Afternoons for Thursday 19 September 2024

1:15 Govt money to avoid a clam-mity 

Researchers warn "it's now or never" in the fight against the invasive freshwater gold clam which was recently discovered in New Zealand waters. Without intervention the clam's spread could clog up critical infrastructure and lead to irreversible ecosystem losses. NIWA has been awarded $10.2m for research and eradication purposes. 

NIWA Principal Scientist - Freshwater Ecology Dr Deborah Hofstra talks about the project with our fill in host Mark Leishman. 

1:25 Pain relief for lambs - a nonsense or necessity?  

New Zealand Merino Company will be making it mandatory for its suppliers to administer pain relief to lambs during tailing from mid next year.

Many farmers dock the tail of their lambs to avoid flystrike, but pain relief is only required for sheep older than six months.

Fill in host Mark Leishman spoke to New Zealand Merino Company and fourth-generation farmer Paul Ensor.

1:35 Why charities fail at fundraising 

Malcolm Sproull is a former marketer who has worked at numerous non-profit organisations and he says there aren't enough business and money minded people in the non-profit sector. He says that lots of good business practices weren't being applied to fundraising and charities are missing out as a result. 

1:45 Great album: Te Whakamiha by Anna Coddington

Today's great album is a favourite around the Afternoons office.Te Whakamiha is a bilingual album in te reo Māori and English. Anna's been describing it as "Māori Funk". We've got a few of the tracks from the album, for you to get funky with. 

2:10 Music Critic: Yon Loader and Jordyn with a Why

Zac Arnold talks about Whanganui based musician James Stuteley's project Yon Loader and his new song Another Year. He also plays Jordyn with a Why's track Maruāpō.

2:30 NZ Sporting History: Mark Richardson

In the studio is former Black Cap and famed broadcaster Mark Richardson. Mark's consistency on the pitch made him a steady hand for the Black Caps and contributed greatly to the team's success in the early 2000s. He represented us in 38 test matches before retiring in 2004. By the end of his run he'd become one of our most successful top-order batsmen, with an average of 44.77 runs and four centuries to his name. 

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm

This week Mary asks: how is your financial wellbeing? Turns out there is a great little quiz produced by Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission for use by organisations working on improving financial capability. This doesn't test financial knowledge, but how well you are coping with your money. Feel free to give the quiz a try at home!

3:35 BBC Witness History

In 1988, Jorge Gonzalez became the first Argentinian drafted by an NBA team. But after failing to lose weight, the team’s owner proposed an alternative: wrestling.

3:45 The pre-Panel