Nine To Noon for Friday 14 August 2020
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Low testing of high risk staff 'mind boggling'
9:08 AM.Auckland University's Professor Des Gorman says he can't understand why government rhetoric about Covid preparedness and testing, wasn't matched with action. Read more Audio
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Anxious time for Pacific communities: Dr Api Talemaitoga
9:20 AM.South Auckland doctor Dr Api Talemaitoga and chair of the College of GP's Pacific Chapter says it's a particularly anxious time for Pacific communities. He's also disappointed at the low levels of… Read more Audio
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Union says testing protocol for nurses has improved
9:35 AM.The Nurses' Society says its concerns over nurses working in both isolation, quarantine facilities and DHBs has largely been resolved. Audio
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Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice
9:43 AM.People who believe they've been wrongfully convicted of a crime - and have exhausted all avenues of appeal - now have another place to turn. Read more Audio
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Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta - Pacific covid spread
9:50 AM.Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia and Guam deal with fresh waves of coronavirus infection, and voting is underway in Bougainville. Read more Audio
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Daryl Davis - making friends with the Ku Klux Klan
10:08 AM.Daryl Davis has helped more than 200 Ku Klux Klan members leave the organisation. Read more Audio
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Book review - Blanket by Kara Thompson
10:40 AM.Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books, Nelson, reviews Blanket (Object Lessons) by Kara Thompson, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
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Music review with Grant Smithies
11:07 AM.Made over a period of 10 days during lockdown, new album Keep Your Distance! was strapped together online by Virtual Shadow Ensemble, a collective of musicians and spoken word artists from around the… Read more Audio
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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
11:35 AM.Sam talks to Kathryn about what the sporting landscape looks like in the second wave of Covid, and New Zealand Rugby’s reputation under fire from friends and foes. Read more Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
11:50 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther with a wry look at the past week. Audio
09:05 News and current affairs
09:20 Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice
People who believe they've been wrongfully convicted of a crime - and have exhausted all avenues of appeal - now have another place to turn. The Criminal Cases Review Commission provides that path - it accepts applications from people who believe they've been treated unfairly by the justice system. It replaces the Royal prerogative of mercy. Colin Carruthers QC heads the organisation, and Tim McKinnel, a private investigator who worked on the high-profile Teina Pora case, explain why the commission is needed, and how it will work.
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09:45 Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta - Pacific covid spread
Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia and Guam deal with fresh waves of coronavirus infection, and voting is underway in Bougainville.
Pacific Covid-19 map Photo: anu.edu.au Meg Keen
RNZ's Pacific news editor, Koro Vaka'uta.
10:05 Daryl Davis - making friends with the Ku Klux Klan
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Daryl Davis has helped more than 200 Ku Klux Klan members leave the organisation. He becomes friends with the members, and asks the question 'How can you hate me when you don't know me?' He has testified on behalf of a Klan member in court, and collects the robes of those who decide to quit. He joins Kathryn Ryan to talk about his activism, and his story.
10:35 Book review - Blanket by Kara Thompson
Photo: Bloomsbury
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books, Nelson, reviews Blanket (Object Lessons) by Kara Thompson, published by Bloomsbury.
10:45 The Reading
11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Made over a period of 10 days during lockdown, new album Keep Your Distance! was strapped together online by Virtual Shadow Ensemble, a collective of musicians and spoken word artists from around the country. We'll hear two tracks from that today, alongside new songs from Graeme Jefferies band The Cakekitchen and Jamaican singer, Protoje.
Cakekitchen: L/R Robert Key, Rachael King, Graeme Jefferies Photo: Supplied
11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam talks to Kathryn about what the sporting landscape looks like in the second wave of Covid, and New Zealand Rugby’s reputation under fire from friends and foes.
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11:45 The week that was
Our comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther with a wry look at the past week.
