Afternoons for Tuesday 19 November 2024

1:15 Toot for Timaru

On the 3rd Monday of November Timaru echoes with the sound of horns. So much so the first time it happened the police received multiple complaints. But now, 17 years on, the whole community are behind the wee scamps

Its Toot for Tucker. The project, organised by the lions club is a collection for local foodbanks

Founding member Lynette Doggett joins Afternoons. 

1:25 Fergus takes on the World

Every now and again we receive an email from a listener suggesting we speak to a particular person - someone with an impressive story to tell. That's how we came to be in touch with Fergus Morunga.

1:35 Live from Hīkoi mō te Tiriti  

We check in with reporter Layla Bailey-McDowell who is deep in the crowd amassing at Parliament today.

1:45 Tech Tuesday: tramping tech recommendations

Our technology expert Dan Watson has just come back from a 5-day tramp in the South Island, and he runs through some of the aps and tools he's used on the journey.

2:10 Book Critic: Reading  and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill

Pip Adams makes some personal recommendations around books and writing that she found useful when formulating her thoughts around the debate around the bill. 

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Back on the job Brad Foster talks about what's happening in Australia. The big news is broadcaster Alan Jones' arrest due to allegations of indecent assault and a high-profile manslaughter trial around the tasing of a 95-year-old. 

2:30 Music feature: Grey Lynn gothic country

Involving bands like The Vietnam War, The Drab Doo-Riffs, Tourettes and Heart Attack Alley, this was a subgenre that emerged out of one specific suburb in Auckland. 

Concert promoter, DJ and man about town was there and takes us on a personal tour through the music of that time.

3:10 Feature interview: Group Living and the meals that matter 

"We only deserve it if we share it." This was the unwritten rule in the home where  food writer and entrepreneur Lola Millholland grew up. Her parents always welcomed exchange students, friends, artists and just about anyone who needed a place to stay. While the communal house may have been chaotic and messy, Millholland says she discovered that friendships and non-romantic relationships can provide stability and security that's undervalued. She's written a book about some of the many meals and gatherings in the home where caring for each other is an essential ingredient. The book is called Group Living and Other Recipes.

3:30 Thrift: When to wash

Our grandparents used to do the washing once a week. Now New Zealanders use billions of litres of water every year, just on laundry.

Katy Gosset looks at whether we're washing our clothes too often.

3:45 The pre-Panel