Afternoons

Director Simon Ogston joins Jesse to talk about his film 'Kaikohe Blood & Fire'. On the surface it looks like a film about fighting and mixed martial arts but look a little deeper and it's actually about characters, community and personal growth.

The best of New Zealand fashion was celebrated last night at a glamorous black-tie affair, as the FQ Fashion Awards returned following a successful debut in 2024 Claudia Li was named Designer of the Year, while Kate Sylvester was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Sarah Murray, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of FQ joins Jesse in the Auckland studio.

oday Mary's going to talk about insurance and whether we are insuring the right things. New Zealanders are twice as likely to have car insurance as they are life or health insurance - does that make sense?

Today we continue our way through the A-Z of Aotearoa with the letter E.

Today on The Lowdown, Perlina Lau and Afternoon's Senior Producer Olivia Wilson discuss the content that is filling up your group chats.

Ara Education Trust is based in the Auckland suburb of Mangere. Its mission is to help give students on the tools experience and provide a pathway to successful careers. Ara Education Trust Head Tutor William Malakai spoke to Jesse.

Guy Sebastian has over 1.3 billion streams and he's had dozens of top-ten singles in the Australian charts.

In May this year, flooding left half of the Untamed Earth Organic Farm, near Halswell, under water.

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

The battle between US President Donald Trump and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is getting personal. NPR's media correspondent David Folkenflik has reported on Trump and Murdoch and how they've shaped the media landscape for a very long time. Folkenflik is also the author of a book called Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires. He discussed this clash of the titans with Jesse.