Nine To Noon for Thursday 17 August 2023

 

 

09:05 FIFA World Cup: Matildas' dream over

England's Lionesses have claimed their spot in Sunday's FIFA World Cup Final, dispatching Australia's golden girls in Sydney, three goals to one, in brutal and clinical fashion in last night's Semi-Final. The Matildas will face off against Sweden in the bronze medal match, but it's easy to imagine a different result for our FIFA co-hosts. Commenting last night's game was former Matilda player Amy Chapman. She speaks to Susie.

09:30 Is it time for NZ to introduce a stalking law?

A clinical psychologist and domestic violence specialist is calling for a specific law to tackle stalking, saying the current piecemeal approach isn't working for victims. Stalking and harassment are currently covered by different pieces of legislation, including the Harassment Act, the Family Violence Act and the Harmful Digital Communications Act. Clinical psychologist Dr Alison Towns has spent the last 30 years working with domestic violence survivors, as well as doing research into the topic. She is part of the Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, and also helped establish the Family Violence Death Review Committee. Dr Towns says New Zealand needs a criminal stalking law, and police need to be better trained to identify and respond to stalking. Since 2020, successive Ministers of Justice have acknowledged the legislation needs to be reviewed, but work has since stalled. Alison Towns says stalking is a risk factor for further physical and sexual violence, and the delay is frustrating. Susie speaks with Dr Towns and also Chris Macklin, the convenor of the Law Society's Criminal Law Committee.

09:30 Could technology replace passports for trans-Tasman travel?

An Australian tourism group is pushing for trans-Tasman border rules to be loosened to make travel between Australia and New Zealand quicker and easier. Tourism & Transport Forum Australia says major reform is necessary, and is looking to new technology to achieve it - think digital arrival cards and facial recognition technology. The idea has support from above, with Prime Ministers Chris Hipkins and Anthony Albanese agreeing to create a joint taskforce to work on creating a more seamless border. So what could be in the pipeline... and could we soon be ditching our passports when we fly to Australia? Susie finds out from Margy Osmond, the chief executive of the Tourism & Transport Forum.

09:45 UK: Inflation slows, British Museum thefts, triumphant Lionesses

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Susie to talk about the latest inflation figures, which show a slowing to its lowest level in 17 months. The Consumer Price Index was 6.8% in July, down from 7.9 percent in June. Will PM Rishi Sunak meet his pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year? A member of the British Museum has been sacked and police are investigating the theft of treasures including gold, jewellery and gems. And the King has led praise for the Lionesses after they beat Australia to make the World Cup Final - England's first since 1966. 

Harriet Line is Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail

10:05 Taken hostage and negotiating her release: Dr Alia Bojilova

Dr Alia Bojilova and two colleagues were taken hostage at gun point in the Golan Heights a decade ago, while serving as United Nations military observers. Within hours, she managed to negotiate their release, drawing on all her skills as a former New Zealand SAS psychologist. Alia Bojilova came to New Zealand as a 17 year old from Bulgaria, and during her time with the Defence Force, she worked as Lead Psychologist and officer with the Special Air Service.Dr Bojilova subsequently left the military and embarked on a PhD at Waikato University, focusing on the  concept of resilience. Since then, she has taken everything she has lived and learned and written a book, The Resilience Toolkit: A proven four-step process to unlock your true potential.

10:35 Book review: Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

Ralph McAllister reviews Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead published by Hachette.

10:45 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel

With the majority of the Coromandel Peninsula coastline forming part of the Hauraki Gulf there has been significant interest in the Government's announcement on a Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Bill and the release of the Hauraki Gulf Forum's State of the Gulf Report. John also talks to Susie about the local biking and cycling revolution and how things are faring with Waka Kotahi's create the vibe project in Thames.

John Freer is CFM's local news reporter

11:05 Tech: One NZ's big fine, Zoom changes AI use, Netflix's game streaming plans

Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Susie to break down the record fine One NZ - formerly Vodafone - received over its Fibre X network, why the Recording Industry Association of America is suing the Internet Archive for making it possible to hear old 78rpm records, how Zoom has had to change its policies after it was found to be using calls to train artificial intelligence and Netflix wants to expand the games it offers to include computers and TVs - could it succeed in streaming games where others have failed?

11:30 Parenting : How to limit time on devices

Susie discusses the the thorny issue of limiting screentime for children with Dave Atkinson from the Parenting Place, and how do deal with the fallout from that.

11:45 Screentime: Scrapper, Jules, Survival of the Thickest

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Susie to talk about new movies out at the cinemas Scrapper and Jules. She'll also look at a Meiji-era anime on Netflix, My Happy Marriage and another Netflix series Survival of the Thickest.