Afternoons

Ahead of the hotly anticipated Indian tour of New Zealand .. it seems all is not well behind the scenes at NZ Cricket One of the sport's most famous names, Sir Richard Hadlee, has come out against the organisation - citing concerns around loss of staff, poor morale and a lack of transparency when it comes to a Deloitte report about the future of the sport. And he's not alone .. Former player and N...

Dr Jamie Beaton has turned earning university degrees into something of an endurance sport. He has 12 university qualifications that make the education section on his CV look like a catalogue of some of the world's most prestigious universities including Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Oxford. And he's not done yet. The New York Times recently featured Dr Beaton's many academic achievements. He's also...

Every Tuesday we put a dilemma to you and get your thoughts on how to solve it. This week we're looking at whether a party planner is too tough on late cancellations. Send your thoughts to 2101 or email us afternoons@rnz.co.nz

Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss the latest news from the world of tech. This week he is looking into Samsung Fridges software update fail, consumer purchasable Exo-skeletons, PS5 games on your PC and a new set of laptops from Google called Googlebooks!

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 Whanganui District, which is located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island .. from there Mayor Andrew Tripe joins Jesse.

School holidays are the perfect time to get the younger people in your life reading .. here to help with suggestions is the Director of Library at Auckland Grammar School .. Catherine Ross. For Ages 10+ The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White For Ages 13+ Hatchet Girls by Diana Wallach It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass For All Ages (Non-Fiction) Witches - James I and the English Witch Hunts by...

President Vladimir Putin has been at the centre of power in Russia for more than 25 years. To get a better understanding of who he is, ABC News journalist Riley Stuart pulled together interviews with people who've met, investigated, and studied Putin for an article on the leader. Riley chats to Jesse.

The Pasifika population in the Nelson Tasman region is steadily growing .. so it makes sense the region will play host to an inaugural Pasifika Festival. The festival is happening on Saturday the 17th of October, festival director Nikita Takai is here to tell us all about it.

Tonight we'll see the first leaders debate between National leader Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins .. it's on TVNZ1 at 7pm and you can also listen to it right here on RNZ .. Jack Tame is the moderator. To get an insider's view on what it's like to be at the podium for these big political events, Paddy Gower is with us. Paddy moderated the Newshub leaders' debates in the 2017, 202...

The latest RNZ Reid Research poll once again shows support for the major political parties dropping, and the minor parties becoming increasingly relevant. That got us wondering about whether this is the end of an era for party politics as we know it ... indeed if this is the last election when there will even be major and minor parties and therefore MMP properly and fully realised. Marcus Ganley i...

Today we're starting off with the story that's captured international atttention .. the United States says it's keeping a close eye on the death of an employee at a Russian laboratory. According to some media reports, the researcher died from pneumonia of an unknown origin .. others have alleged that a test tube containing a pneumonic-plague-causing-patheogen was broken .. and was the cause. We wa...

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.

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.

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...

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.

Time to chat critter of the week .. it's a segment Nicola Toki and Jesse have been doing for eleven years now . and there are still new creatures to learn about. Before they get into it .. reminder that critter of the week merch is able to be pre ordered .. but you need to be in quickly .. they close on midnight Sunday. The link is HERE

Stan Scott joins Jesse to answer all your DIY and building questions - send them in on 2101 or email us afternoons@rnz.co.nz

Country Life is the RNZ show that puts the spotlight on rural New Zealand and shares the stories from rural New Zealanders. It's on air tonight at 7pm and again tomorrow morning at 7am .. and of course always on rnz.co.nz Here to tell us what you can expect from the show this weekend is Country Life's

The head chef Auckland's Ada Restaurant, Kia Kanuta champions Maori ingredients and innovative hangi techniques. He chats to Jesse.