Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

A rare medal belonging to Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is set to be displayed in New Zealand after a battle with the British government. 

After numerous setbacks, construction on Ngati Te Whiti hapu's long-awaited Ngamotu Marae will get underway this year. 

Wastewater testing became a part of our daily lexicon during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what else can it tell us? Claire Concannon meets some scientists using wastewater to figure out how much alcohol we're drinking, and uncovering some fascinating patterns of consumption.

For 25 years, Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket has taken young readers into strange and wonderful worlds of his creation in books like A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Bad Beginning.

The beloved children's TV presenter joins Jesse from Christchurch to talk about his career, the music he loves, and more.

Sam Parish is back with another recipe for the time-starved cook. This dish is one where the oven does all the work.

Ximena Smith reviews two hard hitting investigative podcasts involving a war crime and a con woman.

We're going to Georgia in Eastern Europe - home of one of world's oldest wine regions and wildly abundant food.

A break-up or a separation signals the end of a relationship, but really, it's just the beginning. 

Rita Edited paims to showcase the best of Aotearoa's small-scale makers, artists, producers and designers.

Now to a long-running battle in the Hutt Valley where the council is set to fell a section of native black beech trees so a road can be widened. 

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Ristes-Smith share the best jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe.

It's time now for a new season of 'Thrift' and this week is all about having a good time. When the cost of living kicks in and people tighten their belts, having a nice night out can be one of the first things to go. Katy Gosset looks at how to eat, drink and hit the town without spending a fortune.

Every day, every time you switch from reading an email to checking a text to scrolling social media, the attention economy is mining your data for information that can be bought and sold. It is a form of human fracking says Princeton professor D. Graham Burnett. He says our dwindling attention span impacts relationships, learning and contributes to our increasingly polarized politics. Professor Burnett is one of the founders of the Strother School of Radical Attention and is calling for new forms of resistance to bring the attention frackers to their knees.

Enter the world of jazz pioneer Thelonious Monk.

Australia correspondent Brad Foster gives us the rundown on another loss for The Wallabies and more news from the lucky country. 

Catherine Robertson highlights a Hawke's Bay trifecta of bestsellers.

What if phone companies were forced to repair your smartphone? 

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Government was focused on "achievement in math and reading and getting kids to school" but said that could be at the expense of subjects like art and music.

In case you missed it, a 'blue' supermoon has been lighting up our skies: here's how to get a great shot.