Sunday Morning for Sunday 16 October 2022

8:10 Joel Sartore: Photographing rare and endangered species

Joel Sartore is an American photographer who has spent much of his life focusing - quite literally - on some of the world's rarest and most endangered species. 

He is a long-time contributor to National Geographic magazine, and is the founder of the Photo Ark, a ground-breaking effort to document species before they disappear-and to get people to care, while there's still time.

He has created intimate portraits of an estimated 20,000 species of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

8:50 Indy Yelich: Debut single from Lorde’s sister

Indy Yelich, the little sister of Lorde, has released their debut single.

“Threads” she says, “is about the ups and downs of being in love at 23 and when I wrote it I think of New York City, I think of bar-hopping with friends: very much the chaos and beauty of how a night can unfold”

 

9:06 Mediawatch

Mediawatch looks at the reaction to a scheme for charging farmers for agricultural emissions that was 20 years in the making - - and the links between the media, lobbying and politics. Also: can the media can help to raise the low turnout in our local elections?

9:35 Moira West: House plants for free

Moira West has a vast collection of house plants.  Most of them started as small cuttings traded with friends.

She talks us through the different methods of propagation and the tips and tricks for success.

10:05 Tony Connell: Clearing mines and unexploded munitions in Ukraine

More than 4000 people are killed by landmines every year. Nearly half of those are children.

When a conflict ends, mines and unexploded bombs, shells and cluster-munitions continue to kill and maim.  

Former Kiwi Soldier Tony Connell is the Ukraine Country Director for the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, a non-governmental organisation whose goal is to clear mines and unexploded munitions around the world.

10:45 Julie Woods: Walking every street in Dunedin

Julie Woods, who lost her sight in 1997, began the challenge of walking every street in Dunedin with her friend and sighted guide, Jo Stodart, three years ago.

This weekend she finishes on Every St to coincide with International White Cane Day and as part of Blind Low Vision Week.

11:05 Dr Dougal Sutherland: Emotional Infidelity

When it comes to Infidelity, most of us have a clear idea where boundaries lie.  Having a physical relationship with a third party means trouble.

But what about 'emotional infidelity'?  Are those naughty texts between you and a 'close' friend still considered 'being unfaithful”?

Dr Dougal Sutherland is a registered Clinical psychologist and CEO of Umbrella.

11:25 Tony Williams: Walking the length of New Zealand

On a sunny August day, former SAS soldier Tony Williams set out on a mission... at the age of 69 he was too old to join the fighting in the Ukraine so instead, he decided to walk the length of New Zealand to raise funds for the charity Medicines Sans Frontiers, a charity providing medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare.

Click here if you’d like to donate.

11:35 Lucy Corry: Recipes and book design

Award-winning food writer, Lucy Corry has written for most of our leading publications, including talking regularly on RNZ. She's the current president of Food Writers NZ, she wrote the Burger Wellington cookbook and was the co-author of Hiakai: Modern Maori Cuisine.

She's been on this show before talking about her book Home Cooked, Seasonal Recipes for Every Day, which was well-received in all corners more recently winning the 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook at the Publishers Association of New Zealand Book Design Awards.