Afternoons for Tuesday 15 February 2022

 

1:20 Russell residents concerned about local cop moving out

Russell residents are concerned that the sole police officer in their community is being moved out of the town and into Paihia.

A petition has been launched to keep their local officer in their town amidst concerns if there were an emergency, it would take at least an hour for the officer to turn up from Paihia. 

Chair of the Russell Protection Society, Bob Drey, talks to Jesse about why they are so worried.

1:30 Hospo red relief to help struggling businesses

As hospitality businesses struggle under the red light setting, Kōkako Organic Coffee has come up with a way to, hopefully, help out.

They are running a competition for independently owned and operated businesses to win 10 thousand dollars, based on customers' nominations.

Managing director of Kōkako Organic Coffee Mike Murphy explains how people can help their local eatery or cafe to win.

1:40 Bittersweet time for the Black Barn Bistro in Hawke's Bay

A well known and popular Hawke's Bay restaurant was celebrating a culinary win after being awarded a "hat" in the Cuisine Good Food awards when it was hit by a devastating fire.

Regnar Christensen is the chef at the Black Barn Bistro, in the heart of wine country. His food is the reason why the hat was awarded.

He talks to Jesse about their menu and their come back from the devastating fire last week, which thankfully did not destroy the bistro.

1:50 Relationships with Hannah Korrel

Relationship expert and neuro-psychologist  Hannah Korrel talks to Jesse about the right way to ask about a person's vaccine status and whether or not that is something people should even be asking about.

2:10 Book Critic: Claire Mabey

 

2:20 Music feature: The recorder with Imogen Morris

Today's music feature is about the much maligned recorder!

Imogen Morris artist-teacher for recorder at the University of Auckland, where she is also currently completing a PhD in musicology.

She joins Jesse to set the record straight about the instrument, its origins and give some examples of how beautiful it  can sound when it's not the hands of primary school aged children!

3:10 Sarah Wynter wants more conversation around post-natal depression

Australian Actress Sarah Wynter, known for her roles in 24 and Goliath, carried a painful secret about what happened to her after the birth of her twin boys more than 10 years go. She suffered from the most severe form of post-partum depression and was hospitalized.  She's sharing her story now and is executive producer of a new movie that seeks to start a conversation about maternal mental health called A Mouthful of Air.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

It's 50 years since the Spanish designer Manolo Blahnik began making his famous high-heeled shoes - which went on to become the favourites of supermodels and the cast of Sex And The City. Born in the Canary Islands, Blahnik started his career creating sets, but switched to stylish, if often unwearable, footwear on the advice of legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland. In 2012, Manolo Blahnik spoke to Louise Hidalgo.

3:45 The Panel with Zoe George and Mark Knoff-Thomas