Nine To Noon for Wednesday 9 October 2024

09:05 'Too many nurses for the budget'? NZNO responds to Commissioner

Health New Zealand Commissioner Lester Levy it has "too many nurses for its budget", following a recruitment campaign where he says `the results were way beyond what was anticipated'.  But he has revealed a clinical and patient safety review is underway, likely to cover whether the system has the number of nurses it needs.  Yesterday a document dump from Health NZ Te Whatu Ora revealed more details about the large deficit facing New Zealand's hospitals, which is now projected to be $1.76 billion. Kathryn speaks with Paul Goulter, the chief executive of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation.

09:20 How will Fonterra get off coal to meet climate goals?

Fonterra is typically the country's second biggest burner of coal, but it doesn't expect to get out of the fossil fuel for more than a decade. New Zealand's biggest company, also the world's largest processor of dairy products, is coming under increasing scrutiny from its major international customers. That's because Fonterra's greenhouse gas emissions are being counted in their own emissions budgets under 'Scope 3' emissions, which are not directly emitted by a company but done so by suppliers and distributors. Multinationals like Mars and Danone have committed to measuring, and ultimately cutting 'Scope 3' emissions, which in some cases account for up to 95 percent of their total footprint. Fonterra has pledged to cut on-farm emissions by 30 percent by 2030. And to cut out coal use in its plant operations by 2037. Is it moving fast enough? Chris Kane, Fonterra's director of global engineering and technical, speaks to Kathryn about the company's climate goals.  

09:35 The South Auckland teen getting her peers fit 

When Deeyana Amosa launched a fitness programme she had just one person in mind: her 15-year-old daughter Roman. Roman  had lost her fitness and confidence to play sports, and Deeyana wanted to motivate her to turn that around. It started with 5am runs, and soon Roman's netball teammates joined in. Now her programme,  Fit-Teens, has 180 mostly Pasifika students attending, at two Auckland locations. Roman was recently given the Wellbeing Award at the GirlBoss Awards. 

09:45 Australia: Bipartisan condolence fail, Tourettes apology, filthy phones

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at Parliament's failed attempt to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel with a commemorative motion, after the Opposition refused to support it. The Prime Minister was forced to make an apology to people with Tourettes after he said the Opposition were acting like they had the syndrome - all "babble, babble, babble". And the doctor who found some disgusting results from the swabs he took of people's phones at a medical conference...

Karen Middleton is political editor of the Guardian Australia

10:05 Kiwi dancer Josh Cesan on mastering the art of glitching

Josh Cesan started dancing around the age of four. It's a family affair - mum Jacqui is a dance educator at Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar, as well as founder and director of The Dance Studio and Boyzdance. Josh graduated with a Bachelor's of Dance from Auckland University at the same time as his brothers Richie and Andrew. Josh went on to create the Identity Dance Company - which has won multiple gold, silver and bronze medals at the The World Hip Hop champs. He's choreographed around the world and is sought after to teach masterclasses in a style he's become recognised for called 'glitching'. He joins Kathryn to explain the moves behind it, and explain why New Zealand dancers do so well at hip hop. And Josh will be performing live in The Identity Projekt on the 19th and 20 October at Q Theatre as part of Tempo Dance Festival. 

10:30 Officials discuss next steps for HMNZS Manawanui

New Zealand and Samoan officials have just finished a meeting to decide the next steps for the sunken HMZNS Manawanui. The navy ship is 30 metres deep off the south coast of Upolu. Divers yesterday confirmed in their initial assessments that no oil is leaking, and the black box has been located.
 

10:35 Book review: There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak 

Erin Helliwell of Bookety Book Books reviews There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak published by Penguin Random House 

10:45 Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay

Hawke’s Bay may have lost the Ranfurly Shield, but they’re still winners off the field financially; the annual Nuit Blanche street party drew a “huge” 15,000 crowd to the weekend’s entertainment and police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after one person died and two others were injured in a crash just north of Waipawa on State Highway 2 in Central Hawke’s Bay on Monday.

11:05 Music with Yadana Saw: Silver Scroll winners

Music correspondent Yadana Saw shares music from the winners of last night's APRA Silver Scroll Awards.

11:20 How and when to call time on a friendship

Clinical Psychologist Karen Nimmo joins Kathryn to talk about navigating friendships and how to tackle gnarly issues.
One problem can be when one friend is a giver, the other a taker. We can all probably think of that person whose behaviour can be really draining. Should we break up with them? And how?

11:45 Science: Wisdom across cultures, fungi-farming ants, Parkrun benefits

Science correspondent Dr Jen Martin joins Kathryn to talk about a large-scale study with 34 researchers across various fields that examined how different cultures perceive wisdom. Ants started farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago and participating in a Parkrun could have major benefits to your health and mood.

Jen Martin founded the science communication program at the University of Melbourne, runs the espressoscience blog and is also the author of Why Am I Like This?: The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts and Habits.