Afternoons for Wednesday 3 August 2022

 

1:15 Turning game bird into delicious dishes with Phil Hazeldine

The Game Bird hunting season is coming to a close.

And if you're unsure how to turn black swan, duck, or Canadian goose into a yummy dish, Club Waimea Chef Phil Hazeldine is here to help.

Hunters from all over donate their spare catch to him . Then  this week he's sorting, preparing, and cooking it into tastey dishes, for his sixth Game Bird Food Evening, being held on Sunday.

1:25 The earth is spinning faster than ever - with no apparent explanation

Apparently, the earth is also spinning faster than it did 50 years ago.

This means the days are shorter. And it's creating headaches not just for scientists, but also for airline booking systems and the stock market.

So we thought we better get on one of the people responsible for Time in New Zealand.

He's affectionately known as Time Lord, but Adam Dunford's proper title is Senior Research Scientist at Callaghan Innovation which is home to New Zealand's Measurement Standards Laboratory.

1:35 Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award announcement

Today is the time for an annual literary tradition on Afternoons.

The announcement of the winner of the Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award happens today.

Steve Braunias from Newsroom joins Jesse to announce the lucky winner.

1:45 Draft action plan to protect sharks in the waters of Aotearoa

Forest and Bird are hoping for plan with teeth protect our shark life around Aotearoa.

A draft National Plan of Action on Sharks has just been released which invites feedback on the best way to protect the various species in New Zealand waters.

Forest and Bird spokesman Geoff Keey is hoping the actual final plan of action will ban the wasteful and cruel killing of sharks.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell

Today Paul Bushnell talks about politics podcasts from insiders and outsiders. He reviews The Rest is Politics and Westminster Insider.

2:25 Bookmarks with Iranian-born author Mahyar Amouzegar.

On bookmarks today is Iranian-born author Mahyar Amouzegar. His love of literature can be traced back to his childhood in Iran when his father, a ferocious reader, encouraged reading in all seven of his children. His early teens were spent in the US away from the Iranian revolution, but away from his parents. He now divides his time between New Orleans, where he is provost of the University there, and Palmerston North, where he teaches Mathematics at Massey.  He has also just published his fourth novel, The Hubris of an Empty Hand.

3:10 Visiting health expert on combating commercial forces affecting health outcomes

Every day, kids in Australia and New Zealand are bombarded with at least 25 ads for  junk food, alcohol and other unhealthy products. If they didn't work, companies wouldn't spent money on ads for ice creams and sugary drinks during shows kids watch, or spend money on billboard ads along the route to school. Enter Dr Sandro Demaio. He's a medical doctor, public health expert, host of "Ask the Doctor" on the ABC and now CEO of VicHealth in Melbourne.  He's working to combat the harm caused by commercial products  like Tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods. He's in New Zealand to speak to the Health Coalition Aotearoa Conference that starts tomorrow.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World - The Auckland University of Technology Living Laboratories project is investigating the most efficient way to grow native forest on ex-farmland.  

At Pourewa creek, in collaboration with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, the team are planting different nursery plants and measuring individual tree growth and biodiversity indicators over time.

Claire Concannon visits the site to find out more.

3:45 The Panel with