Jesse Mulligan

Today writer and playwright, screenwriter, and columnist for The Post Dave Armstrong talks to Jesse about some pressing issues in the capital. Audio

New Zealand continued to play rugby against South Africa through the years of apartheid, and toured over there with a 'white only team'. Then in 1981 the Springbok team were welcomed onto our shores.

Alan Hall spent nearly two decades in jail for the 1985 murder of Arthur Easton. In 2022 his convictions were quashed. Stuff journalist Mike White explains the flaws in the case against Hall and Geoff… Audio

This week's NZ Live session is with Lost Tribe Aotearoa. They're a roots/reggae group of Tuwharetoa. The band has just released their new EP 'Lost and Found' and are touring later this year. Audio

Bursts of colour are being knitted and crocheted around Otautahi Christchurch....with the annual yarn bombing festival launching tomorrow. Audio

An award winning Northland artist's work has been sold around the world, which is already hugely impressive but he also paints these creations using only his mouth. Kevin Griffiths of Ahipara talks to… Audio

It's that time of year again, where we all hunker down for the winter, but it's not just us who are feeling the chill! Despite their fur coats, our pets need some extra TLC over the colder months… Audio

We often hear about tree planting to draw down carbon from the atmosphere, but could blue carbon sinks be a solution for removing CO2? Audio

Stuff's senior crime reporter tells Jesse Mulligan about his ongoing hunt for one of Aotearoa's most prolific conmen. Audio

This week's critter is the hura te ao gecko, discovered in 2018 among rocky outcrops high in the mountains of North Otago. Audio

Auckland food writer Ashia Ismail-Singer is currently working on her third book of Indian-inspired recipes. She shares two sweet recipes for the long weekend – Carrot Halva and Frosted Blueberry Chai… Audio

For today's NZ Live we have Jazmine Mary with us in the studio to play some songs from their sophomore album, Dog. Audio

Each week we've been hearing a couple of your strange, coincidental, or downright creepy stories. If you have a tale to tell text us on 2101 or email us on afternoons@rnz.co.nz, we'd love to hear from… Audio

A holiday park in the Far North is making sure our kai moana doesn't go to waste. Ngapae Holiday Park at Waipapakauri smokes fish frames and heads and then gives them to guests at the park. Audio

While Labour and National spa over prescriptions fees for contraceptives, NZ Herald Senior Journalist Georgina Campbell argues there are much bigger barriers for accessing the medication. Audio