Afternoons

 

1:15 Kaiapoi Coastguard upgraded vessel to help navigate rough waters

Kaiapoi Coastguard is leading the way in swift water rescue with the launch of their brand new boat, the "Extreme 47 Coastguard" - the first of it's kind in New Zealand.

It'll allow the coastguard to access previously tricky to navigate areas of water, making them ready for any emergency that comes their way.

Volunteer Coastgaurd and unit skipper, Logan Pryce speaks to Jesse.

1:25 Antarctica super storage of carbon

New research out of Antarctica has revealed it's storing more carbon than ever thought.

Previously researches believed that Antarctica wasn't a suitable habitat for seaweed, and therefore had little contribution to global CO2 levels - however... extensive seaweed coverage has been discovered there.

NIWA Marine Ecologist Dr Leigh Tait speaks to Jesse.

1:35 Obstacle racing in Aotearoa, an explainer

Kevin Ford and his partner Jules are the folk behind Nelsons Obstacle Park - the only permanent obstacle course racing park in the country.

They provide world-class facilities and opportunities for athletes to compete in the sport of Obstacle Racing.

Yes, you heard that right - obstacle racing is a sport, and in fact it's one of the sports set to be part of the 2028 Olympics.

Later this week the park is set to host it's annual Wairua Warrior event. We speak to Kevin.

1:45 Tech Tuesday with Paul Spain

Today tech commentator and chief executive of Gorilla Technology Paul Spain speaks to Jesse about longer lasting batteries in microsoft lap tops as well as a new privacy tool to stop all AI work being sent to the internet automatically.

2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson

Today Catherine speaks to Jesse about Brown Bird by Jane Arthur, Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud by Lee Murray and Accidental Magic: Book 1 of the Myrtlewood Mysteries by Iris Beaglehole.

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Brad Foster reports on news of the closure of a number of restaurants in Sydney including celebrity chef Kylie Kwong's Lucky Kwong's.

He also talks rising unemployment, the start of Vivid Sydney, soccer, immigration and the new Mad Max movie.

2:30 Music feature: Ray Charles

Ray Charles was a pioneer of soul, jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues music, and according to Frank Sinatra "the only true genius in show business".

He was one of the inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and also received the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.

In 1994, just 10 years before his death, Ray was playing a concert at Mission Estate and our own Jackie Clarke was called upon to open up.

Jackie has long been a Ray Charles admirer, and she joins Jesse to talk about his music and legacy.

3:10 How high school students solved a 30 year old serial murder mystery

They're called The Redheaded Murders, the brutal killing and dumping of up to 14 women along motorways in the American South more than 30 years.

The murders remained a mystery, almost forgotten, until Mr Campbell's students from a small high school in Eastern Tennessee got on the case.

They identified a serial killer connected to six of the murders.

The work of the high school students is featured in a 10 part podcast called Murder 101.

At one point it was the most listened to podcast in New Zealand. We'll talk to Mr Campbell and student sleuth Hannah Metcalfe.

3:30 Spoken Feature: Thrift   Why we shouldn't buy a bottle of wine based on its label ! And how to spot sneaky sales strategies at the supermarket.   Katy Gosset explains it all in our new podcast, Thrift.

3:45 The pre-Panel