Nine To Noon for Monday 18 October 2021

 

 

09:05 Analysts: 100 per cent renewables target within reach    

New Zealand is on a cusp of a major energy transition - but it's not been all smooth sailing. Jarden says it's possible for New Zealand to reach its 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030. The investment and advisory group covers New Zealand's electricity, oil, and building sectors for clients. It says the next 10 years are likely to be the most transformative seen in decades for the energy sector. However hurdles remain with the country importing more coal this year than it has in a decade, questions over the closure date for the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, and investment in green hydrogen production still in its infancy. Kathryn speaks with Jarden equity research directors Grant Swanepoel and Nevill Gluyas about what the next year - and next decade - might look like.

 

09:30 School pilot programme to encourage community activity 

 This term a cluster of teachers in Tai Tokerau, Auckland and Waikato will be trialling the Tākarokaro - Let's Get Active programme, helping pupils and whanau to be more active. Dean Stanley from Sport NZ, is the Project Leader of  In Our Backyard. 
 

 

 

09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

Seamus says Europe is on alert after UK and Norway terror attacks  and there are mass protests in Italy over a Covid pass for workers showing that they've been vaccinated.  Also he joins us fresh from the closing ceremony of the Lumière film festival in Lyon, where New Zealand director, Jane Campion has been awarded one of France's top cinema honours. 

 

10:05 Daughters of Kobani - the all-female militia that fought - and beat - ISIS

By 2014 ISIS had taken great swathes of Syria's northeast and Iraq's north, going through cities and towns at surprising speed, forcing women and girls from the Yazidi minority to be traded for rape between ISIS soldiers. Among Syria's Kurdish communities, all-female combat teams had formed, and their stand against the terror group at Kobani is where journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, has drawn inspiration to tell their story. Gayle is also the best-selling author of Ashley's War and the Dressmaker of Khair Khana. It was a contact from one of her earlier novels who helped draw her attention to what the women in these units were doing. She's captured their story in her new novel The Daughters of Kobani, which is also set to become a new TV series by a production company owned by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.

10:35 Book review: Activism, Feminism, Politics and Parliament by Margaret Wilson

Holly Walker reviews Activism, Feminism, Politics and Parliament by Margaret Wilson, published by BWB Bridget Wilson Books

10:45 The Reading

11:05 Inflation highest in a decade

Inflation has hit its highest level in a decade. Consumer prices rose 2-point-2 per cent in the three months ended September. The annual rate rose to 4-point-9 per cent. RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford speaks with Kathryn Ryan.

11:10 Political commentators Jones & Thomas

Cabinet will today review the alert level three settings for Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato. Despite the Super Saturday event which saw almost 130 doses administered, current modelling shows it will take Auckland just over a month before 90 percent of the population is fully covered, this as fatigue with restrictions sets in. Neale, Ben and Kathryn also talk about the Government's draft emissions reduction plan.

Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations.

Ben Thomas is a PR consultant and a former National Government press secretary.

11.30 Subscription superfruit smoothies, Riki Hoeata

Professional rugby player turned entrepreneur Riki Hoeata is a smooth operator.  He's bursting with ideas to get nutritious superfoods into our daily diet.  After receiving a head injury playing for Taranaki, the former lock finished the season with a medical diagnosis ending that career, but starting another one.  Riki tells Kathryn about his and partner Ellen's Craft Smoothie business - New Zealand's only smoothie subscription kit.

11:45 Is the Future of Housing in our own back yards? 

 Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about code compliance of cabins to be used as backyard dwellings. Recent loosening up of rules means building consent isn't required if the cabin is under 30m2, it used to be 10m2 for a sleepout. But are the rules open to interpretation?

 

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Music played in this show

Artist: Khruangbin

Track: Evan finds the third room

Time played: 9:35

 

Artist: REM

Track: Shiny Happy People

Time: 10:30