Afternoons for Monday 1 August 2022

 

1:15 Seagrass restoration project aimed at fighting climate change

A new seagrass restoration project is being trialed with the hope it can then create an effective way to plant more of it around Aotearoa and help fight climate change.

Seagrasses account for about 10% of the carbon our oceans store but only cover zero point two percent of the seafloor, it also absorbs carbon 27 times faster than forests on land.

Cawthron Institute lead scientist for this project, Dana Clark talks to Jesse.

1.25 New gene therapy could block bad cholesterol from being produced

High cholestrol. That's a term too many New Zealanders are all too familiar with.

And heart disease is the leading cause of premature death in New Zealand.

A few weeks ago, right here in New Zealand, the first person in the world was injected with new gene editing material designed to modify the DNA which produced bad cholesterol.

The trial is being hailed as revolutionary. Dr Ralph Stuart, The Heart Group and Auckland City Hospital Cardiologist talks to Jesse about the new therapy that's been developed.

1.35 Screen based lifestyles are bad news for our eyes

Our abrupt change to a lifestyle on screens means we're learning about the consequences as we live them.

Shortsightedness due to screen time is a global health concern. And what about dry eye disease?

Dr Alex Muntz is an Ophthalmology research fellow at the University of Auckland, and is talking at the Sensible Screen Use seminar on Wednesday. And he is here with us now to discuss the latest in this research and how we can lower the risk.

1:45 Number 1 album

This week's number album in 1976 in New Zealand charts was A Night on the Town by Rod Stewart. It was his 7th studio album and regarded by critics as one of his finest.

2:10 Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry

This week Caitlin talks to Jesse about The Lincoln Lawyer and Janet King, which also a legal drama.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Today Sydney based correspondent Brad Foster talks to Jesse about the disbelief amongst Australians over the Manly pride football jerseys. He also has an update on how they are faring with high COVID numbers.

2:30 Expert feature: travel pitfalls and what to look for

Now that travel has opened up again many of us are opting to take a long-anticipated holiday away.

However travel disruptions, cancellations and lost luggage are ever-present threats.

So what are our rights when travelling, and how best to prevent disruptions ruining our holiday?

Our expert guest is Jon Duffy from Consumer New Zealand, who will be able to answer all of those questions plus any others you might have - please send any in via text on 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz

3:10 World Series of Birding - a bird spotting sport

There is a sport that requires years of training, careful planning and strategy plus physical endurance that you won't see at the Commonwealth Games. It's the World Series of Birding. Every year, teams gather to try to identify the greatest number of bird species in a 24 hour period, all within the State of New Jersey in America. Armed with binoculars, cameras and  clipboards, teams with names like Meet the Flockers and One Wren to Rule Them all, earn points for each different bird they can spot. We'll talk to captain Dan Poalillo of the former World Series winners, Team  Avian Avarice. You can follow them on instagram or on twitter.

3:35 Voices

In this week’s Voices- how a Fiji-born Auckland artist deep-dived into the revitalising of an ancient tradition - Ulumate - wigs made of human hair.

3:45 The Panel with Janet Wilson and David Slack