Afternoons for Thursday 3 March 2022

1:20 Sleepyhead 'town' given the green light to build in Northern Waikato

Sleepyhead have been given the official go-ahead to build a company town in the North Waikato.

After years of negotiation and opposition from regional council, a chunk of rural land in Ōhinewai will now be rezoned so Sleephead can build a couple of factories and thousands of homes for workers.

Red Wootton, deputy Chair of the Huntly Community Board, and has been fighting to get the project up and running in the area.  He talks to Jesse about the battle they've had to make this happen.

1:30 Walking in gunman's footsteps to reclaim peace

A survivor of the March 15 terrorist attack is walking 358 kilometres from Dunedin to Christchurch in the name of peace.

The journey will take two weeks and covers the same distance the gunman travelled before he opened fire on two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019.

Temel Atacocugu was praying at Al Noor mosque that day when he was shot nine times.

He hopes to retrace the path of the terrorist to reclaim it in peace. He talks to Jesse about his journey.

Temel is raising money for several charities during the walk here, and you can follow his journey here.

1:40 Haumoana Giant Pumpkin Competition eve

Tomorrow is a big day for vegetable growers in Hawkes Bay.

For three long months locals have been patiently tending their vines, hoping to produce a contender for this year's Haumoana Giant Pumpkin Competition.

Over 20 years ago Cliff Jenkins had the biggest pumpkin in town and now it's up to his daughter and grandchildren to carry on his legacy. He talks to Jesse about the competition and how competitive the growers are!

1:45 Great album: Motown with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Motown is one of the world's most important and iconic record labels, renowned for delivering an almost endless stream of global smash hits laden with glorious melodies and killer hooks that have continued to connect with every new generation.
This 11 track album features some of Motown's best known and loved singles now reimagined with new orchestration by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

2:10 Music Critic: Brad Warrington

 

2:25 NZ Sporting History: 1985 Kiwis v Kangaroos test series 

In NZ Sporting History today we're revisiting the 1985 rugby league three-game test series between the Kiwis and Kangaroos.

Although the Kiwis lost the series, their 18-0 domination in the third and final match became a defining moment for rugby league in New Zealand and is still talked about by Australian rugby league legends to this day.

Former Kiwis Coach, Sir Graham Lowe lead the team to their historical win, he joins Jesse to reminisce.

3:10 Link 3

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

Today Newsroom's Lockeroom editor, Suzanne McFadden talks to Jesse about how to, safely, get the crowds and fans back to sporting fixtures.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: NZ and the Russian 'Scare' of the 1880s

The attention of the world has been on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. In analysing the tragic scenes of the past week, I was reminded of one of NZ's most unlikely historical events, namely, the 1880s panic about Russian invasion.  137 years later the evidence of this national panic can still be seen across NZ. Victoria University of Wellington Historian Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

In the Second World War, the US Marines fighting in the Pacific needed to be able to communicate securely on the battlefield. The Japanese had been able to decode some of their encrypted messages. So they turned to members of the Navajo tribe, and a virtually unbreakable code based on the Navajo language was quickly developed. The so-called Navajo code-talkers were involved in every major Marine operation in the Pacific, helping the Allies to victory. Rob Walker introduces archive recordings of one of the code-talkers.

3:45 The Panel with Heather Roy and Shane Te Pou