Afternoons for Thursday 16 September 2021

1.12 First Song:

 

1:20 How agricultural pesticide use alters our stream ecology

A new study has shown how the ecology of our streams are impacted by the world's most commonly used pesticide and climate change - and how those two stressors may combine in future.

University of Otago's Dr Sam Macaulay was the lead researcher for the study, and he explains the findings to Jesse.

1:30 MIQ hold ups keeping heavy metal band Alien Weaponry grounded

The MIQ booking system will be unpaused from next Monday, with a few changes to how the system is run to make the booking process more fair.

But it does little for those looking to travel outside of the country for work, like heavy metal band Alien Weaponry, who are all set to tour the US and Europe but are waiting to book spots for their return to Aotearoa.

Drummer, Henry de Jong joins Jesse to talk about whether or not the tour can go ahead.

1:40 Ōtautahi tenants isolated by lack of digital access

Earlier this week we spoke to software engineer Eteroa Lafaele, who was fundraising to get laptops into the hands of students in South Auckland.

But this 'digtal divide' between people with access to the internet and those without affects more than just school kids. 

During lockdown the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust has been in touch with tenants to develop a plan to get them digitally connected.

Jesse speaks to the Trust's Tenancy Relations Manager, James Hadlee, who is heading the digital partnership programme in Ōtautahi, Christchurch.

1:45 Great album: Metallica

This week for link three, the winner will get a vinyl copy of Metallica's eponymous album, better known as The Black Album. The Black album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time, with global sales of over 35 million, and contains a series of unrelenting singles, "Enter Sandman," "The Unforgiven, "Nothing Else Matters, "Wherever I May Roam," and "Sad But True." Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman.

2:10 Music Critic: Flo Wilson

Today RNZ's Flo Wilson marks Te Wiki o te Reo Māori bu looking back at tracks  using Te Reo from the past to the present. 

2:25 NZ Screen History: Nightline

For NZ Screen History today, we're looking back at the 'off the wall' news bulletin show that was TV 3's Nightline. 

We speak to former presenter Bill Ralston and newsreader Joanna Paul who were in the hot seat when the craziness began in the early 1990's.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Suzanne McFadden

Today solving the world's problems is Suzanne McFadden, editor of Newsroom's LockerRoom. She talks about recycling clothes and the pledge she's made to buy nothing new for her wardrobe for the next six months.

3.20 History with Dr Grant Morris

The current NZ Covid lockdown has been traced back to New South Wales. The current Victoria outbreak is also linked to NSW.  NSW has given up on elimination and is aiming to "open up" when vaccination targets are met.  Will other Australasian jurisdictions follow?  In this talk I will argue that NSW has been the most influential jurisdiction in Australasia since 1788 and continues to act as the de facto "leader of Australasia", whether we like it or not.

3:35 Eyewitness NZ with Sonia Yee

In this week's RNZ podcast, Eyewitness we head to Christchurch and the controversial mini zoo set up by Bill Grey. Sonia Yee uncovers some of the myths surrounding the zoo and gets an inside perspective of what it was like to work there.

3:45 The Panel with Ella Henry and Michael Moynihan