Afternoons for Monday 16 September 2024

Announcing Critter of the Week T Shirts 2024!

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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.

1:10 Te Whānau o Te Puna Reo o Ritimana​: a celebration of te Reo Māori

Geneva AM is part of a night of waiata to celebrate te Reo Māori, but also to fundraise for Te Puna Reo o Ritimana, a total immersion Māori-medium early childhood center in Ponsonby that was established in 1985. 

As a former student, Geneva talks about her time at Ritimana and the revitalization of te Reo.

1:15 24 years at the CAB

Alan Kerby is celebrating 24 years of helping his neighbours and community as a volunteer at the North Otago Citizens Advice Bureau. He chats with Jesse about his time of service, why the CAB is still relevant and why people should think about volunteering. 

1.25 Hamilton and Dunedin get a link to the outside world

For the first time in 13 years international flights are making their long-awaited return to Hamilton and Dunedin. Jetstar will offer direct flights from Hamilton to Sydney and both cities will fly direct to the sunny gold coast from June next year

Waikato Regional Airport Chief executive Mark Morgan talks to Jesse about what this means and gives us a behind the scenes look at running an airport. 

1.35 Make wool great again

As costs have increased the price of wool has remained static. A kg of strong wool costs slightly less than it did in 2005. The industry looking for new ideas. Former wool farmer and current business development manager at FLOC Tom O'Sullivan talks to Jesse about the effort to make wool a household name again. 

1:45 Feature album: Acoustic Soul by India Arie

Released in 2001 by Motown, Acoustic Soul received 7 Grammy nominations. Not bad for the American singer's first studio album! 

2:10 TV Critic: Bump (Neon) and The Perfect Couple (Netflix) 

Our TV reviewer Caitlin Cherry talks about two series centered around dysfunctional families: the Australian show, Bump (Neon), and The Perfect Couple (Netflix) starring Nicole Kidman.

2:20 Made in NZ: if you want to make some holes, these are your guys

Sutton Tools has been making tools for boring holes at their factory in Kaiapoi since 1962. Jesse talks to general manager Kevin Donovan about why making cutting tools is anything but "boring".

2.30 Expert Feature: how to read body language 

For today's feature we're looking at what we say when we're not saying anything at all. We're talking about body language, the non-verbal clues that offer insight into what we're all really thinking and feeling.

Body Language expert Dr Louise Mahler joins Jesse to reveal secrets of body language. Text 2101 if you have any gestural questions.

3:10 Stories of kindness

People are fundamentally good and the internet can be a tool to unite people rather than divide them.  That's not just wishful thinking for Gabe Reilich and Lucia Knell. They work for a media platform launched in 2012 called Upworthy that amplifies moments that reveal the best in us. They put some of the most meaningful stories in a new book that offers reassurance that the world is full of decency and kindness. The book is called Upworthy - Good People: Stories From the Best of Humanity.

3:35 Here Now

Kadambari Raghukumar meets two botanists who've spent their life studying the rare, unique and rather smelly flower Rafflesia in South East Asia. 

3:45 The pre-Panel