Let's talk about what's good to watch on the small screen now, TV critic Dominic Corry is with me and has two very different shows to recommend: I Love LA - Sky/Neon The Last Frontier - Apple TV+

You know you've done well with a school project when one of the country's major local sports clubs takes notice. Dhriti Girish was 13 years old when she came up with the idea for her 'Young Leaders' initiative. It's designed to support girls in cricket, encouraging them in the sport and helping develop their leadership potential. What began as a year-10 student project was later adopted as a fully-fledged programme by Cricket Wellington, and then it won the prize for Best Female Engagement Strategy at the ANZ National New Zealand Cricket Awards. Dhriti is now in her second year of university and the 'Young Leaders' programme is still going strong. She chats to Jesse.

Ten migrants are finishing up a ten-week bilingual course in te reo Maori and English that is believed to be the first of its kind in New Zealand. The pilot programme, based in Rotorua, has helped them build confidence in speaking, presenting and connecting through both languages. It's a collaboration between Speech New Zealand, Te Tatau o Te Arawa and the Rotorua Multicultural Council with funding covered by Immigration New Zealand. Paz Coloma, who is from Chile, has completed the course and joins Jesse.

Since June, Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed five yellow-legged hornets have been detected in Auckland, and they're asking locals to be on the lookout. But what do you do if you come across one and what does it mean for our honey and wild bee populations? Ruud Kleinpaste, better known as 'The Bug Man' talks to Jesse.

If you're stuck for a Halloween costume, this week's critter could be a source of inspiration… or not! Meet the bird-dropping spiders (Celaenia species)

Extra extra! Join Forest & Bird CEO Nicola Toki and RNZ’s Jesse Mulligan for a special live event marking ten years (and more than 300 Critters!) of storytelling, laughter, and love for nature.

The event will be held at Pocket Bar, Auckland, on Tuesday 11 November, from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Limited in person tickets.  Livestream tickets are available for those who can’t be there in person. tickets on sale from today! Go here for tickets or https://events.humanitix.com/critter if link doesn't work!

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Mitre 10's Stan Smith joins Jesse to answer all your DIY questions.

Spring might be a challenging season in terms of the weather, but how good is it for fruit and veges?! Asparagus is back on the shelves which makes us feel like summer is getting ever closer. Here to share a recipe that makes asparagus sing is Gretchen Lowe.

Kate Rodger joins Jesse to review Pike River and Good Fortune. Both in cinemas now.

Time for Freaky Friday! Because today is the Halloween - the spookiest of all days - we've put together a special treat for you; we've got not one, not two, but three ghost stories coming up across the next couple of hours. Not all the Freaky Friday submissions we get are ghosts, but come on, it's Halloween, how could we not?!

Sid Sahrawat is an award-winning chef behind Cassia and The French Café in Auckland. It's been a big year for Sid. Earlier in the year he hosted a tour to India, and he's already sold out the 2026 tour. Throughout October he's been serving a specially designed menu in celebration of Diwali. Sid Sahrawat joins Jesse to talk all things food and shares this recipe for mango burfi.