Afternoons for Monday 30 January 2023

1.15 Making cities more 'spongey' to cope with future deluges

Before Auckland flooded badly on Friday evening University of Auckland Urban Planning Senior Lecturer Timothy Welch wrote about the idea of 'spongey cities' to cope with increased climate change rainfall.

The idea is that instead of building bigger and better pipes to deal with the extra water, the approach should be more about making areas more porous and planting more trees.

Timothy talks to Jesse about the sponge city concept and how much of a difference some simple steps could make.

1:25 Tiny replica traction engine  getting a lot of attention

A one-third scale replica wasn't anything like the most imposing machine at the Edendale Crank Up vintage this past weekend, but interest in it was huge!

Bluff resident, Owen Bennett’s replica traction engine was a bit of a star at the annual event. He talks to Jesse about the kitset engine and the increasing popularity overseas of the smaller models.

1.35 Winery tour guide book launched

Wine expert and writer Joelle Thomson's just released a guide for touring around Aotearoa's best wineries.

She's combined her love of wine with a practical guide to seeing vineyards and the surrounding beauty of them.

The book is simply called A Guide to Touring New Zealand's Wineries and Joelle talks to Jesse about her inspiration for her latest work.

1:45 Feature album

Today's feature album is Marquee Moon.

2:10 Television Critic: Perlina Lau

Today Perlina Lau talks to Jesse about the Netflix series, Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street and The Last of Us on HBO which is a post-apocalyptic drama series.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

Brad Foster reports that the Auckland flooding has been big news in Australia over the weekend. He also introduces us to the Australian Of The Year for 2023, body image culture campaigner, Taryn Brumfitt, and provides details about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament that will be at the centre of a referendum later this year.

2:30 Expert feature: Camping

With the long weekend coming up many of you will be readying your sleeping bags and tents for a camping trip.

There are so many stunning spots to go camping all over the country and there's no better way to get out of the city and make some memories with family or some mates.

Getting organised, however, is less fun. There's always the fear you're forgetting something essential or you don't have the right equipment or you haven't found the right spot.

Camping expert Jono Collins, founder of NZ Camping Adventures, shares his tips with Jesse. If you have any questions you can text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 How obesity affects incomes for women

29 kilos of extra weight could cost women 9% in lower  wages. Professor John Cawley studies the economics of obesity at Cornell University. His studies show that obese women earn less than women who aren't obese, no matter how good they are at their jobs. Professor Cawley talks about the cost and consequences of unhealthy weight and what might work to prevent or reduce the epidemic of obesity.

3:35 Voices

On Voices today - a look back to a highlight from 2022.

What is good grammar and wrong grammar? What's correct form? Kadambari Raghukumar finds out.

3:45 The Panel with Parmjeet Parmar and Alan McElroy