Afternoons for Tuesday 19 September 2023

CRITTER T-SHIRTS ARE BACK

To celebrate all things Aotearoa native fauna and flora we have a new Critter of the Week t-shirt back for 2023.

The super talented Giselle Clarkson has designed a new image for the shirts and tote bags.

There is a cut off date for pre-orders, Friday September 22nd,  so they arrive in time for Christmas deliveries to friends and loved ones.

Follow this link and place your order. Five dollars for each t-shirt and tote bag sold goes back to environmental volunteer groups around Aotearoa which are working hard to keep our unique critters safe from extinction.

Order your COTW 2023 t-shirts and or totes by clicking here.

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*Due to popular demand, here is the link to the chocolate cake recipe talked about by our baking expert, Sally Ward. You can find the link here.

1:15 Primary school petition from Aotearoa over oil leak potential of RMS Niagara

The RMS Niagara currently lies in 120 metres of water on the seafloor of the northern border of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, not far from the pristine Poor Knights Islands.

It's been there since 1940 after being sunk by a German mine and that's causing concern for a group of Northcote Intermediate pupils who want to avert an ecological disaster.

Their teacher Erin Tiplady and students speak to Jesse about the petition they've launched to avert the potential oil leak.

1:25 Help for businesses to be more sustainable

Most businesses want to do the right thing when it comes to being sustainable

But finances, a lack of understanding, and time constraints can prevent them from investing in nature

That's according to a recent report from the Sustainable Business Network

Sam Rowland is the author of Regenerating Nature in Aotearoa New Zealand, she speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Hamilton's Shearers Music Store celebrates 60 years

Over the weekend Shearers Music Store celebrated their 60th birthday.

Shearers is an independent music store in Hamilton started by Andy and Rowena Shearer.

To share the interesting history of the store, David Shearer, the son of Andy and Rowena, speaks to Jesse.

1:45 Relationships with Hannah Korrel

Today Hannah talks to Jesse about how we get so emotionally invested in our sports teams in the wake of the Warriors making the semifinals and the Wallabies loss to Fiji in the Rugby World Cup.

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam

This week Pip talks to Jesse about books that have altered the way she experiences the world. She reviews Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai, A Billion Years Before the End of the World and Owl.

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Brad Foster reports on the unseasonable hot weather in Sydney and the high fire danger on the south coast that sees 20 schools closed on Tuesday, what is expected in the NSW Budget out today, and the desire of city-dwellers to move to regional areas.

2:30 Music feature: Depeche Mode with Kay McMahon

It's time for our music feature and today we're talking to London-based kiwi Kay McMahon. Resident in London since Kay's day job sees her producing content for a major bank, while by night she DJs with the handle Special Kay.

She's also a huge Depeche Mode fan. She's our guest this week talking about all things Depeche Mode, the 1980s chart-topping English electronic music act.

3:10 A life time of bird watching, Peter Kaestner's story

There are birders and then there's Peter Kaestner. He's a retired US diplomat who holds the world record for seeing the most bird species, 9,856 birds. A duck on the back of our 10 dollar note was his nemesis for years, but he eventually spotted it and crossed it off his list. His goal is to see 10-thousand in his lifetime. With every tick off the list comes a story; altitude sickness in Bolivia,  trekking  through forest in Papua New Guinea with a guide wearing a human skull on a necklace. Each bird is more than a conquest. It's a reminder of the magnificence and wonder of birds with whom we share this planet.  

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Sporting history

The Japan rugby union captain, Michael Leitch, tells the story of how his team shook the sporting world by beating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup in England.

3:45 The Panel with Nikki Bezzant and David Farrar