Afternoons for Tuesday 6 August 2024

Announcing the next Jesse's Reading Party! 

Join us for a guilt-free spot of reading, surrounded by like-minded book enthusiasts. This time it's Wellington's turn! Book your place here.

1:15 Whanganui River: 10 years of legal personhood

A two-day symposium is celebrating 10 years since the signing of the Ruruku Whakatupua - The Whanganui Deed of Settlement has just wrapped up in Whanganui. 

Gerrard Albert had a lead role in the Treaty Settlement negotiations and discusses the landmark legal settlement and how it's changed the fortunes of the river and the land.   

1:25 We're all on this lawn together

Here on RNZ Afternoons we're always keen to accentuate the positive. So, when we heard about the Hamilton businessman who helped out a competitor when they were targeted by thieves - and then tracked down the alleged culprit - we had to find out more.

The man at the centre of this impressive story is the CEO of mowing and home services franchise The Rite Group, Troy Hillard. Jesse got the deep cut from him. 

1:35 Studio2 needs your help

Studio2 is a working art studio and gallery in South Dunedin. For the past 20 years it has provided an art space for people with a learning disability and members of the neuro diverse community. However, it's facing an uncertain future after losing Government funding.

Jesse chats to arts facilitator Phoebe Ryder and local artist Julia Young about their fundraisings campaign to raise 30 thousand dollars by the end of the month. If you'd like to help out, their boosted campaign is here. 

1:45 Tech Tuesday

This week cybersecurity expert Daniel Watson looks at an impending lawsuit against Meta. A 13-year-old from New York is alleging that Instagram intentionally kept teens addicted while exposing them to harmful content, seeking $5 billion in damages if certified as a class action.

2:10 Book Critic: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

Dominic Hoey reviews the award-winning author's first book set in America. The Heart in Winter has been described as a savagely funny and romantic tale of young lovers on the lam in 1890s Montana.

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Unusually Brad graces us with his presence in the Auckland studio with Jesse. The cobbers talk about Australia's fortunes in the Olympics and a huge court case involving Senator Linda Reynolds in Western Australia.

2:30 Drop it like it's hot

We're going back in time to the golden era of 2000s pop and RnB. Music you'll still hear pumping out some of the bars on Courtney Place in Wellington on a Friday & Saturday night. Our tour guide is RNZ music journalist turned Greater Wellington Regional councillor Yadana Saw.

3:10 How the brains of young people work 

Sometimes it feels like motivating your teenager or Gen Z co-worker is an impossible task. Too often, an underdeveloped prefrontal cortex is blamed for lack of motivation or common sense says Psychologist David Yeager. But he doesn't play the brain blame game.  Dr Yeager says there are ways to harness the good things about young people's brains that will help avoid miscommunication and conflict. 

He says using young people's desire to be respected and admired is the key to achievement.  Dr Yeager offers guidance to understand what works and what doesn't to propel young people towards success. His new book is 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,

3:30 BBC Witness History

The last time Paris held the Olympic Games was 100 years ago in 1924. More than 3,000 athletes from 44 nations took part in 17 sports. 

3:45 The pre-Panel