Afternoons for Thursday 30 January 2025

1:15 The man who has three new years parties

This week signifies the start of the Lunar or Chinese New Year. 

For Danny Karatea-Goddard it is one of three new years that he celebrates every year.

Danny is Chinese and Māori so he celebrates the Lunar New Year, Matariki and January 1st.  

1:25 New Zealand's first Land Rover

For those petrol heads out there, who remembers the original Land Rover?

It turns out that one of the earliest ever made - number 20 in fact - still has some grunt in the old engine. This beautiful machine is about to embark on a road trip to raise funds for Manaaki Manawa - The Centre for Heart Research.

Julian Paton is the proud owner of this 1948 classic, and he talks all things Land Rover with Jesse.

1:35 The op shop that is overflowing with volunteers

At a time when more and more people are looking for paid work, Marion Waterland is never short of volunteers at the op shop she manages in Napier. 

Marion converted the former pizza parlour into the Fine Feathers Op Shop in order to raise funds for her friend's bird rescue charity.

But the volunteers aren't just there to support a good cause - it's a way to make friends, to feel a part of something - to feel valued.  

1:45 Great album: Enter Now Brightness by Nadia Reid 

Out on February 7 the fourth album by Nadia Reid will be released. The album is an assessment of the past ten years. As she says it is a reassessment of the past: "You have points in life that when you look back you see were a time of almost cellular change," she says; a realisation now that so many of these new songs have been drawn from the times when "all my cells were changing."

2:10 Podcast Critic: Pitcairn Trials and The Rest is Classified

Xemena Smith reviews the latest from the Goalhanger stable of podcasts, this one is hosted by ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey & security correspondent Gordon Corer, it's a conversational discussion of espionage/spy topics. 

She alos looks at the true crime podcast Pitcairn Trials from Wondery. British journalist Luke Jones investigates a long-running sexual abuse scandal on Pitcairn Island. 

2:30 NZ Sporting History: Sean Fitzpatrick

Sean Fitzpatrick never wanted to lead the All Blacks but when nobody else was available, he stepped up, and became one of the great sporting leaders the country has seen. He joins Jesse to talk about his relationship with rugby and whether having an All-Black father helped or hindered his career. 

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

Money expert Mary Holm looks at the benefits of going offshore with your KiwiSaver share investments versus keeping them solely in NZ based shares.

3:35 BBC Witness History

On 27 March 1995, fashion heir Maurizio Gucci was shot dead outside his office in Milan, Italy.

3:45 The pre-Panel 

Wallace Chapman is back to preview tonight's Panel for Jesse. He is joined by producer Richard Larsen.