Afternoons for Friday 3 April 2020
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Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
1:02 PM.Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update Today's speakers are Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of… Read more Audio
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Pest and predator control on hold
1:24 PM.Predator control operations are suspended during the lockdown, we speak to Professor James Russell. Read more Audio
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Keeping a museum alive in lockdown
1:35 PM.We speak to Courtney Johnston the new Chief Executive at Te Papa about the needs of a museum in lockdown. Read more Audio
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Chef Martin Bosley is tweeting about life in lockdown with his daughter and mum
1:44 PM.Chef Martin Bosley is isolating with his 23-year-old daughter, 82-year-old mother, a labrador and two rabbits in a 55m2 cottage in Greytown. He's been tweeting daily updates about life in lockdown. Read more Audio
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Helping to make New Zealand Home for Roxie Mohebi
1:51 PM.Recently Roxie Mohebbi gave a shout out to her former school librarian Sarah Dollimore, we tracked her down. Read more Audio
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How to watch films during lockdown
2:08 PM.Graeme Tuckett talks about justwatch.com/nz which he says everybody needs in their life right now. Read more Audio
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Happy to be home - Nicholas Pointon
2:18 PM.We speak to former RNZ producer Nicholas Pointon who has just made it home from London. Read more Audio
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Live coverage of the Government's Covid 19 update
3:07 PM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson says companies struggling with issues caused by Covid-19 will be able to put some debt into hibernation, under new legislation unveiled today. He is giving the latest… Read more Audio
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Julie Biuso's Pot Roasted Chicken with Mustard & Bay
3:20 PM.Julie shares her hearty family recipe. Read more Audio
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We announce the winner of the Lego Critter competition
3:32 PM.Jesse and Nicola Toki from DoC announce the winners of our Brick a Critter Competition! Read more Audio, Gallery
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Critter of the Week the small willowherb Epilobium angustum
3:40 PM.DOC's Nicola Toki says they grow in the amazing habitat of ephemeral wetlands. Read more Audio, Gallery
1:10 Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
Today's speakers are Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health.
1:27 Pest and predator control on hold
The Department of Conversation has suspended its predator control operations during the lockdown, and asked people not to check any traplines on public land.
We speak to Professor James Russell from the University of Auckland.
Stoat and rat trap on the Kepler Track Photo: Flickr
1:35 Keeping a museum alive in lockdown
Lots of us are getting used to doing our jobs remotely! Courtney Johnston is the new Chief Executive at Te Papa and is learning fast about the needs of a museum in lockdown.
Photo: supplied
1:43 Top chef Martin Bosley's life in lockdown
Chef Martin Bosley has been documenting some of his lockdown experiences on Twitter, giving daily updates about life at home with his 82-year-old mother.
We speak to Martin from his cottage in Greytown about life in isolation.
Photo: Martin Bosley
1.50 Helping to make New Zealand Home for Roxie Mohebi
Each week at this time we speak with a former refugee who has resettled here and now calls New Zealand their home. A couple of weeks ago Jessie spoke with Roxie Mohebbi from Iran who gave a shout out to her former school librarian Sarah Dollimore who showed her incredible kindness and support. Jessie decided to track down Sarah and and pass on Roxie's thanks.
Roxi Mohebi Photo: Supplied
2:10 How to watch films during lockdown
Graeme Tuckett talks about justwatch.com/nz which he says is a fantastic everybody needs in their life right now. It'll tell you where to watch any movie or TV show you can think of, if it's legally available in Aotearoa. He also reviews The Invisible Man, Frozen 2, Bloodshot which are available online now.
2:20 NZ Live Classic: Avantdale Bowling Club
We're making the most of the Covid lockdown here on RNZ Afternoons by taking the opportunity to play some of our classic NZ Live's. Today we're featuring Tom Scott's Avantdale Bowling Club's live session from August 2018.
Tom Scott/Avantdale Bowling Club playing Meow Photo: RNZ/Kirsten Johnstone
2:30 Happy to be home - Nicholas Pointon
Many New Zealanders are still trying to get home from all over the world, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to find seats on planes.
About two weeks ago we spoke to former RNZ producer Nicholas Pointon who was trying to get home from London.
Today we speak to him from Auckland.
Photo: 123rf.com
3:20 Julie Biuso's Pot Roasted Chicken with Mustard & Bay
Julie's daughter Ilaria sent her a picture of a dish she was making for dinner last night - it was a pot roasted chicken in an old orange le crueset casserole dish she'd given her many years ago - it made her feel nostalgic for family times. So she's decided to share her hearty Pot Roasted Chicken with Mustard & Bay recipe today.
More of Julies recipes can be found on Shared Kitchen
Pot Roast Chook with Mustard & Bay 4 Photo: Julie Biuso \ Shared Kitchen
3:35 We announce the winner of the Lego Critter competition
Jesse and Nicola Toki from DoC announce the winners of our Brick a Critter Competition!
Our friends at the Kiwi Conservation Club have a cool collection too.
3:40 Critter of the Week the small willowherb Epilobium angustum
This week’s critter is the small willowherb, Epilobium angustum. A beautiful Naturally Uncommon plant that has love heart-shaped petals and small copper-coloured leaves. Doc's Nicola Toki says they grow in the amazing habitat of ephemeral wetlands – in areas shaped by glaciers, controlled by water and home to many other threatened plant species.
3:45 The Panel with Verity Johnson and Stephen Jacobi