Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Australian officials are describing the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach as a targeted, antisemitic terror attack. Police say the two people behind the shooting were father and son. The father has died, the son is in critical condition in hospital. Vigils are being held around the world to pay tribute to the victims, who range in age from 10 to 87. Friend of the show Brad Foster lives in Sydney, he chats to Jesse about how locals are reacting.

Jesse and Forest and Bird's Nicola Toki discuss this week's critter of the week is the beautiful and emblematic Turbott's Weevil. These large, flightless and nocturnal weevils were likely once widespread throughout mainland New Zealand but are now confined to predator-free islands like Aorangi Poor Knights Islands. Not much is known about their biology, and their small population means they are considered 'At Risk' in the New Zealand Threat Classification system. They are also one of a handful on invertebrates listed as protected under the Wildlife Act.

It is such a busy time of year; we're well into the festive season; kids are finishing school; there are visitors aplenty and that's before we even get to Christmas Day! So how do you keep your home clean, and fly free, with so much going on? Rachael Quin from The Housekeeper NZ is here to help

Shared Kitchen's Julie Biuso joins Jesse and has a great summery recipe to share, Turkey burgers!

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Time to get your freak on! Please send us your terrifying tales! It could be something that sounds spooky, a taste of the occult or a bizarre co-incidence. 2101 or afternoons@rnz.co.nz Today we're joined by Erica Hodgson in Auckland.

What do fish and chips, pen and six all have in common? Answer? They're some of the words we New Zealanders get mocked the most for. Some find our accent a delight, others a disaster but how did we come to sound like we do? 

'Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue' is a short film directed by Vea Mafile'o. It stars Lucianne Buchanan in the lead role, who also wrote the script. The film has been shown at 20 international film festivals around the world, and now Buchanan's former co-star Jason Momoa is backing its bid for Oscar glory. Actress Luciane Buchanan joins Jesse from Los Angeles

One of New Zealand's major apple growers, Hawke's Bay's "Yummy Fruit", has stopped shipping to the U-S as a result to President Trump's tariffs. The 15 percent tariff essentially cancelled out their margins, so some growers are shifting their focus to the Asia market ahead of a what's looking like a bumper harvest. Jesse is joined by Danielle Adsett the Market access manager from New Zealand Apples and Pears.

Ardie Savea took out Player of the Year at the NZ Rugby Awards last night, but another big award went to someone who spends 80 minutes trying not to be the centre of attention. Maggie Cogger-Orr was named Referee of the Year, recognised for a career-best season that includes the Women's Rugby World Cup semifinal between England and France.