Afternoons for Thursday 11 November 2021

1.12 First Song:

 

1:20 South Auckland GPs stretched as COVID patients isolate at home 

GPs in South Auckland say they are dealing with a growing number of Covid-19 positive patients who are self-isolating at home, and it's adding to their workload.

They spoke to Local Democracy Reporter Stephen Forbes about the problem, 

Dr Matire Harwood who works at the Papakura Marae Health Clinic talks to Jesse about the increasing pressure they're under.

1:31 NCEA Study Packs for West Auckland Students

Last week a group of West Auckland rangatahi operating under the banner 'The Whole 09' put together 300 NCEA study packs for Maori and Pasifika students.

But when they advertised the 300 packs... 900 requests came in.

That's when educator and organiser Emmaline Pickering-Martin decided to put a call out for koha on Twitter. 

Emmaline tells Jesse about the generous donations that will go towards supporting rangatahi through NCEA and beyond.

She is currently running a survey here to find out how best to resource Auckland Māori and Pacific whānau with Year 11,12 and 13 students in their homes.

1:40 Odd socks a hit in Northland 

In Whangārei  an award-winning artist is creating hand-crafted socks - inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

Jenny Bennett's limited edition socks will be sold at the gift shop of the brand new Hundertwasser Art Centre, expected to open in mid-December. She talks to Jesse about her footwear tribute. 

1:45 Great album: Back to Black

Today's link 3 winner will get a Limited Edition picture disc of Back to Black for the album's 15th anniversary. It's the second and final studio album from Amy Winehouse, originally released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records

2:10 Music Critic: Tony Stamp

2:20 Government being urged to stop the spread of exotic weeds

The government is being asked to do more to stop the spread of rampaging weeds that are smothering our native ecosystems. 

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, says in a new review of how New Zealand manages weeds, that if we don't do something soon - our ecosystems will be changed beyond recognition. 

Simon Upton talks to Jesse about their report, which comes out at 2pm today. 

2:30 NZ Screen History: 3.45 Live!

In 1989 a new kids' television show launched on TVNZ's Channel 2. It was called 3.45 Live!

As the name suggests, it was a live show that began at 3.45pm linking together the kids viewing for the afternoon. 

Former presenters Fenella Dobson and Rikki Morris join Jesse to remember all the cool guests they used to interview.

3:10 Link 3

 

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

Newsroom's LockerRoom editor Suzanne McFadden is solving the worlds' problems today. She's talking about the complexities of worm farming!

3:25 History with Dr Grant Morris 

This week historian Dr Grant Morris looks back at pacifism In New Zealand. On 5 November, NZ observed the 140^th anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka. Parihaka is one of the most famous examples of pacifism in NZ and beyond.  We have other examples of pacifism in our history that can help us understand the impact of this philosophy.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

In January 1978, a London newspaper revealed how several British lesbians had conceived babies using donor sperm with the help of a respected gynaecologist.  The stigma surrounding homosexuality at the time meant the story started a heated national debate. There were discussions in the press and in Parliament. One MP called for the practice to be banned. One of the mothers, Gillian Hanscombe, tells Viv Jones that when the story broke she was terrified that she was about to lose her job, her home and her child. 

3:45 The Panel with Clare Delore and Fete Taito