Nine To Noon for Thursday 23 November 2023

 

 

09:05 Coalition negotiations: Is the end in sight?

The leaders of both National and ACT are in the Capital, where it's expected a coalition deal will soon be announced. Who will be deputy prime minister appears to be one of the final hurdles to be resolved. The incoming prime minister Christopher Luxon has not ruled out the possibility of the role being shared between Winston Peters and David Seymour. Meanwhile, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis has ruled herself out. Kathryn speaks to RNZ political editor Jane Patterson. 

09:20 Good as gold: New Kiwi platform shakes up gold investing

Gold has long been considered a safe investment; one that's more immune from vagaries of the market or global uncertainties. It's also out of the reach of most people. A new trading platform is being launched today with the aim of changing that, by offering investors the chance to own a slice of gold instead. Goldie works by taking a physical asset and digitally fractionalising it, with users able to access gold at the same price per gram as traditional investors pay for a one kilogram bar. The company has partnered with gold-trading business NZ Vault to vet, purchase and store the gold at their Wellington depository. The company's co-founders are Glen Jenkins and Cam Maclachlan, and Glen joins Kathryn to explain their plans to expand beyond gold.

09:30 Fairer access to stroke support

Te Whatu ora has appointed eight top health experts to take the helm of four newly-established National Clinical Networks. The networks have been established to reduce variations in access to health services across the country. Co-leads have been appointed for the Trauma, Cardiac, Renal National Clinical Networks and Stroke care. Strokes account for around 9000 deaths in New Zealand a year - though it is believed 75 percent of these could be avoided, with the right risk reduction strategies. Tracy Murphy is an occupational therapist with a special interest in stroke care spanning nearly 20 years of practice. She was heavily involved in the rural and isolated community health response following Cyclone Gabrielle. And Alan Davis, based in Whangarei, has more than three decades of clinical experience stroke prevention and care, both here and overseas. They spoke with Kathryn Ryan.

09:45 UK: What was in the autumn statement?

UK correspondent Harriet Lines joins Kathryn to talk about Jeremy Hunt delivering the autumn statement. Among the big announcements - cuts to National Insurance, an increase to benefits in line with inflation and a multi-billion dollar boost to manufacturing. She'll also look at how the Government's 'Eat out to help out' scheme during the pandemic was never discussed with scientists, the Covid inquiry heard today. Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, said he first heard about Eat Out to Help Out on television and said the scheme "didn't feel sensible to me".

 

Harriet Line is Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail

10:05 Motocross legend Robbie Maddison on cheating death 

Robbie Maddison started riding bikes at 4 years old. Now, at 42, Robbie is the world's most recognisable face on a dirt bike, holds several world records, and has featured in Hollywood action blockbusters performing death defying stunts as the stunt double for the likes of Daniel Craig, Jason Stratham, and Vin Diesel. But the high adrenaline stunt lifestyle wasn't always on the cards. Despite his love for riding bikes, his father never fully supported the passion, and Robbie became an electrical apprentice after leaving school. It was only after a near death encounter, surviving viral meningococcal and several months of brain rehabilitation, that gave Robbie the push he needed quit his job, refinance his house, and pursue his dream - the rest is history. Robbie is currently touring New Zealand with some of the world's best action sports athletes as part of the 'Freestyle Kings Live tour'. Part of the team is none other than Robbie's 13 year old son, Kruz Maddison, an accomplished motocross rider in his own right, having recently won a US national title.

10:35 Book review: Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rāpata Wiri 

Paul Diamond reviews Reo Ora: Ko Te Weu by Rāpata Wiri published by Huia Publishers

10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin

Tess joins Kathryn to talk about developments in the long-running saga of the Gore District Council, the plans on how to make Te Anau-Manapouri Airport financially viable and Queenstown's treatment plant pipes being flushed after the town's cryptosporidium outbreak.

11:05 Tech: Sam Altman back after sacking debacle, Optus CEO quits

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at the debacle over the firing of Sam Altman as OpenAI's CEO. The non-profit is behind the hugely successful AI ChatGPT, but Altman was sacked by the board last week for failing to be “consistently candid in his communications”. It prompted a revolt by staff - and now he's going back. And in another departure, the chief executive of Australian telco Optus has resigned after a nationwide outage this month left almost half of Australia disconnected.

11:25 Zara Mansoor: Tuning into teens

It's tough growing up, and adolescence can be particularly brutal - especially for kids' mental health. With child adolescent mental health services coming under increasing pressure, the search is on for tools to mitigate mental distress in the home. Clinical psychologist Zara Mansoor specialises in child and adolescent mental health. Her current post-doctoral research looks at the impact of involving parents in care for early adolescent anxiety and depression - and shows a few simple steps can help ease the challenges for teens.  

11:45 Screentime: After the Party, Robbie Williams doco, The Killer

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about new Kiwi series After the Party starring Robyn Malcolm, which looks at what happens when a woman accuses her husband of assaulting her daughter's friend - but no one believes her. He'll also talk about Robbie Williams' new documentary and new movie The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender.