Afternoons for Wednesday 1 February 2023

 

1:15 Falcons as a way to keep out unwanted pest birds invading predator free sanctuaries 

A falconer of 23 years believes the ancient art could help protect our native raptor population, and tackle pest problems.

Aotearoa has three native birds of prey: the ruru, the swap harrier and the morepork.

Chris Brook is the co-founder of Kahu Conservation, a rehabilitation centre specialising in raptors.  He talks to Jesse about how the birds can play a part in protecting our native bird life. 

1:25 Memories of better times at the Chateau Tongariro after its closure 

Following the news that the Chateau Tongariro will close permanently many listeners got in touch with their memories of staying at the central north island lodge. 

Marama Parore, had her wedding there in 2016. She talks to Jesse about choosing the iconic destination for her nuptials and memories of her special day there. 

1:35 Teachers preparing for ChatGPT challenges in 2023 

As teachers prepare for school year this year they face a new challenge - Chat GPT. 

We've been hearing about it a lot lately, but we wanted to know how are teachers preparing their lessons and assessments to ensure kiwi students are doing the work themselves

Auckland teacher Asia Kennedy from Western Springs College talks to Jesse about the challenges they're facing. 

1:45 The secret to making the best deer velvet in Aotearoa 

A Western Southland deer farm has been dubbed a cut about the rest at the New Zealand National Velvet and Trophy Antler Competition.

Tom Cruse of Cruse Deer, which took home the award, talks to Jesse about how they get to their animals to have superior velvet! 

2.12 Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston

Today Morning Report producer Jemima Huston talks to Jesse about two podcasts which are about filmmaking and movies. 

She's reviewing IndieWire Filmmakers Toolkit by IndieWire and Unspooled by Earwolf.

2:25 Bookmarks with Wendy Preston

For today's Bookmarks, Jesse meets  Wendy Preston ONZM. 

Wendy has over four decades under her belt in the world of arts education, covering the gambit of dance, theatre, and film and TV. 

She's the co-founder and director of Mixit, which creates arts programmes for former refugee and migrant youth. 

She shares what she enjoys reading, watching and listening to when she's not busy helping young people who've just arrived in Aotearoa. 

3:10 What makes the risk analysts most nervous

Of all the problems all over the world; the war in Ukraine, Inflation, soaring COVID in China, one of the things that worries risk analyst Ian Bremmer the most is that a small group of people have an extraordinary amount of power, and no checks and balances. Vladimir Putin tops the list. Bremmer is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, and its his job to evaluate political risks all over the world. He shares his top concerns, including worrying that the tech industry is not worrying enough about the consequences of AI.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World: Claire Concannon tags along on a school group visit to a marine lab and finds out about a widely abundant sea creature. 

3:45 The Panel with Sue Kedgley and Nick Leggett