Afternoons for Tuesday 29 June 2021

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1:12 First Song

 

1:17 Stormy Weather on Wellington's South Coast

Heavy swells, hailstorms and snow. 

RNZ's Caitlin Cherry heads out to Wellington's South Coast for an update on today's wild weather.

 

1:27 Looking into the details of the Hauraki Gulf new safe guards

Last week the government announced 18 new protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, along with limiting trawl fishing to carefully selected corridors, in a bid to restore the health of the area.

The strategy is in response to the call for action made by the 2017 Sea Change - Tai Timu Tai Pari Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan.

Marine scientist and conservationist Veronica Rotman has been looking through the many changes in depth and talks to Jesse about her take on them.

1:35 Keep Hamilton Beautiful collects more than a tonne of rubbish

A project to keep Hamilton beautiful is making good progress in the city,

1.2 tonnes of rubbish was collected at its most recent clean up over the weekend.

Anna Petchell from Keep Hamilton Beautiful talks to Jesse about their progress.

1:50 How to Write a Trade Me ad

Today's how to write is talking about how to get the best out of your ad on the ever popular Trade Me site.

The page has thousands of classified listings for everything from toys to houses. Trade Me's Ruby Topozand talks to Jesse about how to write an ad that stands out!

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam

Today reviewer Pip Adam looks at some books she says are short and weird!

She reviews, A Greater Music by Bae Suah, The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat and The Cenus Taker by China Miéville.

2:20 Music feature: Laurel Canyon 

Today we're visiting one of the most famous neighbourhoods in musical history - Laurel Canyon.

This LA neighbourhood was a magnet for counterculture activity and music in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

And taking us on this tour is Auckland University ethnomusicologist, Dr Kirsten Zemke!

3:10 India Oxenberg on escaping the NXIVM cult

The signs were there, but for seven years, India Oxenberg got sucked deeper and deeper into the NXIVM cult and the lies told by  leader, Keith Raniere. She was starved, branded and blackmailed with nude photos. Her mother, Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg tried everything to get her out. Finally, after Raniere was arrested and convicted, India Oxenberg left and got her life back. She shares her story as a warning for other women. 

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness history

It was one of the most reported UFO sightings in recent history. In 1994 local people in the quiet rural town of Ruwa in Zimbabwe reported seeing strange lights in the sky and around 60 children said they'd seen a spaceship and aliens near their school playground.  The children drew pictures of what they'd seen.  Rebecca Kesby has been listening to archive reports filed by a BBC TV crew who were among the first on the scene.

3:45 The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore and David Cormack