Afternoons

1:15 The Petersens LIVE

As a special treat: live from our Wellington studio comes the 6-piece bluegrass band The Petersens. They're touring New Zealand bringing the distinctive sound of the Ozarks to the world.

Check out their website for tour dates in New Zealand.

1:25 New Zealand's bridge legend 

We're delving into the world of Bridge .. a trick taking game which can be played by children as young as 8...to people who have passed their centenary

And who better to tell us all about the joys of the game than Jan Cormack... who has represented New Zealand since 1977 ...making her the most capped woman in New Zealand bridge history

Jan and her 22 year old bridge prodigy playing partner Leon Meier have been selected to represent New Zealand at the world champs in Denmark later in the year 

Jan is also the mother of New Zealand acting royalty Danielle Cormack 

1:35 Peter, the hero of Masterton

Meet 87-year-old foodbank Volunteer Peter Martin. 

In a few short years Peter has become a legend in Masterton.

It's estimated Peter has delivered around 25-thousand boxes from local supermarkets to the Masterton Foodbank in his trusty campervan.

He's now passing on this vital community role to the next generation.

1:45 Freaky Friday

Tales of the supernatural and the creepy from our listeners. Today: Neville who has a story about his step-grandmother towards the end of her life.

2:10 Film Review: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Kate Rodger reviews the latest Bridget Jones installment, welcomes back Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl. She also muses about James Bond and where that might go now it's in the hands of Amazon.  

2:20 NZ Live: Daily J

Three brothers and a bestie make up indie rock group Daily J, today's guests on NZ Live. 

They've delivered sold our tours at home and across the ditch, and also made a big splash in the UK. 

Their singles and albums have racked up tens of millions of streams. 

Today's a very exciting day as they've just dropped their third studio album 'Scatterbrains'. 

They're about to fly over to Australia for their biggest tour yet, which will culminate back home at Auckland's Powerstation on the 28th of March. 

3:08 Food: Deep Lemon Tart

Martin Bosley tempts with a fantastic lemony tart. Get the recipe here.

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

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.

3:25 Weekend Stuff: DIY Q&A

Builder and DIY expert Stan Scott is ready to take your questions if you've got something that needs to be fixed around the house or that weekend project is looming.

3:35 Critter of the Week: pūpū tarakihi or knobbled argonaut

This week’s critter creates one of the most beautiful shells in the ocean. But they’re not your run-of-the-mill shell-dweller: the pūpū tarakihi or knobbled argonaut (Argonautus nodosus) is one of the world’s weirdest octopuses.

Female knobbled argonauts create their beautiful translucent shells by excreting minerals out of two enlarged tentacles. They are the only creature in the world that makes a shell out of their own arms. The shells are both a nursery for their eggs and young and a place to tuck away as they drift on the ocean surface. 

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith preview tonight's installment of The Panel.