1:10 Are New Zealanders as good at driving as we think?
Road crashes imposed intangible, financial and economic costs to society, said the report.
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An article in The Press today caught our eye, it looks at whether foreign drivers are always to blame for our worst crashes.
According to the most recent data from the Ministry of Transport, 18 of New Zealand’s 292 road deaths in 2024 occurred in crashes involving overseas drivers.
They were involved in 105 of the country’s 2461 serious injury crashes that year, and 534 of the 10,977 crashes that caused minor injuries.
So it is fair to blame international drivers?
James Dalglish, acting Chief Executive of the Rental Vehicle Association, joins us to tell us what he’s observed.
1:15 Manage My Health Hack: How can you be sure your data is safe?
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Three reports have been released today analysing the breach of Health New Zealand’s patient portal Manage My Health.
In December, hundreds of thousands of medical files were stolen in a cyber-attack which is being described as one of the country’s biggest cyber security incidents.
Reports into the breach found a litany of issues were responsible, including a lack of security, lack of independent checks and a lack of any privacy or security specialists.
Which all sounds quite, well, lacking.
So we wanted to find out how you can trust your data is safe.
Frith Tweedie, a partner at SimplyPrivacy, an online privacy and AI governance consultancy, chats to Jesse.
1:25 Why tradies should warm up like athletes
Chris Desmond, a Wellington-based physio therapist works primarily with tradies.
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Chris Desmond is a physiotherapist and the founder of Tradie Physio, and he believes that a 40-hour week in the construction industry is comparable to the output and movement of athletes.
But while warming up is commonplace for athletes, it’s not always the case for people in trades, despite the demanding physical nature of the work.
Chris chats to Jesse.
1:30 The NZ museum that’s named in the “Oscars of the global museum sector”
Tūhura Otago Museum
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Tūhura Otago Museum has been named a top five finalist at the prestigious Museums and Heritage Awards in London, often referred to as the ‘Oscars of the global museum sector’.
It’s the only museum in the Southern Hemisphere to make the list.
To find out what makes them stand out from the rest, Jesse is joined by Design and Exhibitions Manager, Shanaya Cunningham
1:45 Stories from Our Changing World
Claire Concannon is the host of the RNZ podcast Our Changing World, each week she joins Jesse to share what she’s been up to. This week she chats to him about white hydrogen.
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2.10 Heading Off to Lycian Way
Photo: Dale Furbish
Time for Heading Off, our regular segment where we learn about your adventures.
If you’ve got a trip you’d like to share with us, email us at afternoons@rnz.co.nz
Today were heading to the Lycian Way. It’s a hiking trail that follows the Southwestern coast of Turkey for almost 800km
Dale Furbish traveled it using a combination of hiking and a traditional sailing boat called a Gulet.
2:20 Easy Eats: Honey and cumin roasted vegetables with flatbreads and garlic yoghurt
Honey and cumin roasted vegetables with flatbreads and garlic yoghurt.
Photo: Kelly Gibney
Wednesday means Easy Eats – a chance for Kelly Gibney to share a recipe that is heavy on flavour but light on prep time. This week it’s Honey and cumin roasted vegetables with flatbreads and garlic yoghurt.
Click HERE for the recipe.
2:30 Bookmarks with artist Judy Millar
Judy Millar
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Time for Bookmarks, our segment where we ask an interesting person to share what interests them.
This year the Colin McCahon House’s Parehuia artists residency turns 20.
To celebrate its impact on the New Zealand art scene we’re joined by Judy Millar.
In 2006 she became the first artist to undertake the residency.
Since then she’s become one of the country’s leading contemporary painters, known for huge abstract works.
Judy now serves as a trustee, helping run the programme for future generations of artists.
3:10 Music Critic: Ed O’Brien’s new album
Ed O’Brien
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Afternoons music critic Dianne Swann joins Jesse to review Ed O’Brien’s new album, Blue Morpho.
3:35 Feature interview: Why do some people “ghost” others?
Photo: Rengarajan Lakshmi
Most of us know what it feels like to be ghosted. A text or email goes unanswered, a date suddenly disappears, or a recruiter stops responding halfway through the process. Ghosting has become a familiar part of modern life in a world where so much communication happens through screens.
It’s easy to dismiss the behavior as rude or inconsiderate, but Lakshmi Rengarajan says there’s more to it. A former executive at Match.com, the company behind Tinder and Hinge, and founder of How to Date Humans, she believes ghosting reflects a broader struggle with communication, discomfort, and conflict.
3:45 The pre-Panel: Your daily dose of stuff and nonsense
Photo: Sophie Baird
Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what’s on The Panel tonight.
Photo: Sophie Baird