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1:15 PM.The conversation around phone screen time - and how much is too much - usually centres around children and teens. But new research has highlighted the impact of phone use by another group - new mums… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.From today, Wellington City Council will start to remove the temporary fencing around the waterfront. The fencing was put up in 2023, after a death in the harbour.. that was the seventh drowning since… Read more Audio

1:05 PM.The owners of a well-known Hamilton shoe shop are hanging up their boots after 43 years. Ann and Grant Collins have been running Collins Footwear since 1982... serving generations of customers… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Let's talk about what's good to watch on the small screen now, TV critic Dominic Corry is with me and has two very different shows to recommend: I Love LA - Sky/Neon The Last Frontier - Apple TV+ Read more Audio

1:38 PM.You know you've done well with a school project when one of the country's major local sports clubs takes notice. Dhriti Girish was 13 years old when she came up with the idea for her 'Young Leaders'… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Ten migrants are finishing up a ten-week bilingual course in te reo Maori and English that is believed to be the first of its kind in New Zealand. The pilot programme, based in Rotorua, has helped… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Since June, Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed five yellow-legged hornets have been detected in Auckland, and they're asking locals to be on the lookout. But what do you do if you come across one… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.If you're stuck for a Halloween costume, this week's critter could be a source of inspiration… or not! Meet the bird-dropping spiders (Celaenia species)

Extra extra! Join Forest & Bird CEO Nicola… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Mitre 10's Stan Smith joins Jesse to answer all your DIY questions. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Spring might be a challenging season in terms of the weather, but how good is it for fruit and veges?! Asparagus is back on the shelves which makes us feel like summer is getting ever closer. Here to… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.It's NZ Live time, your weekly showcase of the best new music Aotearoa has to offer and today we're joined by Lou'ana. Her new album 'Disco Witch' is out today, it's the follow up to her 2020 debut… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Kate Rodger joins Jesse to review Pike River and Good Fortune. Both in cinemas now. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.When Auckland band Tadpole dropped their debut album 'The Buddhafinger' in 2000, it went double platinum and spent 46 weeks on our Top 40 Albums Chart. 25 years later, they are back on stage… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Sid Sahrawat is an award-winning chef behind Cassia and The French Café in Auckland. It's been a big year for Sid. Earlier in the year he hosted a tour to India, and he's already sold out the 2026… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A couple of weeks ago we started a conversation about the gene tech bill that it seems scientists and politicians can't agree on. We spoke to Andrew Allan, a Professor at Auckland University's School… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The royal family has stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his 30-room residence, after intensifying pressure over his association with disgraced financier and convicted… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.As many of you will know, we're at that time of year where secondary schools appoint their prefects for the coming year. Which got Dr Grant Morris thinking about prefects and how we ended up with the… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Steve Wyn-Harris is with Jesse to focus on solving the world's problems, today he's focusing on the positive side of life, because to quote NZ's greatest philosopher, Fred Dagg, "we don't know how… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Very few people make it to five Olympic games. Even fewer make it to six. But that's a feat that para-alpine skier Adam Hall is set to achieve next year, when he competes at the 2026 Milano Cortina… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.It's time for our relationships segment - Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology joins us fortnightly to share her advice on how to navigate some of life's difficult… Read more Audio