Afternoons for Monday 28 August 2023

CRITTER T-SHIRTS ARE BACK

To celebrate all things Aotearoa native fauna and flora we have a new Critter of the Week t-shirts back for 2023.

The super talented Giselle Clarkson has designed a new image for the shirts and tote bags.

There is a cut off date for pre-orders so they arrive in time for Christmas deliveries to friends and loved ones.

Follow this link and place your order. Five dollars for each t-shirt and tote bag sold goes back to environmental volunteer groups around Aotearoa which are working hard to keep our unique critters safe from extinction.

Order your COTW 2023 t-shirts and or totes by clicking here.

1:15 Does China have the answer to screen time for children?

Two years ago, China instituted a strict three-hour-per-week limit for children playing video games.

In the time since, it's also demanded that TikTok-like social media platforms offer a heavily filtered content pool for users under 18, while also limiting their screen time and spending in the apps.

Now they are going bigger. They're about to introduce a policy that limits children up to 60 minutes of internet screentime per day after sucess of their earlier measures.

 Michelle Dickinson, AKA Nanogirl asks if we should be looking to China when it comes to kids on screens.

1.25 Tom Scott remembers Dun Mihaka

Veteran Māori activist and author Te Ringa Mangu Mihaka, known to many as Dun Mihaka, died last week.

Dun was 81 years old, and spent his life campaigning for Māori rights, including te reo Māori advocacy and the Bastion Point occupation - leaving a legacy of challending the status quo.

One man who knew him, is award-winning cartoonist and political columnist, Tom Scott.He speaks to Jesse.

1.35 Marlborough celebrates 50 years since starting as a wine growing region

50 years ago the first commercial wine grapes were planted in Marlborough.

Local journalist and wine writer Tessa Anderson has written a historical account of the Marlborough wine region from the mouths of the pioneers who planted the first vines.

Her book is called: '50 years, 50 stories: Marlborough, the region that turned the wine world upside down'

Tessa speaks to Jesse.

1:45 Feature album: Diesel and Dust

Today we feature one of Midnight Oil's first best selling albums Diesel and Dust, which includes one of their biggest hits, Beds Are Burning.

2:10 Television Critic: Brookes Alexander

Today Brooks Alexander reviews, The Crown, Mrs Davis, What We Do in the Shadows and Gravity Falls.

2:20 Chuffed with my child chats

Today we speak to David Roughan about his daughter, an architect who's travelled the world while also overcoming serious illness.

2.30 Expert Feature: Spring cleaning with Liz Bradley

We're just days away from escaping the winter, and it's the perfect season to do a little spring cleaning.

Maybe you have a cluttered pantry in desperate need of a refresh... or perhaps you plan on tackling the garage.

Here to give us tips is Auckland de-cluttering and organising coach Liz Bradley, AKA The Tidy Lady is with Jesse in the studio.

If you have any questions for her you can text 2101 or email jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Life with chronic pain and anxiety, a memoir of recovery

Back pain doesn't care if you are a member of the US Congress.

Anxiety doesn't care if you are the  Chair of the House Armed Services Committee. Anxiety and chronic pain can happen to anyone, and they happened to US Congressman Adam Smith. 

He kept his struggles and hopelessness a secret, fearing backlash for admitting that a member of Congress didn't have it all together. To get his body right, he had to get his mind right too. 

After seeing  more than a hundred doctors, over 6 years he finally found the right diagnosis and treatment. 

He details his journey in his new memoir, Lost and Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety.

3:35 Voices

As the Accredited Employers Work Visa is being reviewed by Immigration New Zealand, Kadambari Raghukumar meets with a building recruitment company and its migrant ex-employees alleging exploitation.

3:45 The Panel with Sarah Sparks and Ian Powell