Afternoons

This week's critter, the great giant scale, (Coelostomidia zealandica) is a native specie of scale bug. Females have pink wingless bodies and look like they have terrible dandruff, with a dusting of white waxy powder all over them.

Builder Stan Scott is along today to help give out tips and advice on any projects at home people might be undertaking.

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

The cooler weather doesn't mean the end of salads, just that it's time to have some warm salad recipes ready to go.

Today Sam reviews the Amy Winehouse film Back to Black and local film 'The Moon is Upside Down'.

Our weekly segment where we ask listeners to share their strange and spooky stories.

Ever fancied driving a bubble car or NZ's only Amphicar? Well these rare motoring gems among others are going under the hammer this weekend. Webb's Auction Head of Collectors' Cars Caolan McAleer talks to Jesse.

Despite how common blended families are, step mothers still often get portrayed in a negative light. Here to change some of that narrative is Gina Bartlett, with her new children's book.

Craigmore Sustainables manages more than 25,000 hectares of farming, forestry, and horticultural properties.

Today Mary talks to Jesse about the reality for a number of people balancing their finances and suspending their payments.

For Sporting History NZ today we talk to Olympic gold winning rower Mahé Drysdale.

Tony talks to Jesse about tracks from Iron & Wine and Louis Cole.

In a rare meeting of the animal kingdom and kiwi comedy, 'Comedians VS Animals' is a new comedy show starting next week in Auckland - part of the NZ Comedy Festival.

Researchers at the University of Canterbury have been diving deep into an unusual realm: rubbish bins.

It can be tough going through the process of finding a new job can be - especially finding one that's a good fit.

Coming up on Our Changing World, Claire Concannon meets a team using board games to communicate about volcanic hazards.

No one has all the answers, but we could all learn a thing or two about asking the right questions from Nobel Prize winning physicist Saul Perlmutter, philosophy professor John Campbell, and social psychologist Robert MacCoun.

Our Bookmarks guest today is a scholar who can kick a ball! He's the leading goal kicker record holder in the Aussie Rules Victorian Football League, with a whopping 883 goals. He has studied in China, Germany and the USA. But closer to home Nick Sautner is the CEO of Eden Park Stadium, and joins Jesse to tell us about some of his favourite things!

Today chef and author Sam Parish has a fabulously easy midweek meal that uses a minimal amount of dishes!

Today Elliot speaks to Jesse about Lore and War of the Words.