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1:15 PM.House prices in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland continue to lag behind many other parts of the country Cotality has released its latest data which shows a 0.1 percent lift in values for New Zealand in… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Blue Smoke was first released in 1949, when it arguably made Pixie Williams New Zealand's first pop star. Now seventy seven years later, Holiday Records is bringing Pixie back to vinyl. Here to tell… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.It's time to talk money matters with Mary Holm now and she brings us good news on mortgages! This week's topics: 1. Official cash rate dropped again. 2. Fewer people behind on mortgage payments 3… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.It's time to jump back into the A-Z of Aotearoa. 

We're making our way through the alphabet diving deep into all things Kiwiana - the iconic people, places and moments that make up New Zealand. 

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1:35 PM.Over the last few days tropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains across South Asia with devastating results. There has been severe flooding - and mudslides - across Sri Lanka, Malaysia… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The Spinoff's Alex Casey and Tara Ward have been commissioned to curate a list of the very best New Zealand film and television from the 2010s The pair took a nostalgic look back at our local screen… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Yesterday the final emissions trading scheme auction of the year failed to clear. That means there were no bidders for any of the carbon credits up for sale That makes 2025 just the 2nd year in the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for rotisserie chicken panzanella. Audio

2:12 PM.Zac Arnold is with Jesse to share two new tunes: Heart Goes Blank - Fazed on a Pony Levitating The Knife - T. G. Shand Audio

1:45 PM.Time for heading off, our weekly travel segment, and today we're heading to Timor Leste or East Timor as it was formally known. New Zealand has a close connection with the island nation, sending New… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.New Zealand game developers are punching well above their weight on the international stage 18 Kiwi developers from CODE - New Zealand's government-funded Centre of Digital Excellence... recently… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Vitamin C cream is popular with skin-care devotees promising to help slow signs of aging, prevent sun damage, and improve the appearance of wrinkles & dark spots But it might be time to ditch the… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.According to new data published by vehicle compliance platform Bonnet almost 50% of us are driving with an expired WoF or Rego And for vehicles that are eligible for Road User Charges - mainly EVs and… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A story caught our eye this morning about school principals, because according to a recent poll, our principals are leaving the job in droves. Analysis on an Insights poll by NZME has found that… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Food isn't just something we eat anymore. We're served up food culture all day long, whether we invite it in or not, feeding our cravings and shaping our choices in ways we don't always notice. Ruby… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.It's rare that someone is able to thrive in both roles, but Emmylou Harris was able to do just that - and that's why she is the focus of our music feature today. As if releasing 26 solo albums wasn't… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Let's chat about what's happening in Australia and here to share the news from across the Tasman is Brad Foster. Today Brad looks at the move to extend the lifespan of the largest coal fired power… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Let's chat books now and our critic Claire Mabey has some excellent offerings - especially if you're thinking of books for Christmas: Good Things Come and Go by Josie Shapiro Wrapping Things by Linda… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Podcast Critic Elliot Childs shares his listening recommendations: Cannonball The Wonder of Stevie. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.New research out of Auckland University has revealed we're really bad at discerning sounds. Sam Schwarzkopf an Associate Professor of Health Science chats to Jesse about why. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Last week we had a conversation about paper roads, or as the Outdoor Access Commission prefers to call them, "unformed legal roads" and goodness me did we get a lot of feedback from you. Many of you… Read more Audio