Afternoons

Why it's best to choose low-fee funds over high-performing funds.

From the 40-hour working week and Daylight Savings time, Jet Boats, and the whistle, all the way through to splitting the atom and creating the virtual cow fence... The history of inventing runs deep here in Aotearoa New Zealand. So deep that we even have a name for it - The Number 8 Wire mentality. To learn more about our inventive history David Downs joined Jesse. David is the author of two books on Kiwi inventions - Number 8 Re-wired, and Number 8 Re-charged.

Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson joins Jesse to discuss Jimmy Kimmel's return, pop stars calling out "mediocre men" and whether The Rock really has a chance of winning an Oscar.

Gender identity and racial inequality, to drug reform and the future of contact sports. That's some of the topics set to be discussed in a new podcast series released today which aims to tackle the taboo issues we are sometimes too afraid to discuss. The Elephant video series hosts Miriama Kamo and Mark Crysell joined Jesse.

Parking tickets - they can really ruin your day. While sometimes you have to take one on the chin, some recent media reports have highlighted more predatory behaviour. So, what are our rights when it comes to parking?

Over 20 years ago a major construction project was launched in Wellington to enhance the most popular local beaches. It involved the transport of more than 16,000 cubic metres of sand from Golden Bay in Wainui to three beaches in Oriental Bay in the capital. Well next week a new replenishment project will kick off to maintain the man-made beaches. Project manager Joel De Boer spoke to Jesse.

Ellen Rykers finds out what data a satellite uncovered about methane emissions, before it was lost in space.

Self-care used to mean face masks, spa days and meditation apps. Now self-care is drifting into hyper-individualism that champions strict boundaries to 'protect your peace' says New York Times writer Emma Goldberg. People-pleasing is out, but in the rush to look after ourselves, Goldberg wonders if self-help is slipping into isolation even selfishness. Her piece called Is Today's Self-Help Teaching Everyone to Be a Jerk?"

Kelly Gibney shares her twist on fish cakes.

Today for Heading Off, Stephen Hassan shared some tales from his father & daughter trip to Vietnam and Morocco.