Nine To Noon

09:05 Flooding in Nelson/Tasman and watch in Marlborough

Heavy rain, surface flooding and slips have forced more evacuations the top of the South Island, in the Tasman district. Some residents in Brightwater and Upper Moutere have been evacuated - while Civil Defence is watching the situation at Riwaka.  A Civil Defence Centre is opening now at Stadium 2000 two-thousand in Blenheim for evacuees from Spring Creek, where authorities fear the Wairau River could breach a stopbank. Kathryn gets the latest from Regional public information manager for Nelson Tasman Civil Defence Emergency Management Paul Shattock, NZ Transport Agency Regional Manager for the Lower North Island/Top of the South Mark Owen and Nelson reporter Samantha Gee and Mark Owen is the NZ Transport Agency's Regional Manager for the Lower North Island/Top of the South.

09:20 Retirement Commission launches a new calculator to help make savings last

There is a lot of advice to help you work out how much you have to save to have a comfortable retirement, but not such much publicly available about how to spend your nest egg. But the Retirement Commission has now launched a new of tool - a first of it's type that is available free- to help you work out how much you can spend and when to make your KiwiSaver and other funds last. The Retirement Navigator - as it's called - is being described as a one-of-a-kind tool for spending in golden years. The Commission's Personal Finance Lead is Tom Hartmann.

09:30 New podcast shines light on the cost of wellness manipulation

In a small southern corner of New Zealand, what was once a hunting lodge has been turned the headquarters of a global wellness empire of energy healing clinics spanning multiple continents. It's where Chinese guru Aiping Wang promised her followers supernatural powers - the ability to fly, see the future and heal diseases, including HIV.  RNZ journalist Phil Vine first investigated what was going on there twenty years ago. He revisits it again in a new podcast called The Lodge, which looks at how Aiping Wang's ideas are finding firmer footing thanks to social media's ability to reach more people.

09:45 Asia correspondent -  Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai

Ed discusses how China is responding to the  Iran-Israel conflict. India is moving to re-open dozens of old coal mines and K-pop is gearing up for a resurgence.

10:05 Writing books to hook children in - author, publisher and reading warrior

Making sure children see themselves reflected in books is a driving force for author and publisher David Riley, who calls himself The Reading Warrior. Based in South Auckland, he says his goal is to inspire young people with positive, inspirational stories from Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. He also helps school students write and publish their own stories.The former teacher is also a finalist  for two books in this year's New Zealand Book  Awards  for Children and Young Adults. One he wrote: Black Magic - The Inspiring story of why Aotearoa sports teams wear black with a silver fernThe other he published - Poem for Ataahua by Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Illustrated by Sarah Wilkins. David Riley joins Kathryn to talk about his work with young people.

10:30 The Nelson students behind a ballwear pop-up shop

The school ball season - with hair, make-up, shoes, accessories and of course the outfit for the occasion - it can be an expensive time. However a group of school students in the Nelson region have come up with a way to ease the financial load and make ball attire more sustainable. They have opened up a 'pop up' ball wear op-shop. For three weeks, they are taking over a vacant shop in Trafalgar Street in Nelson. Two of the students, Ryan Thelin, a student at Nelson College and Macey Harper from Nelson College for Girls join Kathryn Ryan.

10:35 Book review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton 

Leah McFall reviews Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton published by Canongate   

10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North

For the second year boy racers did their so-called invasion of Levin during King's Birthday weekend, concerns have been raised about Mark Lundy's parole conditions, Kāinga Ora has told an abuse in care survivor to move her sentimental travelling wagon, and the Horowhenua-Kāpiti rugby union has cancelled all rugby for a weekend due to ongoing referee abuse.

Jimmy Ellingham is a RNZ Checkpoint reporter based in Palmerston North.

11:05 New music with Grant Smithies

Grant discusses Mississippi gospel-soul band Annie and The Caldwells who took 40 years to make their debut album plus Alton Ellis and a new compilation celebrating Colombian sound culture.

11:30 Sports commentator  - RNZ's sports correspondent, Dana Johannsen

Dana discusses referees being abused in Horowhenua Kapiti and funding for Moana Pasifika.

11:45 The week that was with Elizabeth Easther and Pinky Agnew

The comedians chat about massaging orca whales, pork intestine coffee and honey chasing bears.