Afternoons for Thursday 27 July 2023

1:15 Red Nose day returns for 2023 fundraising

Tomorrow is the return of Cure Kids' Red Nose Day, one of our most iconic annual appeals.

The funding collected over the years has assisted with major breakthroughs in paediatric health, better healthcare for children, and the discovery of new ways to diagnose and treat kids.

This year's appeal is coming on the back of some pretty incredible research, which has been made possible due to the donations of thousands of everyday Kiwis.

Cure Kids CEO Frances Soutter speaks to Jesse.

1:25 Santa stand ins sought ahead of the busy Christmas season

Christmas might be six months away, but Santa Claus is already on the hunt for helpers this year.

Eric Diamond has been a very good friend of Santa's for the past 10 years, helping him out during the bus festive season.

He talks to Jesse about what its like to don the red hat and snowy white beard for the real Santa!

1:35 Why chocolate's not going to get cheaper!

With the price of chocolate continuing to rise, could the treat or 'sometimes' food, be on track to become rarer still?

Earlier this year, Wellington-based family business Whittakers announced it was struggling with increasing costs, resulting in a standard block of chocolate jumping in price by at least a dollar overnight.

RaboResearch associate analyst Pia Piggott says there are global factors are contributing to the price rise, and unfortunately for chocolate lovers the pain in the pocket looks set to continue.

1:45 Link 3 album prize

Today's link 3 winner will get a copy of Claud's album Supermodels.

2:10 Music Critic: Jana Te Nahu Owen

Today music 101 producer Jana Te Nahu Owen is along to take us through the music she's been listening to. She gives her views on tracks from Geneva Alexander-Marsters and Jamila Woods.

2:25 NZ Sporting History: America's Cup with Glenn Ashby

Today's NZ Sporting history is with the yachtsman dubbed "New Zealand's favourite Aussie".

Glenn Ashby's got 17 world championships to his name, an Olympic silver medal and three America's Cup titles.

He was also at the helm of the New Zealand boat when we won back the America's cup in 2017.

3:10 Link 3

3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris

Former farmers from Hawke's Bay, Steve Wyn-Harris is back to share his views as he hands over his farm to his son and daughter-in-law so he can retire. He talks about their succession plan and the issues of being fair to all three of his sons in the process when only one is actually working on the farm they all grew up on!

3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: The most iconic sporting moments in NZ history

Hannah Wilkinson provided NZ with another iconic sporting moment when she scored against Norway in the FIFA Women's World Cup last week.  But how does this rank amongst our all-time most iconic sporting moments?  Today Dr Grant Morris answers that question with a look at past events.

3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness

'Welcome to the dungeon' was the message that flashed up on computer screens in 1986. This was thought to be the first virus for personal computers and became known as 'Brain'. 'Brain' spread around the world and became infamous when it was featured in newspapers and magazines. Amjad Farooq Alvi tells Gill Kearsley how he and his brother, Basit, came to develop this accidental virus from their shop in Lahore, Pakistan.

3:45 The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Chris Wikaira