Afternoons for Wednesday 3 May 2023

 

1:15 Fifty years to break long standing relay record in Dunedin!

Over the past weekend teams from across the country converged on the University of Otago oval in Dunedin for the Lovelock Relays.

A major part of the event's legend was a record in the six-man 1500m senior men's race, which had been unbroken since 1972.

Had is the key word there, because on Saturday a team from the Whippets running club finally broke the record.

The previous team did it in 24 minutes, 12.6 seconds, while the Whippets took just  23 minutes and 53 seconds.

One of the runners from the record-breaking team William Little talks to Jesse.

1:25 Community spirit alive and well in Karori 

When Karori resident Debbie Bidlake set about pruning some vines from her bank a few years ago, she could never have predicted the path it would lead her down.

It was during lockdown, and time slipped away on her. Before she knew it, she'd strayed onto public land.

When a passer by stopped and offered to help, Debbie's unintended good deed started to grow.

These days she's running a full-blown community restoration project. Debbie talks to Jesse about her passion for pruning!

1:35 Wild west village up for sale

An entire wild-west themed village hidden deep in Ruapehu's native bush could soon have a new sheriff in town.

Mellonsfolly Ranch in Upper Ruatiti - also known as Old West Town - is rightly described as a step back in time... sporting its own saloon, general store, courthouse, jail, and enough room for up to 27 guests.

But aside from a few tumbleweeds, the place is currently deserted - waiting for years now for a new owner to purchase it.

Sarah Bartley is the general manager of the family-owned business (when she's in town, she goes by 'Rosita'), she talks to Jesse.

1:45 The right way to feed the wild birds in your neighbourhood

We're lucky enough in New Zealand to see our native bird species in our very own backyards.

But it turns out there's a right way - and a wrong way - to attract and feed our protected species...

Daria Erastova has completed her PhD on the subject of sugar water bird feeding, she talks to Jesse.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes

Today Alex talks to Jesse about The Rewatchables and Nuku.

2:25 Bookmarks with Matu Ngaropo

After performing 500 shows in just two years, our guest is back in Aotearoa to continue his role as George Washington in the Australian prodcution of Hamilton the Musical.

Matu Ngaropo o Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Rarawa and Ngāti Porou has been on stages all over the world, and here in Aotearoa.

He joins Jesse for this week's Bookmarks.

3:10 How to raise resilient humans

Raising humans is not easy work. We all want pretty much the same things for our kids, to be happy, healthy and successful. But how to get there varies wildly from tiger parenting to a free range approach. Science help us discern parenting fad from fact  says Dr Justin Coulson.  He's the co-host of a parenting show in Australia and the father of 6. His new book that offers strategy and hope to match parenting styles with what a child needs.  His new book is called  'The Parenting Revolution: The guide to raising resilient kids.'

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World - Claire Concannon speaks to the recipient of the 2022 Prime Minister's Science Teacher prize about his approach to encouraging students in science.

3:45 The Panel with Verity Johnson and Conor English