Afternoons for Friday 18 October 2019

Presenting the incredible entries for our Knit a Critter competition:

Rosalie's kiwi

Ferdinand the Hochstetters frog. By Jo Wilson

Dragonfly by Syd Daughtrey

A baby's toy octopus rattle Tatara te Wheke by Ngaire M. Phillips

Baby blanket and toys by Penelope McComb

Brenda Crooks made this tardigrade

Brenda Crooks also made this Red Admiral

By Alysha Mott

Adrienne Barrie's mobile

Alison Campbell made Darwin the Little Blue Penguin

Birds Crocheted by Catherine of the Naenae nature trust (second prize winner)

Brenda Crooks made this weta

Charlotte’s entry for Knit a Critter (lil Piwakawaka).

Carla Mckenna's Morepork

Cupola gecko beanie and scarf by Jan Egarr

Claire Kearvell's weta (the Winner!)

Catherine Clague

cotton octopals by Helen Widdicombe

Beverley Laundry made this jersey with hectors dolphins

Barbara Sinkinson's Little Blue Penguin

Gaelene's weta hat

Gecko Family Bookmarks by Alison

Galaxiid by Kuanjun Lee

Hazel Urquhart's kiwi

Heather Haylock's short tailed stingrays

Gilly Oscroft's butterfly beanie

Erin Kavanagh-Hall's Kereru

Fiona Thompson made Pō the myrtle rust infected pōhutukawa!

jo Burleigh's morepork/ruru

Jewelled Gecko the Peripatus ( my favourite!) the Yellow Eyed Penguin Tui Bellbird Toroa and a whisper of moths! By Kerry Mackay

Helen Widdicombe

Dr Kay Milton's beanie

Jewelled Gecko (Naultinus Gemmeus) by Rebecca Campbell

Julia Wells a small flock of Southern Black Backed Gulls.

Charlotte’s entry for Knit a Critter (lil Piwakawaka).

Karin's Kokako hat

Kim the kiwi by Vicki Stewart

Kaki/Black Stilt by Nia Weinzweig

A selection of critters made by Port Waikato Knitters and Hookers

Kim Wison's entry

Kiwi tea cozy by Kath Fowlds

Kea by Ailidh Leslie

Kate's Katipo hat

Kevin the Kiwi by Lea Wald

Mary Haggie's Piwakawaka

Kotuku by Nellie Opthoog

Kuanjin Lee's Gecko

Karen Cole's Kiwi

Mari Swindley made this blanket

Natalie made Wes the Weta

Margaret Plant with her creation

Levena's Blue Penguin

Ruru/Morepork by Dorothy McDowell of Clyde

Monica Holland's Peripatus

Michelle Chen made this Pukeko

Nellie Opthoog's White heron

Nymphalidae (Forest Ringlet Mountain Ringlet Red Admiral and Tussock Ringlet) by Helen Tuck

Octopals from Octopus for a Preemie NZ

NZ Fresh Water Koura by Sue Baskett

Perkii the Pukeko by Vicki Stewart

Pukeko by Heidi van der Peet

Poweilliphanta snail by Neroli Brears

Rebecca Pearce made this huhu grub

Pēpi iti kororā - baby little blue penguin by Trudi Williams

Rebecca Pearcealso made this one

Pip Currie's pukeko

Pip Currie's kiwi

Peripatus by Cherie Baldry

Raquel the Rockhopper Penguin by Lea Wald

Ruby Harfield giant Wellington Green Gecko.

Rachel Allan's Katipo jersey

Peripatus by Liz Merton

Robyn Martin's Kakapo jumper

Robyn Martin'sPenguin jumper

Robb Eastman Densem made this Kakapo

Ruru Tea Cozy by Kath Fowlds

Sandy Gaskell's fantail hat

Sarah Butterfield's Pygmy blue whale

Sharyn Croft's Notoreus moth cape (Third prize winner)

Kereru by Kate Christensen

Sharyn Croft's Notoreus moth cape from behind

Sheep by Ann McLachlan (not a native critter, but very cute, so we've included it)

Takahe by Chris Jager

Tui by pony mctate

The Fiordland Crested penguin is found in South Westland. A very special critter to me. Kate Watson

Tuatara by Neroli Brears

Sonia Frimmel's short tailed bat

Uropetala Carovei/ NZ dragonfly by R E Collins

Whio by Grace Single

Nicola Toki and Jesse Mulligan with some of the entries

Whio by Amy Cole

Sharyn Gibson's jersey of little blue penguins

Kuanjin Lee's Kokako

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After Afternoons Podcast

Behind the Scenes of Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan and Ali Ventura

1:10 First song: The Response

Christchurch alternative pop duo The Response have released a brand new single today, Picture Undefined.
They're in studio to play it for us and talk about their upcoming gigs. 

Oct 27 2019 - Home Bass Tour: Reuben Stone, Leighton Fairlie, The Response

Dec 31 2019 - The Edge NYE19: L.A.B, Dillastrate, The Response, PRINS

The Response Photo: Supplied

1:17 An Irish layman's view on the rugby

Not sure whether you've heard ... but there's a big rugby match tomorrow night.

The All Blacks are playing Ireland in the World Cup quarter-finals. Kickoff at 11.15pm.

It's a match that has far-reaching consequences. It'll decide who makes the semi-finals. It's not a bad bet to say the winner might go on to take out the whole competition.  

And, if Ireland win, the city of Dublin may well no longer exist on Sunday.

So we thought we'd get Irish comedian Alan McElroy in for a chat about how he's feeling about everything.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT

1:27 Classical Cupid with Clarissa Dunn

RNZ Concert's Clarissa Dunn is in studio to play Classical Music Matchmaker! Clarissa will find classical music tailored specifically for you based on your personality.

Today she has some recommendations for listener Corey, who's a big fan of minimalism - think Philip Glass and Michael Nyman.

Photo: RNZ

How to submit your own details for Musical Matchmaker:

Email your "dating bio" or details about what you're looking for to jesse@rnz.co.nz

And don't forget to vote for your favorite classical music in Setting the Score 2019.

1:35 How to tell whether a medical study is reliable

Stories about medical research can be confusing sometimes: one study says drinking coffee can improve your memory. Another says it could cause memory loss. Who do you believe?

To be fair, this is understandable: medical research is carried out by really clever people with advanced technical knowledge ... and most of us don't HAVE that knowledge. So, how do you know whether a study is reliable or not?

Hassan Vally is an associate professor in Public Health at Melbourne's La Trobe university and he's written a helpful article for the SciBlogs website on this very topic.

He joins us to chat about it.

Photo: 123rf

1:50 Christmas is coming, and St Vincent de Paul needs your help

It's coming. Sooner than you expect.

Mariah Carey will be back on the radio. Retail stores will be hiring extra staff. Elderly men will grow out their beards and start moonlighting at the local mall.

Because Christmas is just around the corner. And that's good news for lots of us! It means presents, family, holidays and happy times ... but not everybody is so fortunate.

That's why the St Vincent de Paul society in Wellington is holding its annual Christmas appeal!

Marketing manager Millie Lambess joins us to explain more.

Photo: 123RF

2:10 Film Review: Ali Ventura

Ali reviews El Camino and Judy

2:20 NZ Live: Tami and Jay Neilson

Our NZ Live guest today is no stranger to the RNZ Studio but today Tami Neilson has a twist for us. 

The singer songwriter is joined by her brother, and longtime collaborator, Jay Neilson. They're about to embark on a special acoustic tour across the country but have kindly stopped into our Wellington studio to share some tunes and some stories. 

Jay and Tami Neilson Photo: Anna Loveys (Saint Lachine)

3:10 Food with Julie Biuso

Sizzling haloumi is hard to resist, but how do you cook it without it sticking to the pan? Julie Biuso from Shared Kitchen is in this week for food to talk all about haloumi and to share her amazing recipe for Maple Roasted Red Grapes & Haloumi.  

Maple Roasted Red Grapes & Haloumi Photo: Julie Biuso My Shared Kitchen

3:20 Music 101

Host Charlotte Ryan gives us a preview of what's on Music 101 this weekend. 

3:30 Critter of the Week: Pacific Golden Plover

It was once believed the golden plovers flocked when it was about to rain. But very little is known about the Pacific Golden Plover, or Kuriri, except that their numbers are falling dramatically. 

DoC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki tells us what she knows about the bird. 

Pluvialis_fulva - Pacific Golden Plover Photo: Uploaded by snowmanradio CC BY 2.0

3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day with Emile Donovan

4:05 The Panel with Tayyaba Khan and Dean Hall