Afternoons

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1:15 Teacher’s stroke to triathlon triumph

We tend to think of strokes happening to older people. But schoolteacher, Michael Whitesmith was only 40 when his wife realised he was having a stroke at their Hawkes Bay home. Her quick action in recognising the signs and calling an ambulance undoubtedly improved Michael's chances of survival and recovery. So much so that later this week, Michael is off to Spain to compete at the World Triathlon Championships.  

1:25 A Dutch pass for a special printing press

A retired New Zealand printing press, thought to be the only one of its kind in the world, has been saved from the scrap heap and will soon head off to the Netherlands. The Cossar printing press, recently based in Pahiatua's Bush Telegraph office, is destined for display in a Dutch printing museum.

1:35 John Campbell's latest investigation

Whether we like to admit it or not, there is a certain fascination with true crime stories. And award winning broadcaster John Campbell is no exception. So when he was asked to help a distraught mother find out what really happened to her daughter - he couldn't say no.

1:45 Feature album: American Recordings by Johnny Cash

Released on April 26, 1994 the album marked the beginning of a career resurgence for Cash, who was widely recognized as an icon of American music but whose record sales had suffered during the late 1970s and 1980s. 

2:10 Television Critic: Disclaimer* and Mr. McMahon

Dominic Corry reviews the new Apple TV+ series Disclaimer and the Netflix documentary mini-series Mr. McMahon, about professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon.

2:20 Information Center Cold Call 

This week Jesse kicks off a new feature where he randomly live calls an information center somewhere in Aotearoa. Today he's calling: iSite Whakatane! 

2:30 Expert Feature: the stunt woman

In the early days of Hollywood many of the most famous faces weren't just actors, but by necessity, they were also stuntmen - think Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. These days there's no need to put A-listers in quite so much danger thanks to the hard and dangerous work of stunt performers.

3:10 Feature interview: the secret to longevity is rubbish file keeping 

3:35 Here Now

This week on Here Now, Ruwani Pereira attends a citizenship ceremony to meet about-to-be Kiwis who've long waited for this milestone moment.

3:45 The pre-Panel