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9:25 AM.After nearly 34 years of running the orchard, the owners of Alexandra's Orchard Garden are putting it up for sale. Co-owner Dale Butcher joins Jesse to explain the decision. Read more Audio

9:12 AM.We check in with Sheree Webster form Hot Water Beach Top 10 Holiday Park to hear just how busy they've been and the conditions of the famous warm water. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Emile is joined in studio by Auckland singer songwriter Raylee Bradfield. Raylee will be familiar to folk and indie gig goers in Auckland and she has two albums out, most recently 'Where Wildflowers… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Mary Holm is a financial journalist and is a regular on RNZ's Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. Today though she's talking books, music and films instead of dollars and cents. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Dan Slevin is in to discuss his film picks of the week in cinemas and streaming in our homes. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Controversial Oranga Tamariki chief executive Grainne Moss has decided to step down. In the interim Sir Wira Gardiner will be taking over the organisation. RNZ Maori News Director Mani Dunlop joins… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.It's been a big summer for international cricket, despite the restrictions of the pandemic. Just this week the Indian test side defeated Australia in a huge upset, especially after being bowled out… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The 25th season of Shakespeare in the Park by Shoreside Theatre will feature the tragedy Hamlet, and comedy Much Ado About Nothing. They'll be playing on alternate nights at the Outdoor Amphitheatre… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Yesterday Joe Biden was sworn in as the president of the United States. A traditional part of the procedure in the inaugural address. Biden spoke for roughly twenty minutes and had a very clear thrust… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Doctors are promising to do more to recognise the needs of indigenous children in New Zealand and Australia. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians says it is taking landmark action - by… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new confirmed case of Myrtle Rust in the Waitakere Ranges has alarmed Auckland Council conservationists. The fungal disease which can ruin forest environments was discovered by a member of the… Read more Audio

11:55 AM.We continue our journey around the country with a catch up with RNZ's Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Oscar West and Rennie Pearson, otherwise known as Polytropos, make traditional Irish and Scottish music. They've just released their debut album and join Emile Donovan in the studio ahead of the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Today - a regular music critic on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan - Dianne Swann - who has had a long and varied musical career including with When the cats Away, she's toured with Radiohead, supported… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.What's you ancient Greek meme game like? It's very unlikely you have anything on New Zealand teacher Ben. He founded the Twitter page Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens just under a year… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Eat well, spend less. Who doesn't want to do that? But we get busy and we get lazy about sticking to a budget and planning out meals. The next thing you know you've spent a fortune for the weekly… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Will Flockton from BBC Sussex joins Emile from the United Kingdom. England is in the teeth of a protracted but unclear lockdown and the roll out of 24/7 vaccination against Covid19. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Boaties in the Bay of Islands are bringing their dogs and sometimes even cats onto predator free islands which conservationists say is putting native fauna at risk. Fleur Corbett is the chairperson of… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Tame Malcolm is dedicated to protecting the environment - and for more than a decade has been working hard to ensure Māori have a say in how the environment is protected. He's about to start a PhD… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Earlier this morning the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States Joe Biden took place in Washington DC. Emile speaks to Associate Professor Tim Kuhner from Auckland University about… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Our correspondent Giles Gibson joins Emile from Washington DC with an update on how the day has gone there. The Inauguration ceremony itself took place at 6AM this morning. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.We've all seen a guilty dog give us that look, that sheepish look that lets us know, that they know they're in trouble. Dogs evolved alongside us for 40-thousand years, and studies show they've even… Read more Audio