Afternoons for Friday 7 July 2023

 

1:15 Do we need another social media platform?

Threads is the new Twitter rival in the social media landscape.

According to it's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 30 million people signed up for the platform in it's first day.

But is it any good to use? Do we need another social media platform?

Stewart Sowman-Lund is a reporter for The Spinoff, he gives his views on the newest social media app to hit town!

1:25 Thames Music Group Grand Piano turns 40!

There's a special birthday happening this weekend in the Coromandel township of Thames.

The Thames Music Group's Grand Piano is turning 40.

It's brought much joy to the strong music scene in the town, with long tradition of free lunch time concerts.

Elizabeth Jones is one of the founding members of the group - she speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Becoming the first wahine Māori to conquer Everest

What does it take to go from having no alpine training or mountain climbing experience, to actually climbing Mt Everest?

Holly Beckham of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Rangi, is on a journey to find out.

She's under the mentorship of Lydia Bradey, the first woman and New Zealander to summit Everest without oxygen to train for the big ascent!

Their first step to achieving the big goal, was climbing Tititea Mt Aspiring.

Holly Beckham talks to Jesse about her goal and the training she has to get through to achieve it!

1:45 Freaky Friday stories from the audience!

Today Beth Boag and Rob Haakman share their 'freaky' stories for this week's Freaky Friday feature. Both have some spine tingling tales about strange happenings in old homes!

2:10 Film Review with Sam Hollis

Today Sam talks to Jesse about Marcel the Shell with Shoes on and King Loser.

2:20 NZ Live Alayna

This week's NZ Live performance is with Alayna.

She's performing some of the highlights from her debut album: Self Portrait of a Woman Unravelling. It's released today.

Alayna is in our Auckland studio with her band for today's NZ Live session.

3:08 Potato, Mascarpone and Lemon Hash Cakes

Today's recipe was created by chef and My Weekend Table founder Gretchen Lowe for using the lower carbohydrate potatoes on the market, known as lotatoes.

She talks about how to take the simple vegetable and create a delicious week night meal or decadent weekend brunch treat.

You can find out how to make her potato, mascarpone and lemon hash cakes 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

 

3:35 Critter of the Week: The Sea Butterfly

Sea butterflies are the flying snails of the sea. They belong to the scientific order Pteropoda – which means ‘wing-foot’ in Ancient Greek – because of the wing-like ‘foot’ they flap to swim. The world’s oceans are full of sea butterflies and they’re such a popular snack for whales, seabirds and fish that they’re known as the ‘potato chips’ of the sea.

3:45 The Panel with Sally Wenley and Simon Pound