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This week's critter is a tiny wasp that looks a lot like an ant. It lives in and around healthy native forest gullies where there are plenty of glowworms. But these wasps aren't looking for a romantic starry night backdrop; they lay their eggs inside the glowworms, and when the larvae hatch, they eat their way out.
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Rachael Quinn is a professional housekeeper, cleaner and organiser. Last week we had so many questions from listeners, we couldn't get to all of them. So, we've invited her back to this week to pick up where we let off. If you do have any questions around the organistion and management of your home text the show on 2101 or email [email protected]
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Gretchen Lowe presents this laid-back yet sophisticated dish.
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Dominic Corry reviews Final Destination: Bloodlines, which is new in cinemas this week, and teen horror Clown in a Cornfield.
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Today is Freaky Friday day, the place for your scary, spectacular and unexplainable stories. If you'd like to share your story please reach out, 2101 or email [email protected].
Today Jesse talks to Matt about his father's experience with a lightbulb with a mind of its own.
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Tony Lyall is co-hosting a show with Paul Douglas at the NZ International Comedy Festival. It's called Spirit of the Game and is billed as a collision of stand-up comedy and sport. Tony spoke to Jesse.
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Otago University pathology professor Diane Kenwright likes to add a bit of spice to her classes with trainee doctors. Fascinated by the crossover of words used in pathology and words used to describe everyday food, she created her own YouTube channel - The Pathology Cooking Show, showing what diseases look like inside the body. And her innovative teaching methods have won her an outstanding teaching award from the Royal College of Pathologists. Otago University pathology professor Diane Kenwright spoke to Jesse.
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If you did woodwork at school, you've probably had a small taste of what's it's like to chisel into a fresh piece of pine. But today we're taking those amateur skills to a much higher level. Dozens of woodworkers and woodturners are preparing to showcase their work and compete at the Central Districts Woodwork Expo in Palmerston North this Sunday. Jim Lowe from the Kapiti Woodworkers Guild spoke to Jesse.
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Every fortnight Victoria University's Dr Grant Morris joins Jesse to peel back the onion layers of history to help illuminate something that's currently a hot button topic. This week he looks at the history of pay equality in NZ.
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Today Wellington's 2nd favourite son after Dave Armstrong is solving all of Wellington's problems and maybe, by extension all of the problems everywhere. Dave joined Jesse.
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For today's sporting history we're going back to the 1981, where a New Zealander took the running world by storm. 24-year-old Allison Roe... a long-distance runner from the Auckland's north shore, won both the prestigious Boston & New York marathons in the same year. She broke both course records and smashed the world record in New York. Only to have it controversially stripped weeks later. Allison became a global star overnight and became the first female to win the Halberg New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year award. Allison spoke to Jesse.
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Podcast critic Jemima Huston joins us to share her podcast picks for the week. Empire & Mushroom Case Daily
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Well-presented recycling bins in Hamilton are set to get the recognition they deserve After a successful trial last year... Hamilton's City Council will now be dishing out green tags to acknowledge households that sort their recycling bins correctly Currently, residents receive yellow tags if they've tried to recycle correctly but have fallen a bit short... and red tags are issued for bins that contain household rubbish Hamilton City Council operate, and unit director Tania Herman spoke to Jesse.
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If you've got young teenagers and adolescents in your house - you'll know it can often be a tough time to navigate. Researchers at Canterbury University have released the results of a study into teen stress - identifying the issues which young teens struggle with the most and how they deal with them. Senior Lecturer Dr Valerie Sotardi spoke to Jesse about the Our Voices study.
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In the world of competitive barbecuing, two west Auckland brothers have sizzled their way to a big win across the Tasman. With their expert crusting, marinating and glazing, Cook Cartel became the first international team to take out the Grand Champion title at Meatstock Sydney. And they did it in style - cooking up an almost perfect score across all categories. To tell me all about it I'm joined by master barbecuer Steve Cook.
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In-depth reporter Kate Newton heads to Aotea Great Barrier Island to meet the black petrels that breed there.
For almost 30 years Biz Bell of Wildlife Management International has been leading a team banding the birds before they make their first epic journey.
But only a handful of the banded black petrels have ever come back, and the team are trying to figure out what is happening to them at sea.
First Biz explains what it is about these birds that has captivated her.
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Parents unleash the arrow of ambition in their children, but siblings are often the ones who help guide its direction says Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times staff writer Susan Dominus. After a lifetime of curiosity about the ecosystems of families, Dominus set out to discover what families of high-achieving siblings had in common including the values, habits, and everyday rituals, like dinnertime conversations that influenced their children to hit the bullseye in their lives and work. Her book is called The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success.
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Kelly Gibney offers up this soup which is made with handy household staples like frozen peas and dried herbs, but the end result has a wonderfully bright and fresh flavour. Get the recipe here.
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Armenia - Perfect destination for those wanting to avoid the crowds. Today we're talking about Armenia - a country with a cultural foot hold in both Europe and Asia. It's described as a holy land, full of surprises, with a lot to offer - but without the crowds. Ash Jurberg spoke to Jesse
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It's not often window-washing draws a crowd - but a Waikato company is soaring to new heights thanks to the use of drones. And it's not just windows - it's now setting its sights on using them to replace cranes to do the heavy lifting on busy building sites. Francois De Beer from Drone Wash Solutions spoke to Jesse.
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