Afternoons for Wednesday 12 February 2025

1:15 More female entrepreneurs needed 

At a time when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says our corporate culture needs more masculine energy, female entrepreneurs could be the catalyst for increasing economic productivity across a range of business disciplines. 

And yet the number of female entrepreneurs founding their own start ups is relatively low.

Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Auckland University Darsel Keane wants to change that. 

1:25 Te Kūiti man takes home over $20,000 for sub 20 second shear

Kiwi shearer Jack Fagan joined Jesse to discuss winning shearing's biggest cash prize. 

1:35 Devastating fire won't stop historic cinema showing films

A bit of history was destroyed last week when a cinema in the South Island town of Roxburgh was razed by fire.

Films have been screening on that site for almost 130 years, making it the oldest continuously operating movie theatre in the southern hemisphere and the second oldest in the world. 

Locals may have lost their beloved building, but they are determined to preserve their world record status with, not surprisingly, a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.

Chairman of the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre and Improvements Committee Curtis Crawford spoke to Jesse.

1:45 Heading Off: Fantastic Foxton

Once a week Jesse heads off to a different part of the country or wider world hearing travel stories, tips, and history. 

Today he visits Te Awahou on the west coast of the lower North Island off State Highway 1.

John Girling, Chair of the Te Awahou Community Board spoke to Jesse. 

2.12 Music Critic: Simon Joyner and Neive Strang

Mathew Crawley joins Jesse with two brand spanking new music tracks. The Silver Birch by Simon Joyner and Gather Round by Neive Strang.

2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Mediterranean chickpea salad with halloumi 

Kelly has a fresh and hearty salad that can be thrown together fast and is just perfect for hot summer evenings. Get the recipe here.

2:30 Bookmarks with Pete Rainey

This Saturday Nelson will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Opera in the Park. 

What started out small has grown to become a major event for the region. Over the years performers have included Dave Dobbyn, Julia Deans, Don McGlashen and Stan Walker. 

The person behind it all is Nelson City Councillor Pete Rainey. 

3:10 Feature interview: the place where they live to over 100  

There's so much more than eating purple sweet potatoes to the impressive longevity in of residents in Okinawa, Japan. It's one of the so called 'Blue Zones', with an extraordinary number of residents over the age of 100.

Christal Burnette moved to the region nearly 10 years ago to study Japanese food, culture and healthy lifestyle. Lately some shade has been cast on the idea of 'Blue Zone's.  Burnette works with the Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science and says the Blue Zone in Okinawa is real, but not just for the reasons some people might think.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

On Our Changing World, Claire Concannon learns about a hunter-led trapping project aimed at helping whio, our native blue duck, in the Waioeka gorge.

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman joins Jesse to preview tonight's installment of The Panel. He is joined by producer Tom Riste-Smith who brings a wry look at the world.