Afternoons for Wednesday 26 April 2023

 

1:15 Crown Lynn documentary released 

Crown Lynn, A Māori Story is a riveting slice of New Zealand history telling the iconic story of Crown Lynn pottery and the generations of Māori families that worked there.

For almost 50 years Crown Lynn was the biggest ceramics factory in the southern hemisphere.

Situated in west Auckland, it was a melting pot of rich culture in a post war era when hundreds of Māori migrated to the city to find work.

The story has been told in a new documentary. Susan Leonard, producer and director talks to Jesse.

1:25 Ensuring vulnerable cyclone affected residents get legal help

Community Law is providing free legal help to those with cyclone-related issues.

Based on their experience from the Christchurch earthquakes, it's about now that demand picks up, as things go on unsettled.

Sue Moroney is the CEO of Community Law, she talks to Jesse about what help can be offered.

1:35 Captain Henry Cain's scandalous life on stage

The scandalous tale of a prominent colonial-era captain will soon grace the stage in Timaru.

To celebrate their 90th birthday the South Canterbury Drama League is bringing the story of Captain Cain to life.

Writer and director Carol Angland talks to Jesse.

1:45 Largest planting of Kauri in Aotearoa for decades

On Monday we spoke to retiring indigenous forestry researcher, Greg Steward who mentioned a huge kauri planting project just outside of Dunedin.

About 20 thousand trees will be planted across 20 hectares of property in North Taieri - likely making it the largest planting of  NZ kauri in decades!

We got in contact with the property owner behind this mammoth task is Peter Parsons. He talks to Jesse.

2.12 Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston

Today Morning Report producer Jemima Huston talks to Jesse about I'm Not A Monster: The Shamima Begum Story, a BBC podcast by investigative journalist Josh Baker. She also discusses A Very British Cult, a BBC Radio 4 podcast by investigative journalist Cartin Nye.

2:25 Bookmarks with Josh Thomson

For Bookmarks today we talk to comedian Josh Thomson.

If you've watched a New Zealand comedy show on television over the past 15 years you likely know the name.

From Taskmaster to 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention and Celebrity Bake Off, you'd be hard pressed to avoid him even if you tried.

Now he's bringing his chops to the stage with his first ever NZ International Comedy Festival show 'Horrible Man'.

He's bringing it to Auckland and Wellington throughout May. Tickets can been found at comedyfestival.co.nz.

3:10 Why society needs to grow up

We're supposed to get wiser and more mature as we get older. But when Wait But Why blogger Tim Urban looks at the world today, with all of our political divisiveness, cancel culture and conspiracy theories, and says the world is  behaving  more and more childish. Society needs to grow up. Urban argues we all need to learn how to focus more on how we think, not just what we think. His new book is called 'What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies.'

3:35 Stories from Our Changing World

Coming up on Our Changing World - We know that tropical cyclones can bring a lot of destruction across the Pacific, but some also contribute nutrients and life. Claire Concannon finds out more.

3:45 The Panel with Sarah Sparks and Liam Hehir