Afternoons for Thursday 22 February 2024

1:15 Girls on Ice: inspiring more women into science

"Girls on Ice" Aotearoa is a programme hosted by Te Puna Pātiotio the-Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University.

By taking them out on field trips, it aims to inspire teen girls into the still heavily male dominated fields of snow science and glaciology.

The first expedition - a 10 day trip to Mount Ruapehu, which saw participants conduct research on the mountainside - has just concluded.

Girls on Ice co-founder and research Fellow at the Antarctic Research Centre, Lauren Vargo, speaks to Mark.

1:25 Taranaki: from dairy mecca to food tourism, the region's next move

Is Taranaki primed to be Aotearoa's next big food tourism destination?

Unsurprisingly the regions food businesses certainly hope so.

As part of an effort to boost food tourism, the regions producers have teamed up to launch the Taste Of Taranaki Producers map.

The map, which is available from today, aims to showcase the regions breweries, wineries, bakers, coffee roasters and more.

The map's creator Jules Van Costello speaks to Mark.

1:35 Aunty Hanui, feeding the community with her garden

Nestled beside Waipatu Marae on the edge of Hastings, you'll find Aunty's garden.

The māra has be nurtured and developed by Aunty Hanui Lawrence for more than 20 years. Her kaupapa is that no one should go hungry.

She hosts gardening workshops, and is most passionate about growing kumara. She talks to Mark about her gardening passion and sharing her crops with the wider community.

1:45 Great album: The Who Greatest Hits

Today's link 3 winner will get a copy of the The Who Greatest Hits album.

2:10 Music Critic: Dianne Swann

Today Dianne talks to Mark about music from Grandaddy and their album Blu Wav.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: Brian Ashby on 40 years of Ironman NZ

Today on NZ Sporting History we speak to Brian Ashby, Cantabrian and veteran sports commentator and broadcaster.

He's covered every Olympic Games since Sydney 2000, and likely called more finals than any other broadcaster.

A massive multi-sport fan; he has not only covered, but also participated in the gruelling Coast-to-Coast and Ironman events.

His current project is a celebration of Ironman, which marks 40 years of competition this year. He shares what he knows with Mark.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

Today Mary talks to Mark about people's financial knowledge and some of the reasons people are choosing not to be part of the KiwiSaver scheme.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

When wealthy newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped by far-left militants in February 1974, America saw her as a victim.

But two months later, she announced she had decided to join the group. Soon, she was accompanying it on an attempted bank robbery.

In 2010, Louise Hidalgo spoke to Carol Pogash, a journalist who followed the story.

3:45 The Panel with Ruth Money and Peter Field