Afternoons

A new $100,000 Pamona Street playground in Invercargill has shaped through community consultation and input from local schoolchildren, giving young people a real say in what they wanted The project was led by the council's play advocate Dr Damien Puddle - AKA Dr Play - he joins Jesse.

A small brewery running out of an old farmhouse in the Waikato has been crowned overall champion brewery at this year's New Zealand Beer Awards held in Dunedin. Brewer Daryl Bryant is behind Karamu Barrelworks

National says if it's re-elected, it'll extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30. But what difference would another month actually make? Is New Zealand's scheme keeping pace with the realities of modern family life, and what are the biggest gaps that still need addressing? Stephanie Pow is the founder of Crayon, a startup focused on reducing financial stress at life's biggest moments. She talks to jesse.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

Nicola Toki and Jesse put the spotlight on an endangered critter.

The Housekeeper's Rachael Quin joins Jesse to talk laundry! Most people hate it and have a constant pile of clean laundry in a pile on a sofa or the chair in a bedroom. For Rachael, the best way to keep on top of laundry is to do smaller loads often. Modern washing machines can sense the amount in the drum and will adjust water accordingly.

Tom in Te Puna shares his history living on Hamilton Island whilst the film 'Dead Calm' was shot there.

Martin Bosley chats to Jesse and shares his recipe for fish pie.

Time for NZ Live... Your weekly listening party with the country's best musicians. Today we're joined by Young Moon. Before starting Young Moon in 2012, American born song writer Trevor Montgomery spent decades in the San Francisco music scene, playing in bands like Tarentel and releasing solo records as Lazarus. In 2019 he relocated to Nelson, where the current - New Zealand - iteration of Young Moon started to take shape. He chats to Jesse.

Afternoons critic Kate Rodger joins Jesse to discuss all things film. This week she's looking at The Invite, Dead Calm and what's coming in the New Zealand International Film Festival.