Nine To Noon for Monday 3 August 2020

 

09:05 Calls for independent complaints body for Fire & Emergency

18 months after a scathing review of Fire and Emergency found widespread bullying and harassment, three current and former firefighters who have made complaints of sexual assault, harassment and bullying say nothing has changed,  and are calling for an independent complaints body to be established. In January last year an independent report by Judge Coral Shaw found bullying and harassment were endemic in all Fire and Emergency workplaces throughout the country,  and at every level of the organisation. A year and half on - FENZ has developed a draft policy to address bullying, harassment and victimisation, and an interim complaints process is being administered by the newly established Behavior and Conduct Office. A new confidential online forum has been established by a group of complainants who've experienced sexual abuse, harassment and bullying within FENZ. They say they're frustrated by the lack change and want an independent body to deal with complaints, similar to the Independent Police Conduct Authority. Lynn Freeman talks with three members of the group and the Chief Executive of FENZ, Rhys Jones, who this morning released updated figures on sexual harassment complaints.

9:30 Eunomia euphoria : Kiwi team makes Technovation final

Two Auckland students have made the final of a global competition that aims to encourage young women into technology. The Technovation Challenge gets young women aged between 10 and 18 into teams to code mobile apps to help solve real-world problems. More than 15-hundred apps were submitted by teams in 62 countries, and Epsom Girls' Grammar students Drishti Murara and Anjali Mistry made the finals for their app called Eunomia - a mobile game that teaches players about politics and New Zealand government functions. They join Lynn to talk about their app, along with Theresa Corballis, New Zealand's Regional Ambassador for Technovation who brought the competition here two years ago.

09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

A heatwave adds to Europe's coronavirus misery, with record temperatures recorded in many places, with the mercury rising to 40 degrees celsius. And Europe mulls over a big US troop withdrawal from Germany.

10:05 Instinct. Sex, power and control

Dutch film director and actor Halina Reijn talks to Lynn Freeman about exploring darker edgier stories in film and TV  from a female perspective. Her latest film 'Instinct' looks at the complex erotic relationship between a female psychologist and a violent male sex offender. It stars Carice van Houten ('Melisandre' in Game of Thrones) who is also one of Halina's best friends. Together  they have set-up a film production called, 'Man Up', which is all about  making content  from a female perspective.

Instinct is screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

10:35 Book review - Kiwi School Days: Interviews and Memoirs by Ross Sutton

Leilani Tamu reviews Kiwi School Days: Interviews and Memoirs 1927-2019. A multi-cultural perspective, Volume 3 by Ross Sutton. Published by Ross Sutton.

10:45 The Reading

Where the Rekohu Bone Sings by Tina Makereti  
Read  by George Henare, Maria Walker & Kura Forrester Part 11

11:05 Political commentators Mills & Sherson 

Stephen and Trish talk to Lynn about the latest Colmar Brunton poll and which small parties should be worried. There's an apology from the Defence force over Operation Burnham and also a look at the divisive issue of paying for managed isolation and quarantine.

Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research which is the polling firm used by Labour.  He is former political adviser to two Labour governments.

Trish Sherson is from corporate affairs firm Sherson Willis and a former ACT press secretary. 

11:30 Posh Porridge - how to spruce up your breakfast oats

Nothing eases the winter chill like a hot bowl of porridge in the morning. Posh Porridge is a Christchurch-based business that sells oats at the local market with a 'posh' twist - in the form of toppings like tamarillo, custard, and crumble. Owner Caroline Strack joins Lynn Freeman to talk about her business, give some hot tips on how to cook oats, and share a recipe for a delicious apple, crumble, and caramel porridge.

11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne

Kennedy unpacks a landmark US Supreme Court decision on the rights of Native Americans, and reflects on swifts -the world's fastest flying bird

 

 

Music played in this show

Artist: Fruit Bats 
Track: Cazadera 
Time: 11.28 

Artist: Leisure 
Track: Slipping Away 
Time: 11.45