Afternoons for Friday 4 October 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 The card game that will get you asking questions

Does small talk disappoint you? Are you sick of 'what do you do" as an opener? Local documentary film-maker Kiran Patel has developed a card game designed to dig a little deeper, and help people make more meaningful discoveries about the people they know or want to get to know.

Kiran is calling it Deeper Questions and he's crowdfunding the first copies of the game on Kickstarter.

1:25 Pāua bounce back

Pāua along the Kaikōura coastline are finally flourishing again following the 2016 earthquake.

So much so, that the commercial take will double from 23 to 46 tonnes this season - and the recreational catch will treble from 5 to 18 tonnes - that's after limits were slashed in response to the quake.

Susana Lei'ataua talks to Allen Frazer from MPI's Fisheries New Zealand.

1:35 Long-distance waka ama returns to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa

For the first time in over a decade, the long-distance waka ama championships have returned to their birth place.

Gisborne Tūranganui-a-Kiwa is hosting around 1000 thousand paddlers in a series of hotly contested races over the next three days. With competitors ranging in age from eleven to 70, the event is more than a sport. It is a celebration of inclusivity, diversity and whānau.      

1:45 Freaky Friday: a ghost and a UFO

It's time for a shock of the supernatural. This is a segment where we draw back the veil and reveal the spooky side of life: it's called Freaky Friday. And today we have Kevin from Auckland who is going to relate two tales - one is his and the other happened to his mother.

2:10 Film Review: Joker 2 and Wolfs

Sam Hollis brings his reckons about the musical sequel to Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. He also runs through George Clooney and Brad Pitt's latest collaboration: Wolfs. 

2:20 NZ Live: Jon Toogood

Jon Toogood has been a familiar face on our music scene for more than 30 years. With Shihad he's produced six number one albums and won 18  Aotearoa Music Awards, also earning them a spot in the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Jon's had a number of side projects over the years but has never released a solo album, until now. 

'Last of the Lonely Gods' arrives next Friday, the same day he'll kick off a huge nationwide tour - all the details for that can be found at jontoogood.com. 

Jon is blessing us with a special solo acoustic set on NZ Live.

3:08 Food: Jack Cashmore’s Gluten Free Buckwheat Loaf

This is a no fuss, easy to follow recipe although it does require a thermometer to fully activate the yeast solution. Guests at The Chef’s Table at Blue Duck Station often ask Jack for this recipe, and he happily obliges. Get the recipe here. 

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 Weekend Stuff: your DIY questions answered

Building expert and solid bloke Stan Scott is back and keen to answer any and all building or DIY questions you have. 

3:35 Critter of the Week: Tawaki piki toka | Eastern rockhopper penguin

Tawaki piki toka (eastern rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes filholi) are total rock stars. Instead of waddling on land, they pop out of breaking waves and use their impressively clawed feet to hop up and over slippery, steep rocks.

Like all crested penguins, they sport a bright yellow punk hairdo (or crest) on their jet-black heads and a chonky red-pink bill.

3:45 The pre-Panel