Afternoons for Friday 30 June 2023

 

1:15 Special Olympians arrive back in Aotearoa with medal haul

Around 1am this morning the first lot of athletes arrived home from Berlin.  

They've been representing Aotearoa at The Special Olympics World Summer Games.

These games have been our most successful yet in terms of the medal count!

A record number of thirty-nine New Zealand athletes competed, and we came away with 5 gold, 17 silver, and 12 bronze medals.

Shanae Dean from Counties Manukau was part of the bowling team who won bronze, she speaks to Jesse.

1:25 Food for Matariki

Matariki is rapidly approaching, and food is of course a great way to celebrate. Our next guest has some inspiration for what to make.

Chefs Kasey and Kārena Bird are putting on a special dining event, alongside two other chefs.

Kārena speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Comedian teams up with wildlife warrior for new TV series

Comedian Pax Assadi has teamed up with Forest and Bird CEO, and Afternoons long time wildlife warrior, Nicola Toki for TV series focusing on New Zealand and the South Pacific’s most vulnerable wildlife species facing extinction.

The new show starts on TVNZ 1 from July 3.

Pax talks to Jesse about being part of the effort to protect our endangered species.

1:45 Freaky Friday stories

For today's Freaky Friday we speak to Barbi Speers and Sophie Barker about their encounters that are bound to shivers down your spine!

2:10 Film Review

2:20 NZ Live: Aidan Fine

For today's NZ Live session we meet Aidan Fine.

He's a 22 year old singer, songwriter, rapper and producer who was born in the US, grew up in South Africa, moved to Greymouth and currently is based in Auckland.

He had been independently releasing music amassing a combined 1 million streams across his singles before signing with Concord Publishing.

He's in Auckland for this week's NZ Live.

3:08 Food with Kelly Gibney

Today Kelly has a great recipe for vegans and vegetarians!

She talks to Jesse about how to make Greek cauliflower, olive and chickpea stew. She's also got some great tips for other easy snacks for the school holidays too.

You can find her cauliflower recipe here.

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 Weekend Stuff with Gwilym Breese

This week we speak to Gwilym Breese who's got a cocktail recipe for the cooler weather that you can make sans alcohol and still enjoy the same flavours!

3:35 Critter of the Week: the devil's coach horse beetle

This week’s critter is the devil’s coach horse beetle, Creophilus oculatus. Despite its ominous common name, this beetle is a helpful member of our corpse fauna - a group that includes all the different animals that recycle the dead. If you’re a keen trapper, you might have come across these beetles on dead rats or stoats.

3:45 The Panel with Ali Jones and Ed Amon