Afternoons for Monday 28 April 2025

1:10 Dunedin Ice Hockey World Championship

Did you know there's a sporting world championship taking place here in Aotearoa right now?

Dunedin is currently hosting the Ice Hockey World Championship. The women's championship finished last week, whilst the men played their first match last night.

Jesse is joined by Ice Fernz coach Brooke Patron.

1.20 Electric Cars that charge in 1. minutes and more

There's been a lot of news in the EV space recently: over the weekend the government announced they are replacing grant for EV charging infrastructure with 0% loans instead.

New company Slate Auto have been showing of a transformer style car.

The world's biggest battery maker CATL has made a huge technological breakthrough

And Tesla sales continue to fall off a cliff. 

To get the low-down on that's happening in the space EVs & Beyond managing editor Richard Edwards joins us. He's in Shanghai, where he's been attending the 2025 auto show. 

1.35 Reviving the art of aute-making (bark cloth) 

Exhibiting at this year's Aotearoa Art Fair is Nikau Hinden (Te Rarawa/Ngāpuhi).

Through years of research and hands-on practice, she has re-established aute-making in Aotearoa, using traditional techniques to create works that reconnect Māori art with its Polynesian origins. 

2:10 Television Critic: Back Mirror, The Residence and the Pope's Funeral

The one and only Linda Burgess reviews the new season of Black Mirror, the Agatha Christie style murder mystery The Residence, Ted Danson comedy A Man on the Inside and, maybe the Tv event of the year so far: Pope Francis' funeral.

2:20 Information Center Cold Call 

Once again Jesse tries to make a dreaded information center cold call. This is where we call a random information center somewhere in the country and try to stoke up a conversation. It could be a disaster; it could be a total joy. You'll have to listen to find out.

2.30 Expert Feature: Beer

Today we're talking Beer with Thomas Shellhammer.

He's a Professor of Brewing Science, expert in the chemistry of hops, and a Fellow of the institute of Brewing and Distilling. A serious heavyweight, with pints of knowledge. 

So, whether you're a home brewer, want to know the difference between an IPA and a double brown, or just interested in the science, get your questions viz text to 2101 or afternoons@RNZ.co.nz.

3:10 Feature interview: 7 small habits to help make big changes

Big problems don't always need big solutions. Sometimes, it's the small stuff that can break a deadlock at the office, at the dinner table, or in conversations about politics.  

Listening, letting go of control, and staying present even when things get tense are habits, we should learn says Adam Kahane. He's a conflict and peace negotiator who Nelson Mandela called to help South Africa when apartheid ended. 

His 6th book is called Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems: The Catalytic Power of Radical Engagement.

3:35 Here Now

The second episode of Accidental Comics with Here Now - Kadambari Raghukumar talks to how humour found Annie Guo and Summer Xia upon arriving in New Zealand. 

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman and producer Sam Hollis preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.