Afternoons for Monday 11 March 2024

 

1:15 Animal management fence for domestic pets, a new way to protect threatened species

Gallagher Animal Management have been providing fencing for animals on farms since1938, and now they're catering to a new demand: domestic pets, they're about to launch electric fences for house holds in NZ to keep pets and animals in, or out, of properties

General manager Darrell Jones speaks to Jesse.

1.25 The hunt for New Zealand's tenth meteorite

An organisation of obsessed enthusiasts known collectively as Fireballs Aotearoa is launching a nationwide search for New Zealand's tenth meteorite.

They say parts of it could be sitting on your back step holding the door open or as a decorative item on mantelpieces.

It's called the Great NZ Meteorite Hunt. Retired farmer and now apparently full time meteorite publicist Steve Wynn Harris talks to Jesse.

1.35 The strange Kate Middleton phenomenon

Whether you're a fan of the royal family or not, it's been hard to avoid the recent hurricane of questions, conspiracies and memes taking over the internet, asking where on earth the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, is?

This comes after she underwent a planned abdominal surgery back in January, and has been missing from the public eye ever since.

In the silence that followed, the public demanded to know 'where was Kate' and everyone has been very vocal about drawing their own conclusions - resulting in a mass influx of increasingly bizarre theories spreading across social media.

Its taken the internet by storm, with even publications like the New Yorker and Time Magazine having to acknowledge the weird phenomenon taking place around the globe.

Wendyl Nissen, a journalist, broadcaster, author, and former Women's day editor. She talks to Jesse about the endless royal family fascination.

1:45 Feature album

2:10 Television Critic: Jonathan Mahon-Heap

Today Jonathan Mahon-Heap talks to Jesse about two shows, Criminal Record and Constellation, both streaming on Apple TV now.

2:20 Made in NZ: Body Perfume

For Made in NZ today we meet Nathan Taare, a musician and filmaker, turned scent smith.

Nathan is the brains behind 'Body Perfume' a small scale artisan perfume label, made in Mt Cook, Wellington.

Nathan's perfume journey started in a round about way. He shares his story with Jesse.

2.30 Expert Feature: Online selling, a great way to make money when downsizing

Some people have too much stuff, which might find a perfect home with someone else.

Buying second hand good for the planet, and it makes the seller money they wouldn't have otherwise had, and saves the buyer.

But buying and selling online can be tricky, and there are tips to help it be more of a success.

Which is why we're taking away the uncertainty and breaking down the steps for our Expert Feature today!

Louise Clark is the founder of The Collective, a boutique second hand and refurbishment store that donates to the Mental Health Foundation.

3:10 How to be a friction fixer in the workplace

Long, pointless meetings. Rambling emails and inefficient rules; these are the kind of things that make employees go spare. 

They're forms of friction that chip away at initiative and grind down workers says Stanford University Professor Robert Sutton. 

His new book looks at ways to make the right things effortless and the wrong things hard. It's called The Friction Project.

3:35 Here Now

Classical Indian dance gets a modern makeover in a new production in Auckland.

3:45 The pre-Panel