Afternoons for Friday 2 June 2023

 

1:15  Spat over contraception prescriptions - Georgina Campbell's thoughts

While Labour and National spa over prescriptions fees for contraceptives, NZ Herald Senior Journalist Georgina Campbell argues there are much bigger barriers for accessing the medication.

From next month, the Labour Government will scrap prescription fees.

For her thoughts on this we have Georgina Campbell join Jesse.

1:25 Wiping library fines encourages teen reading.

Good news for the libraries in our capital city. Wellington has seen a 48 percent increase in teenagers using library cards since the scrapping of late fees.

Last year Wellington City Councillors voted unanimously to wipe more than half a million dollars worth of overdue library charges and scrap the fees altogether.

Councillor Rebecca Matthews, who introduced the amendment speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Celebrating the last days of Samoan language week

As Samoan language week draws to a close we speak to Presenter of RNZ's Paific Waves Susana Suisuiki.

Gagana Samoa is the third most spoken language in Aotearoa.

And for the theme for this year's Vaiaso  o le Gagana Samoa is 'Be proud of your language and grounded in your identity.'

1:45 Making sure nothing of kai moana caught is going to waste

A holiday park in the Far North is making sure our kai moana doesn't go to waste.

Ngāpae Holiday Park at Waipapakauri smokes fish frames and heads and then gives them to guests at the park.

Keryn Pivac is operations manager at Ngāpae Holiday Park. She talks to Jesse.

2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry

Today Dom talks to Jesse about British dramedy Bank of Dave, the animated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the Stephen King adaptation of The Boogeyman. All three films are out in cinemas from this week.

2:20 NZ Live: Jazmine Mary

For today's NZ Live we have Jazmine Mary with us in the studio to play some songs from their sophomore album, Dog.

You may know Jazmine Mary as the 2022 winner of the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut award and their highly lauded debut album 'The Licking of a Tangerine.'

And they are also embarking on a nationwide tour.

3:08 Carrot Halva with mascarapone and frosted blueberry chai loaf

Today's chef Ashia Ismail-Singer has written two books My Indian Kitchen and Saffrom Swirls & Cardamon Dust.

She's currently working on a third but made time to share not one but two sweet treat recipes for the long weekend. You can find how to make the simple but flavour packed carrot halva here and if you're expecting guests you can whip up her frosted blueberry chai loaf by following that recipe 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 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan

Today Lynda has some great tips on how to get rid of the garden pests before they take over and destroy your plants.

3:35 Critter of the Week: hura te ao gecko

This week's critter is the hura te ao gecko, discovered in 2018 among rocky outcrops high in the mountains of North Otago. The hura te ao gecko is nocturnal, and matches the night sky with a stunning starry pattern on its back. This galactic gecko illustrates how much we have to discover about New Zealand's unique reptiles.

3:45 The Panel with Sally Wenley and Ed Amon