Afternoons

We're starting today's show looking at a new apartment development in the Auckland suburb of Morningside. Nothing new about apartments in Auckland you might think .. but this will have 332 apartments and 78 carparks available for residents. So is this a step towards a car free city with strong, reliable public transport .. or a show of hubris by developers Simplicity Living? To find out, Simplicit...

Afternoons Group Chat is our chance to talk about the topics that might not be in the news but could be all over your chats and feeds. Joining Jesse in Auckland studio are Culture 101's Perlina Lau, Kate Rodger and Afternoons' senior producer Olivia Wilson.

Afternoons critic Bill Hastings joins Jesse to discuss what he's been reading - Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat-and the American Revolution-Transformed Britain by Danielle Allen, The Language-Lover's Lexipedia by Joshua Blackburn.

Wednesday means a chance to talk food here on Afternoons .. we call it Easy Eats .. and each week Kelly Gibney joins me to share a recipe. This week it's Mexican-inspired beef and black bean burgers. Click HERE for the recipe.

Time for our weekly travel feature, Heading Off, where we hear all about your travel tales. If you have a story that's worth telling, we'd love to hear from you - 2101 on text or Jesse@rnz.co.nz via email. Today we're joined by Peter Coldicott who sailed a small yacht across the notorious Drake Passage, which is nearly 1000 kilometre of open sea reknown for its rough conditions, to make it to Anta...

The biggest kakapo breeding season on record has come to an end which means it's time to find out how many chicks made it to the milestone of 150 days old - and whether the kakapo population has managed to increase to more than 300. Alison Ballance host of the podcast the Kakapo Files shares the latest.

Penrhyn - a remote atoll in the Cook Islands - is set to get a brand new deep sea port, thanks to a collaboration between us and the USA. The US State Department will put 84 million NZ Dollars into the development, another 17.5 million NZ dollars will come from New Zealand. The commitment was announced yesterday by Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, Winston Peters and US Deputy Secretary of S...

A lot of the advice about sleep focuses on our "body clock", and making sure you get up at the same time every morning. But if you don't have kids' sport to get to, there is nothing better than a cheeky weekend lie in. And in good news, at a recent conference for the European Society of Cardiology, new research was presented that suggests a solid sleep-in could actually be beneficial. To offer her...

Earlier this week, Steve Braunais, Newsroom's literary editor, got in touch to tell me that a poem by Whanganui author Airini Beautrais' is going off on the Newsroom website. So of course, we wanted to know more. The five thousand word poem is called Cancer Moon:Poet Life and is from Airini's latest poetry collection Salt Quilt. Airini joins Jesse now to share some of the poem and talk about why i...

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.

We live in a digital world, so it seems sensible that classrooms should reflect that. But more and more research is suggesting that screen time at school with educational technology can come at the expense of concentration, memory and deep thinking. Dr Jared Cooney Horvath is a former teacher turned neuroscientist who wants us to reconsider how much technology we put between children and learning....

Each week we get your help to solve a dilemma. This week we're looking at cafe etiquette and whether a couple ordering and grabbing a table is fair to single diners. We love getting your reckons so do listen and chime in on 2101.

We're going to talk podcasts now .. we're stoked to have The Panel producer Tessa Guest with Jesse to share what she's been listening to: The Retrievals Season Two and Big Little Interests

It's time for Mayoral Minutes .. where we speak with a local mayor about the challenges they're facing, how they're working to solve them and what makes their community special. Today we're heading to the Tasman District, which is situated at the top of the South Island, you'll find the stunning Golden Bay there, Mayor Tim King joins Jesse from there.

This week Katy Gosset is looking at the property maintenance we can do ourselves and save some money along the way.

So many of us have been struck down with winter illnesses but if you're a parent to toddlers, it might feel like you're more nurse than parent right now. Which got us thinking about early child daycare .. and whether the endless bugs that often come from there help or hinder kids .. does being exposed to more germs build immunity ahead of school or is that an urban myth parents cling to? Peter McI...

In Northland a trial is underway to see if dogs can be trained to locate inanga - or whitebait - eggs. Lilli, a 2-year-old Pembroke Corgi and Cino, short for Cappuccino, an 11-year-old Border Collie heading dog cross are part of a University of Waikato research project to protect and restore spawning habitats. University of Waikato freshwater ecology professor Nick Ling is with Jesse to explain.

As we hurtle towards Election Day on November 7th, it's becoming abundantly clear tax is going to be a big issue. And for good reason too - as the saying goes nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. The major parties are ping ponging what they will and won't tax us on should they be elected, and we're keen to look at that, but first we want to find out how our tax system actually works...

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.

Think of six people you know. Chances are, one of them is a narcissist. Narcissism seems to be a topic on everyone's lips right now. Clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula is one of the world's leading experts on narcissism. Her work has struck a chord with people trying to make sense of relationships with someone who craves attention and admiration and puts themselves at the centre of everyth...

Afternoons TV critic Claire Chitham shares what she's been watching - Furious (Disney +) and Lioness (Prime)

Spring is almost here which means it's time to get busy in the garden! Lynda Hallinan joins Jesse to answer your questions about spring planting. Send in any questions to 2101 or email us afternoons@rnz.co.nz

Every Monday Jesse hits the clubs - what better time is there than after 2 on a Monday after all?! If you have a club or society you'd like him to visit - let us know at jesse@rnz.co.nz

Brad Foster joins Jesse to discuss the latest news out of Australia.

The Heretaunga Women's Centre in Hastings is the oldest purpose built facility for women and children in Australasia. And like so many shelters and food banks right now, it's doing it really tough, with an overwhelming number of women needing help and not enough money or resources at hand. Plus many in the community are still recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle. Joining Jesse to discuss what they're...