Afternoons for Thursday 20 May 2021

1.12 First Song:

 

1:17 Five factors making this year's budget like no other

Ahead of the 2021 budget being delivered at 2pm, Jesse speaks to The Spinoff's Managing Editor, Duncan Grieve about how this year's one might look.

He's written about the five factors that make this year's budget like no other.

1:27 Chaplaincy shortage prompts new lecture role

A nationwide shortage of chaplains has prompted Otago University to appoint its first ever lecturer in chaplaincy.

The Very Reverend Dr Graham Redding has taken on that role and he talks to Jesse about the increase in demand for chaplains and what he'll be teaching his students as part of the university's theology programme.

1:35 Protecting our bees from pesticides

We're trying to keep bees alive in our cities but how do we do it without pesticides?

Artist and biodynamic gardener Sarah Smuts-Kennedy from For the Love of Bees joins us to celebrate World Bee Day and tell us about organic weed control. 

1:45 Great album

This week's great album is the Pet Shop Boys' VERY. Its been the only album from the duo to reach number one on the UK charts.

2.00 Susie Ferguson presents a Budget special

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

Today Mary talks about reverse mortgages which is seen as a way to free up money for retired homeowners, but she warns people should take care if they're considering this.

She explains there's been growing interest in these mortgages, with Heartland bank recording  39% increase in inquiries for the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2020.

Reverse mortgages are only currently offered by Heartland and SBS.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness, the 1989 dramatic FA cup final

In May 1989, Arsenal won the football league championship in arguably the most exciting finish to a season in English top-flight history. The Gunners needed to beat the legendary 1980s Liverpool side by two goals at Anfield, and managed to scrape a 2-0 victory thanks to a dramatic injury-time winner. It was Arsenal's first championship since 1971. Alex Capstick talks to their former defender Nigel Winterburn.

3:45 The Panel with Jenni Giblin and Morgan Godfrey