Afternoons

As you've seen across the news, the Nelson and Tasman Districts have been hammered with adverse weather. Homes flooded, properties ruined, and livelihoods turned upside down. There have been lots of stories about the terrible weather events, but according to Bernard Hickey, none of them mentioned climate change. Bernard Hickey asks why not.

Why is it such a battle to get kids to put on warm clothing? In the middle of winter? We talk to the Parenting Place to find out if it's actually okay to let them go out without a coat on.

Violence in movies and video games normalizes a culture of cruelty says Dr. Henry Giroux, a leading voice on education, media, and democracy. He says modern entertainment packages violence as a product, turning brutality into something exciting, routine, and even justified. Dr Giroux explains how the normalization of violence doesn't just dull us to suffering, it weakens democratic values and discourages us from thinking critically about the world around us.

Dr Chaey Leem is an obesity doctor, so he knows all about the challenges of losing weight. He joins us to answer listener's questions about weight loss drugs.

Each week Jesse cold calls an information centre, today the spotlight is on Auckland!

This week Caitlin Cherry is looking at the new show The Waterfront on Netflix and discusses the growing Slow TV movement on YouTube.

Kerikeri couple Sophia and Bob Warren have become the first over-70s world champions in the sport of Hyrox. The competition combines running and strength activities. What makes this story even more remarkable is that the couple only got into the sport six months ago.

The Black Sox have been named runners up at the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup.

2025 Junior NZ Golden Guitar awards winner Cleo Fitzgerald performed live in-studio.