Afternoons for Tuesday 20 September 2022

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The money raised from the sale of the products goes directly to community environmental groups.

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1:15 Getting chronic fatigue recognised as an disability

A petition being read in Parliament today is urging the Government to recognise chronic fatigue as a disability in order to be eligible for the sickness benefit.

The disease, which can be triggered by a viral infection has a life long impact on those who are affected, but there  is not help available as it's not considered a disability by Work and Income.

Emeritus Professor Warren Tate from Otago University's Department of Biochemistry talks to Charlotte about the impact the change would have on those affected by the syndrome.

1:25 Documentary shining a light on the dark side of internet dating in NZ

Tonight on TVNZ 1 a documentary is screening looking at the dangers of dating apps in New Zealand.

Called, Swipe With Caution, it focusses on the Grace Millane case, but also speaks to other young people using the apps as well as experts on how relationships have changed in the age of the internet.

One of those experts is Nikki Denholm. She talks to Charlotte about the impact other online platforms have on the way young people are behaving in relationships.

1:35 Crowd funding to help Repair Cafes

The Repair Cafe is looking to raise money to keep their sessions going and help divert more away from landfill by mending and making do rather than discarding.

Brigitte Sistig is the driving force behind the Repair Cafe idea and hopes they can raise more money to keep the initiative going for many years to come. She talks to Charlotte about their work.

A givealittle page has been set up to help the initiative.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson/Relationships with Hannah Korrel

 

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam

Today Pip talks to Charlotte about the books she used as inspiration for her recent Verb Festival workshop called Losing the Plot.

2:20 Crimes NZ: Alan Hall miscarriage of justice

Today on Crimes NZ we look at what could potentially be one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in New Zealand criminal history.

Alan Hall spent 19 years in jail for a murder he did not commit and had his conviction quashed this year in the supreme court.

Charlotte speaks to Stuff's senior investigative reporter Mike White about the case and then she's joined by Alan's brother Geoff talk about how Alan is doing now his name has been cleared and compensation is pending.

3:10 Amber Petty on why happy endings aren't her thing!

Australian media personality Amber Petty is not a fan of fairytales, even though she's seen one close up.  Her best friend Mary married  Prince Frederik  of Denmark  and she was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 2004.  Amber, however, took a lot longer to get her happy ending.  She endured bad, even  abusive relationships. Then, as  the co-host of a popular breakfast radio show, she helped raise money for a woman claiming to have cancer that turned out to be a scam. Going with her heart was getting her nothing but trouble. But  Amber Petty explains how she found compassion for herself in her new book,  This Is Not A Love Song.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

Rose Reilly played football for AC Milan as she was banned from playing professional football in her home nation of Scotland. Despite her achievements, after she criticised the Scottish Football Association, they banned her for life. In 1984, Rose represented the Italian national women's team. She speaks to Michael Rossi about her determination to play the game she loved.

3:45 The Panel with Parmjeet Parmer and David Slack