Afternoons for Friday 22 April 2022

 

1:20 French election reaches fever point 

The 2022 French Election heads into it's final hours this weekend as voters head to the polls for a second time on Sunday. On Wednesday the two candidates - incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen - went head to head in a televised debate that went for almost 3 hours. So why is this particular election so signficant? Let's talk to Dr Oliver Hartwich is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative.

1:25 World War II Mosquito flies again! 

This Sunday an incredibly rare World War II aircraft will have it's first public outing in almost 70 years. The plane is a rare Mosquito salvaged from the shed of Mapua-based collector John Smith in 2020. Joining Wallace is Alistair Marshall who manages the John Smith Mosquito Project. 

1:30 Dressing for the planet 

Today is Earth Day, a global movement for us all to take a minute and think about how we care for our planet. And today we're going to take a look at one area we could all probably improve upon - our wardrobes. Otago University associate professor Lisa McNeill is an expert on sustainable fashion.

1:40 Food rescue service going hard after 10 years 

From humble beginnings operating out of the boot of a car - to a nationwide network diverting food from landfill and delivering it to people in need. It's a milestone year for Lawyer-turned-social-entrepreneur Deborah Manning, who is celebrating 10 years of her food rescue charity, KiwiHarvest. Over the last decade they've turned rescued food into the equivalent of 20 million meals across Aotearoa. Founder Deborah Manning joins Wallace. 

2:10 Film Review: Ali Ventura 

Ali has been to see The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in cinemas and has been watching Windfallat home on her Netflix account. 

2:20 Lyttelton steams into new phase 

It wasn't so long ago we were being told print was a dying medium, but Lyttleton has a new newspaper! The Lyttleton Harbour Review has sent out it's first missive and its a product of the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre, which itself is relatively new. The head of the centre Rushani Bowman joins me now to discuss a town on the move, and one that's seen a lot of change in the past decade. 

2:30 NZ Live: Nathan Haines 

New Zealand's biggest-selling jazz artist drops by our Auckland studio to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking jazz fusion album Shift Left. He plays hits from the album as well as premiering new tracks from his upcoming projects. This was recorded live at RNZ studios in 2019. 

3:08 Martin Bosley's Passionfruit Tart 

Chef, bon vivant and Wairarapa local Martin Bosley is on the line, and he's got an autumnal treat on his mind. 

Passionfruit Tart 

9 x eggs
350g caster sugar
300ml cream
350ml passionfruit juice, strained

500g Sweet shortcrust pastry
a little egg wash for glazing
Icing sugar for serving

1. Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk. Add the sugar and whisk until well-incorporated. Gently stir in the cream, add the passionfruit juice and if you can, rest the mixture covered, overnight in the refrigerator. 

2. Spray a 26cm tart pan with non-stick cooking spray. Flour a bench and roll out the pastry until it is wider than than the tart case. Roll the pastry over the rolling pin and gently ease in to the tart case, pushing the sides into the corners. Rest the pastry in the 'fridge for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 180˚C. Line the tart case with tin foil and fill with rice and bake blind for 30 minutes. Remove the rice and foil, brush the case with the egg wash and return the case to the oven for about another 10 minutes, to 'seal' the pastry. Remove from the oven and lower the temp down to 140˚C. 

4. Return the case to the oven, and with it sitting on the rack careful pour in the passionfruit custard. Bake for 40 minutes, until the nearly set but still quite wobbly in the middle. Remove the tart from the oven and balance it on a cup. remove the sides of the tart case. Place the tart onto a cake rack and using a palette knife slide it off the base and onto the rack. This will allow the pastry to cool and crisp up without sweating in the tart tin. Cool for one hour before cutting with a serrated knife. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

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 Home improvement with Stan Scott 

Stan Scott from Mitre Ten is in to discuss tips and tricks for DIY over a holiday weekend!

3:35 Critter of the Week: Southland green skink

Nicola Toki has a new job as the Chief Executive Kaiwhakahaere Matua of Forest and Bird. But she hasn't forgotten her most important job - COTW!

This week: A chunky skink (or ‘robust’ in reptile terminology) –about the length of a pencil, and about the weight of an AA battery. Because of their larger size, they may be more vulnerable to introduced mammalian predators.

3:45 The Panel with Chris Finlayson and Ella Henry