Afternoons for Tuesday 24 May 2022

 

1:20 Government investment in plant based food producer

The government is investing in Sustainable Foods, a plant based food producer on the Kapiti Coast.

As part of the strategy by the government to develop a low emissions high skill economy that meets global demands.

Sustainable Foods will get a loan of up to 1.25 million dollars to continue expanding its range and compete in the Northern Hemisphere market.

Justin Lemmens is co-founder and CEO of Sustainable Foods, he talks to Wallace.

1:30 Support and care workers about to deliver their petition to parliament

A petition is about to be delivered to parliament supporting a better pay offer for support care workers around Aotearoa, signed by more than 10 thousand people supporting their bid. (timed for 2.30 this afternoons)

Over the past day they have been rallying on the streets after being offered only a 3 percent increase from the government.

Kelly Davy is a support worker from Taranaki, she talks to Wallace about what they're asking for.

1:40 100 years of the NZ Meat Board - how its survived

Today marks 140 years since our first export of frozen sheep to the UK - a lot has changed since then.

It's also 100 years this year since the New Zealand Meat board was established, an industry that in that time has gone through many transformations.

To mark the centenary a series of books have been commissioned looking at the challenges, changes and innovation by the sheep and meat sector.

The third book is covering the last 25 years for the industry and will be out at the end of June. It's called  Meeting Change: the NZ Red Meat Story 1997-2022 and was co-authored by Ali Spencer who talks to Wallace.

1:50 Relationships with Hannah Korrel

Today neuro-psychologist Hannah Korrel talks to Wallace about neurodiversity in adults and what its like to be diagnosed as an adult.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross

Today librarian Catherine Ross's theme for books is "Unreliable Narrator". She has a number of book choices and recommendations for children and young adults.

You can find a full list of the books she's talking about today here on her blog.

2:20 Music feature: Afrofuturism

3:10 Changing the narrative on ADHD, it can be a positive impact on lives

Imagine sitting on a computer keyboard with random letters and numbers flying everywhere. That’s how fashion designer Steve Madden describes having ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It’s a Ferrari engine brain with bicycle brakes. One in 20 New Zealanders have it. Nancy Armstrong is an award winning executive producer whose husband and three children have ADHD. She wants to change the way we think of it from disorder to secret power. So she  made a documentary about  people with ADHD, their families and the doctors who treat them   The Disruptors. It’s available on  Apple TV/iTunes, and Google Play. 

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

In 1995 as war raged in the former Yugoslavia, acclaimed Serbian director Zelmir Zilnik made the ground-breaking film Marble Ass. The movie depicted the lives of trans women in Belgrade and went on win international acclaim, as well as helping to raise awareness of LGBT rights issues in a historically conservative country.

3:45 The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Guy Willams