Afternoons

The royal family has stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his 30-room residence, after intensifying pressure over his association with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So what happens now and what does this mean for the future of the monarchy? Royal commentator Juliet Rieden talks to Jesse.

A couple of weeks ago we spoke to former firefighter Bevin James about the 2026 edition of the Kiwi Firefighters calendar. But that's not the only firefighting calendar doing the rounds, because this week female career firefighters have launched their own one. It's all in an effort to raise money for the charity, Breast Cancer Cure. Only 6% of New Zealand's career firefighters are female - Samara Pepperall is one of them - and she joins Jesse.

As many of you will know, we're at that time of year where secondary schools appoint their prefects for the coming year. Which got Dr Grant Morris thinking about prefects and how we ended up with the concept in NZ schools.

Steve Wyn-Harris is with Jesse to focus on solving the world's problems, today he's focusing on the positive side of life, because to quote NZ's greatest philosopher, Fred Dagg, "we don't know how lucky we are".

Very few people make it to five Olympic games. Even fewer make it to six. But that's a feat that para-alpine skier Adam Hall is set to achieve next year, when he competes at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter games. Whilst he's there he'll be looking to add to his tally of two Paralympic golds and three bronze. He joins Jesse for Sporting History.

It's time for our relationships segment - Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology joins us fortnightly to share her advice on how to navigate some of life's difficult moments. Today we turn our attention to coping with trauma from massive weather events, and what a divorce can mean for a friend group.

On Friday the 28th of November five of our finest chefs will join forces as part of the Chef's Health & Allergy Awareness Kai event. They'll present a six-course Pasifika-inspired, plant-based menu that's designed to raise awareness for health-conscious, allergy-friendly dining. It's all been put together by Ana Ma'ilei Savio, founder of Gia's Grab & Go catering.

A couple of weeks ago Jesse spoke to a woman named Mychelle for our Freaky Friday segment. She shared a story about her Dad, who migrated to New Zealand from Bulgaria post-World War II and wound up in a displaced persons camp. Lots of you got in touch during and after that conversation about displaced persons, so we did a bit more digging. Mychelle is involved with a project called 'Untold Stories', which is slowly bringing together Kiwis with migrant parents who spent time in these camps. Tania Kopytko is the leader on the project, and she chats to Jesse.

New Zealand has signed an agreement to streamline its halal certification processes, aiming to expand exports to Malaysian markets The Prime Minister noted there are opportunities to capitalise on the halal economy beyond the meat industry, highlighting potential growth in halal-compliant areas like cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, speciality ingredients, and tourism services. The global halal market is estimated to be worth more than two trillion US dollars To discuss the halal- economy in more detail, Imraan Ali talks to Jesse. Imraan is the General Manager of FIANZ Business - that's the national body that represents the Muslim community in New Zealand

It's time to talk science with Our Changing World host Claire Concannon. Claire follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research. This week she's been talking to a team developing a device to help with search and rescue.