Afternoons for Thursday 27 August 2020
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Covid-19: Government moves to secure vaccine
1:17 PM.Jesse speaks to Otago University infectious disease expert, Professor David Murdoch. Read more Audio
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'Training wheels' kept on longer for female surgeons - study
1:27 PM.New research reveals that 'training wheels' are left on longer for female surgeons. Read more Audio
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West Otago firewood gang needs recruits
1:35 PM.A West Otago firewood 'gang' - AKA The Tapanui Men's Fellowship - is in need of some new members! Read more Audio
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Great album: Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind: The Best Of
1:45 PM.Great album: Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind: The Best Of Audio
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Community advocate Guled Mire on Christchurch terrorist sentencing
2:10 PM.Community advocate Guled Mire reacts to the life without parole sentence handed to the Christchurch terrorist. Read more Audio
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Anjum Rahman from the Islamic Women’s Council reacts to the Christchurch Mosque attack sentencing
2:25 PM.Anjum Rahman from the Islamic Women's Council reacts to the Christchurch Mosque attack sentencing Read more Audio
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Professor of Criminal Law Warren Brookbanks on mosque gunman sentencing
2:25 PM.Professor of Criminal Law Warren Brookbanks on the the longest sentence handed down in New Zealand History. Read more Audio
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RNZ's Conan Young on covering the sentencing of the Christchurch terrorist
2:30 PM.RNZ's Conan Young reports on the sentencing of Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant, to life in prison without parole. It's the harshest sentence available to the court and the first sentence of its… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attack victim Feroze Ditta
2:40 PM.Jesse speaks to Christchurch mosque attack victim Feroze Ditta who was seriously injured on March 15, 2019. Read more Audio
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Terrorist attacks exposed 'fault lines of hate'
2:45 PM.Tony Green from Masjid An-Nur Mosque says society has a lot of work to do to combat racism. Read more Audio
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The outlook for KiwiSaver and other managed funds
3:15 PM.Financial journalist and author Mary Holm talks Kiwisaver and managed funds during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
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1:00 Covid 19 MOH Update
1:17 Covid-19: Government moves to secure vaccine
The government announced today it will be putting "significant extra funding" towards securing a Covid-19 vaccine.
Jesse speaks to Otago University infectious disease expert, Professor David Murdoch, about this development.
Photo: AFP
1:27 'Training wheels' kept on longer for female surgeons - study
New research reveals that 'training wheels' are left on longer for female surgeons.
Researchers looked at nearly 120,000 surgeries performed by 120 New Zealand general surgery trainees.
Jesse speaks to Dr Deborah Wright, who works as a surgeon at Dunedin Hospital and also lectures at Otago Medical School.
Public hospitals reported more than 500 adverse events or failures in the past year. Photo: 123RF
1:35 West Otago firewood gang needs recruits
A West Otago firewood 'gang' - AKA The Tapanui Men's Fellowship - is in need of some new members!
This came to our attention after we spotted a story about the group in the Otago Daily Times.
And so we asked team leader, Alan Parks, who is in his mid-80s, to tell us a bit more.
Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson
1:45 Great album: Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind: The Best Of
3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: The outlook for KiwiSaver and other managed funds
Financial journalist and authour Mary Holm says the early 2020 recovery for KiwiSaver and other manged funds has been good - but could you cope if there was a downturn? She will answer your questions - please email Afternoons@rnz.co.nz.
Photo: 123RF
3:35 Only Human Influencer Nation Part One
This week on Only Human, we meet a photographer swept up in the world of social media, which soon begins to alter the way she sees the world...and everything in it.
3:45 The Panel with Alexia Russell and Morgan Godfery
Music played in this show
Valkyrie - Good Thing
Great Album: Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind: The Best Of
Gentle On My Mind
Wichita Lineman
Galveston
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
