Labour Day for Monday 24 October 2022

8:10    Cross to flood zones in Australia

Emile Donovan crosses live to some of the worst hit flood zones in NSW and Victoria to check how the communities are holding up under the La Nina weather. 

8:20     The controversy of Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022

Qatar's FIFA World Cup starts next month and some have claimed it's the most infamous sporting event since Adolf Hitler hosted the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 

Thousands of migrant workers have died working on the record $300 billion event due to working conditions the breach human rights.  

Emile digs into the controversy surrounding it with human rights lawyer and journalist, Kieran Pender.

 

8:40    How to write a quiz

It's harder than you think to write a good quiz, there are nuances and tricks to the trade. 

Believe It Or Not are New Zealand's largest quiz provider and Brendan Lochead joins Emile to tell their story and give some handy hints.

Plus if you're in Australia, you need to make it a bit easier than if you were to write one in New Zealand. 

9:08    Is AI art really art? 

The art community has been divided over whether artificial intelligence art is "the death of art." 

Jason Allen won the Colorado Fine Art Competition digital category with his AI generated piece called Théâtre D'opéra Spatial. 

Emile dicusses with Jason what AI art is and at what point art stops being art. 

 

9:35    Panel: What is New Zealand food?

Tourists often ask where they can go to eat authentic New Zealand food, but it probably isn't the closest takeaway store. 

We live in a diverse and multi-cultural society, and our food habits reflect that, but have we lost our own cuisine along the way? 

Dr Mawera Karetai and Ben Bayly join Emile to discuss the flavours of Aotearoa. 

 

10:08     Tim McKinnel's new documentary, Crime: Need vs. Greed

The most common crime in New Zealand isn't ram raids or street crime, it's fraud. 

But our prisons aren't full of white collar criminals. 

Private investigator and former police detective Tim McKinnel explores New Zealand white collar crime in his new documentary: Crime: Need vs. Greed. It airs on TVNZ 1 tomorrow, Tuesday 25th October. 

Emile Donovan talks to Tim about the impact of white collar crime on New Zealand and the unfair legal system. 

 

10:50    Music Feature: Fats Domino 

It's five years to the day since Fats Domino died. 

Dr Kirsten Zemke joins Emile Donovan to talk about his influence on modern rock and roll.

11:10    Movie Feature: Singers who try acting

Some singers seem to slot very naturally into acting, whereas with others it's very clear music is their forte.

Emile Donovan gets nostalgic with film and TV reviewer James Croot, and looks at the good and bad of singers turned actors. 

11:35    Last sunset at Scott Base

The sun has just set for the last time until February at Scott Base. 

Emile Donovan checks in with Summer Field Trainer Blake McDavitt about what they did to celebrate and how the science has been impacted by poor sea ice conditions this summer. 

11:45    Settling the Score

What piece of classical music will come out on top as the listener choice of the year on RNZ Concert's Settling The Score.

11:50    Josephine's 150th Birthday 

Josephine is a double ended Fairlie locomotive at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Emile Donovan crosses to Mary Dawson at the birthday celebrations and 50 Years of Steam exhibition.