Afternoons for Thursday 28 October 2021

1:00 COVID update LIVE 

 

1:20 An uncertain future for Christchurch 

Covid-19 modeler and Professor in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Canterbury Michael Plank joins Jesse to discuss the situation Ōtautahi Christchurch finds itself in today as more details emerge about the Canterbury cases of Covid-19. 

1:30 Accessible House hunted! 

About a month ago we spoke to Wellingtonian Erin Gough who shared what it was like to be house hunting as a first home buyer in a wheelchair. Erin had teamed up with her friend Harriet to make it more affordable, but that didn't make the housing market any more wheelchair friendly. Well, we have good news, Erin and Harriet have bought a house!

1:40 Celebrating native Ika

Well bird of the year is in full flight, but what about our native fish? Commercial photographer Terry Hann trades under the name The Artful Trout and he has embarked on an obsession with documenting and trying to draw attention to our native fish. He's got a new calendar out for next year of 12 native and endemic fish and he's trying to give the love we give to other native fauna to our native ika or fish. 

1:45 Great album: Live at The Troubadour 

Live at The Troubadour is a live album by James Taylor and Carole King, originally released in 2010. In November of 1970, the two rising stars first performed together at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Thirty-six years later, James Taylor, Carole King and members of their renowned original band “The Section” (featuring guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russell Kunkel) returned to the Troubadour for a three-night, six-show run to celebrate the venue’s 50th anniversary. Today we're giving away the 2LP vinyl to our link 3 winner. 

2:10 Music Critic: Dianne Swann

Today Dianne's talking about new music from Canadian artist, Le Ren. The 26 year old based in Montreal has just released her debut album Leftovers. 

2:25 NZ Screen History: Tux Wonder Dogs!

Many kiwi kids asked to stay up late to catch Tux Wonder Dogs on Saturday nights at 7pm after the news. 

Jesse speaks to the talented couple behind the show, presenter Mark Leishman and producer Jo Raymond, about how they came up with the idea and why it was such a hit.

3:08 Link 3

3:10 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris 

Today Hawkes Bay farmer, Steve Wyn-Harris, joins Jesse to talk about pest control and a mix up he reckons may have merit when trying to feed newborn lambs!

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris 

Since the Covid crisis began in February 2020, the New Zealand Government has engaged in massive borrowing to fund its Covid response.  But this is not the first time NZ has taken on large government debt and it won't be the last. Today historian Dr Grant Morris looks back at our history of government debt and attempt to put the current debt situation in historic perspective.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

In 1972 the first world environmental conference was held. It didn't concentrate on climate change but on the damage that was being done to animals and forests by the encroachment of humans and industry. It highlighted some of the divisions that still exist between rich and poor nations over who should make the greatest changes to save the planet. In 2011 Claire Bowes spoke to Maurice Strong the man who organised the conference. 
 

3:45 The Panel with Paula Penfold and Chester Borrows