Afternoons for Thursday 16 June 2022

1:20 Sustainable method to produce milk powder without using coal

Instead of burning coal to make milk powder, one New Zealand company is using geothermal steam.

Miraka emits 94% less carbon compared to similar dairy driers in New Zealand. They use geothermal energy to power the factory in Mokai, just north of Taupō.

It was formed by Māori trusts Tuaropaki and Wairarapa Moana. They say they walk and talk tikanga māori principles as a company.

Miraka CEO Karl Gradon talks to Jesse.

1:30 Bilingual book series continued to encourage more te reo among tamariki

If you've been looking for ways to bring te reo Māori into the home, you'll like this.

A new book for tamariki is out now, "Ko wai kei te papa takaro?" Who is at the playground? You can chose between te reo Māori or bilingual versions.

This is the second book by author Te Ataakura Pewhairangi of Ngāti Porou, and she wants to continue to create more quality reo Māori resources for tamariki.

1:40 Break through in treatment of epilespy, Parkinson's and brain cancer

Years of research conducted in Otago has lead to a medical innovation that could revolutionise the treatment of epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and brain cancer.

Biomedical scientists have found a way to target drug delivery so it lies dormant in a patients bloodstream.
Then, sound and light waves can be used to release the medication into specific areas of the brain.

University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences researcher and lead investigator Professor John Reynolds talks to Jesse.

1:45 Great album: Sounds of Summer, The Beach Boys

Being released this coming Friday, today's link 3 winner will get a copy of The Beach Boys Sound of Summer 2LP compilation. The latest release of the album includes 13 new stereo mixes.

2:10 Music Critic: Tony Stamp

Today Tony Stamp talks to Jesse about music from Nilüfer Yanya and Wilma Archer.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: The story of Kiwi the Cup winning horse 

Today on NZ Sport History were going all the way back to Melbourne in 1983 when legendary jockey Jim "pumper" Cassidy rode 'Kiwi' from dead last to win the 1983 Melbourne Cup.

Later that same year Cassidy rode Kiwi to victory again, this time at the Wellington Cup the first and only time a horse has won both in the same year.

Jim talks to Jesse about the incredible horse which he bought for one thousand dollars and trained on Taranaki sheep farm.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

This week Mary Holm is tackling the issue of whether or not Kiwisaver Funds are good value for money and what you can do about it if they're not.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

It's 50 years since Kim Phuc's village in Vietnam was bombed with napalm. The photograph of her, running burned and crying away from the attack, became one of the iconic images of the Vietnam War. Christopher Wain was one of the journalists who witnessed the attack, and who helped save her. This programme brings Kim Phuc and Christopher Wain together in conservation.

3:45 The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Pattrick Smellie