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A lawyer who resigned from her job after faking an obituary to justify bereavement leave has this week been censured by a professional body. The case is an unusual one, but it raises the question - how common is faking for sick or bereavement leave? Senior employment lawyer, Gerard Elwell spoke to Lisa Owen.

Violinist Marike Kruup talks to Bryan Crump about getting performers in this year's Queenstown Lakes At the World's Edge Music Festival out into the district's schools.

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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.

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.

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Afternoons critic Kate Rodger joins Jesse to discuss Digger and Verity - both out in cinemas now and both getting very mixed reviews!!

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Seymour reveals AI used in government problem-solving trial; Simeon Brown discusses National's nine-point energy policy; Political chat with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

Every week we delve into the mysterious .. the unexplained .. the stories that send a shiver down your spine .. If you've got a Freaky Friday story you'd like to share - text us on 2101 or Jesse@rnz.co.nz Today we're joined by Steve.

To mark the 40th birthday of New Zealand's first animated feature, Footrot Flats, a newly remastered print will coming back to cinemas in January. The brand-new trailer for the film dropped today, one of the original producer's Pat Cox chats to Jesse.

When it comes to distinctly New Zealand things ... pounamu would have to be right up there with the Kiwi and the koru. But from a geology perspective, it turns out there's a lot we don't know about it. Nephrite jade, as it's known scientifically, is one of the toughest natural materials on Earth, and a University of Otago researcher is trying to work out why. Geology PhD candidate Natalia Seliutin...

Along with health, education and energy .. AI is a talking point this election .. but it can be hard to know where the political parties stand on the issue. And our next guest says that's concerning. The University of Otago's Dr Michael Daubs has written an opinion piece for Newsroom outlining what he thinks should be considered for any AI election policies. He joins Jesse to discuss.

There's less than a month left to enrol to vote and the number of 18 to 24 year olds signed up is pretty dismal at just under 61 percent. It's an issue that we discussed in our Politics Group Chat yesterday .. you can find that conversation on the Afternoons website if you want to take a listen .. and led to a lot of feedback from many of you. So we thought it would be worth talking to someone act...

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

Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner discuss the week in poltiics.

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

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National says the policy will deliver more supply, more competition and more choice for households and businesses. National's energy spokesman, and campaign chair Simeon Brown spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has revealed to Midday Report that the government has used AI in a dummy run to solve complex government problems. Speaking as part of a Midday Report series into party positions on AI, Seymour also said he thought it would be acceptable for AI to write Cabinet papers as long as there was a human in the loop. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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