Afternoons for Wednesday 6 October 2021

 

1:00 COVID briefing and update LIVE

 

1:20 Concerns sleeper pests will wake up due to climate change in BOP

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is worried about increased temperatures due to climate change will lead to sleeper pests waking up and posing a new threat to our native environment.

In particular there's concerns around the numbers of red-eared slider turtles which have been abandoned and thrive in the warmer climate.

Bio-security manager Garrick McCarthy talks to Jesse about the problem sleeper pests in the region and the damage they could potentially cause.

1:30 Breaking down barriers for women in trades

A Queenstown woman who is a builder by trade is attempting to break down the barriers that are making it difficult for women working on sites.

Chelsea Roper's been on a quest to make sure that portaloos on sites also have sanitary bins available. She's been making this happen and hopes it will mean more of the sisterhood signing up for trades jobs training.

She talks to Jesse about her transition to building and making male dominated trades more female friendly. You can also follow her own page and on instagram where she shows what life is like for women on a building site.

1:40 Settling the Score is back for 2021

Often it's the little things that bring us joy and brighten our mood. Not all classical music is epic symphonies and virtuosic concertos. Some short pieces can pack a powerful emotional punch and offer a "little lift" to your day or bring you some calm or consolation.

Clarissa Dunn will share some of her favourite short classical pieces with RNZ National listeners and offer them the chance to make a request for STS2021:Your Choice.

Clarissa talks to Jesse about their annual celebration of listener choices, and shares her song choice for today.

You can request the classical music you’d most love to hear and share on RNZ Concert here.

1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly

RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Alix Higby

Today's podcast reviewer is Afternoons' very own producer, Alix Higby. She's talking about Anything For Selena and Love is a Crime.

2.20 The Marlborough Thermette Society on their gatherings

Ever since Jesse mentioned earlier in the week he'd never heard of a Thermette, listeners have been quick to school him up on the history and usefulness of the units.

Today we're speaking to a club entirely dedicated to the Thermettes, which meets up and boils their water together. Bill McEwan's the society's founder. He speaks to Jesse about their club and passion for the Thermettes.

2:25 Bookmarks with Brad Olsen

Wellingtonian Brad Olsen has had a busy 18 months becoming a go-to economic commentator during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He also wears many hats - a Principal Economist and Director at Infometrics, and New Zealand’s youngest Justice of the Peace.

He joins Jesse to talk about his long history of community service and the songs, books and TV he considers favourites.

3:10 Why anxiety can be good for us

Anxiety happens. It's our body's early warning system. So start listening to it says Dr Wendy Suzuki. She says anxiety can actually be a good thing, telling us something needs to change in our lives. She explains how to listen to it and learn from it in her book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion.

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World we meet the University of Canterbury student whose new, simplified tracheostomy kit could save lives around the world.

Katy Gosset talks to Student Engineer of the Year, Francis Pooke, who has halved the time it takes to carry out the procedure.

3:45 The Panel with Heather Roy and David Slack