Nine To Noon for Tuesday 9 November 2021

 

 

09:05 "We need covid boosters now" - health professionals

Health professionals say they need Covid boosters shots rolled out immediately and they are frustrated at delays by the Ministry of Health. Medsafe has granted consent for Pfizer booster vaccines for people aged 18 and over, who had their second dose more than six months ago. Thousands of doctors and nurses working on the front line had their second dose more then six months ago, and as Covid spreads in the community, fear their immunity is waning. Unions for medical specialists, resident doctors and nurses have all been appealing to the Health Ministry to roll out a booster programme - but have so far had no clear answer. Susie speaks with Dr Deborah Powell is the National Secretary of the Resident Doctors' Association, Nurses Organisation industrial adviser Glenda Alexander and Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Sarah Dalton.

09:30 Rod Oram at COP26 summit

Journalist Rod Oram joins Susie from week two of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.

09:45 USA correspondent Kelsey Snell - Joe Biden's infrastructure  bill passes

 In a political win for the US President, Congress has approved $1 trillion in spending on infrastructure. It is also proof that Democrats can overcome some of the divisions that have prevented them from completing work on Joe Biden's agenda. But it is not all positive for the Democrats. The party has seen significant losses in recent elections with voters in key states like Virginia narrowly choosing Republicans for a wide range of offices.

Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in Washington DC.

10:05 Richard Shaw's forgotten coast 

While the Ministry of Education works on a new curriculum to teach Aotearoa's history in schools, the fight is on for what that taught history should be. Dr. Richard Shaw is a Professor of Politics at Massey University and has been grappling with the legacy of his family in a short memoir titled The Forgotten Coast. It's a memoir of his own life, but also an investigation into how his families ended up where they did, with what they had. It's a story that tracks from Parihaka to Palmerston North and Richard joins Susie to talk about negotiating pākehā identity and understanding the histories that inform our present.  

10:35 Book review: The Joy of Gardening by Lynda Hallinan

Sonja De Friez reviews The Joy of Gardening by Lynda Hallinan, published by Allen & Unwin

10:45 The Reading

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson - escalating grocery bills

Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson explains why global food prices have hit the highest level in over a decade.

Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's head of news.

11:30 Limbering up - Bart de Vries

A Wellington-based former physiotherapist turned entrepreneur has been hailed for making "the world's healthiest desk". Bart De Vries' attractive and easily adjustable birchwood Limber desks help create a work space where he says we can move more - and possibly live longer. Bart is on a mission with his new company Limber to prevent back pain, having honed his experience as a professional hockey player and his time working as a physio with professional sports people into furniture that keeps us on the move.  The Californian academic who is among those singing his praises is Galen Cranz, who has featured on Nine to Noon.

 

11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh  - The Great KiwiSaver Move
 

Liz talks to Susie about some big changes to Kiwisaver Funds coming on December 1. She says its timely for everyone in the scheme to review the fund they're in and make sure it's right for them.

Liz Koh is a financial planner and specialising in retirement planning. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice.