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3:20 PM.History with Dr Grant Morris The manhunt continues for the Australian man accused of shooting two police officers in Victoria last week. Dezi Freeman shares views that align with the "sovereign… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.It's time to solve some of the world's problems now and today Ali Jones joins us to discuss voter turnout and what we can do to improve it. Local body elections are in October, but even more pressing… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.One of the All Blacks' most anticipated test matches of the year will take place at Eden Park this Saturday, as they go up against the Springboks. It's a rivalry almost as old as the game itself, so… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Thursday means it's time to talk about the issues filling up your group chat and distracting you from your to-do list. Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Emile… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.In our dairy industry expert feature last week there was talk about fermented milks and how alternative dairy seems poised to disrupt our dairy industry. In response, Anna Benny got in touch. Anna is… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A conversation about TikTok in the RNZ newsroom resulted in Senior In Depth journalist Kate Newton conducting an interesting social media experiment. The result is a three-part investigation called… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Sepsis is a global killer, and at one in five, it causes more deaths than heart attacks or strokes but would you know the warning signs or symptoms? An unchecked immune response to an infection or… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Auckland is continuing to struggle with a roaming dog problem ... with new Auckland council figures showing a large increase in dogs attacks and call outs over the past year. There's been a 23 percent… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Kim Larking is probably best known for his 25 years as a top figure in our fashion and modelling industry, discovering and managing the likes of Kylie Bax.  Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Meri Murphy and her partner Doug Maclachlan are a pair of octogenarians who have spent the past few years cycling around New Zealand on an electric tandem bike, called "Giselle". Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Award winning singer, rapper and songwriter, Tom Scott has a new album coming out - his first solo effort after releases with Home Brew and Avantdale Bowling Club.  Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Arguably the most celebrated Kiwi band ever, the boys will come back together for the first time since 2009 to headline the Electric Avenue festival.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM. Marie Stanley is a 72 year-old pensioner struggling with the cost of living and she has a message for younger people about preparing for the future. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Reviewing Kate Bush's fifth studio album, a critic for Sounds Magazine wrote "If I were allowed to swear, I'd say that 'Hounds of Love' is f%$+ing brilliant." That was September 1985, 40 years on… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.A week on from the shooting of two police officers in Australia's northeast town of Porepunkah, it appears investigators are changing their approach to finding the man believed to be responsible. Brad… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.All these conversations about people using AI chat bots as therapists got us thinking. We all know relationships are complicated, whether it's matters of the heart, workplace problems, or with… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Working homeless is a phrase that applies to people who are employed but don't have anywhere to live, generally it is a consequence of low wages or other financial instability. It's a topic author… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.At least one in five of us have high blood pressure but most of us don't know we have it. Untreated, it can lead to serious problems like stroke, heart attack and kidney failure. Which makes a new… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Warning: This conversation covers the issue of suicide. Yesterday we spoke to Laura Reiley, a writer at Cornell University whose only child died by suicide after suffering from anxiety and depression… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Amazon has officially opened its new Auckland data centres today - claiming the move will add 10.8 billion dollars to the economy and mean a thousand full time jobs. Those are some massive numbers, so… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.More and more, people are turning to artificial intelligence for companionship and even therapy. 29-year-old Sophie Rottenberg did.  Read more Audio