Afternoons for Tuesday 27 September 2022

Hey COTW fans - critter t-shirts are back with a new design and a tote bag.

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

You can pre-order your t-shirts, tote bags and tea towels via the link below. You have two weeks to place your orders so they arrive in time for Christmas.

https://joyya.nz/critter-of-the-week/

 

1:15 Wild pigs spotted throughout suburban Wellington

There have been sightings of wildpigs around Wellington,  in Aro Valley, Brooklyn and Karori suburbs.

There are also reports of pigs getting into back yards, Polhill reserve, and along walking tracks.

Unfortunately for one goat farmer by the Brooklyn wind turbines, wild pigs have been killing her goats.

Naomi Steenkamp from Brooklyn Creamery talks to Jesse about the problem of the wild animals venturing into Wellington suburbs.

1:25 Mental health issues for remote rural workers

As New Zealand marks Mental Health Awareness week, people are being encouraged to do more to connect with others.

But what if you in a remote and isolated area working by yourself, like farmer Sam Owen?

He talks to Jesse about the challenges in getting help for rural farmers and workers like himself.

1:35 NZ Obstacle course champion competing in US

Obstacle course racing isn't just an entertainment sport for television shows such as Wipeout and The Kryton factor.

Over the weekend the Obstacle Course World Championships were held in Vermont, where New Zealander Kevin Ford was competing.

Kevin talks to Jesse about the challenges and how he did in the event.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about AI art causing ructions in the art world and how Uber was hacked using simple methods to by pass their two step authentication process.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson

 

2:20 News from across the ditch

Brad Foster reports on a week of anniversaries in Australia with commemorations coming up for the Bali Bombings, the Parramatta Eels hoping to break a 36 year NRL Grand Final premiership drought, and the one year disappearance of alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick. And he might even mention how many years New Zealand has now held the Bledisloe Cup.

2:30 Crimes NZ: Sophie Elliott murder

For Crimes NZ this week, we look back at the horror killing of young Dunedin woman, Sophie Elliott. Since her death at the hands of her former partner, an Otago University tutor, her family have been tirelessly campaigning for changes to prevent another case like hers. Today her father, Gil Elliott talks to Jesse about the dreadful events of January 2008 and the fight for victims rights and changes to policies to stop academic staff having relationships with students.

3:10 Bringing the internet under control, what needs to be done

While the tech industry works voluntarily with the Christchurch call initiative on the impact of algorithms on hate groups, there is a bigger problem   says barrister and author Jamie Susskind. He says unaccountable power and lack of good governance over tech companies is  putting freedom and democracy in jeopardy. He believes it's time to bring the internet under control with more than goodwill. He makes the case in his new book, The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

Queen Elizabeth II first opened her London home, Buckingham Palace, to the paying public on the 7th August 1993. Tourists were allowed to look round the palace while the Royal family was staying elsewhere for the summer. Ashley Byrne speaks to former Royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter.

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Sam Johnson