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How charitable trust Story Store is getting more kids reading
1:33 PM.Auckland-based charitable trust Story Store collects second-hand children's books and distributes them to school libraries. Read more Audio
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Is it just us, or is everyone sick right now?
1:10 PM.We don't know about you, but everywhere we look at the moment there is sickness. Read more Audio
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Afternoons’ Poetry Day Competition
3:59 PM.It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity - and also the day for Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Poet and author Tracey Slaughter set the challenge of six… Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Jaw Moth is in the spotlight
3:35 PM.Critter of the Week is our chance to put the spotlight on some of our endangered creatures. This week we're turning our attention to jaw moths, they're considered to be the most primitive living… Read more Audio
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How long is too long to leave your pet at home alone?
3:25 PM.Most pet owners will tell you that in an ideal world you'd spend all day with your four-legged friend, but in reality, life and work can often get in the way. Well, Australia is looking to do… Read more Audio
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Poetry Day Competition Winners!
3:16 PM.It's National Poetry Day which means it is Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition ... earlier in the show we gave you six words and asked you to send us your poem, Poet and author Tracey Slaughter has… Read more Audio
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Food: Cooking for one with Connie Clarkson
3:08 PM.Connie Clarkson is the manager of Auckland Council's The Kitchen Project and earlier this year was named as one of Aotearoa's Top 50 Women in Food and Drink. Connie pointed out to us that the world… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Geneva AM is in the studio!
2:20 PM.It's NZ Live time, your weekly showcase of Aotearoa's finest musicians. and today I'm joined by Waiheke based award winning producer and vocalist Geneva Alexander-Marsters also known as Geneva AM Her… Read more Audio
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Film Review: How does Naked GUN 2025 stack up?
2:10 PM.Kate Rodger chats to Emile about Naked Gun and Workmates. Read more Audio
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Freaky Friday: Ghostly story from Russell
1:45 PM.Time for Freaky Friday, our weekly showcase of your spooky stories, baffling mysteries, and eerie co-incidences. If you have a Freaky Friday story to hare - 2101 on the text or afternoons@rnz.co.nz… Read more Audio
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Armageddon Expo fans rejoice: this year's line-up is out
1:35 PM.It's the 30th anniversary of the convention which celebrates all things pop culture. In a time where events and festival like these are less and less financially viable, how is it that Armageddon has… Read more Audio
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What next for Ponsonby's Dorothy Butler Bookstore?
1:25 PM.New Zealand's Dorothy Butler was an internationally recognised advocate for children's literacy and ran her first bookshop from her home while she and her husband raised their eight children. A… Read more Audio
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Poetry Day Competition
1:20 PM.It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity. Regular listeners of Afternoons will know that for us it means its Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Here's how it… Read more Audio
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What will Fonterra's sale mean for New Zealanders?
1:15 PM.Fonterra has agreed to sell its consumer businesses to French multinational dairy company Lactalis - the world's largest dairy outfit. The proposed $3.8 billion sale still requires approval from… Read more Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris: How the name of the United
3:20 PM.How you refer to other countries can often reveal where you're from, for example, people who live in the UK don't call it the UK and yet for many New Zealanders it is commonplace. The UK, British… Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems: Is MMP working?
3:15 PM.Simon Wilson chats to Emile about MMP, specifically the widespread perception that the tail now wags the dog. Could the solution be using Parliament more constructively? Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History
2:20 PM.It's time for New Zealand Sporting History and today Emile is joined by New Zealand rally driver Emma Gilmour Emma is a trailblazer in motor-racing she became the first woman to win a round of the New… Read more Audio
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Group Chat: What's filling up your feed?
2:10 PM.Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are here to share why The Biggest Loser is back on our minds, the Executive producer of the long running news show 'A Current Affair' taking… Read more Audio
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Grant funding might be available - but how do you tap into it?
1:35 PM.Grant funding in NZ equates to about $3.1 billion dollars per year, with the average grant size in NZ being five and a half grand. But most organisations spend 10-20% of their time finding what they… Read more Audio
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The lengths Wellington band Dateline is going to
1:25 PM.Touring is expensive, and bands often have to get creative and raise money to make their dates. That's exactly what Wellington band Dateline are doing this Saturday. Read more Audio
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How does name suppression work?
1:15 PM.Name suppression laws are back in the headlines this week, so, we thought it would be a good opportunity to get a better idea of how name suppression rules work in New Zealand and how we stack up… Read more Audio
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Stories from Our Changing World: Long term health
3:35 PM.Claire Concannon has been investigating New Zealand's youth vaping rates, and what the long-term health impacts might be on our rangitahi. She heads to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute to learn… Read more Audio
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Feature interview: Are you a good friend? Are you sure?
3:10 PM.If friends keep cancelling on you, ignoring your success, or talking behind your back it might be time to ask, are they a bad friend, or are you? Loneliness is often called an epidemic, but it's not… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with music video curator Lily Shanks
2:30 PM.Lily Shanks runs the 'Music Video Showcase', an evening that celebrates locally made music videos of all styles, music genres and budgets putting them up on the big screen to be watched in full. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Seeded Schnitzel and Brussels Sprouts
2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney is here to share her recipe and says a mix of seeds adds big crunch to schnitzel. The addition of hemp, sesame and chia seeds to panko breadcrumbs makes a very crunchy and super tasty… Read more Audio