Afternoons for Thursday 17 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 Court therapy dog in the running for NZ Top Dog

Patting a dog is well known to lower stress hormone levels. For many victims, appearing in court can be a very stressful experience so having some canine comfort makes sense.

Mabel the golden retriever is currently the only Ministry of Justice court dog in New Zealand trained to support victims of crime. She's also a finalist in New Zealand's Top Dog competition.

Mabel lives in Tauranga with her owner, Court Victim Advisor Gail Bryce. Gail talks to Jesse about the impact Mabel has on the children she's working with.

1:20 Brand new design for critter t-shirts 2023

A newly designed batch of Critter of the Week T-Shirts are back on sale.

Manufactured through Joyya, the t-shirts are available for pre-order between now and September 22nd.

We speak to Adrian Palmer from Joyya about the company and the ethical story behind it.

1:25 The dark side of music streaming

Even though we kinda know that musicians don't earn much off Spotify it's algorithms seem to know our music tastes better than we do ourselves.

We're going to burst that bubble now and find out more about the dark side of music streaming.

Dr Fabio Morreale is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Music at the University of Auckland and speaking on this topic at a Raising The Bar event in Auckland. He speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Saving the Kākāriki karaka, an ongoing mission

Kākāriki karaka, orange-fronted parakeet once thrived on the Canterbury planes but are now threatened.

Yvette Couch-Lewis is the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kākāriki karaka species recovery representative. She's been through the highs and lows of protecting this manu.

Yvette was recognised in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to conservation and Māori.

She talks to Jesse about her mission to ensure the survival of this special species.

1:45 Great album: Strawpeople, Knucklebones

Today's link 3 winner will get a vinyl copy of the Strawpeople's latest album, their first for 19 years, Knucklebones.

2:10 Music Critic: Matthew Crawley

Today Matthew talks to Jesse about music from Hamilton musician Nicholas James and a track from Ebony Lamb's new album.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: Wynton Rufer

Today in sporting history we're getting into the football spirit, looking back at the All Whites' successful 1982 World Cup bid.

It was the first time New Zealand's men's football side (or soccer, as it was known back then) had qualified, clinching the win from China in the playoffs in Singapore.

We only went on to achieve the feat once more, in 2010.

Wynton Rufer, Oceania Player of the Century and the team's striker, was one of the 1982 team's top talents, and is widely credited as an instrumental part of the win.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm

Today Mary Holm looks at options for people who are struggling to pay the never ending increasing rates bills. She explains there are rebates for people on low incomes and the option to postpone payments until after you die.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

On 15 August 2008, nine-year-old Matt Berger tripped over a fossil that would lead to one of the most important discoveries in the history of human evolution. The young adventurer had been exploring the Cradle of Humankind, in South Africa. The fossil turned out to be from a new species of hominid, called Australopithecus sediba.

3:45 The Panel with Heather Roy and Dave Cormack