event sees farmers, pack up their homes and herds to head to new pastures. Hundreds of thousands of cattle and… Read more Audio
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Stories from Our Changing World
3:35 PM.Now on Our Changing World, a story from Australia's ABC Science series, Pacific Scientific, about one of the last places without the killer frog fungus. We join reporter James Purtill just outside of… Read more Audio
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Surviving a cult and how to avoid being recruited into one
3:10 PM.Carli McConkey didn't join a cult, she was recruited into one at a time when she was searching for direction in her life. She spent 13 years working for nothing, even enduring medical sterilization… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Dr Jade De La Paz
2:30 PM.Dr Jade De La Paz, is a Professional Forensic Anthropologist at the University of Otago and she's also one of only four people from Aotearoa to be a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic… Read more Audio
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Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Eggplant and chicken parmigiana
2:20 PM.This week's midweek meal inspiration from chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish is bound to be a regular go to dinner for many households. She's got a great tasty and budget friendly recipe for… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith
2:12 PM.Today Ximena talks to Jesse about The Gas Man, an investigative series from Tortoise Media. She's also been listening to Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpian. Read more Audio
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Heading Off: Waitaki, a hot tourism destination!
1:45 PM.For Heading Off today we're heading to the east coast of the South Island to Waitaki. It's one of the destinations around that is attracting more tourists each year. We speak to journalist Lisa Scott… Read more Audio
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BabyX at the centre of groundbreaking research
1:35 PM.BabyX is an interactive AI model of an 18 month old. It was originally launched in 2013, by then Auckland University researcher Mark Sagar. Over the last 10 years it's been developed and improved, to… Read more Audio
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NZ's Rose of Tralee 2024 crowned
1:25 PM.The New Zealand Rose of Trelee competition took place in Invercargill this weekend The annual contest has been running here since 1966 and sees women of Irish heritage compete for a slot in the… Read more Audio
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Smith And Caughey's set to close 2025
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
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What rural NZ is looking for in tomorrow's budget
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
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From high flyer to fraud: Bob Calkin's incredible life
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
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Music feature: Pixies
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
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