The Weekend for Sunday 15 January 2023

8:15 Dr Marta Ribó: mapping the seafloor of Hunga Tonga

One year ago today Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai erupted, causing a devasting tsunami to reach the island. 

To help us better predict wave forms created by volcanic eruptions in future, a group of researchers have been mapping seafloor.

New Zealand-based marine geologist Dr Marta Ribó tells Max what they've found. 

8:35 Margaret Stanley: How to support native birds in your backyard

Around half of New Zealand households feed birds in their backyard. But mostly with bread and seeds, which won't attract our native manu.

Dr Margaret Stanley shares tips for safely feeding nectar-loving birds. 

9:05 Ben Zolno: Improv theatre can improve your life

Ben Zolno is the director and founder of the Wellington based Improv Connection and is a massive believer in improv's power to improve people's lives. He talks to Max about techniques you can use in your day to day. 

9:30 Dan Richards: the "Progressive Liberal" wrestler 

It's been said modern American politics has more similarities to professional wrestling than it does to any form of governing. 

A fair share of former wrestlers have made a name for themselves in the ring, and even former president Donald Trump has set foot inside the ropes.

Dan Richards has gained national notoriety in the United States for antagonising Kentucky wrestling fans with his Progressive Liberal persona. 

10:05 Lauren Fleshman: Running in man's world

In New Zealand high schools, a gap emerges in the numbers of boys and girls taking part in sport - by the age of 17, 28 percent more boys participate in sport. 

Lauren Fleshman is a champion distance runner in the US, and now the author of Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World.

She speaks to Max about her experiences in an uneven field, and the different expectations she's run up against.

10:40 Hidden History: William Malone

Join us for the fourth episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history. Today's episode is about William Malone, whose moral and physical courage shown during the battle of Gallipoli was only recognised nearly a century later

Presenting the series is Thomas Rillstone who creator and host of the award winning History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast.

11:05 Beau Miles: Adventures big and small

What adventures do you go on - a long walk, a tramp, staying at a DOC hut, climbing a mountain, climbing a tree?

Beau Miles is an Australian adventurer, YouTuber and filmmaker . He's travelled the world making videos showing him running through treacherous terrain or kayaking in choppy waters. He's the author of The Backyard Adventurer - a book that maps out how anything can be an adventure, and why the definition of the word shouldn't be limited.

11:35 Sharon McLennan: the future of voluntourism

As the tourism industry gets back into swing, volunteer tourism - voluntourism - is re-emerging too. It's a multi-billion dollar industry, with millions of volunteers involved worldwide. But who stands to gain? 

Dr Sharon McLennan, is a professor at the School of People, Environment and Planning at Massey University. She has a background in health as a registered nurse.

Dr McLennan joins the show to discuss whether the industry needs to change.