Nine To Noon for Friday 7 May 2021

 

 

09:05 Dams half full: Watercare's new boss on Auckland's water woes

Auckland's dams are about to dip under half-way again, with dry skies forecast through to next week. They're a long way from the historical average for this time of year of 76 per cent and inching uncomfortably close to the mid-40s level that last year saw the city impose restrictions on residential and commercial users. Level one restrictions - no hose without a trigger nozzle - are in place, but otherwise the city's water management company Watercare is relying on the goodwill of Aucklanders to keep usage under 430m litres a day. $224m was sought last year to boost supply - and consent to take more from the Waikato River is being considered. Kathryn talks to new chief executive of Watercare, Jon Lamont. 

09:20 Half of all senior doctors experiencing burnout: survey

Stress, exhaustion and burn out is affecting one in two senior doctors according to a new survey from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, and there has bee no improvement in the past five years. 2100 senior doctors took part in the survey. Half of the respondents reported burnout- which affects women doctors more than men. Radiation oncologists, rural hospital specialists, respiratory physicians and emergency department specialists recorded the highest burnout levels. The Southern DHB recorded the highest levels of burnout and a significant increase on the last survey. Kathryn talks with Director of Policy and Research for the ASMS, Dr Charlotte Chambers.

09:45 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor

Moera talks to Kathryn about the increasingly worrying Covid situation in Fiji with the death of one of the latest cases. And Cook Island businesses are preparing for the NZ travel bubble with flights starting on 17 May.

10:05 LEGO play professor on the science of piggybacks

Paul Ramchandani is LEGO Professor of Play and heads up the Play in Education, Development and Learning - or PEDAL - Centre at Cambridge University. His research is focused on the role play has in early childhood development and in particular, the prevention of behavioural and emotional difficulties. He's looked at what impact parental play - particularly the rough and tumble of dads - can have on very young children. He joins Kathryn to talk about that and where play fits in early years education.

10:35 Book Review - Slough House by Mick Herron

Adrian Hardingham from Unity Books reviews Slough House by Mick Herron, published by John Murray

10:45 The Reading

Brian Sergent  with My Lord Above by David Lyndon Brown

11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies​

A self-confessed "Beatles-obsessed weirdo from Philadelphia", Todd Rundgren's greatest work was a 1972 double LP called Something/ Anything. Shameless fan-boy Grant Smithies plays a couple of key tracks today, alongside choice cuts from Australian singer/songwriter Anita Lane and Aotearoa psych-soul singer, Mara TK.  

11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman 

Sam talks to Kathryn about the Super Rugby final, the Chiefs versus the Crusaders. And former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne is jailed for sex offences.

11:45 The week that was

Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther with a few laughs.

Music played in this show

Title: Back to Life
Artist: Soul II Soul 
Broadcast time: 9:20am