Afternoons for Wednesday 15 March 2023

 

1:15 Annual digger competition coming up in Feilding

Digger skills will be on display later this week in Feidling at the National Excavator Operator Competition.

The two day long contest will be held at the Central Districts Field Days in Feilding on Friday and Saturday with digger operators from all over New Zealand vying for the title.

1:25 Could flat pack housing be the answer for emergency housing?

The early estimates of loss and homelessness due to Cyclone Gabrielle suggested that more than 10,000 people were displaced - we don't have an update on that figure.

But Housing Minister Megan Woods said it's the most significant emergency housing operation New Zealand has ever had.

Do we have enough options? One researcher has made the case for flat pack emergency housing.

Kristina Orr is a postgraduate student in Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington, she talks to Jesse.

1:35 Bridge quest comes to an end for Sharleen Grounds

Wellingtonian and avid bridge player Sharleen Grounds has travelled around the country in her camper van visiting 108 bridge clubs.

We spoke to her just as she was heading off on her quest to play bridge in every club in Aotearoa.

This evening she'll complete the mission - visiting and playing at the local bridge club in the Otago town of Palmerston.

Jesse talks to Sharleen about her travels and the people she's met along the way.

1:45 Jet plane engine used for percussion on just released album

You might wonder what a jet engine and music have in common?

Well University of Canterbury Associate Professor and expert percussionist Justin DeHart has used a large piece of a 747-jet engine as an instrument.

It's part of a new album he's just released - which has been ten years in the making.

Justin talks to Jesse.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Elliot Childs

Today RNZ Operations team leader Elliot Childs talks to Jesse about The Imperfects podcast.

It's a series started by Hugh van Cuylenburg, founder of The Resilience Project where he chats to a variety of interesting people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable, by sharing their own struggles and imperfections.

Hugh and good friend Ryan Shelton then discuss some valuable take aways we can all apply to our own imperfect lives.

2:25 Bookmarks with Anne Tiernan

This week's bookmarks guest is Anne Tiernan.

She grew up in Ireland before moving to New Zealand in 2004. She went on to study English but put her pursuit of a professional writing career on hold to raise her family.

She's now realised her ambitions and published her debut novel, The Last Days of Joy, which will be released in May.

3:10 New research on eating disorders and genetics

Every 52 minutes, someone, somewhere around the world will die from an eating disorder. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating  are among the deadliest mental illnesses. It most commonly starts in childhood, between the ages of 12 and15. To treat eating disorders, we have to understand them. Professor Cynthia Bulik is one of the world's leading experts in the field, and is working with The University of Otago on the world's largest investigation into the role of genes in this terrible illness. Professor Bulik joins us to talk about  The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) 

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS SUFFERING WITH AN EATING DISORDER, THERE IS HELP. WE HAVE RESOURCES ON OUR WEBSITE  INCLUDING THE The Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand HELPLINE… 0800 2 EDANZ / 0800 2 33269

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World, Claire Concannon joins a team from Auckland Museum as they survey a group of predator free islands in the Hauraki Gulf.  

3:45 The Panel with Lavina Good and Chris Wikaira