Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Beloved Geoff's Emporium, on Auckland's Dominion Road. opened in 1980 and will be no more at the end of January. 

Thousands of chickens will be culled in Otago due to H7N6 strain of avian influenza, but Evie Batten and her internet famous muscovy duck Pippi are ready for whatever comes.

Follow your dreams is terrible career advice says Bonnie Hammer, vice chair of NBCUniversal and one of the most powerful women in entertainment.

Today we're talking about something we've probably all had to deal with...insect pests!

Every week Jesse calls a random information center somewhere in Aotearoa New Zealand. They don't know he's calling, and he doesn't know who he'll be speaking to. Today Jesse talks to Matt from the Waihi Beach information center. 

Linda Burgess reviews Ram Raid Mums (TVNZ+), The Spinoff's doco-series Home Education and cozy british detective series Ludwig.

A couple of weekends ago, bus-loads of people had the chance to see Kaimanawa horses in the wild.

Thousands of children around the country will have a merrier Christmas this year thanks to the Christmas shoebox project.

Before spinach and silverbeet became our go-to greens, the humble puha was there. Puha or sow thistle might be an unassuming 'weed' that many of us pass without noticing, but they have been part of people's diets for millennia. Of the three species of sow thistle that grow in Aotearoa, shore puha, Sonchus kirkii, is the only endemic. It grows in coastal environments throughout the motu, but populations have steadily declined since the 1980s, and it's now listed as an at-risk species.

Expert builder Stan Scott will take, consider and answer all your DIY questions.

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.

Wine writer Timothy Giles highlights the 80th anniversary of Kumeu River Wines. It's one of the grandest wineries of New Zealand and still family owned. Tim will be discussing that and looking at their chardonnay offerings which are often mentioned in international wine lists.

Today we are treated to a performance by singer-songwriter Jim Nothing, who is back with his second album 'Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn' 

Producer Sam Hollis examines the Netflix documentary Daughters and gives us an early peek at his best of the year list.

Casey describes his spooky story involving a lake in Pakistan and an open grave.

Rewiring Aotearoa has launched a new household electrification calculator that shows New Zealanders how much money they can save on bills by upgrading to electric machines.

New research has shown that poor lighting in rest homes contributes to falls.

Jesse's first guest has lost count of the number of babies she's delivered.

Grant discusses the history of Pitt Island/Rangihaute in the Chatham Islands, possibly the most isolated settlement in New Zealand.

Today NZ Herald writer Simon Wilson discusses the secret to economic growth. He says there's a strong argument for the idea that the solution is to end poverty.