America's correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about how there's been international backlash to the murder charges filed against Cuba's former president by the Trump administration. She also spoke about how more than a dozen people have been killed in a shooting in Honduras.

A massive online gaming website, that's been described as a hunting ground for child predators by web safety groups here as well as by US officials has rolled out extra safety measures in New Zealand, including more parental controls. But Roblox's Chief Safety Officer has told Checkpoint the site can't verify the so called "parent" giving permission is legit. Matt Kaufman spoke to Lisa Owen.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, alongside producer Tessa Guest.

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 joins Jesse to talk about this week's critter of the week - net-building caddisfly. New Zealand has a little over 200 known species of caddisflies, which create filter-feeding nets out of silk to catch their food.

Landscape designer Tony Murrell from Murrell Designs is with me now to talk about how you can make mulches from Autumn's dropped debris even when you don't have lots of equipment.

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Fridays on Afternoons means food and we've got the wonderfully talented Connie Clarkson with us today. Connie is the Manager of the Auckland Council's Kitchen Project amongst many other things.

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Afternoons critic Dominic Corry shares what he's been watching: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres) Obsession (in theatres) Guru (playing as part of the French Film Festival)

Afternoons critic Dominic Corry shares what he's been watching: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres) Obsession (in theatres) Guru (playing as part of the French Film Festival).

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