Afternoons for Friday 10 December 2021
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Girls Rock Aotearoa presents To The Front fundraiser show
1:10 PM.Girls Rock Aotearoa are hosting a concert in Auckland next Wednesday to fundraise for their holiday programme, and the line-up is excellent - Anna Coddington, Tiny Ruins, Half Queen and Louisa… Read more Audio
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Great Kiwi Bake Off 2021 crowned
1:25 PM.The Great Kiwi Bake Off has named it's latest victor - WhangÄrei doctor Alby Hailes. Dr Alby Hailes talks to Jesse about the competition and finally being able to talk about his win. Read more Audio
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Queen Elizabeth Park becomes a cow free zone
1:35 PM.As of yesterday, Kāpiti Coast's Queen Elizabeth Park will be a cow-free zone. The Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed not to renew a grazing license, deciding to prioritise the restoration of… Read more Audio
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A low cost effective solution to clean rivers and waterways
1:45 PM.A student may have the solution to cleaning up our rivers and waterways - and a low-cost one at that. University of Canterbury PhD student NgÄrie Scartozzi has been working on her water filtration… Read more Audio
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'Fresh and vital voice' in NZ literature wins new creative prize
1:55 PM.Writer and actor Saraid de Silva has been named the inaugural winner of The Crystal Arts Trust Prize, a creative writing prize worth $10,000 that will help her publish her first novel. Read more Audio
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Film Review - Dom Corry
2:10 PM.Today Dom Corry reviews Dune and The French Dispatch, the latest film from Wes Anderson. Read more Audio
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Best new house in New Zealand crowned
2:20 PM.A Westmere home has been crowned the best new house in New Zealand, with the jury calling it "an inspirational window into what the future of Auckland could look like". Auckland architect Lisa Webb… Read more Audio
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Easy Christmas Cake
3:10 PM.Today chef, author and fish monger Martin Bosley shares a recipe for a quick and easy Christmas Cake that doesn't need to be months in advance. Audio
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Music 101 - Charlotte Ryan
3:15 PM.Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, plus what's coming up on her show tomorrow. Audio
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Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
3:25 PM.Today Gardening guru and writer, Lynda Hallinan is all about courgettes. She has tips and tricks to make sure you don't wind up with a huge amount of them all at once and how to ensure they're nice to… Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week - Takatimu Gecko
3:30 PM.This week's critter is the mysterious Takitimu gecko that lives in the scree slopes and subalpine forests of Southland's mountains. Read more Audio, Gallery
1:20 Great Kiwi Bake Off 2021 crowned
The Great Kiwi Bake Off has named it's latest victor - Whangārei doctor Alby Hailes!
In the finale last night he beat out finalists Courtnay and Jasmin with an impressive matcha cake.
Dr Alby Hailes talks to Jesse about the competition and finally being able to talk about his win!
You can see more of his culinary creations on his website.
Dr Alby Hailes Photo: supplied
1:30 Queen Elizabeth Park becomes a cow free zone
As of yesterday, Kāpiti Coast's Queen Elizabeth Park will be a cow-free zone.
The Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed not to renew a grazing license, deciding to prioritise the restoration of the wetland instead.
Councillor Thomas Nash campaigned on the issue and was there for the vote, he talks to Jesse.
Photo: Supplied / Russell Bell
1:40 A low cost effective solution to clean rivers and waterways
A student may have the solution to cleaning up our rivers and waterways - and a low-cost one at that.
University of Canterbury PhD student Ngārie Scartozzi has been working on her water filtration system - the eClean Bioreactor - for 15 years, and is close to getting it on the market.
Ngārie talks to Jesse about her system and the next step.
UC indigenous science PhD student Ngārie Scartozzi has spent 15 years developing her eClean bioreactor Photo: supplied
1:50 'Fresh and vital voice' in NZ literature wins new creative prize
The winner of a new creative writing prize worth $10,000 has just been announced.
The Crystal Arts Trust Prize is the largest creative writing prize at any New Zealand university. It was founded by James and Rosetta Allan to support literature, music and visual art.
The inaugural winner is Sri Lankan Pākehā writer and actor Saraid de Silva, who has been described as "fresh and vital voice in New Zealand literature" by Auckland University Master of Creative Writing course director, Paula Morris.
Saraid joins Jesse to talk about her prize-winning work.
The first winner of the $10,000 Crystal Arts Trust Prize is Saraid de Silva, a writer on the 2020–21 cohort of the Master of Creative Writing programme at the University of Auckland. Photo: Supplied.
2:10 Film Review: Dom Corry
Today Dom Corry reviews Dune, the new adaptation of the Frank Herbert science fiction novel. He also discusses The French Dispatch, the latest film from Wes Anderson.
He also mentions the In The Shade Film Festival which is on at the Hollywood Avondale and The Academy from January 19th to February 2nd 2022.
In The Shade is designed to help make up for Aucklanders having missed out on the 2021 film festival due to its cancellation.
Photo: imdm.com
2:20 Best new house in New Zealand crowned
A Westmere home has been crowned the best new house in New Zealand, with the jury calling it "an inspirational window into what the future of Auckland could look like".
It belongs to Auckland architect Lisa Webb who designed it herself, and last night it won the Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing.
Lisa talks to Jesse about her design.
Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing winning house Photo: supplied
2:30 NZ Live Replay of NZ Live archives
For this week's NZ Live replay we've gone back through all the archived performances from the past 16 years.
Today's replay is largely produced by Jeremy Ansell and Ian Gordon. Our current senior studio producer Andre Upston has cherry picked some our favourite performers, starting with the first ever NZ Live in 2005.
Andy Lovegrove, Hamish Clark, Zane Lowe. Photo: Via AudioCulture
3:08 Easy Christmas Cake
Today chef, author and fish monger Martin Bosley shares a recipe for a quick and easy Christmas Cake that doesn't need to be months in advance. You can find the recipe here.
There's also an easy and quick way to ice the cake!
Photo: pixabay
3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.
Photo: RNZ / Claire-Eastham Farrelly
3:25 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Today Gardening guru and writer, Lynda Hallinan is all about courgettes.
She has tips and tricks to make sure you don't wind up with a huge amount of them all at once and how to ensure they're nice to eat!
Photo: 123RF
3:35 Critter of the Week: Takatimu Gecko
This week’s critter is the mysterious Takitimu gecko that lives in the scree slopes and subalpine forests of Southland’s mountains. Its scientific name, Mokopririrakau cryptozoicus means ‘secretive lizard that clings to trees’.
3:45 The Panel with Ali Jones and Russell Brown
