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Middle East and North Africa correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about backlash after staff members from the newsroom of one of the country's few independent media organisations were arrested, as well as Yemen's Saudi-backed government saying it is taking measures to regain territory from the Houthis.

Auckland Council is pleding to repair 95 percent of potholes on Auckland's roads within 24 hours of being reported. The quick fixes are reserved for the busiest or mains roads, while others will be patched within five days. It's not the first time they have run the campaign. Auckland Council's head of Road Asset Maintenance, Alan Wallace spoke to Lisa Owen

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

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.

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.

How often have you said to yourself "I know I should do it, but I keep putting it off." And as much as we'd like to blame distraction sending it off course, generally it's more likely procrastination. Dr Itamar Shatz is a procrastination researcher and lecturer at Cambridge University and a procrastinator himself. He says we put things off because that's just the way our brains are wired. We were...

We've got a segment on Afternoons we like to call Roadie Songs ..we want to know the songs you love to turn up loud when you're on a road trip. If you have a song and a story you'd like to share, send your suggestion to 2101 along with your phone number. We love hearing your picks and why.

Afternoons TV critic Caitlin Cherry joins Jesse to share her thoughts on A Remarkable Place to Die (Season 2) TVNZ and The Chase TVNZ.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

It's time for our expert feature... where we invite an expert on the show to answer all your questions and today we're looking at soil. Soil is one of the most biodiverse habitats on earth, home to an incredible and often unseen ecosystem Dr Frank Ashwood is a soil biologist at University of Canterbury and the author of 'The World Beneath Our Feet' If you have a question for Frank please text us o...

Is there anything better than being surrounded by like minded people doing something you love? Well, that's what clubbing is all about here on Afternoons. If you have a club or society you'd like Jesse to visit you can get in touch on 2101 or email him at jesse@rnz.co.nz. This week we're chatting to Suzie Pentelow - Ulysses Club President.

News' Jacob Johnson joins Jesse to discuss what's making the headlines in Australia. This week Jacob discusses the rugby league grand final, an update on the crash that saw ten Newcastle Knights fans injured and some wild weather in New South Wales.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

A few weeks ago we got an email from a listener asking why vinyl records cost so much. We decided to find out, and who better to chat to then Ben Wallace from Holiday Records - co-founder of New Zealand's only vinyl pressing plant Holiday Records.

Along with taxes, education and health, energy is proving to be a big talking point in the run up to the election .. which is now 33 days away. All the political parties have released some energy policies .. and while they're quite varied in their approaches .. the main focus seems to be bringing down the cost of electricity for us consumers. Our first guest would like electric transport to also b...

National campaigning on building new roads Labour on the cost of filling up the car and repairing it. Arena Williams tells us about Labour's plan for a right to repair law requiring car makers to give local mechanics the manuals software and tools to fix modern cars at cheaper prices. And it's cyber security awareness week ... The Cyber Security agency are asking us to be vigilant:But how prepared...

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

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

In an interview with Midday Report, one of the country's chief cyber officials has admitted the agency has no independent way of detecting an AI agent inside a hospital system, saying it would depend on the AI company or the victim owning up. Catriona Robinson of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Three people have been taken to hospital, two in a critical condition after a stabbing in west Auckland. Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Guyon Espiner from the scene.

Labour has announced a policy it says would make car repairs cheaper and bring more competition to the petrol pump. The party's consumer affairs spokesperson Arena Williams spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Kennedy has two stories of conservation success: the giant weta and the return of kiwi to the hills around Wellington.