Afternoons

 

1:10 Find out why the days of flipping houses for a quick buck could be over

Remember when flipping houses seemed like a sure-fire way to make a dollar? Well, it turns out those days might be behind us. 

New data from TradeMe shows New Zealanders are changing their habits, its survey showed 49 percent of buyers are looking for a house that already feels new, 16 percent looking to build from scratch, and 6 percent looking for a "fixer-upper". 

Barfoot & Thompson real estate salesperson Rawdon Christie chats to Jesse.

1:20 Why learning to dance can do more than make you feel good

Whether you love losing yourself to dance - or dancing like no one's watching - for many dance brings joy.

But it also keeps people active, provides community spaces and can help young New Zealanders find their tribe if traditional sport isn't their thing. 

In fact, according to our next guest, more and more kids are choosing to dance. Ash Habgood the owner of Auckland dance studio Neverland talks to Jesse.

1:30 How do you cope when your workplace is in constant change?

It feels like every day there is another company going bust, or downsizing, which means lots of you are living in a state of constant change or doing more with fewer staff.

Jane Ward runs an HR company called Tomorrow's People, and she wanted to know how such workplace trends affect HR professionals, when she couldn't find the research she wanted, she did it herself.

1:45 Freaky Friday

If you've got one to share, get in touch on 2101 and one of our producers will be in touch. 
 

2:10 Film Review: Why everyone is talking about Marty Supreme

Send Help - in theatres
The Wrecking Crew - Prime Video 
Marty Supreme - in theatres.

2:20 What's on this Weekend? 

Afternoons guide to some of the events happening this weekend at a place near you!

2:30 NZ Live: Theia is in Studio B!

We're kicking off our 21st year of NZ Live and today I'm joined by Theia in Studio B 

Theia's debut album Girl in a Savage world has received rave reviews, you may remember we gave away her album last year

Theia joins us ahead of a limited run of shows here in Aotearoa before she heads off for a tour across North America

3:08 Friday Food with Julie Biuso 

Julie Biuso from Shared Kitchen is with me now to talk us through a lovely summery dish. pasta with white beans and roasted tomatoes. Recipe is here

3:16 Music 101: Kara Rickard

Kara Rickard joins Jesse to tell us what's on Music 101 this weekend and to share a song. 

3:25 Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Lynda Hallinan

Gardens really don't take holidays do they? If only you could put the weather on hold for a month, so our gardens stay in a holding pattern too! Lynda has lots of helpful advice for sorting out wild gardens.

3:35 Critter of the Week: Seaweed Darkling Beetle (Chaerodes trachyscelides)

Jesse chats to Forest and Bird Chief Executive Nicola Toki about an endangered endemic critter, today it is the seaweed darkling beetle.

Washed up seaweed might look unimportant to us, but rotting seaweed is a crucial haven for animals such as the seaweed darkling beetle. The decaying seaweed provides both shelter and sustenance, allowing them to inhabit a narrow zone of the intertidal environment. This bubble-shaped beetle exists in varying colour morphs, with light colour forms living on white sand beaches, while darker colour forms live on black sand beaches. This cryptic colour match to their sandy substrate allows them to avoid being dinner from predators such as banded dotterels, oyster catchers and gulls!

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.