Nine To Noon for Friday 7 June 2024

09:05 Cheap outlawed single use vapes hooking children

An audit of vape stores show most aren't checking ID and some recently outlawed products are being flogged off at bargain basement prices. The University of Otago public health study has tested compliance with the new regulations for single-use vapes, which came into force in December last year. It has found that the crackdown measures introduced by the Government aimed at reducing youth vaping are not having the desired effect. Dr Jude Ball, who is one of the study's authors, says product as cheap as $2.50 is getting children hooked on vaping. Catherine Manning from Takiri Mai te Ata Regional Stop Smoking Service in the greater Wellington region talks to Kathryn about their youth vaping cessation programme. And Lochie Cowles started vaping when he was 16, Now aged 21 he has kicked the habit. Lochie works with the Hā Collective - which is a group of young Māori and Pasifika from all over Aotearoa trying to help reduce the harms of youth vaping.

Correction: During this interview Dr Ball referred to disposable vapes being re-labelled. She wishes to clarify: "50mg/ml nicotine salt concentration is roughly equivalent to 28.5mg/ml nicotine concentration, so the re-labelling of products from 50mg/ml nicotine salt to 28.5mg/ml nicotine is likely to be legitimate."

 

09:30 What role could NZ's billion dollar space industry play in the new space race?

As space gets busier - and more crowded - New Zealand's space industry is drawing interest from our traditional allies. There are some 10-thousand satellites orbiting Earth, some of which New Zealand has had a hand in launching. Our space industry is worth over a billion dollars thanks to private companies like Rocket Lab, which has partnered many times with the US - most recently to get two NASA climate cubesats into orbit. Launch capabilities from New Zealand are also of strategic interest to our allies - and this morning we'll look what closer space ties - possibly through an AUKUS alliance - could mean for New Zealand. Kathryn is joined by Marçal Sanmartí, who's a researcher for the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. 

09:45 Asia correspondent Ed White

Narendra Modi has been voted back in for a third term as India's Prime Minister - but it was not quite the landslide victory he would have hoped for. A new report from the world's biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh highlights the plight of around one million Rohingya from Myanmar. And North Korea been sending balloons filled with trash and human waste across the border to its enemies in South Korea.

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai.

10:05 US astronomer Dr Michael Brown's search for Planet Nine

US astronomer Dr Michael Brown's theory of a ninth planet, lurking on the very edge of our Solar System, is gaining momentum. He and his team at the California Institute of Technology have identified a number of asteroids and space rocks which are being pulled into an unusual orbit. Dr Brown is convinced that it's being caused by Planet Nine - Planet X, as it is sometimes known - and says his new research proves there's a one in a million chance that it's not there. The only missing piece of the puzzle is locating it. Dr Michael Brown is the author of How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, and as the name suggests, his work is responsible for demoting Pluto from a planet, to a dwarf planet.

10:35 Book review: Take What You Need by Idra Novey

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Take What You Need by Idra Novey published by Daunt Books

10:45 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch

The Christchurch City Council had resurrected its fight for tougher alcohol controls in the city after bailing out of its previous almost million dollar attempt in 2017. And Tim takes a look at what is happening with the redevelopment of Scott Base and Antarctica NZ's almost half billion dollar budget for the project.

11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor brings new releases from recent tourist Arooj Aftab and Bat For Lashes, plus a reissue of an underrated REM classic.

11:30 Sports commentator Glen Larmer

New Zealand begins its T20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan tomorrow. And the tournament had its first big upset today, with the US beating Pakistan. Glen also unpacks the Super Rugby quarter finals game by game, looks ahead to the Warriors clash against the Cowboys tomorrow night, and names his favourites for the French Open titles.

11:45 The week that was with Donna Brookbanks and Michele A'Court

Donna and Michele look at the lighter moments of the week, including Briscoes' hunt for a new bed sheet tester, and an electric spoon on sale in Japan which makes food taste saltier. An Italian village with 46 residents has 30 candidates running for the mayoralty. And the Crown car once used by former Prime Minister Helen Clark is up for sale on TradeMe, with a $1 reserve.