Nine To Noon for Thursday 7 November 2024

09:05 Kamala Harris set to deliver concession speech

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to deliver her concession speech in about an hour after the emphatic re-election of Republican Donald Trump to the Presidency, with the Senate also a Republican majority and leading in the race for the House.  Ms Harris was defeated in most of the swing states, and the so-called Blue Wall states of Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin.The defeat marks the beginning of deep questioning within the Democratic party - about why it failed to connect with so many voters, and where the Harris campaign fell down. Kathryn speaks with Former US ambassador to New Zealand Mark Gilbert who has been campaigning for Kamala Harris. She also speaks with constitutional law expert Richard Pildes from New York University, about how Donald Trump might test the boundaries of Presidential power.

09:15 Retirement village residents reach breaking point on drawn out disputes

The family of a man who's accrued thousands of dollars of fees from shifting from a retirement village to aged care, says regulation change can't wait another year. The government's extended the deadline of a review of the Retirement Villages Act, which received 11 thousand public submissions in its initial consultation. Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka last week said any amendment to the Act wouldn't be put through until the next parliamentary term. Repayment timeframes when residents move out are a focus of the review, alongside payment of repairs to chattels and complaints processes. Donald Palmer is a Christchurch-based GP who supported his father through eight months of paying fees to two villages at once. Roger Goodman is the Bay of Plenty complaints coordinator for the Retirement Village Residents Association, and Graham Wilkinson is the president of the operator group, the Retirement Villages Association.

09:45 UK: Starmer congratulates trump, Kemi's first PMQs, angry farmers

UK correspondent Harriet Line says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory - but there may be some bridges to be mended. New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has faced the PM in the House of Commons for the first time and appointed her shadow cabinet - who's in it? And farmers are furious over the Chancellor's plans to introduce an inheritance tax on the family farm.

10:05 Harris gives concession speech

Kamala Harris delivers her concession speech at Howard University, in Washington DC - her alma mata. She has already called former President Donald Trump and congratulated him on his victory. Incumbent President Joe Biden has also congratulated Trump, and invited him to the White House. As the world waits for Harris' speech, Morning Report's Corin Dann, in the US Capital, gives Kathryn his overview of the election he's been covering. 

10:25 Around the motu : Tim Brown in Christchurch

Tim has been covering the second phase of the inquest into the Al Noor mosque massacre – which has been examining how the terrorist got his gun licence and the laws surrounding firearms licensing prior to the attack. Also the ongoing inquest into the Yanfei Bao case. And the gastro outbreak at the University of Canterbury hall and Ilam apartments.

10:30 Walk 1200km: The walking challenge helping Kiwis get fit, face fears and find friends 

The Walk1200km challenge was born - like so many things - out of Covid. Wilderness magazine saw it as a way to encourage people with time on their hands - and distance to keep - into the outdoors, with the aim of logging 100 kilometres each month. There's no pressure - as the Challenge's founder Alistair Hall says. You can count your daily steps - or you can do a deliberate walk to tally up the kilometres. It's become the country's largest walking network - and it took a top prize at the Golden Foot Awards this year. Alistair joins Kathryn to explain how it all works, along with two people for whom the challenge has meant so much more than just putting their best foot forward. For Donna Broome in Timaru  it helped her push past loneliness and anxiety - to meet a life partner. For Jade Bell in Selwyn, a means of coping with the loss of hers.

10:50 Book review: The Royal Free by Carl Shuker

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Royal Free by Carl Shuker published by Te Herenga Waka University Press

11:05 Tech: Résumé bias, Meta supercharges AI plans, AI priests?

Tech commentator Mark Pesce looks at a study into job application sorting via AI, which found there was a bias against women and minorities. Mark Zuckerberg believes much more of Meta's content will be pulled together by AI eventually and churches are harnessing AI to help counsel their flock - but how well is it working?

Mark Pesce is a futurist, writer, educator and broadcaster

11:25 Parenting  : Baby-caregiver attachment 

Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire discusses how baby-parent attachment shapes infant brain development. During infancy -  emotion, cognition and behaviour is all part of a developing brain. New research shows that how parents, or caregivers interact with babies not only affects development, but can shape a child's future health, both socially and emotionally. Jacqui has some advice on how to nurture attachment which lays the foundations for healthy brain development.

 

11:45 Screentime: The Critic, Music by John Williams, Bad Sisters s2

James Croot reviews The Critic (cinemas), which stars Ian McKellan as a powerful London theatre critic who is caught in a web of deceit and murder. He'll also talk about Music by John Williams (Disney+), which looks at the life of the legendary composer and the second season of Irish comedy Bad Sisters (Apple+).

James Croot is film and television reviewer for Stuff