Afternoons for Thursday 19 May 2022

1:15 Former Federate Farmers first female president sets her sights on an international organisation

Katie Milne was the first female National President of Federated Farmers.  Not unfamiliar with breaking through glass ceilings, she now has her sights set even higher.

She is throwing her name into the hat to become the President of the World Farmer's Organisation.      

Katie talks to Jesse about what the role would involve and why she's put her hand up.

1:30 No Barriers: Small Island Big Ideas, invigorating Aotea residents

Aotea Great Barrier is a pretty special place. It has a rich history dating back to the very first settlement of New Zealand by the ancestors of today's Maori population Ngati Rehua Ngati Wai ki Aotea.

It is home to around 1000 permanent residents, and one of them is award winning science writer and environmentalist Tim Higham. Tim wrote 'Island Notes',  all about living on the island, and how islanders look at the world a little differently.

He is also the curator of an event called No Barriers: Small Island Big Ideas, which kicks off this Sunday. He talks to Jesse about the events and giving his island neighbours a 'wake up call'.

1:40 Burgeoning back yard beehive keepers

Ahead of World Bee day tomorrow, we talk to apiarist Paul Martin about the big increase in backyard beehive keepers around Aotearoa.

He talks to Jesse about why more people are keen to keep them and what they should be doing to keep a healthy population and reliable honey supply!

1:45 Great album: Foreign Affair by Tina Turner

This week's link three winner will get a vinyl copy of Tina Turner's Foreign Affair. The album, originally released  in 1989 was her third one following her massively successful come back five years earlier with Private Dancer, It was also the last album she recorded with Capitol Records label.

2:00 Budget 2022 special

Between 2pm and 3pm today, Corin Dann will be presenting a Budget 2022 special.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm

This week Mary Holm addresses more listener questions about investment and the comparison between shares and rental property returns. She also talks about what to do as Kiwisaver shares continue to tumble.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

Following the closure of McDonald's in Russia, we're going back to January 1990 when the global fast food giant opened its first restaurant in Moscow. In 2015, Mike Lanchin spoke to George Cohon, the man who brought the Big Mac to what was then the communist USSR; and to Sveta Polyakova, one of the first locals to work there.

3:45 The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Shane Te Pou