Afternoons for Monday 30 June 2025

 

1:15 New hope for healing spinal cord injuries

Injuries to the spinal cord disrupt the signal between the brain and body, often resulting in a loss of movement and sensation.

As it currently stands, most spinal cord injuries are incurable, but that could be about to change. 

Researchers from the University of Auckland have developed an ultra -thin implant that delivers gentle electric currents directly to the injured spinal cord and it's showing promising results.

Professor Darren Svirskis talks to Jesse.

1.25 Keeping the winter bugs away with Indian drink kadha.

Kadha is a hot spiced drink that has been an Indian mum staple for centuries, and with winter bugs doing the rounds, it's the perfect tonic to keep illness at bay. 
Perzen Patal shares the recipe (click here for details) and explains why it's her go-to winter fix. 

1.35 Leaving his mark; A tribute to Andrew Withington

Singer and conductor Andrew Withington was a teacher and mentor to many. 

He helmed the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir for ten years and led choirs for The Big Sing and the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival. 

Former student Jared Corbett pays tribute.

1.40 The movies you must see!

Over the past week The New York Times has slowly released a list of the Top 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. 

Hundreds of people contributed their opinions to the list, including huge names like Mel Brooks, Toni Collette, Stephen King and John Waters. 

Listen to find out what did, and didn't, make the cut. 

2:10 The Mirror and the Light - does the TV series live up to the Wolf Hall books?

Critic Linda Burgess discusses David Attenborough's documentary 'Ocean' and the new series of 'The Mirror and the Light' the show based on Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall books. 

2:20 Information Cold Call - Westport in the Spotlight

This week Jesse chats to a staff member at the Westport isite centre.

2.30 Expert Feature: Tiny Gardens

Find out how you can make the most of any green space - no matter how small - with our expert, Martin Steel-Brown.

3:10 How positive psychology can transform relationships.

Wellness is more than the absence of illness. Positive psychology is a growing field that shifts the focus from what’s going wrong in our lives, to what’s going right.  

Dr James Pawelski is a pioneer of using evidence-based research to transform education, business and even romance with positive psychology. He and his wife Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, co-author of the book Happy Together, joined Jesse to talk about the secret to happy relationships.

3:35 Here Now: Iranians in New Zealand

Today Here Now host Kadambari Gladding talks to some Iranians in New Zealand to find out how they are coping with the crisis in the Middle East.

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.