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Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

The Government is spending $31 million to put internal walls into more than 600 classrooms at nearly 90 schools .. putting an end to so called open learning environments. If you think that sound familiar, you'd be right .. we have been here before. Dr Grant Morris takes a look at modern learning environments.

Every fortnight we like to chat about how we could solve some of the world's problems .. today Jesse is joined by Dave Armstrong who has some thoughts on what's going on in Wellington - Moa Point, Wellington Museum, WOW and bus lanes are on the agenda.

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It's time for New Zealand Sporting history and today we're looking back at some of the great Bledisloe clashes The All Blacks will put their Eden park record on the line when they take on the wallabies this saturday We haven't been beaten at Eden Park since 1994 - and it's been 40 years since Australia last beat us there Tony Johnson will be calling the game for Sky Sport, he joins Jesse to discus...

Okay it is time to talk relationships now .. Jesse is joined by Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology to discuss some thorny issues. If you have a relationship pickle you need some advice on please get in touch .. on 2101 or drop us an email at afternoons@rnz.co.nz

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Later this month The Decult conference is happening in Christchurch. The first such event was held in 2024 and it successfully brought together people with lived experiences of cults .. including Gloriavale and Destiny Church. Some of them telling their stories on stage for the first time. One of the people taking part this year is Ganesh Cherian, a former bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of L...

The impact of humans on New Zealand's forests has been dramatic .. and now a new book by artist and social historian Richard Wolfe reveals in pictures just how dramatic. The Passing of the Forest features more than 50 colour reproductions from New Zealand and Australian artists showing the effect of deforestation but also explores ways to replace what's been lost. Richard Wolfe is with Jesse to di...

An opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald by Steve Maharey caught our eye and we wanted to know more. Steve writes that Kiwis have champagne taste but a beer budget ... and it's not working for us. This election is being described as a cost of living battle .. and the word tax is frequent on the campaign trail .. but what seems to be less discussed is vision for the future .. and how we generate...

National wants to cut benefits for people who have been on welfare for two out of the last three years in a move they say will rip half a billion out of the welfare system Louise Upston joined Guyon Espiner. The falling Kiwi dollar is pushing up the cost of living. David Seymour joined us on his claim that currency crunch is partly the world reacting to what he calls a dumpster fire of election ca...

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

It emerged as an election campaign question after Jack Tame put the question to Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins in the TVNZ leaders' debate on Tuesday night. Green MP Tamatha Paul also fired up saying it was immoral to be a billionaire. Paul spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

ACT leader David Seymour says the weak Kiwi dollar is the world giving New Zealand a message about what he says is a "dumpster fire of a policy debate in the election campaign. The Act leader said the Kiwi dollar - sitting at about 56 cents against the US and about 80 against Australian, presented an "immediate problem for the cost of living." David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner.

National has announced a plan to rip nearly half a billion dollars out of the welfare system. Starting from April 2028 it would reduce the Jobseeker benefit for those who had been on it for two of the previous three years. Beneficiaries without children would have their benefit cut by $48 a week. For those with children the cut would be $24 a week. National is also promising to introduce random dr...

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Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch reviews three new shows. 

What's makes a child a picky eater, and what's the best way to handle it? Helen Zoe Veit is author of Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History.

The latest news in French language (La Langue Française).

The latest news in French language (La Langue Française).

Tech commentator Peter Griffin looks at how retail businesses are being affected by AI agents.

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