Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

It's been a dream start for Auckland FC.

This week on Here Now, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to artist Valle around his connection with Papua New Guinea and how it continues to impact his life.

There is real art in capturing a life in one thousand words. For more than 20 years, that's what Ann Wroe has done for The Economist magazine as the obituary editor.

Kathryn Burnett is an award-winning screen writer based in Tamaki Makaurau. She answers audience questions about screen writing.

Every week we call a random Information center in New Zealand Aotearoa.

Brooks Alexander joins Jesse to discuss and review the latest TV out there. He also talks about Silo and Arcane.

A survey conducted by Public Trust has found that 57% of Kiwis are uncomfortable, fearful, or reluctant to talk about death.

The University of Auckland and two Chinese universities have begun a three-year collaboration on caring for coastal wetlands as sea levels rise.

The celebrated photographer has a new book called Woolsheds.

Today on the pre-panel, Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan preview tonight's show. Also, producer Jose Barbosa joins the panel to discuss whether you can trademark a vibe.

This week's critter is one of the most intelligent animals in the ocean. Te whai rahi, the giant oceanic manta ray, has a brain to body mass ratio similar to our own and is one of the only fish that can recognise itself in the mirror. Te whai rahi are long-lived, slow to breed, and only give birth to a single pup every 2-5 years. This slow and steady approach means they struggle to recover from the impact of fishing and are now listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.

Are you looking at the garden and thinking 'I need to get stuck into that'? And is it so daunting a task, that you don;t know where to start? Well, relax. Gardening expert Lynda Hallinan is here to help out.

This delicious salad is straight from Nic's new restaurant, Canting in Commercial Bay, Auckland. It's a fresh, modern Chinese inspired salad. Get the recipe here.

The Queen of Hollywood is in to review satirical Italian film There's Still Tomorrow and the sequel to Disney's mega hit Moana.

Spooky stories from our listeners. Have you seen a ghost? Seen a UFO? Or experience the supernatural? Let just know either via text on 2101 or by email on afternoons@rnz.co.nz and your tale of terror could appear on our next Freaky Friday.

A TikTok clip has garnered millions of views. It features a woman, claiming to have bought a curse from an online witch. The online witchcraft industry is booming. A quick glance at one online marketplace shows love spells, Spells for career success, curses on your enemies. Even a death spell. They range from a few dollars - like the girl in the video - up to almost $40k. Some estimated put it at a $2bn industry! Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan is an expert in Witch Commerce and a PhD candidate at Western Sydney university.

As summer approaches, the strawberries are starting the ripen, blueberries are on the way soon. Even the first flush of cherries are here. Soon these early pickings will spill over into an insurmountable pile of tasty morsels. Which is where preservation comes in, namely Jam. Traditionally Jam is a 1 to one ratio of fruit to sugar.... But that was too much for Great Barrier Island Resident Gregory who's found another way.

It might not have been what Jonny Cash had in mind, but walking the like has become something of an internet craze. It involves walking across the country in a totally straight line. On Monday three friends set out from Baylys Beach heading - in a straight line - towards One Tree Point. A journey of just 60km. They were scheduled to finish today, but now it's looking like tomorrow.

Nunuku's peace pact is a 600-year-old policy instituted by Moriori chief Nunuku-whenua. It still stands to this day, likely making it the world's longest standing peace covenant It's a commitment to non violence so strong that in 1835 - when their Rekohu home was invaded by Maori - the Moriori refused to fight back. Their population collapsed from 1,800 to 100, yet they still refused to choose violence Now Nunuku's pact has been recognised internationally by the World Future Council. Chairman of the Moriori Imi Settlement Trust Maui Solomon joins us.

Today on the pre-panel producer Olivia Wilson joins Wallace Chapman & Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show.