Afternoons for Thursday 8 July 2021

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1:17 Why is there a hospitality worker shortage?

Hospitality businesses are saying they simply can't fill roles in their kitchens and on the floor. But hospitality union Raise the Bar says the problem is that pay and conditions aren't good enough to attract workers. Wallace is joined by Principal Economist and Director at Infometrics Brad Olsen to discuss the gap between these positions on NZ's new labour market. 

1:27 Tweet the Tour: The '81 Springbok tour as it happened

Forty years ago the country was gearing up for one of its biggest political conflicts of the 20th century - the 1981 Springbok Tour. 

Wellington City Libraries and Wellington Archives have joined forces this year to mark the events of 1981 as they happened. The Twitter account Tweet the Tour is live tweeting things as they happened.

Archivist Georgia Mackay and librarian Paul Veart join us to tell us more.

1:35 Euro 2020 semifinal: England's win over Denmark

England beat Denmark 2-1 in extra time in their Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley Stadium in London, reaching their first major final in 55 years.

RNZ's resident football fan, Emile Donovan, joins us in the Auckland studio to celebrate.

1:45 Great album: The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang Live

2:10 Music Critic: Flo Wilson

RNZ's Flo Wilson is our music critic today and tells Wallace what she's been listening to!
 

2:25 NZ Screen History: John Clarke

Join us today to look back on the career of TV screen icon, John Clarke AKA Fred Dagg! 

That comes after our friends at NZ on Screen launched the John Clarke video collection, which is available here. 

NZ On Screen Content Director, Kathryn Quirk, tells us about the collection and shares some highlights!

3:10 Link 3

 

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris

Hawke's Bay farmer Steve Wyn-Harris is our regular rural correspondent and joins us to help solve the world's problems!

3.25 History of defamation in NZ with Dr Grant Morris

Today historian Dr Grant Morris looks at the history of defamation in New Zealand.

New Zealand has some of the strongest defamation laws in the common law world. In a time when we are debating the limitations of speech, it's worthwhile to explore one of our oldest limitations. Today he looks at how the law of defamation has developed in New Zealand.

3:35 Generation COVID

Generation Covid is a new four-part series from RNZ about trying to launch your adult life during the worst pandemic in a century.

Made by members of Generation Covid, the series talks about being forced to change life plans, how you cope (and when you don't) staying in touch (at least online) and what happens next.

in today's Generation Covid, a Kiwi backpacker says "she'll be right" to the pandemic and goes on her O.E. anyway.

3:45 The Panel with Dr Claire Robinson and Raybon Kan