Afternoons

 

1:15 Can't keep an old slide down

A slice of kiwi history started a new life over the weekend. 

Slides from the old Waiwera Thermal Resort north of Auckland have been repurposed as a new attraction at a water adventure park just out of Whangarei.

The Adrenaline Adventure Park is the brainchild of brothers Cody and Klay Rouse. 

1:25 A raffle for the Kāpiti Coast

For the past fifty years, the Ngā Manu Trust has played a vital role in Aotearoa New Zealand's conservation.

Manu Nature Reserve on the Kāpiti Coast not only encompasses a valuable piece of original lowland forest, it has hosted breed-for-release programmes for our most endangered species. 

It's now fundraising to continue this important work, with a good old kiwi raffle for a chance to win a trip to the Chatham Islands.

Jesse talks to Anna McKenzie Hawea, General Manager of the Ngā Manu Trust. Support the fundraiser here.

1:35 The Richard Poems with Simon Sweetman

Simon Sweetman is a Wellington-based writer, broadcaster, podcaster and RNZ semi-regular.  Simon has written his second poetry book...which he says is his best work yet. 

The poems cover toxic friendships, toxic masculinity, nostalgia and grief. The Richard Poems, is out this month, and has an accompanying soundtrack.

2:10 Television Critic: Trump's Heist, the President Who Wouldn't Lose and The Repair Shop 

Linda Burgess talks about the latest series about Donald Trump. She then swerves to discuss the final of The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes and then muse son the impact of The Repair Shop.

2:20 Information Center Cold Call

Every week Jesse's producer forces him to cold call an information center somewhere in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Who will he call this week?

2:30 Expert Feature: Michael Beel on haircuts

Each Monday at this time we pick a subject and find an expert in that field to help us dig a little deeper into it. 

Today's topic will have a little something for everyone - hair styling. 

How do you maintain healthy hair? What products should you use and what should you avoid? What are some of the misconceptions around hair care? 

Michael Beel is an award-winning hairdresser and the owner and creative director of Salute in Lower Hutt. 

3:10 Feature interview: Jason Reitman

 We rarely recognize when history is being made, when one generation takes the wheel and drives   culture in a new direction. 

Fifty years ago,  a group of young comedians started a live sketch show that would replace cornball burlesque humor on TV with rebellious satire. 

Jason Reitman is the director and co-writer of a new film called Saturday Night that follows the chaotic 90 minutes before Saturday Night Live launched in 1975, changing comedy forever.   

Jason is the son of director Ivan Reitman who used so many SNL stars in his films like Ghostbusters and Animal House.  

3:35 Here Now

In this episode of Here Now, producer Phil Vine meets two young Sri Lankans from Dunedin who are making a food documentary.

3:45 The pre-Panel