Afternoons for Monday 28 November 2022

 

1:15 Peter Rabbit connection to Southland

A small Southland town on the shores of Lake Wakatipu with a mysterious connection to Beatrix Potter has strengthened its ties - and it's quite a tale.

After a complicated copyright battle, a bespoke Peter Rabbit thinking seat has been installed at the local cemetery in Garston.

It's on the same site as a miniature Peter Rabbit village - the origins of which date back 30 years but are still shrouded in secrecy.

The seat was created by Southland District Council graphic designer Donna Hawkins - she joins Jesse with Garston's own tale of Peter Rabbit. 

1.25 Ned Barraud's latest children's books

Ned Barraud is an award-winning author and illustrator who has produced a huge range of children's books centered around our native environment.

You might know his name from such titles as Backyard Beasts, Moonman, Watch out for the Weka, What Happened to the Moa, and many more.

He's back on your local bookstore's shelves again with two new releases, Where is it in town? and Wild Coasts: Exploring Aotearoa's Marine reserves. Ned talks to Jesse about his latest work.

1.35 The Womble Inn reconnecting people post-Covid

A grassroots group in Upper Hutt focussed on re-connecting its community after Covid has won a special award recognising great 'placemaking'.

The Womble Inn was established in April by two women who lead the group Food 4 Though - it's a place where the kettle is always on and locals can drop in, connect, share knowledge and get involved in helping the community.

It's won a council-supported Kumara Award from Placemaking Aotearoa for people who make places better.

Tracey Blunn is one of the women behind the initiative, she talks to Jesse.

1:45 Number 1 album

 

2:10 Television Critic: Claire Chitham

 

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster reports on the mass nude gathering at Bondi Beach, a win for NSW Police in cracking an historic case, and how the country is crossing its fingers and toes for the Socceroos to make it through to the final 16 this week at the FIFA World Cup.

2:30 Minimising waste this festive season

We're just under a month away from Christmas which means the excitement and slight panic will just be starting to creep in.

According to Consumer NZ 50,000 tonnes of additional waste enter landfill in New Zealand in the weeks surrounding Christmas. So, what can we do about it?

Hannah Blumhardt is an expert on living a zero-waste lifestyle.

About seven years ago, she and her partner Liam co-founded The Rubbish Trip and started offering presentations and resources to help people reduce on rubbish.

She has some tips on minimising waste this festive season. If you have any questions you cant text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Making sure creatives are getting the money they're owed!

Every time you download a song, buy a book online or watch a favorite show on a streaming service, the artist who created that content has to share their paycheck with the big tech companies who deliver it. You've heard about monopolies, where sellers hold  power over buyers. Now mammoth online retailers and digital entertainment services are creating monopsonies, where the buyers hold power over sellers. And this is killing creative industries say author Cory Doctorow and law professor Rebecca Giblin. They offer creative ways for consumers to help the artists we love get a fair share for their work. Their new book is called "Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back."

3:35 Voices

This week on Voices, a powhiri for some of the Bay of Plenty's newest residents becomes a celebration of the regions varied community groups and Justine Murray was amongst it all.

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Steve McCabe