Afternoons for Friday 28 April 2023

 

1:15 Dipton leading the way to be the first carbon neutral town in Aotearoa

A tiny Southland town is getting stuck in to an aspirational climate change goal.

Dipton is undertaking a project to make its farms carbon neutral.

The push began in November, and some of the families involved are now changing up the way business has been run for generations.

Lynden Prebble is the chairman of the Greater Dipton Catchment Group. He talks to Jesse.

1:25 Fitness influencers' advice not necessarily good for us

They're tanned, toned, and hashtag 'woke up like this' - but experts are warning to take the advice of 'fitness influencers' with a grain of organic sea salt.

A first of its kind study has analysed the top 100 'fitspiration' accounts on Instagram, and has found nearly two thirds have posted dubious information.

Lead researcher, Dr Rachel Curtis from the University of South Australia talks to Jesse about what they've uncovered.

1:35 Tuatara keeper retiring after caring for Henry for 52 years!

The main handler of Invercargill's celebrity tuatara Henry is retiring this month, after a relationship dating back more than five decades.

Lindsay Hazley met Henry back in 1970, then a schoolboy volunteering at Southland Museum, where the reptile lives.

The tuatara is the most famous of the 70 in the exhibit, and at more than 120 years old - give or take - has possibly decades more ahead of him yet.

Henry's handler Lindsay Hazley talks to Jesse about his long association with the tuatara.

1:45 Experiencing stress can help develop future athletes

Young people need to experience stress in a safe environment to become confident athletes, according to an expert in exercise physiology.

Interestingly, skate parks are a good example of this.

Dr Craig Harrison speaks to parents, coaches and schools about creating environments to help young people grow through sport.

He's behind the Athlete Development Project. He speaks to Jesse.

2:10 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett

Today Graeme reviews Polite Society, 80 for Brady and Marlowe, all opening at cinemas this week.

2:20 NZ Live Tiny Ruins

For NZ Live today  we're joined by Tiny Ruins.

Led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Hollie Fullbrook, Tiny Ruins has been a staple of our indie-folk scene since their first EP dropped in 2010.

Hollie went on to expand the band into what we see today and release three albums.

The most recent of these was 'Olympic Girls' in 2019, which was nominated for the Taite Music Prize and Silver Scroll.

Now they're back to bring us their fourth studio album 'Ceremony', which is out today and they'll also be touring the new tunes throughout May.

3:08 Cheats Gnocchi

Today chef and author Sam Parish has a fantastic recipe for gnocchi using a cheating ingredient.

Born from her family of campers Sam's mum managed to find a way to make the potato dish using dehydrated potatoes on the camp fire.

You can find out how to make this easy but tasty dish at home here.

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 Weekend Stuff

3:35 Critter of the Week

Ongaonga (Urtica ferox) is arguably the most notorious plant in Aotearoa.  

The large woody shrub has pale green leaves bristling with syringe-like hairs filled with toxin - just brushing against a few leaves can give you a painful stinging rash that can last for days.

3:45 The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Martin Bosley