Afternoons for Monday 16 August 2021

1:12 First song

1:15 Renewed push for reform of alcohol legislation in NZ

Alcohol Action NZ is urging the government to take on its 5+ solution to deal with the harm caused by alcohol in society. It's holding a major conference this Wednesday as part of its push for action.

The 5+ Solution:

Dismantle marketing, Increase the price, Reduce accessibility, Raise the purchase age, Strengthen drinking driving countermeasures, PLUS Increase treatment opportunities for heavy drinkers.

We speak to one of the keynotes speakers, Professor Jennie Connor from Otago University's Department of Preventive and Social Medicine

 

1.25 Dave Bishop on 50 years of rugby refereeing

Dave 'Bish' Bishop's rugby refereeing career has taken him around the world, including three world cups.

After 50 years on the field he's retired and following another of his life's passions - guiding visitors around the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim.

1.34 Disability podcast launched

A new podcast on Stuff is looking in detail at how people with disabilities are treated.

Olivia Shivas and Paralympian Rebecca Dubber have produced the series, 'What's Wrong with You'.

Olivia along with one of their interviewees, Shakti Kirshnan talks to Jesse about the series and their experiences.

1:45 Great NZ Album

2:10 Television Critic: Guy Williams 

Today Guy reviews, White Lotus on Neon, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson on Netflix and Taskmaster's second season on TVNZ - which also star's Guy's brother, Paul.

2:20  Lazarus Heist Episode 9

From the BBC World Service, The Lazarus Heist tells the true story of an attempted $1 billion hack, which investigators say was carried out by a secretive ring of elite North Korean hackers.

In this episode: Welcome to hacker hotel. And a friend disappears after texting "I don't think I'll be coming back."  

2:30 Fishing expert Matt Watson

Matt Watson knows pretty much anything you can think of about fishing. He's the host of the ITM Fishing Show where he makes it look easy to catch big game fish, and demonstrates how to use the best equipment for the job.

He's also got a very strong activist streak and works hard to advocate for better management of fish stocks, especially that prized species, snapper.

Matt's taking some time out from filming to be our fishing expert today.

You can text in on 2101 or email your questions to jesse@rnz.co.nz

3:10 Hope for headache sufferers

It may not feel like it when you have recurring pounding pain inside your head or migraines, but there's probably never been a better time to have headaches.  More money and time is finally going into research to figure out why a billion people worldwide suffer from regular headaches.  Tom Zeller is one of them. He's the editor of a digital science magazine and he shares the research that gives him and so many others who get headaches, reason for hope.

3:35 Voices

In ‘Voices’ today;  Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the Iranian man behind a prolific martial arts gym in downtown Auckland.

3:45 The Panel with Ella Henry and Conor English