Jesse Mulligan

This week's critter is a common inhabitant of ponds. You may have seen them before, swimming under the surface upside down! The New Zealand backswimmer is cute little bug shaped like a boat with oars… Audio

Our DIY expert Stan Scott answers your DIY questions. Sent them in to afternoons@rnz.co.nz Audio

Sean shares the recipe for his Wedge Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Audio

Bringing you NZ Live each week is a huge team effort, inlcuding our amazing collective of audio engineers who make it sound so good each an every week. For the grand finale of the NZ Live 20th… Audio

Film reviewer Dom Corry shares is take on new Nicolas Cage thriller 'The Surfer' & 'Mountainhead' a new comedy from Succession creater Jesse Armstrong. Audio

Rochelle joins us to share some spooky occurrences that took place in her first home. If you have a Freaky Friday story to share please send it to Afternoons@rnz.co.nz Audio

This week, a quiz to test your financial literacy. How many questions can you get right? Audio

This week we're launching a new Thursday feature and each fortnight from today (alternating with NZ Sporting History) we'll be taking a look at a subject close to our collective kiwi hearts - starting… Audio

Regular Afternoons podcast critic Alan Doak has been listening to Instant Genius by the folk that make BBC Science Focus Magazine and The Economics of Everyday Things hosted by journalist Zachary… Audio

Muso and Afternoons regular Chris Schulz says we need big artists, major shows and large-scale touring to return to Aotearoa - immediately. Recently, the likes of Taylor Swift, Oasis, Billie Eilish… Audio

Limpets, which are technically a type of snail, are found on rocks, boat hulls, glued to the side of jetties. In spite of - or maybe because of - their ubiquity, we often overlook them in favour of… Audio

We all know e-bikes are increasingly popular - but they're not cheap. Research shows it's financially well-off households which lead the way in e-bike sales. But three pilot programmes have just… Audio

Steve Krzystyniak's company Indian Motorcycle Adventures  turns 25 this year. Audio

Sarah Nolan's Te Mana o te Wai advocacy, and her leadership in kaupapa Maori all impressed the judges.  Audio

Jesse is joined by world championship winning orienteering coach Llewellen McGivern. Audio

Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern rose to global prominence as a leader who spoke the language of empathy in a world increasingly fluent in outrage. She won admiration as only the second woman… Audio