Afternoons for Wednesday 9 October 2024

 

1:10 Anna Codington wins the Silver Scroll for 'Kātuarehe'

The winners of the 2024 Silver Scrolls awards were announced last night in a three hour celebration of Aotearoa music. Jordan with a Y was awarded the APRA Maioha Award ...  Composer Nathaniel Otley the SOUNZ Contemporary Award .. you can check RNZ.co.nz for the full list of winners. But taking out the top Siliver Scroll was Anna Coddington for 'Kātuarehe'. 

1:15 Polo in the water, but with canoes? 

1:25 Wellington historian wins $25k award 

Have you ever heard of the prophet and outlaw Hakaraia Mihaka? Historian Mark Derby has just been awarded $25,000 to write about him. Mark won this year's Copyright Licensing NZ and The New Zealand Society of Authors' Writers award for the project. 

1:35 Photographing a short life

Imagine being asked to document the most private and painful of moments. A family's briefest moments ... with a much longed for child who is gone too soon.

Heartfelt is an organisation that specialises in capturing priceless memories for families who have been through a stillbirth or who have children with life-threatening illnesses. 70 professional photographers across New Zealand volunteer their time for free. 

1:45 Heading Off: travelling the world with kids

International travel with children. Just saying that phrase might send some parents into a catatonic state. How about a whole year of overseas travel with kids in tow?

Ella Ewens, husband Darren and their children Isabella and Hugo, both under ten, are currently in Guatemala. Their family expedition will see them visiting 25 countries over 12 months. 

Jesse talks to Ella about the experience and how they manage to not lose their minds. 

2.12 Music Critic: new tracks from Hinds and Nilufer Yanya

Tony Stamp introduces us to new music, today he's playing Mutations by Nilufer Yanya and The Bed, The Room, The Rain and You by Nilufer Yanya.

2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Rustic CAN Spaghetti & Meatball cups

Sam accepted the challenge laid down by Jesse a few weeks ago. This delicious and easy recipe is a great dinner hack. Get the recipe here.  

2:30 Bookmarks with Briar Wilson

87 year old Briar Wilson is a dancer and she's performing in ASPiRE at the Q Theatre.. a show by and for seniors.. which celebrates aging and the joys of dance.

She joins Jesse for this session of Bookmarks. 

3:10 The calculus of your life  

What your life is worth is constantly being calculated by businesses, judges, insurance actuaries and healthcare providers.  Journalist and documentary maker Jenny Kleeman says rather than be uncomfortable about this conversation, we should understand how other people decide what we're worth. She takes us into the world of people who put a dollar value on lives, from hitmen to charities, to find out what their calculations say about humanity. Her book is called, The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides. 

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Claire Concannon visits Lauder in Central Otago to learn how ozone is measured there, and why we are still closely monitoring it. 

3:45 The pre-Panel