Afternoons for Thursday 7 July 2022

1:15 Andy Foster to stand again for Wellington mayoralty

It's been revealed this morning that incumbent Wellington Mayor Andy Foster will stand again for the job at the upcoming local body elections.

To discuss this move and his chances of netting a second term, Jesse speaks to NZ Herald Wellington senior journalist Georgina Campbell.

1:20 Quinn Morgan adds another accolade to his farming career

Some of Aotearoa's top innovators were celebrated last night at the annual Primary Industries New Zealand Awards.

Among the winners, was Quinn Morgan, a dairy farmer for Pamu who took home the  Emerging Leader award.

Quinn Morgan has been outstanding inspiring others - particularly young Maori like himself - to look at a career in the primary industries, as well as giving back to the dairy sector.

1:25 Moriori repatriation ceremony to be held at Te Papa

In the largest ever return of ancestors, Te Papa will welcome 111 Moriori skeletal remains and two Māori ancestral remains from London's Natural History Museum

The remains  include skulls, mandibles, other parts of the body and a small number of complete skeletons, which were taken from Rēkohu, Chatham Island  for collection, trade and research.

Tomorrow Te Papa Tongarewa will hold a hokomaurahiri, or repatriation ceremony to mark the return of these ancestors.

Te Herekiekie Herewini, Head of Repatriation at Te Papa talks to Jesse.

1.35 Spyfish, a new citizen science project

Did you know you can go on a virtual dive into New Zealand marine reserves and help discover and count our fish species?

Spyfish Aotearoa is a citizen science project between DOC and the charitable organisation Wildlife.AI. It's trying to determine effectiveness of reserves and improve marine conservation.

Monique Ladds from DOC runs the programme and talks to Jesse about what they are hoping to achieve.

1:45 Great album: Starfish by The Church

Today's link 3 winner will receive a vinyl copy of the 1988 album from The Church, Starfish.

2:10 Music Critic: Colin Morris

Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from the Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. He also looks behind the scenes at the the Nina Simone track, Baltimore.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: Dame Sophie Pascoe

Today on NZ Sport History we're reflecting on the career of one of our most decorated athletes.

Dame Sophie Pascoe has won 11 paralympic gold medals as well as seven silver and one bronze, making her New Zealand's most successful Paralympian.

She has repersented New Zealand at four summer paralympic and two commonwealth games where she has won another two gold medals.

At the 2022 New Years Honours she was appointed a Dame for her services to swimmer, the youngest New Zealander to be awarded the title.

She talks to Jesse about her record breaking career.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson

Today senior journalist at the NZ Herald talks to Jesse about the Auckland mayoral candidates and a meeting last night to introduce themselves. He gives his verdict on their ability or appeal to lead the country's largest city.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris

Today historian Dr Grant Morris looks at the history of the US Supreme Court's influence on NZ. The US Supreme Court has been in the NZ news for overturning the Roe v Wade decision. This has a big impact on the United States but why are New Zealanders so concerned about a decision made in a court in another country?  Today we will discuss the impact on the US Supreme Court on NZ throughout our history.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

It is 10 years since scientists in Geneva said they believed they had found the Higgs boson - known by some as the God particle. In July 2012 after more than 40 years of searching, two teams on different experiments at the Large Hadron Collider confirmed the existence of the particle which gives everything mass.

3:45 The Panel with Verity Johnson and Steve McCabe