Afternoons for Monday 9 December 2024

1:15 A shoe box full of gifts

Thousands of children around the country will have a merrier Christmas this year thanks to the Christmas shoebox project. 

It's organised by the Catalytic Foundation and its CEO Teresa Moore joins Jesse to talk about the appeal.

1.25 Pita Sharples' dedication to the arts recognised 

Pita Sharples (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been recognised by the Arts Foundation as one our most significant artists.

At a ceremony at Government House last week, Pita was awarded with the Arts Foundations Icon Award Whakamana Hiranga for 2024.

Ta Pita was honored for his lifetime's work, including reviving and revitalising the arts of Kapa Haka and Mau Rākau going back to the 1960s. 

1.35 A trip to see the Kaimanawa horses

A couple of weekends ago, bus-loads of people had the chance to see Kaimanawa horses in the wild.

Over three days people headed out onto the Waiouru Military Training area, just off the Desert road to see terrain they've never encountered, and horses running free.

2:10 Television Critic: Ram Raid Mums and Ludwig

Linda Burgess reviews Ram Raid Mums (TVNZ+), The Spinoff's doco-series Home Education and cozy british detective series Ludwig.

2:20 Information Center Cold Call

Every week Jesse calls a random information center somewhere in Aotearoa New Zealand. They don't know he's calling, and he doesn't know who he'll be speaking to. Where will he be calling today? 

2.30 Expert Feature: insect pests

Today we're talking about something we've probably all had to deal with...insect pests! 

Joining Jesse to talk about flies, wasps, mosquitos, cockroaches, ants - and more is Heiko Kaiser.

Heiko's from Rotorua and owns Alpeco - a pest control business that focusses on non-toxic and environmentally friendly pest control methods - and Pest Stop - an online business that sells pest management products. 

3:10 Feature interview: some uncommon common sense for women at work 

Follow your dreams is terrible career advice says Bonnie Hammer, vice chair of NBCUniversal and one of the most powerful women in entertainment.   For the past 50 years, she's worked in a male-driven industry and heard all the clichés women are told about getting ahead: trust your gut, fake it until you make it, you can have it all.  Some of the aphorisms are harmless, she says, but most of them are actually holding women back.   She offers uncommon common sense in her new book called 15 Lies Women are Told About Work and the Truth We Need to Succeed.

3:35 Here Now

This week on Here Now, Kadambari Raghukumar looks at what can be done differently in the nail salon industry when it comes to the health and safety of both clients and nail techs. 

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's episode of The Panel. Producer Sam Hollis joins him for a quirky look at the news.