Nine To Noon for Wednesday 21 February 2018

 

09:05 Double blow for sufferers of rare diseases

The Labour led government's being accused of back tracking on promises to fund  drugs for sufferers of rare diseases and stonewalling campaigners who want to know why. In a second blow to the organisation they've just heard from the Ministry of Health that their operational funding will be pulled just four months before their contract with them is renewed. Collette Bromhead who is the Chief Executive of The New Zealand Organisation for Rare Diseases says it's a double whammy that came out of the blue. The Health Minister Dr David Clark also talks to Kathryn Ryan.

09:20 Golden Bay cut off

Golden Bay is cut off after yesterday's storm, with major damage to the Takaka Hill Road, with officials considering evacuating the region by sea if it cannot be reopened quickly. Dairy farmers in the region are assessing the damage and trying to figure out how to get milk supplies away - some farms cannot be accessed after a bridge over the Kaituna river was severely damaged. Kathryn talks with Federated Farmers' Golden Bay President and Takaka dairy farmer Wayne Langford.

09:30 London still in business after Brexit

Charles Bowman, the Lord Mayor of London is in New Zealand this week to head up a business delegation to drum up trade links with the UK capital & he's keen to play down the impact of Brexit on the City of London. The trip comes hot on the heels of a similar trip he made to Australia in which he said Australia and Britain should seek to negotiate an ambitious free-trade agreement which would allow Australians to work in business in London in the same way as European Union nationals can do now.

09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

Karen takes a look at the inquiry into foreign influence and the concern about growing levels of Chinese influence; Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has officially banned Australian federal ministers from having sex with their staff; and Australian sprinter Jess Peris is facing reports of a positive doping test which will see her out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

10:05 Teeks: Heart and so much soul

That voice! That sound! Northland's chart-topping and heart-stopping Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi talks to Kathryn Ryan about his humble approach to making music. Teeks will showcase his songs, as well as the tunes that have shaped him, on Saturday 24th February as part of the New Zealand Festival. You can also catch him at the Auckland Arts Festival on Sunday 11th March.

10:40 Tasman District state of emergency

A state of emergency remains in place in the Tasman District. Kathryn talks with Nelson Tasman Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Controller, Roger Ball.

10:45 The Reading

In the Land of the Dancing Kings by Paul Horan (part 3 of 5)

11:05 NZ Books review

Louise O'Brien reviews The Cage by Lloyd Jones, published by Penguin Random House.

11:10 Gita: NZTA update

Neil Walker from the Transport Agency updates on road closures across the country.

SH1 PAEKAKARIKI TO PUKERUA BAY - STOP/GO - UPDATE 7:00AM

The road is now OPEN to one lane with a STOP/GO in place. Please expect significant delays in both directions. Southbound queues remain back to Raumati South. ^HJ pic.twitter.com/oCSa5D04x1

— NZTA Wellington (@NZTAWgtn) February 20, 2018

11:15 Music with Kirsten Johnstone

Music 101's Kirsten Johnstone presents some musical highlights from the Auckland Arts Festival, featuring songs from Mahinārangi Tocker and Ria Hall.

11:35 Win win: Walking Rippa Rugby

Long-time disability advocate and Petone based athlete Neelu Jennings and General Manager of Rugby NZ Neil Sorenson talk to Kathryn Ryan about Walking Rippa Rugby.  This is a new game aimed at engaging a wide range of people who wouldn't normally want to, or be able to play rugby, whilst in turn enhancing rugby's appeal and culture.  This is happening through Neelu's initiative Limitless with Support which aims to make social change by enabling disabled people to be a part of their wider community through sport. Neelu was the first legally blind person to complete the Coast to Coast.  She has climbed Mounts Aspiring and Kilimanjaro, and kayaked the Cook Straight.

11:45 Science commentator Kathy Campbell

New research shows ants take the injured back to the nest and treat them, and sometimes the non-injured fake their injuries to try to get carried off the battlefield; penguin feathers and shells track environmental changes in Antarctic; and an ultra-precise atomic clock the size of a four-slice toaster is set to zip into outer space this summer.

 

Music played in this show

Artist: Teeks
Song: Wash Over Me
Comp: Gardiner-Toi
Album: The Grapefruit Skies EP
Label: Te Karehana Toi
Time: 10:07am

Artist: Donny Hathaway
Song: A Song For You
Comp: Leon Russell
Album: Donny Hathaway
Label: Atco
Time: 10:15am

Artist: Teeks
Song: Never Be Apart
Comp: Gardiner-Toi
Album: The Grapefruit Skies EP
Label: Te Karehana Toi
Time: 10:20am

Artist: Ria Hall & Teeks
Song: Te Pou O Te Tangata
Comp: Hall / Gardiner-Toi
Album: Manea Tua2
Label: BM Records
Time: 10:25am

Artist: Teeks
Song: If Only
Comp: Gardiner-Toi
Album: The Grapefruit Skies EP
Label: Te Karehana Toi
Time: 10:35am

Artist: Mahinārangi Tocker
Song: Hei Kea Koe
Comp: Tocker
Album: Hei Ha!
Label: Jayrem Music
Time: 11:26am

Artist: A Tribe Called Red
Song: How I Feel (feat. Leonard Sumner, Shad & Northern Voice)
Comp: Hill / Campeau / Thomas / Sumner / Kabango
Album: We are the Halluci Nation
Label: Radicalised Records
Time: 11:33am