Afternoons for Tuesday 3 September 2024

Announcing Critter of the Week T Shirts 2024!

Preorders are now open! Head on over here to claim your sweet T! 

Forest and Bird's CEO, Nicola Toki, Joyya, and Jesse Mulligan team up to bring you Critter of the Week – an awe-inspiring tribute to the lesser-known native critters and plants of Aotearoa. Illustrated by the incredible Giselle Clarkson and guided by science consultant Mike Dickison, each item showcases New Zealand's unique biodiversity our local conservation experts are striving to protect. 

With $5 from every product going directly to Aotearoa-based conservation efforts, your purchase supports heroes on the ground protecting our natural treasures. Together we've raised over $31,686! Join us in celebrating the wild beauty of Aotearoa while giving back – now that's something to be proud of!

Crafted from premium organic cotton, ethically manufactured by our World Fair Trade Organisation certified production facility in India – showcasing Joyya's commitment to sparking good in places of extreme poverty and modern slavery.

1:15 Tyres make the world go round

6.5 million tyres reach their end of life in New Zealand every year, but this month, a milestone, our first ever national tyre recycling scheme - Tyrewise -  is fully operational. From the first of September, tyre shops and other tyre generators can have their end-of-life tyres collected for free. 

Jesse talks to Tyrewise Implementation Project Manager, Adele Rose.

1:25 The benefits of playing video games

Southland local computer-guru James Wards is trying to solve some of the world's thornier problems. The farmer turned mental health advocate is the man behind social enterprise Your Corps which hosts video gaming events in the region. 

But it's not all fun and games. James' motivation is to tackle poor youth mental health and stamp out bullying all the while helping kids up their computer skills.

1:35 Mental health and the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff

When Jonny Mirkin was conducting research for his team wellbeing startup, most businesses he spoke to had the same approach - an an ambulance-at-the-bottom-of-the-cliff strategy.

Over the past couple of years he's been building Givenwell, which he hopes will bring a more proactive and rewarding approach to wellbeing in the workplace. 

1:45 Tech Tuesday: Elon Musk Vs Brazil

Brazil's top court is standing behind a decision to ban X from the country and is also threatening to sanction Starlink. Also: new research shows small and medium sized businesses have a one in three chance of being the target of a cyber attack.

2:10 Book Critic: two novels and a self-help book

Catherine Robertson reviews Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum; How to Break Up Well by Sarah Catherall and The Backup Princess (e-book platforms) by Kate O'Keeffe. 

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

A massive case in Australian courts is due to wrap up after pleading guilty to sexually abusing dozens of girls under his care; wild weather in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales and Australia's effort in the Paralympics so far.  

2:30 Music feature: Disco edits with Frank Booker

Our guest is Auckland DJ and music producer Frank Booker. On Friday, Frank's latest release 'Collected Works EP' drops and the same night he hosts a launch party in Wellington. He joins Jesse with some of his favourite disco tracks. 

3:10 The promise, or not, of microfinance 

It seemed like a good idea at the time, giving women in poor countries  small loans of just a few dollars to start small businesses and lift their families out of poverty. The concept of microfinance even won a Nobel Prize for the Bangladeshi economist who came up with it.  But the reality of  microfinance is a lot messier says  Mara Kardas-Nelson. She's a journalist who  focuses  on international development and inequality. Borrowers have endured forced land sales, jail and worse . Kardas-Nelson tells the stories of women in Sierra Leone struggling with debts rising and hope of a better life sinking in her book We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky The Seductive Promise of Microfinance.

3:30 Thrift

Why do we spend so much money on our cars? Katy Gosset learns some easy maintenance tips to help avoid budget blowouts and keep our cars on the road.

3:45 The pre-Panel