Afternoons for Tuesday 25 October 2022

 

1:15 How racism impacts on education systems in Aotearoa

An education symposium being hosted by iwi in Whakatū Nelson next week aims to inspire leaders to look at education with a Māori lens.

The event, called Kia wetewetea, ko Māui ahau! - which translates to 'loosen me, for I am Māui' -  is being held at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson next Friday.

Dr Mel Riwai-Couch speaks to Jesse about the changes they would like to see in developing the New Zealand curriculum.

1:25 Restoring and preserving the status of  former disgraced Whanganui mayor

Charles McKay was mayor of Whanganui from 1906 to 1920.

His tenure and name were all but erased from history when it emerged he was gay and shot a returned soldier who was attempting to blackmail him over his sexuality.

Now there are moves to have Charles McKay's story and leadership preserved through a New Zealand Heritage Rainbow listing.

The story will be told in full in an upcoming book by Paul Diamond. It's being released on November 10.

Whanganui businessman James Barron, a former district councillor, has applied for the Edwardian gentlemen’s offices in which the incident occurred to be listed under Heritage New Zealand’s Rainbow List project. He speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Akaroa Harbour cruise ship activity impacting Hector's dolphins

New research has found that increased cruise ship activity in Akaroa Harbour is impacting the behaviour of Hector's dolphins.

Will Cameron's just published his findings on the issue and talks to Jesse about what he's seen.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson

Today on Tech Tuesday Dan Watson, owner and managing director of Vertech IT services, talks to Jesse about the Pinnacle Health hacking and has some handy tips for plugging in USB cables and reopening browsers you've accidentally closed.

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam 

Today Pip talks about three books that 'respond to voice'. They are, Scenes from a Yellow Peril by Nathan Joe, Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel by Harry Josephine Giles.

2:20 Oz correspondent Brad Foster

Today Brad Foster talks to Jesse about New Zealand's win against Australia at the World Cup, more flooding, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's epic fail, and reports of 100 passengers onboard the first cruise ship to enter Western Australian waters since the start of the pandemic now having to isolate due to COVID.

2:30 Crimes NZ: Emma Agnew 

In today's Crimes NZ episode, we look back to the murder of a young woman who was also deaf and non-verbal.

20 year Emma Agnew disappeared in November 2007 and her body was discovered 12 days later.

To talk about the attack which happened in Christchurch, Stuff senior reporter, Martin Van Beynen joins Jesse on the show.

3:10 Richard Dawkins on being ahead of the science curve

World-renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins began championing science long before science needed a champion. In the era of misinformation masquerading as truth, he remains a fierce advocate for critical thinking, reason and the power of reading. The man who coined the term "meme" takes on the changing attitudes towards science fueled by social media and more when he returns to New Zealand for a speaking tour. 

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness

Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901. In this programme from 2010, Claire Bowes looks back on the monarch’s last days.

She speaks to the author Tony Rennell and hears recollections from the BBC archive.

3:45 The Panel with Ali Jones and Dave Cormack