Afternoons for Friday 21 March 2025

1:15 Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale retrospective a retrospective

Lovers of animation are getting together this weekend for the second ever Wellington Animation Film Festival.

The event has been organised by a group of French creatives living in Aotearoa and features a mix of screenings and panel discussions.

Alongside several premieres, some classics will be shown - one of those is Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale.

Footrot Flats first became a household name as a newspaper cartoon, and in 1986 became New Zealand's first animated feature film.

Its co-writer and award-winning cartoonist Tom Scott will be at the screening and will speak on a panel of industry experts afterwards.

1:25 How to clean a river

The Waikato River is full of old rusting cars and motorbikes

Commercial dive company Deep Dive have pulled out 33 in the last three years. And they only do it in their spare time!

Today they are cleaning up a site in near Graham Island in Hamilton east.

A dumping ground so popular they've already discovered three cars stacked on top of each other... All under the water.

According to diver and managing director Tua Karalus this is the most challenging site yet.
 

1:35 Colour. What is it? How do you make it?

Colour. It's all around us, but easy not to notice. But where do all these hues come from, and what do they represent?

Katharine Allard is a pretty good person to ask - she's an ink and paint making tutor based in Dunedin and has spent years studying the history of colours and how to recreate them.
 

1:45 Freaky Friday

Scary real-life tales from our listeners. Today Harvey tells of the time his mother felt the healing hands of ... something. 

2:10 Film Review: The Electric State and The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Dominic Corry reviews Netflix's mega- budget movie The Electric State and he looks at The Seed of the Sacred Fig, an Iranian movie which was nominated for Best International Feature at the recent Oscars. 

2:20 NZ Live: Fazerdaze

After the incredible success of her 2017 debut album 'Morningside' Amelia Murray found herself at a crossroads. Just as her career was taking off she experienced intense burnout and had to step back from the music scene

After a five year break she returned with her EP 'Break!' which she recorded during the three-month Auckland lockdown

After swapping Auckland for a quieter life in Christchurch, she's back with her second album 'Soft Power' released late last year and you can catch her at the Power Station tomorrow night in Tāmaki Makaurau.

3:08 Food: Plum Filo Strudel

Julie Biuso has a wonderful looking strudel to try this weekend. This is not a true strudel as it is made with filo pastry. But it’s sensational. Get the recipe here. 

3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

3:25 Weekend Stuff: interior design

How should I group my arm chairs?  Should I use dark or light colours in the bathroom? Do I use wallpaper or paint?

These, and questions like them, are all questions about interior design. And they're big ones.  How we design our homes makes a huge difference to how we experience them 

Emile is joined by award winning interior designer - and design teacher - Sylvia Sandford. 

 

3:35 Critter of the Week: Tofu of the woods | Giant puffball

You could mistake this week’s critter, the giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea), for a soccer ball. The giant fungus can grow into a puffy white ball up to 50 cm in diameter!

Giant puffballs are also edible. Their white colour, smooth texture and nutty taste have earned them the nickname ‘tofu of the woods’.

Giant puffballs appear in late summer and autumn – so get hunting now!

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman and producer Sam Hollis join Jesse in the studio to preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.