Afternoons for Tuesday 10 May 2022

 

1:20 Congestion charges for Auckland to be announced

It's expected that next week the government is going to unveil plans for a congestion charge in the country's largest city, Auckland.

Jesse speaks to Matt Lowrie, the editor of transport and urban design blog, Greater Auckland, about whether the charge will lead to any meaningful change in motorists' habits.

1:30 Never too old to be an activist!

An 83 year old has launched a petition to put pressure on the government over climate change.

Bernard Schofield wants a fortnightly press conference for the government to update the public on the country's progress reducing greenhouse gasses.

Bernard talks to Jesse about why age is no barrier for making change happen.

1:40 Governor's Bay Jetty to be rebuilt after the community took ownership of it

The Governor's Bay community weren't going to accept a Christchurch council decision to close the 140 year old jetty following earthquake damage in 2011.

Back in 2015 the council decided at a meeting that it wasn't interested in saving the 300 metre long structure and instead were getting ready to demolish it.

Instantly at that meeting a group emerged, hellbent on restoring the iconic landmark, buying it from the council for a dollar.

People can still donate to help the project here.

Work will start on the transformation of the jetty in August this year. Nick Harwood's part of the group and handily a geotechnical engineer, he talks to Jesse about the project.

1:50 Relationships with Hannah Korrel

Today Hannah Korrel is talking about workplace relationships and how to navigate when workmates want to be friends, and it's not reciprocal.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson

Today Catherine's talking about the depressing lack of sales of NZ fiction books.

She explains that sales in New Zealand have only risen 5% here compared with Australian of their fiction sitting at 30 percent.

She talks to Jesse about why it matters!

2:20 Another round of Come Together performances, a preview

For this week's music feature we're going to zero in on a very special concert series set to return to Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland in July.

Titled 'Come Together', the shows bring together a supergroup of Kiwi musicians to celebrate a chosen album.

Next up, it's the Fleetwood Mac classic 'Rumours' from 1977.

Dianne Swann, will be lending her incredible voice to the shows. She talks to Jesse about covering the iconic album.

3:10 The problem of teens and tweens not getting enough sleep

Biology, homework and technology are conspiring to steal much needed sleep from teenagers. They should be getting 9 hours a night, but most get less than 7. Lack of sleep and an abundance of mental health issues are not a coincidence say psychotherapist and sleep specialists Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright. They share their advice for helping our teens get the sleep they need.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

In 1983, during a tense period of the Cold War, Soviet nuclear officials received a computer warning suggesting that the United States had fired five nuclear missiles towards Moscow. Fortunately, the officer on duty, realised the warning was a false alarm and advised his commanders against a retaliatory strike against America. Alex Last hears his story.

3:45 The Panel with Alexia Russell and Fryd Kublikowski