Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Today on Morning Report, there was an interview about electric bikes on the Timber Trail, which led to many listeners giving feedback about electric bike riding in general. And that, along with the fair-weather cyclists joining the daily commute, got us thinking about electric bike and electric scooter etiquette. Some pedestrians say shared pathways are beginning to feel more like busy highways - especially with some riders reaching speeds of up to 40 kilometres an hour. Sharing paths sounds great in theory, but what about in practice? Here to help is e-bike enthusiast Richard Graham.

Summer has well and truly arrived, with the heat a big topic of conversation in the RNZ office. MetService has issued a heat alert for Hawke's Bay warning residents to take care as temperatures are expected to hit a high of 34 degrees in Hastings. Gisborne, Napier and Wairoa will also experience temperatures in the early 30s today. That seems hot - especially for early December - but is it? MetService meteorologist John Law joins Jesse

Time to talk food and today we're joined by Alix Mahy, who's behind One Hand Stirring, a one stop shop for family, and budget, friendly recipes. Her recipe is here

Film critic Kate Rodger joins Jesse to share her take on Nuremberg and Zootopia 2.

Every week before 2pm we delve into your strangest and spookiest experiences. As always if you have one to share, drop us a message on 2101 and our producers will be in touch. Today Jesse is speaking to Marian in North Waikato.

It's fair to say businesses in almost every industry, right across the country, have been doing it tough recently. Which is why it is so good to celebrate excellence and shout out about those doing well. The Deloitte 200 awards were announced last night with the top awards going to the places and people powering our economy and innovation Lead judge, and business journalist Fran O' Sullivan joins Jesse.

We're all aware of the benefits of children playing sport; learning to work as part of a team, increasing fitness, developing self-confidence, the list goes on. But these benefits can only be realised if children have positive experiences. A recent International Olympic Committee consensus statement found that between 44 per cent and 86 per cent of children experience interpersonal violence in sport environments this includes bullying, sexism, racism, homophobia, and sexual abuse. New research has raised questions about the current approaches to stopping abuse in children's sport and has highlighted the role local councils can play in problematic behaviour. Lead researcher from Melbourne's Monash University Dr Erik Denison has spent over a decade studying ways to stop discrimination and abuse in sport in Australia and New Zealand. He Joins Jesse.

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 November with Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch seeing growth But Auckland has not, in fact November was the eighth month in a row that Auckland's property values had declined So why isn't Auckland seeing a lift? Cotality chief property economist Kelvin Davidson chats to Jesse.

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 us more about the new album is Holiday Records Ben Wallace.

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. Many people are not reducing their payments but using extra to pay down principal.

Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats.

Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats.

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, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The death toll has risen to over 1,100 across the region, with many more displaced. Aotearoa based non-profit TearFund is active in Sri Lanka and Chief Executive Ian McInnes joins Jesse to discuss the situation.

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 content in that eventful decade marked by the arrival of streaming, the dominance of reality TV, a boom in home-grown comedy and Taika Waititi's rapid rise in Hollywood. Alex Casey chats to Jesse.  You can find the full article here.  1:35 Sri Lanka is dealing with a disaster - how

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 schemes 17 year history in which all four auctions have failed to clear This comes against a backdrop of business uncertainty and weakening environmental regulations. To find out exactly what this all means Jesse is joined by ETS expert Nigel Brunel from Marex commodity brokers

Time now to catch up with Our Changing World's Claire Concannon who has been learning about 'time use epidemiology'.

For a lot of people, the files the US Justice department has on convicted sex offender and millionaire Jeffery Epstein are just something to speculate about or turn into political ammunition. But for the women he abused, they're something far more important, a chance to move closer to justice and finally expose the network that let him get away with sexually assaulting women, some underage, for so long. Jess Michaels is one of those survivors. She says she was first abused by Jeffrey Epstein in 1991. The assault upended her life, taking away her stability, career, and health. She's since found new purpose advocating alongside other survivors. She has an App that helps friends and family of survivors better understand what they can do to support anyone who has been through this devastating experience. Here's a link to her app. And if you, or someone you know, needs help or someone to talk to, please text 1737 for free confidential help.

Time for bookmarks now, the feature where an interesting person shares their favourite cultural picks with us and today we're joined by American singer and songwriter Santigold She's headlining this year's Rhythm and Alps festival in Wanaka - which is taking place from the 29th to 31st December

Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for rotisserie chicken panzanella.

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 Zealand Defence Force troops to join a multinational peacekeeping force in 1999 after violence erupted following the country's vote for independence from Indonesia RNZ Summer Times host Anna Thomas spent the better part of this year in Timor Leste and shares her story with Jesse.