Afternoons for Monday 14 April 2025

1:10 How Māori and Muslim worlds connect

Ahi Wānanga is a new six-part documentary series that explores connections between Aotearoa's Māori and Muslim communities.

In part one, two poets connect over growing up away from home, part four features two footballers, part six, two musicians - you get the idea. 

The series is available now on TVNZ+ and YouTube. 

It was produced and co-directed for Re:News by Jessica Sanderson and Rouzie Hassanova, who both chat to Emile Donovan about the series.

1.20 Dancing around the world

The World Dance Crew Championship kicks off in Auckland today, just in time for the school holidays.

International crews from Japan, the Philippines, Australia and the USA will compete against local crews including world renowned The Royal Family and IDCO.

Danyel Moulton, a medal winning director, dancer and choreographer, is here with the American all-female crew, LFG. 

They are all set to compete in the Super Crew Division which starts tomorrow, and Danyel joins Emile to discuss the competition and how it works.

1.35 The art of mushroom foraging

It's autumn, which means it's mushroom season, and a growing community of dedicated foragers are out searching for edible fungi.

One such forager lives in Raumati up the coast of Wellington. Christian Boedeker is originally from Germany where there is a strong tradition of mushroom foraging, and he's bought his expertise here.

He gathers enough to provide a good mushroom-based meal for his family every week.

He's also passionate about sharing his skills and delivers lectures on how to identify them.

2:10 Television Critic: The White Lotus finale aftermath 

Claire Chitham returns to review the finale of The White Lotus season 3 finale and the following controversies. Was it a fitting end to an engrossing season? Claire dissects the evidence.   

2:20 Information Center Cold Call Matamata

While Jesse is away, Emile tries his hand at the dreaded information center cold call where we call a random information center somewhere in the country. It could be a disaster; it could be a total joy. You'll have to listen to find out.

2.30 Expert Feature: wine 101

Time for our expert feature, the moment in the week that we surrender control of the questions to you.

We're talking all things wine with trained sommelier & sometime wine writer Tori Haysom.

Maybe you need advice on which tipple to get for dinner, or the prefect temperature to serve a 2017 Tempranillo.

3:10 Feature interview: the everyday toxic culture in classrooms 

The Netflix drama Adolescence is sparking a conversation about toxic masculinity and the radicalization of young boys from the online manosphere.  But our preoccupation with the extreme example of a 13 year old murdering his classmate overshadows the daily and more mundane expressions of misogyny in schools say  Dr Stephanie Wescott.

3:35 Here Now

The first episode of Accidental Comics with Here Now - Kadambari Raghukumar talks to folks with jokes - but that wasn't how it all started when they first arrived in New Zealand. 

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman and producer Olivia Wilson preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.