Afternoons for Tuesday 17 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.

1:15 Battle of the hands (and arms and biceps)

Anton van der Westhuizen is a professional armwrestler and is about to defend his world title at the 2024 IFA World Armwrestling Championship in Greece. Jesse learns all about the sport and Anton's prep for what will be a real hands on battle.

1:25 The world of Moriori

A new exhibition about Moriori at Tūhura Otago Museum is being described as close as you could get to the Chatham Islands culture, environment and people without actually going there. The multimedia exhibition Hou Rongo - Moriori, Music, Manawa opened on the 14th of September and runs to October 27. 

Jesse talks to project lead Dr. Gianna Savoie about how she and her team brought the Moriori culture to life. 

1:35 Get ready for the Moon festival

The Chinese community is celebrating the Moon Festival today, the second most popular festival after the Lunar new year. It's a time to come together with family and friends enjoy the full moon and eat the famous mooncakes

Hamiltonian businessman Alan Chew wants to get kiwis involved so he's throwing a Moon festival party this Friday .. but he warns guests to wear "stain-resistant clothing" as things could get messy. 

1:45 Tech Tuesday: do you really need surge protectors?

Seems like any time you're at the appliance store they try to upsell you on surge protectors and plugs with overload fuses. What do they do and are they necessary?  Daniel Watson lays out answers on this and also gives some tips for setting parental controls on the internet.

2:10 Book Critic: recommendations for reluctant readers

Catherine Ross, Director of Library at Auckland Grammar School, has a grab bag of author, publishers and book series that have been particularly designed to engage reluctant or struggling readers.     

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Everyone's favourite ocker Brad is back with an update on the sentencing of bus driver Brett Button. Brad also discusses the federal government green-lighting grants for the construction of thousands of social and rent-capped homes. And he tries not to mention the upcoming Bledisloe Cup. 

2:30 Music feature: Te Reo Māori songs

To acknowledge and celebrate Māori Language Week we focus on music written in the Māori language. Jesse is joined by Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr, Chief Executive of the Māori Language Commission. 
 

Tracklist:

Haumanu by Tama Waipara & Maisey Rika
Kōrero Māori by Wailan 
Raupatu by Alien Weaponry
Blue eyed Māori by Corella 
Ngā Kano by Shapeshifter

3:10 The worldwide illegal trade in eels

Japan's notorious Yakuza crime syndicate is trafficking in a lucrative trade using couriers who smuggle the product into Japan at alarming rates.  They're not dealing drugs, they're dealing eels.  The global illegal trade of freshwater eels is worth more than five billion dollars says Ellen Ruppel-Shell, Professor Emeritus of Science Journalism at Boston University. She says eels are one of the most mysterious and remarkable species on the planet. Shell details the efforts to crackdown on the illegal trade and efforts to save some species from extinction in her book, Slippery Beast, A True Crime Natural History with Eels. 
 

3:30 Thrift

Katy Gosset visits a Repair Cafe where volunteers mend items, sharing their practical skills and saving money at the same time.
 

3:45 The pre-Panel