Afternoons for Thursday 24 July 2025 Afternoons

How the Rural Mama Collective is helping unite mothers

health

1:06 PM.A rural mum and nurse has launched a collective to support rural mothers with newborn babies in the Wairarapa region Rural Mama Collective is the brainchild of mum of four Sarah Tatham, who struggled… Read more Audio
The alternative education system that's getting top marks

1:15 PM.The Meke Academy in Napier provides an alternative education to rangatahi who have stopped attending school. Levi Armstrong, the man running the Academy, says students who used to attend traditional… Read more Audio
The University Of Auckland steps into Space

technology

1:35 PM.Last month the University Of Auckland launched it's own satellite TPA1. About the size of a loaf of bread it's now whizzing around the globe 500Km up - 15 times a day. The satellite will be available… Read more Audio
Are we seeing the demise of the Late Show format?

life and society culture

2:10 PM.This week our office chat has been dominated by two stories, the demise of late night shows after the axeing of Stephen Colbert's show 'The Late Show' and whether the reaction to that Coldplay kiss… Read more Audio
NZ Sporting History: Amelia Kerr steps up to the mic

sport

2:30 PM.Amelia plays cricket for Wellington, and internationally for New Zealand. Her achievements include: being the youngest person to score a double century in a One Day International. More recently she… Read more Audio
Solving the World's Problems: The art of shepherding

farming animals

3:15 PM.It's time to solve some of the world's problems and this week Steve Wyn-Harris wants to talk about the art of shepherding, and how a good one can save sheep's lives especially when it comes to lambing… Read more Audio
Did Early Settlers really drink beer instead of water?

history national

3:20 PM.One of the enduring New Zealand myths is that West Coast miners drank beer instead of water, pretty wild idea, but is it actually true? As historian Dr Grant Morris explains to Jesse, the truth is… Read more Audio

1:15 The alternative education system that's getting top marks from Hawkes Bay youth

The Meke Academy in Napier provides an alternative education to rangatahi who have stopped attending school.

Levi Armstrong, the man running the Academy, says students who used to attend traditional school once or twice a term are turning up to Meke daily.

He talks to Jesse.

Levi Armstrong is dressed in graduation robes and the classic graduate hat. It's a close up of his face. He is looking towards the left side of the frame.

Photo: Levi Armstrong

1:25 How the Rural Māmā Collective is helping unite mothers no matter the distance

A rural mum and nurse has launched a collective to support rural mothers with newborn babies in the Wairarapa region

Rural Māmā Collective is the brainchild of mum of four Sarah Tatham, who struggled with isolation as a new mum herself.

She tells Jesse how lonely it can be.

Sarah Tatham, from Rural Māmā Collective

Photo: Sarah Tatham

1:35 Find out how Auckland University is harnessing space

Last month the University Of Auckland launched it's own satellite TPA1.

About the size of a loaf of bread it's now whizzing around the globe 500Km up - 15 times a day.

The satellite will be available for staff and students to use in their projects.

Dr Ben Taylor is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland's Space Institute

Ben Taylor is wearing a blue clean suit, including a hair net and facemask. He is building a satelite on a lab bench. The satelite has a New Zealand flag on it.

Photo: University Of Auckland

1:45 Great album: Auckland rockers' Soft Bait's new album 'Life Advice'

Soft Bait are a four-piece from Tāmaki Makaurau making "pointed, off-centre post-punk that barrels
forward with restless momentum".

Their new album Life Advice is out tomorrow.

2:10 Are we seeing the demise of the Late Show format?

This week our office chat has been dominated by two stories, the demise of late night shows after the axeing of Stephen Colbert's show 'The Late Show' and whether the reaction to that Coldplay kiss was monstrous or perfectly okay.

Kate Rodger and Olivia Wilson discuss with Jesse.

Stephen Colbert speaks onstage during the 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' panel discussion on 10 August, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images/AFP

2:30 NZ Sporting History: Amelia Kerr steps up to the mic

Amelia plays cricket for Wellington, and internationally for New Zealand.

Her achievements include: being the youngest person to score a double century in a One Day International.

More recently she was named player of the tournament in last years T20 World cup, that's after helping New Zealand to lift the trophy.
She chats to Jesse.

Amelia Kerr is wearing a Barnardos Aotearoa T-shirt and standing next to two smiling children.

Photo: Barnardos

3:15 Solving the World's Problems: The art of shepherding

It's time to solve some of the world's problems and this week Steve Wyn-Harris wants to talk about the art of shepherding, and how a good one can save sheep's lives especially when it comes to lambing season.