Afternoons

This week's critter is the prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookie), an uncommon species of deep-sea shark that lives throughout the Pacific Ocean. All sharks have rough skin, but this shark has particularly prickly skin. They are described as 'stocky, dark coloured' with a 'flabby and cylindrical body.'

Lynda Hallinan has all the tips you need for a weekend spent in the garden.

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

Martin Bosley sets up the weekend right with this twist on a classic risotto.

Violet hails from Otago and began releasing her brand of indie-folksy tunes about five years ago. Last year she released her debut LP 'Donegal' and she plays NZ Live in our in Tamaki Makaurau studio.

Afternoons producer and ace film reviewer Sam Hollis reviews kiwi body-horror Grafted and a new documentary on Disney+ The Contestant.

This week's story is equal parts scary and sweet. Nick shares his tale of how even the death of a loved one didn't halt the love of particular card game.

Whangarei woman Heather Easterbrook is one of four New Zealand surfers heading to the ISA World Masters Surfing Championships in El Salvador.

Dr Ngaire Tihema works for VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) in Papua New Guinea and they are in desperate need of a Mushroom Cultivator. Ngaire explains what the job entails and why they need it filled fast!

We've been to the moon. Now a moon is coming to us. For the next couple of months we're set to become a two moon planet. A 10m wide asteroid - officially known as 2024PT - will begin orbiting the earth... To answer all of your mini-moon questions Mark Leishman talks to University of Auckland Astrophysicist Professor Nick Rattenbury.