Afternoons for Wednesday 7 December 2022
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First women to dive to Scholl Deep
1:15 PM.A New Zealand scientist and a submersible pilot from China have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level. Dr Schnabel talks to Jesse about their… Read more Audio
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Bringing roller discos to smaller towns
1:25 PM.Brigette Legendre, originally from France, is helping roller skates make a come back. Brigette talks to Jesse about her passion for roller skating and how her discos are being received. Read more Audio
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Port Chalmers rail celebrates 150th anniversary
1:35 PM.The Port Chalmers branch was the first railway line build in Otago and 150 years later it's still operational. To celebrate the milestone a group of enthusiasts put together a special anniversary… Read more Audio
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Blackwood Project burns down but is back up and running
1:45 PM.Just over a year ago I spoke to an old university friend who'd started a new business after needing to change careers due to an accident while working as a commercial oil and gas diver. John Webster… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
2:10 PM.Today Paul Bushnell is looking at podcasts which focus on storytelling: The Dark is Rising and Archive on 4 from the BBC (and several classics which are worth diving into over the summer). Audio
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Bookmarks with Lucy Tupu
2:25 PM.Today on Bookmarks, an industrial designer who has made a name for herself globally. Lucy Tupu celebrates her Samoan and New Zealand roots with Pacific designs in her New York City based design… Read more Audio
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The galloping gourmet Graham Kerr
3:07 PM.New Zealand's first celebrity chef became one of the world's first celebrity chefs. Graham Kerr prepared 1960's staples, like omelets and crumbed cutlets with signature humor and style on this cooking… Read more Audio
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A good news bird story from Rarotonga
3:35 PM.Alison Ballance brings us the conservation success story of the kākerōri, or Rarotongan flycatcher. Once reduced to just 29 birds, it was rescued from the brink of extinction by a rat control… Read more Audio
1:15 First women to dive to Scholl Deep
A New Zealand scientist and a submersible pilot from China have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level.
The dive was undertaken by NIWA marine biologist Dr. Kareen Schnabel and submersible pilots Deng Yuqing and Yuan Xin from the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dr Schnabel talks to Jesse about their experience.
Ready for deployment to the Scholl Deep, from left to right, HOV Fendouzhe pilots Xin Yuan and Yuqing Deng with Kareen Schnabel (NIWA). Photo: Hanyu Zhang, IDSSE
1:25 Bringing roller discos to smaller towns
Brigette Legendre, originally from France, is helping roller skates make a come back.
She has been teaching skating in Northland for 12 years , and is currently touring the North Island to small townships running roller discos.
Brigette talks to Jesse about her passion for roller skating and how her discos are being received.
Photo: Image by Pharaoh_EZYPT from Pixabay
1:35 Port Chalmers rail branch celebrates 150 years
The Port Chalmers branch was the first railway line build in Otago and 150 years later it's still operational.
In fact, one of the original two locomotives imported for the construction is still on display at the Toitu Settlers Museum.
To celebrate the milestone a group of enthusiasts put together a special anniversary event yesterday.
One of the organisers Carol Meikle talks to Jesse.
Photo: 123RF
1:45 Blackwood Project burns down but is back up and running
Just over a year ago I spoke to an old university friend who'd started a new business after needing to change careers due to an accident while working as a commercial oil and gas diver.
His business was all about creating a unique timber aesthetic using an ancient Japanese charring technique - and business was booming for John Webster.
Sadly this year his Rotorua business burnt to the ground, but that's not stopped him. John talks to Jesse about rebuilding his business from the ground up.
John Webster Photo:
2.12 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
Today Paul Bushnell is looking at podcasts which focus on storytelling: The Dark is Rising and Archive on 4 from the BBC (and several classics which are worth diving into over the summer)
2:25 Bookmarks with Lucy Tupu
Today on Bookmarks, an industrial designer who has made a name for herself globally.
Lucy Tupu celebrates her Samoan and New Zealand roots with Pacific designs in her New York City based design studio.
She now splits her time between New York and teaching Interior Architecture at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington.
Lucy joins Jesse, to share her favourite music, books, films and the stories behind them.
Photo: Lucy Tupu
3:10 The galloping gourmet Graham Kerr
New Zealand's first celebrity chef became one of the world's first celebrity chefs. Graham Kerr prepared 1960's staples, like omelets and crumbed cutlets with signature humor and style on this cooking program Entertaining with Kerr. He first came to New Zealand as a catering adviser to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and soared as a popular chef and cookbook author. His long TV cooking career took him to Australia and then America as the Galloping Gourmet. Now in his 80's he's never forgotten where his career started, here in Aotearoa. We'll catch up with Graham Kerr who says he is now savoring the simple things in life and feeling very grateful.
Graham Kerr Photo: Graham Kerr/twitter
3:35 Stories from Our Changing World
Coming up on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance brings us the conservation success story of the kākerōri, or Rarotongan flycatcher.
Once reduced to just 29 birds, it has been rescued from the brink of extinction by a rat control programme managed by the land-owners of the Takitimu Conservation Area - in the Cook Islands.
The Takitumu Conservation Area covers 155 hectares of forest on Rarotonga, owned by three families. Photo: Alison Ballance
3:45 The Panel with Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly
