Afternoons

Mayu Tanigaito, of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, joins Kadambari Raghukumar on this episode of the podcast Here Now, to talk about her journey from Japan to Wellington as a dancer.

Star gazers get ready, tomorrow night you'll get a front row seat to a total lunar eclipse, and it'll be your last chance to experience one until 2028. Professor Richard Easther from the University of Auckland's Faculty of Science shares his viewing tips and tricks.

When our next guest Noeleen Tuala had her first grandchild, she found it really hard to find any baby clothing or products that reflected her Pasifika culture and heritage. So she took action and Pele was born. Fast forward three years and Pele is now available in mainstream stores. Self-described Polyreneur, Noeleen Tuala chats to Jesse.

For analysis of the US- Israel strikes and to discuss New Zealand's response, Jesse is joined again by retired Major-General John Howard. Major General John Howard is a former New Zealand Chief of Defence Intelligence and also a former Deputy Director at the US Defence Intelligence Agency in Washington DC

Iranian New Zealand Barrister Samira Taghavi joins Jesse to discuss what the conflict in Iran means to her and what changes she hopes it brings.

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

Love them or hate them - it seems like cicadas are very busy, and very loud right now. But are they actually? To help find out, and answer any questions you might have, Te Papa's lead curator of invertebrates Julia Kasper is with Jesse.

Tony Murrell of Murrell Gardens is with Jesse to offer some gardening tips and tricks, including why you should leave your lawn long in the warm temperatures.

Gretchen Lowe joins me to share a stunning sounding dish and some exciting news about her cookbook My Weekend Table. Recipe is here!

Time for our weekly showcase of Aotearoa's best musical talent, that's right, it's NZ Live. Today we're joined by a band that have been playing together since 2019 - when they formed with the lofty goal of creating the country's best bluegrass band. They went on to be a finalist for Best Folk band at the Aotearoa music awards just three years later. Their third album Midnight was released a few weeks ago, and today they're with us to play some songs from it. Here is You, Me, Everybody with their NZ Live debut.