Afternoons for Thursday 24 August 2023

1:15 Group heading to Tonga to desex dogs!

Students at the Unitec vet school are heading to Tonga to de-sex hundreds of dogs and provide care to the animal population on the island.

It's a welcome service for the many pet owners who don't have access to a vet most of the year.
 
The school has been sending students to Tonga for nearly a decade, and our next guest is gearing up for her ninth trip.
 
 Laura Harvey, Head of Environmental and Animal Sciences at Unitec speaks to Jesse.

1:25 Salvaging cyclone damaged crops in Hawkes Bay

With crops in different conditions across the East Coast, the ongoing challenge is how to salvage what may be left and planning for next season.

Cherry Gold Orchard in Hawkes Bay is in the process of shifting fruit that can't be exported, and planting new vines for the future.

They grow green and gold kiwifruit, apples and cherries on their 20 acre patch. Grower Hugh Findlay speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Russell Baillie on Don McGlashan induction to music hall of fame

Singer, composer, front man and euphonium player Don McGlashan will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.

The announcement was made earlier this morning. To celebrate the musical icon's career we talk to Russell Baillie,  the Entertainment Editor for the NZ Listener.

1:45 Link 3 album: Bright November Morning

To celebrate the news today that Don McGlashan has been inducted into the  music hall of fame, we've managed to get dibs on a vinyl copy of the album he released last year, Bright November Morning.

It sold out super quickly so it's not and easy one to get if you're a fan. To coincide with Don's tour and place in the hall of fame the record label is doing another releases.

There will be limited albums available at his concerts to buy - and it's also a fancy vinyl reissue in translucent red with a cassette as well!

2:10 Music Critic: Jana Te Nahu Owen

 

2:25 NZ Sporting History: John McBeth

Today's NZ Sporting History is with legendary sports broadcaster John McBeth, a stalwart of NZ sport with a career spanning 50 years in the business.

He's covered just about ever sport New Zealand has been competitive in over the past five decades from Rugby World Cups, Olympic Games to World Championships.

He's with us today on NZ Sporting History to talk about the most outstanding moment in his career.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson

Today New Zealand Herald senior writer Simon Wilson joins us to discuss the the question "Will technology save the planet? Or the country?".

He has written about this for the Herald too. You can find the full article here.

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: Fish and chips in Aotearoa

We think of fish and chips as one of our ultimate Kiwi traditions. However, is it really a NZ tradition or have we just borrowed it from other cultures?  Today, Dr Grant Morris explores the contested history of fish and chips.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

The ruby slippers from the 1939 movie 'The Wizard of Oz' are some of the most treasured film memorabilia of all time. There are thought to be four pairs from the film that have survived. This is the story of the slippers that were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota, USA in 2003. John Kelsch is one of the people who started the museum. He tells Gill Kearsley the story of the stolen slippers.

3:45 The Panel with Ali Jones and David Slack