Afternoons for Wednesday 20 April 2022

 

1:20 Consents put squeeze on supply chain 

New dwelling consents have hit a record high - despite rising construction costs and an ongoing strain on supplies. GIB board has become the new gold - a shortage of plaster board has ground many existing projects to a halt. Wallace is joined by CoreLogic's Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson.

1:30 Drawing new beginnings 

A new report into the pandemic shows the creative ways children have learned to cope - and the lack of information tailored to them. Researchers sought to understand how kids viewed lockdowns by having them draw comics. Here to tell us about the study is Dr Julie Spray from the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland.

1:40 Eyewitness to the Brighton bombing: Brendon Burns

We spoke yesterday about the bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984. We heard from then government official Michael Dodds about being there for the bombing itself. Listener, former journalist and former New Zealand MP Brendon Burns got in touch with us as he was in Brighton as a dapper young reporter for ITN News. 

2:12 Podcast Critic: Alix Higby 

Audiophile Alix Higby joins Wallace in the studio to discuss the new podcast from Campside Media - Chameleon: Wild Boys. 

2:20 Archaeological clues about Kurī 

New archaeological research has revealed details about how humans and kurī, Aotearoa's first dog, interacted more than 700 years ago. There has been a paucity of documentary evidence about these hounds but we're finding out more all of the time. Patricia Pillay, a doctoral student in archaeology in the Faculty of Arts at Auckland University has been scraping teeth to find out more and she joins me now. 

2:30 Bookmarks with Tim Batt 

What's the worst idea you've ever had? Tim Batt had a terrible one with his then acquaintance and now friend Guy Montgomery years ago, and it has turned into a career defining journey and podcast The Worst Idea of All Time. Tim's a comedian, political commentator and compulsive consumer of media, so we thought we'd get him to choose some! He's our guest for bookmarks today. 

3:10 Robert Reich on the slippery tech slope 

Dangerous nonsense. This is how Former labor secretary under President Clinton, Robert Reich describes the possible purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. Reich  says this is not a move that will help free speech flourish. He believes  Twitter will be even less accountable if Elon Musk owns it. We’ll talk to Robert Reich about his fears for the future if tools like Twitter are dominated by the richest and most powerful people in the world.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

On Our Changing World this week we play some of the Antarctic Heritage Trust's podcast 'Frozen in Time: Scott's Antarctic Legacy'. Conservators with the trust have worked hard to care for the hut and the more than 11,000 artefacts within it. They tell the stories of their mahi. 

3:45 The Panel with Ruwani Perera & Steve McCabe