Afternoons for Friday 9 April 2021

 

1.12 First Song:

1:17 Looking at environmental factors in Parkinson's disease onset

We've been focussing on Parkinson's this week after Andy McDowell, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2009 and now does amazing advocacy work, joined us on Wednesday.

Yesterday, the director of The New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Dr Michael MacAskill, told us about some of the latest research.

The Institute's Dr Toni Pitcher is particularly interested in the epidemiology of Parkinson's, both in global terms and also identifying New Zealand-specific trends.

She talks to Jesse about environmental exposure as an aspect of how the disease can develop. 

1:27 Early gold mine settlers a melting pot of cultures

Assumptions about the cultural make up of some early New Zealand settlers have been proven wrong.

Otago University researchers have been analysing skeletal remains on the Goldfields of Otago, with some surprising results.

The study's  lead author Dr Charlotte King, of Otago's Department of Anatomy talks to Jesse about what they have found by looking at the remains.

1:35 Five dollars for a doggy bag fundraiser

The not-for-profit organisation Everybody Eats is asking diners to make donations in exchange for leftovers as part of a new fundraising drive.

Dozens of restaurants across the country are taking part.

Nick Loosely is the founder of Everybody Eats and explains the initiative to Jesse.

1:50 Transforming dead land into wetlands

A Carterton farmer and his family is on a mission to transform so-called 'dead land' into thriving wetlands.

Clarence Stolte is also urging other farmers, who have farmland too wet for most of the year, to do the same!

He talks to Jesse about how they have done it.

2:10 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett

Today Graeme looks at Will be Voyagers, James and Issy and Girls Can't Surf, which is an Australian documentary on women surfers fight equality in the 70s and 80s.

2:20 NZ Live: Looking for Alaska

Aaron Gott and Amy Maynard are the husband and wife duo behind Looking for Alaska.

They released their sophomore album Light and Shadow late last year, and they're in our Auckland studio to play some tracks from it as well as a special cover.

3:08 Kumara and Sauerkraut Rosti with Smoked Fish and Horseradish Cream

Today food writer Kelly Gibney shares an incredible recipe that would be great for brunch that doesn't involve eggs.

She shares how to make Kumara and Sauerkraut Rosti with Smoked Fish and Horseradish Cream with Jesse and has few tips about keeping the rosti in one piece when cooking. You can find the recipe here.

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

 

3:25 Weekend Stuff with builder Stan Scott

Builder, Stan Scott, answers questions about DIY projects from listeners.

3:35 Critter of the Week: The Cupola Gecko

Considered the holy grail of New Zealand herpetology, the Cupola Gecko is so rare that lizard scientists only whisper about it in dark alleyways, wondering if it even exists.

But last week two dedicated lizard hunters found not 1 but 4 of the elusive geckos under a rock in the Cupola Basin in Nelson Lakes National Park. DOC is now working with local iwi Ngati Apa ki te Rā Tō to ramp up efforts to find more so we can protect this rare species.

3:45 The Panel with Moata Tamaira and Ben Thomas