Afternoons for Tuesday 16 August 2022

 

1:15 Tauranga's landfill waste reduced by almost half in one year

A new scheme in Tauranga has, within 12 months, nearly halved the amount of waste going to landfill.

The city council added extra bins for kerbside collection to separate out food scraps, recycling, rubbish and garden waste.

Sustainability and Waste Manager at Tauranga City Council Sam Fellows talks to Jesse about the scheme's success.

1:25 Nelson Age Concern welcome stickers for toilet use in shops

You're unlikely to get "caught short" in Nelson, with some businesses now displaying a sticker saying they're happy for you to use their toilet, whether you buy something from them or not.

This is especially helpful for elderly and people with medical conditions, who often have to plan around this very carefully.

Manager of Age Concern Nelson Tasman, Caroline Budge talks to Jesse about the change for older residents in and around Nelson.

1:35 New online game to encourage music making for children

Animal Tracks has been launched on on HEIHEI Tākaro, a games webiste for tamariki which has children mixing their own music using animal sounds.

Game Designer and musician Stef Animal talks to Jesse about the idea behind the game and how it works.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today Vertech IT Services founder and managing director Dan Watson talks to Jesse about online learning and contrepreneurs! He's got some advice on the best free online sites for home study and how to identify scammers in this space.

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam

Today Pip talks to Jesse about the Science and Fantasy fiction genre in New Zealand and the recent I Say Nope and Sir Julius Vogel Awards.

Within that theme she reviews Na Viro by Gina Cole and Butcherbird by Cassie Hart. Both are published by Huia.

2:20 Music feature: best ever covers

Today's music feature may leave you questioning whether your favourite songs are actually an original.

Because today we are talking about songs you may not know are covers!

To give us his top picks we're joined by a regular on this segment, Brad Warrington who is with us in the Wellington studio.

He kicks off the session today with Twist and Shout from the Beatles - which was originally a song from the lesser known band, The Top Notes.

3:10 Climate change optimism for a change!

For decades, environmental scientist and sustainability expert Dr Jonathan Foley has looked at the data about climate change with concern, sometimes despair.  But now he says he's more optimistic than ever about a sea change regarding rising sea levels, a warming planet and reducing carbon emissions. He's the executive director of Project Drawdown, a project working to ensure levels of greenhouse gases stop climbing and start declining.  And they are.   He says businesses are taking notice of climate change as a risk as well as an opportunity. We'll talk about his reason for optimism and his message to the world, "It's not game over, it's game on."

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

Hale Bopp is one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century. Its discovery in 1995 resulted in huge advances in science. Russell Crewe spoke to astronomer Dr Alan Hale who discovered the comet with Tom Bopp. A Made in Manchester production for BBC World Service.

3:45 The Panel with Ziena Jalil and Simon Pound