Nine To Noon

09:05 The ICC judge living life under Trump administration sanctions

 Canadian Judge Kimberly Prost  is one of nearly a dozen members of  the International Criminal Court that  have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In her case it was to do with  an appeal to authorise an investigation into atrocities in Afghanistan committed by all sides, including US forces. Some of her colleagues have been sanctioned after an arrest warrant was issued for the Israeli Prime Minister and others over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The sanctions block  access to basic US financial services and everyday activities like online shopping and email, and prevent them from entering the US. That means losing access to  Google accounts,  Apple accounts, Amazon and all of their credit cards. But Justice Prost, who is visiting New Zealand as a Hotung Scholar with Canterbury University's Law Faculty , is determined to continue her work hearing cases of war crimes and  crimes against humanity.

09:25 Wild weather hits Banks Peninsula, Canterbury

Much of Banks Peninsula has been cut off this morning after flooding and slips closed State Highway 75 between Tai Tapu and Akaroa. Waka Kotahi is working to clear the road enough to allow emergency services through. There are also a number of homes without power in Banks Peninsula and the surrounding areas this morning including Diamond  Harbour, Port Levy, Island Bay, Lucas Bay,  Ahuriri and Little River. Richard Tillbury on Riverlaw Terrace and RNZ reporter Anna Sargent have the latest. 

09:30 Is 'March Madness' already hitting Auckland commuters?

The spike in Auckland traffic congestion is known as March Madness but travel times are already picking up. So is traffic already worse than normal or are Aucklanders just dealing with the normal shock of congestion as everyone returns to work and school? Matt Lowrie from transport think tank 'Greater Auckland' unpacks it. 

09:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben

While the Department of Homeland Security faces a shutdown over congressional disputes regarding agent conduct, "border czar" Tom Homan announced a drawdown of federal forces in Minneapolis. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference, where he defended strict immigration controls as a matter of national sovereignty, while urging European allies to increase their defence spending.

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

10:05 Grief is not confined to bereavement and most people will face trauma

Dr Lucy Hone is a New Zealand based resilience expert whose TED talk has been viewed more than nine million times. In it she recounts her own journey as a grieving mother following the death of her 12-year-old daughter Abi in a car crash. Her latest book, How Will I ever Get Through This?, is touted as a practical guide for getting through tough times, based on the premise that grief is not confined to bereavement. It offers advice for anyone following divorce, illness, estrangement, redundancy, infertility or other upheaval.

10:35 Book review: Bird Deity by John Morrissey

Quentin Johnson reviews Bird Deity by John Morrissey, published by Text Publishing.

10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt is a senior journalist in Wellington with The Post

Tom discusses the latest over the on-going sewage spills at Moa Point, the impact of severe weather on Wellington, another accounting error on a city council project and the row around a debate that actually never happened

11:05 Business commentator Nicholas Pointon

Early financial reports indicate corporate New Zealand remains in robust health, with companies like Skellerup and A2 Milk showing strength as markets look toward Wednesday’s Monetary Policy Meeting for the new governor's strategic direction. Meanwhile, fractional residential property schemes continue to gain traction despite two Australian mining firms remaining stalled in fast-track regulatory limbo.

11:25 Kate Camp and her 1986 diary 

The year was 1986—a time defined by Ghostbusters on VHS, the height of Jazzercise tights, and the only year that acclaimed Wellington poet and author Kate Camp kept a diary. Decades later, Camp has revisited those pages written by her 14-year-old self to write Leather and Chains: My 1986 Diary,' published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Kate is speaking at HamLit, as part of the Hamilton Arts Festival on February 22, alongside Catherine Chidgey and Elisabeth Easter. 

11:45 Sports news

Joe Porter is a sports journalist at RNZ.