Afternoons

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...

We're thrilled to be speaking to illustrator Giselle Clarkson. Giselle, who's also responsible for the amazing drawings on critter of the week merchandise, is back with another book. It's called 'The Pocket Observology' and it's designed for taking outdoors and observing nature.

Could this actually be the Warriors year? We take you through everything you need to know as we get to the pointy end of the season. They are on top of the NRL table .. and if they stay there it means all their finals matches will be held at home, at Go Media Stadium in Auckland, before the grand final in Sydney. To make sure you can join the bandwagon informed, Jesse is joined now by Rugby League...

The arrival of a cruise ship in Auckland marks the start of the cruise season .. an estimated 200,000 passengers are expected to visit between now and June next year. It's expected the cruise sector will contribute more than two hundred million to the local economy over that time. From 2028 Princess Cruises plans to expand its port visits to include Tauranga, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Picton...

Wallace Chapman and Emile Donovan 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 announce the finalists and the winner of our poetry day competition. Challenge was to send us a six line poem using the words Nugget / Long / Swelter / Seaside / Engine / Beginning.

Nicola Toki chats to Emile this week's critter of the week - the deepwater burrfish. The deepwater burrfish (Allomycterus pilatus), or kopuwaitotara, is an unusual deep-sea porcupinefish found in New Zealand and Australian waters. Covered in short spines and equipped with large eyes for life in dim depths, it can inflate its body to several times its normal size when threatened, making it difficul...

Kara Rickard host of Music 101 here on RNZ talks about what's happening on her show and the music scene over the weekend.

Martin Bosley joins Emile to share his recipe for chicken and rice congee. He says it is the ultimate restorative dish, with its nourishing, porridge-like consistency and its flavours of ginger and soy. Click HERE for the recipe.

Afternoons critic Dominic Corry joins Emile to share what he's been watching - Mutiny and The Dog Stars (both in cinemas now)

This is our home for your tales of the unexpected. We're talking ghosts, premonitions, the spooky, and the unexplainable. If you have a story to tell then get in touch on 2101 or Jesse@rnz.co.nz. Today Emile is chatting to Maureen.

The Government has announced plans to reverse planned bans on hard-to-recycle PVC and polystyrene. PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is cling film commonly used to wrap meat, produce and deli goods. Meat and dairy sectors argue that banning these plastics would be catastrophic for the economy. Greenpeace NZ's Russel Norman said the decision was disappointing and concerning because of the environmental a...

It has been a week of big and quite heavy news ... so we want to bring some joy into your Friday afternoon. In a rare occurrence, Muffin - a Texel sheep in Geraldine - has given birth to quadruplets .. but it's not her first multi lamb experience. Their human-mum Karen Sorenson is with Emile.

Today is National Poetry Day .. which means two things .. the first being that across the country bookshops, libraries & schools are hosting readings, workshops and performances. The second, it means the return of the Afternoons Poetry Competition. We give you 6 words, and you've got until 2 pm to come up with a 6 line poem that includes all of the words. The words are: Nugget Long Swelter Seaside...

The search for survivors is continuing in Nepal and Tibet after the devastating flash flood that ripped through the Himalayan border region. An already hard job has been made even harder with reports of secondary flood warnings. Dr Jitendra Bothara is a Nepal-born disaster recovery expert who has worked in major disaster zones around the world, including the 2022 floods in Pakistan.

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.

Our chance to debate the stories that have been in the news this week. Dr Lara Greaves, Tim Batt and Dane Giraud join Jesse for a spirited discussion.

Paul Davidson KC's report into the Mt Maunganui disaster that saw six people killed, revealed known risks, repeated warnings and systemic failures by the Tauranga City Council. Lots of people have been calling for the Chief Executive to resign over the tragedy. Dr Grant Morris joins Jesse to discuss the history of chief executives' resigning .. or not .. after a disaster.

Thursday afternoons are when we solve some of the world's problems and this week Steve Wyn-Harris is turning his attention to the art of docking sheep.

We are in the middle of another season of Crimes NZ, a segment where I chat with people connected with New Zealand's most talked about crimes. The title kind of hints at this - but just a warning that this conversation deals with some serious issues ... so please take care about who's listening around you... and if you need to talk to someone - there are free, trained counsellors at Helpline. Just...

If you have a song and a story you'd like to share, send your suggestion to 2101 along with your phone number. Today's offering comes from Alex

Following on from yesterdays Bookmarks with Sefton Rani Jesse talks to Creative Waikato CEO Jeremy Mayall and artist Matt Sephton about the benefits of a universal basic income for artists.

After a career in wheelchair rugby that included representing New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics, Barney Koneferenisi turned his attention to another challenge: making transport safer and more accessible for disabled people. His own experiences with taxis, rideshares and public transport led him to investigate how widespread those problems were. He's now working on an app designed to connect wheelc...

Overnight, a landmark trial in the US, in which 29 states accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, came to an end. Meta has agreed to pay up to $17 billion over 10 years and make major changes to how young people use its platforms. This includes daily time limits, overnight blocks and restrictions on notifications and visible like counts. Still, the company has...

The average attention span these days lasts about as long as a TikTok video. We talk a lot about constant notifications and the urge to check emails pulling away our focus, but we spend much less time talking about what to do about it. Adam Clark Estes is a senior technology correspondent at Vox and says he's just as guilty of taking a task that should require an hour and finding 55 minutes of oth...