Afternoons for Monday 31 August 2020 Afternoons

How to look after your face mask

health

1:17 PM.Many New Zealanders now have to regularly don a mask or face covering but mask-wearing as a part of life is still quite new to many of us. Dr Michelle Dickinson, aka Nanogirl, shares the latest… Read more Audio
More cyber attacks - this time on NZ media websites

technology media

1:30 PM.RNZ and Stuff are the most recent target of more than one cyber attack in the last 24 hours. Read more Audio
Debate over high-density housing grows

housing

1:40 PM.Debate is heating up among some city councils over higher-density housing and where to put it. Read more Audio
Fishing in the Chathams with Delwyn Tuanui

food environment

1:47 PM.Delwyn Tuanui, from Chatham Island Food Co.speaks to Jesse about fishing in the Chathams. Read more Audio
Great NZ Album: Kimbra - Primal Heart

music

1:53 PM.Great NZ Album: Kimbra - Primal Heart. Audio
Guy Williams talks TV

2:10 PM.Our TV critic Guy Williams reviews Never Have I Ever, Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State, and Ted Lasso. Read more Audio
The butterfly effect

science

2:40 PM.This week's expert, Dr Leilani Walker, joins Jesse to answer everything you've ever wanted to know about butterflies. Read more Audio, Gallery
Augusta Xu-Holland from 'The Eight Hundred'

arts movies

3:10 PM.Jesse speaks to Augusta Xu-Holland from the blockbuster film The Eight Hundred. Read more Audio, Gallery

Photo: RNZ

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1:00 Ministry of Health Covid 19 Update

1:17 Nanogirl: How to look after your masks

Wearing masks has just become the 'new norm' for many of us, but how do we get used to having them as part of our lives?

Dr Michelle Dickinson, aka Nanogirl, joins Jesse on the show today to answer your questions on how to select/make/wear/maintain your masks to keep yourself and others safe.

Email afternoons@rnz.co.nz with your questions!

Mask-wearing embraced in south Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers

1:25 More cyber attacks - this time on NZ media websites

RNZ and Stuff are the most recent target of more than one cyber attack in the last 24 hours.

RNZ says it understands the attack may have been by the same group that has been attacking the NZX and is currently investigating.

Jesse speaks to Dave Parry, who's a professor in computer science from Auckland University of Technology.

cybercrime, hacking and technology concept - male hacker in dark room writing code or using computer virus program for cyber attack

Photo: 123RF

1.30 Debate over high-density housing grows

Debate is emerging among some city councils over high-density housing and where to put it.

In an article for Newsroom, Political Reporter Dileepa Fonseka has written about the emerging phenomenon of so-called 'lefties' who actually want less housing.

He speaks to Jesse about this trend.

Generic houses in NZ - Pic taken in Chch June 2020

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

1.34 Fishing in the Chathams with Delwyn Tuanui 

Earlier this month, we did a story on the 'slow fish' movement with chef Max Gordy from Hillside Kitchen in Wellington.

But how does the slow fishing movement work from a fisher's perspective? Delwyn Tuanui is an eigth generation Chatham Islander, who heard the interview, and wanted to add a few points.

Delwyn comes from a long line of island farmers and fishers, and is the owner of Chatham Island Food Co.

He speaks to Jesse about sustainable fishing practices in the Chathams.

Northern beach, Chatham Islands Photo: Julia Thorne

1:45 Great NZ Album: Kimbra - Primal Heart

Photo: Supplied

2:10 Guy Williams talks TV

Guy reviews Never Have I Ever - Netflix; Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State. - Netflix and Ted Lasso - Apple TV

2:20 Black Sheep Black Sheep Bassett Rd Part 2

The second in a two-part series on the Bassett Road Machine Gun murders for RNZ's Black Sheep podcasts.

Flora McKenzie with a collection of 5, 10 and 20 dollar notes fanned out in a circle together with a cheque and topped with a bow for payment of a fine. 1973 Photo: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1622-003

2:40 Expert Feature: Butterflies

What's the difference between a butterfly and a moth? How do you attract butterflies to your garden?
Today's expert Dr Leilani Walker is the R.T. Shannon Assistant Curator of Entomology at the Auckland War Memorial Musuem.

She joins Jesse to answer everything you've ever wanted to know about butterflies.

An owl butterfly(calligo species) from the Auckland Museum's butterfly collection, known for their huge spots that resemble eyes.

An owl butterfly(calligo species) from the Auckland Museum collection. The species are found in Central and South America.

Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterflies (Trogonoptera brookiana species) from the Auckland Museum's butterfly collection. These butterflies are protected and can be intercepted by DoC at the border.

The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) - its colour and pattern mimic the monarch butterfly.

3:10 Kiwi actress August Xu Holland in blockbuster film The Eight Hundred

In the middle of an epic war movie based on a true story that is legend in China, there's a New Zealand actress making a name for herself.

August Xu Holland is one of the female characters in the blockbuster film The Eight Hundred about a stand off between Chinese and Japanese soldiers in Shanghai in 1937. The Auckland born actress shares her insights into the thriving Chinese film industry, and the movie taking on Hollywood.