Afternoons for Thursday 21 April 2022

1:20 Inflation rise hits GPs hard 

News of the day - record inflation levels. The biggest annual rise in 30 years. Many households are already feeling the pinch, but the new figures could also spell trouble for our community health services. GenPro, an association that represents GP owners, says compounding rising costs could signal the end of free visits for under-14s and the loss of other essential services in vulnerable communities. Dr Tim Malloy is the Chair of the GenPro Board and he joins Wallace to discuss the pinch. 

1:25 Faye returned home after a big adventure 

A dog lost in the Kaimai Range has been found by a local woman and her trusty blue heeler. The missing dog - named Faye - belongs to a Whangarei family, and disappeared on Tuesday after they got into an accident on State Highway 2. It was raining heavily when their truck slipped on the wet road, rolling four to five times before coming to a stop. Thankfully, the family were not seriously hurt. But Faye was thrown from the window and bolted into the bush. The woman who came to Faye's rescue - Brenda Crook joins Wallace to discuss the rescue. 

1:30 Jeff Grant: Scrabble superstar 

New Zealand crowned it's newest Scrabble Master over Easter Weekend - but the champion for 2022 is no stranger to glory. Of 38 Masters championships, Jeff Grant has claimed 10. He's taken home another 16 national titles, and has earned himself the nickname 'the Roger Federer of Scrabble'. 

1:40 Northland's secret war 

With ANZAC day coming up historians and archivists are looking at new ways of telling NZ's war stories that people might not be aware of. A new podcast episode of Aotearoa Unearthed is launching on Monday, and its about a a secret war waged in Te Tai Tokerau. Wallace is joined by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast Editor Rosemary Baird and Northland staff member Bill Edwards to discuss the secret war!

1:45 Great album: John Prine 

We remember the late great John Prine with his 1971 self titled album. 

2:10 Music Critic: Dianne Swann 

Dianne is very excited about the return of big live shows in NZ coming up in the next year. She's spinning some tracks by Cate Le Bon, IDLES, Khruangbin and Pixies! 

2:25 NZ Sporting History: Sir Bob Charles 

Today on NZ Sporting history we look back at the career of one of the greatest sportsmen the country has ever produced. Sir Bob Charles had only been playing golf professionally for three years when he made history aged 27 as the first - and only - Kiwi  to win the British open, in 1963. At the time he was the first left-hander to win a major title.

But the longevity of his professional career - which spanned 50 years, proved he's anything but a novelty. He racked up 75 world tournament wins, including five at the North American PGA Tour. In 2010 Sir Bob finally stepped back from competitive golf, and now at age 86 has had a biography published of his remarkable life and career. And he joins me now. 

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm 

Financial journalist and author Mary Holm joins Wallace to discuss the decision making behind where you put your money in a time of flux. 

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

For much of the conflict in Northern Ireland, the United States, with its large Irish-American community, was a source of money and support for the Republican cause. In 1981, undercover FBI agent, John Winslow, foiled a plot to supply arms from the US to the IRA. He's been talking to Alex Last. 

3:45 The Panel with Heather Roy and Shane Te Pou