Afternoons for Monday 9 May 2022

 

1:20 Hospices across NZ facing funding and staff shortages

Most people will know someone, or know of someone who've utilised the services of a hospice in New Zealand  

Every year the staff and caregivers look after nearly 20,000 kiwis providing care and support, to not only those patients with a terminal illness, but also their family and whanau. But this valued and cherished, free service is under threat.   

It is facing an impending crisis, of which Hospice New Zealand says could lead to closures, when in fact services need to be increased. Hospice NZ Acting Chief Executive Wayne Naylor talks to Jesse.

1.30 Making councils more diverse through youth

If you've never had the pleasure (or pain) of sitting in on a council meeting, you'd be safe to assume, most of those gathered around the table are white, male and over 60.  

As we head towards another local body election Local Government New Zealand says councils in this country have a diversity problem.  It is changing slightly, with female representation now sitting at 40%, however multi-ethnic, Pacific and Maori are under represented.

So how do we change that? Jesse talks to NZ's youngest councillor, Sophie Handford.

1.40 2000s Babies turning 21, a new series

A new docu-series has launched following the lead up to 21st parties for five babies born in 2000.

The 2000s Baby is a fly on the wall look at the issues they're facing as they look forward to celebrating their birthdays in style.

Co-directors, Maggie Shui and Liam van Eeden talk to Jesse about the characters they followed and what's important to them.

1:45 Number one album

 

2:10 Television Critic: Guy Williams

Today Guy talks to Jesse about New Zealand Basketball being shown free to air on a Saturday night on Prime TV, Girls 5 Ever on TVNZ on demand and also on the same platform, Jame Mustipic Abandonment Issues.

2:20  Australian Correspondent Brad Foster 

In another, very Australian move, there's now been an attempt for our trans-Tasman cousins to claim Taika Waititi as their own. Sydney based correspondent, Brad Foster, explains to Jesse how this has all played out through an art competition. He's also got the latest on the lead up to the elections and what the polls are saying about a possible outcome.

2:30 Expert feature: How we taste

Are you a fan of coriander? Or does the thought of the soapy-tasting herb of the devil make you shudder?

According to today's expert guest, your reaction is less about preferece and more about genetics.

Professor Joanne Hort is the Fonterra Riddet chair in consumer and sensory sciences, based at Massey University.

She's fascinated by things like taste and smell that some of us might take for granted.

If you have any questions for our expert you can send them in, text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz

3:10 Tennis player Pam Shriver calling out badly behaved coaches

Pam Shriver was 16 the first time she got to the US Open Women's Tennis final.  IN the 80's and 90's she won 133 titles and dominated women's doubles as Martina Navratilova's partner. During her long career as a player, and now as an ESPN tennis commentator,  she kept secret what she calls an inappropriate and damaging relationship with a much older coach that started when she was just 17.  She's speaking out now. She says sports has far too many abusive coaching relationships and things need to change.

3:35 Voices

In this Voices episode, Kadambari speaks to Ireland-born ecological engineer who's been working to change the quality of water in waterways in South Island.

3:45 The Panel with Emma John and Chris Finlayson