Afternoons

1:15 $15 million New Plymouth Marae set to be city's first

After numerous setbacks, construction on Ngāti Te Whiti hapu's long-awaited Ngāmotu Marae will get underway this year. New Plymouth has been without a Marae for 150 years. 

The new Marae will contain a wharenui and wharekai, plus spaces for meetings, conferences, workshops and education. Shelton Healey is Ngāti Te Whiti Hapu Society vice chair and Ngāti Te Whiti Whenua Trust board member. He says the marae is about creating whakawhanaungatanga or togetherness.

1:25 Shackleton's medal 

A rare medal belonging to Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is set to be displayed in New Zealand after a battle with the British government. The polar medal was the subject of an export ban .. due to its "outstanding significance". So how did Canterbury Museum manage to get it out of the UK? 

Canterbury Museum Trust Board Chair David Ayers talks to Jesse about their latest exhibit. 

1:35 Getting the Pulse of the kids

Thousands of Auckland tamariki and rangitahi are set to benefit from a new mental-health pilot programme with early intervention technology, designed to help them access immediate support.

Under the initiative, over 20,000 students at 30 West Auckland primary and secondary schools will be provided with the Pulse app, that tracks their mental, social and physical well-being for change and allows them to request help from teachers. 

Jesse talks to Kimberley Malloy, assistant principal of Peninsula Primary School about their experience of using Pulse in the school for the past three months.

1:45 Great album: Nothing Stands Still by Mike Hall

Mike Hall's debut album is out, and it's been getting a lot of love, including from Jesse.  

2:10 Music Critic: Jim Nothing and Mousey 

Rachel Ashby brings in two songs for Jesse (and us) to listen to and chat about. The Present by Jim Nothing and Home Alone by Mousey.

2:30 NZ Sporting History: Yvonne Willering​, champion netballer

Yvonne Willering joins Jesse for sporting history. The Netball superstar has been involved in the sport for six decades. She's been a world champion with the Silver Ferns. Coached Auckland to 10 successive title winsAnd claimed even more medals as Silver Ferns Coach.

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

The magical Mary talks about the current wave of interest rate cuts and how you can use them to make big progress with your mortgage.

3:35 Nau Mai Town This week on Nau Mai Town, RNZ's podcast about Aotearoa place names, Justine Murray is in Taumarunui to find out what the name means.  There's one version she's heard of and it's about a dying chief who needed shelter from the sun, but that's not the story according to one of the local hapū ...

3:45 The pre-Panel