Afternoons
Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.
Episodes
February 26, 2026 • 7 mins
Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.
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February 26, 2026 • 13 mins
Love them or hate them - it seems like cicadas are very busy, and very loud right now. But are they actually? To help find out, and answer any questions you might have, Te Papa's lead curator of invertebrates Julia Kasper is with Jesse.
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February 26, 2026 • 8 mins
Tony Murrell of Murrell Gardens is with Jesse to offer some gardening tips and tricks, including why you should leave your lawn long in the warm temperatures.
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February 26, 2026 • 7 mins
Gretchen Lowe joins me to share a stunning sounding dish and some exciting news about her cookbook My Weekend Table. Recipe is here!
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February 26, 2026 • 39 mins
Time for our weekly showcase of Aotearoa's best musical talent, that's right, it's NZ Live. Today we're joined by a band that have been playing together since 2019 - when they formed with the lofty goal of creating the country's best bluegrass band. They went on to be a finalist for Best Folk band at the Aotearoa music awards just three years later. Their third album Midnight was released a few weeks ago, and today they're wit...
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February 26, 2026 • 13 mins
Australian Sarah Gibbs has been an avid hiker all her life. Recently she decided to head off for her first multi-night solo trek and film it to show that such an experience could be safe for a young woman. She walked about 160 kilometres on the famed Goldfields Track in Victoria, and that's when things took a turn for the worst. Sarah Gibbs shares the rest of her story with Jesse.
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February 26, 2026 • 7 mins
Nearly one in three of us will develop an abnormal heart rhythm issue in our lifetime. While there is widespread awareness about heart attacks and strokes, cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeat rhythms are less talked about. A conference this weekend in Auckland and an awareness day on Sunday is hoping to change that. Martin Stiles is a cardiologist at Waikato Hospital, a Professor of Medicine at Auckland University, and...
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February 26, 2026 • 9 mins
The 50th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show last year reignited everyone's nostagia for the classic zany musical. And that's just as well, because now the stage production is returning, too. The international production featuring a West End cast will be running in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington from now unil the end of March. To celebrate, one very special member of the Rocky Horror family is here, Nell Campbe...
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February 26, 2026 • 12 mins
The United States has deployed its largest military build-up in the Middle East since 2003, including two aircraft carriers and thousands of additional troops President Trump has said a diplomatic solution remains his preference, but he has also indicated he's considering a limited strike to send a message. Iran for its part has signalled it will not bow to pressure and insists its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes....
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February 25, 2026 • 8 mins
It's been quite the time for coaches in New Zealand; All Blacks coach Scott Robertson was shown the door in January and over the weekend Wellington Phoenix FC Manager Giancarlo Italiano resigned after a huge loss to Auckland FC. Dr Grant Morris is with Jesse to look back at some other dramatic endings to coaches' careers.
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February 25, 2026 • 8 mins
It's time to solve some world problems now; this is our regular segment where we talk through possible solutions to the issues irking our guests.
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February 25, 2026 • 23 mins
Time for sporting history, our chance to look back at some of the big moments in sport and celebrate some of the New Zealanders who have changed the game. Lisa Allpress is a four-time winner of the NZ Jockey Premiership, first woman to win 1,000 races (and she's nearly hit two thousand now) plus she's the first woman to win a horse race in Saudi Arabia. Lisa chats to Jesse.
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February 25, 2026 • 10 mins
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has renewed his call for the government to sell its shares in the Air New Zealand arguing that owning the airline does not represent good value for taxpayers Today the national carrier reported a loss before tax of $59 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year. To explain the challenges the airline, and the aviation industry more broadly is facing, aviation commentator Irene King...
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February 25, 2026 • 9 mins
Time for Group Chat now, where we discuss the stories that won't lead news bulletins but will fill up your social media feed, the news that's distracting you from your to do list and helps make school pick up chat flow. This week film critic Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Jesse to discuss the Baftas, micro dramas (also known as vertical dramas) and are DVDs making a comeback?
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February 25, 2026 • 10 mins
If you have kids that love to play video games but you're worried about them withdrawing or disappearing behind a screen and headset - you're not alone. In fact, our next guest had similar concerns - but things began to change when instead of asking his son to log-off, he decided to log on with him. Author, teacher educator, and dad to a teenage son, Dr Phill Simpson chats to Jesse.
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February 25, 2026 • 13 mins
Turning to health issues now, and some experts are calling for additional vaccine funding to protect older New Zealanders from shingles. Currently the shingles vaccine is funded for the 12 months after a person's 65th birthday, but many clinicians say that isn't long enough. University of Auckland Associate Professor and Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris is with Jesse to discuss.
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February 25, 2026 • 8 mins
Time is running out to eradicate the Yellow Legged Hornet; that's according to an expert who spoke to Morning Report today. Yellow legged hornets go after honey bees, but they also threaten our butterfly population. And as we spoke about last week, monarch butterfly numbers are in sharp decline globally, populations in the United States dropping by as much as 96 percent. Fortunately, here in New Zealand there are some amazing ...
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February 25, 2026 • 8 mins
We might squabble with Australia over who invented the pavlova and whether Crowded House is a Kiwi or Aussie band, but we are definitely claiming our next guest. University of Queensland's Associate Professor Roma Forbes has just been named the Australian University Teacher of the Year for 2025 and she's from New Zealand! Roma joins Jesse now from Queensland.
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February 24, 2026 • 18 mins
Last year, the law of the jungle ruled the world. 2026 marks a tipping point says Ian Bremmer, president of a leading global research and advisory firm, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Each year, Ian Bremmer puts together a list of the greatest risks we will face in the year ahead. He says the United States was the country that wrote the rules for global order but now operates with what seems like no rules at all. He shares his...
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February 24, 2026 • 28 mins
Time for Bookmarks, that's our weekly feature where we spend some time chatting to interesting people about what interests them. Today Cass Avery is going to share what she likes to listen to, watch and read. Cass is a film and TV producer of more that 25 years; specialising in documentary projects, Cass was behind the 2016 Richie McCaw documentary 'Chasing Great' and the recently released Prime Minister - charting Jacinda Ard...
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