09:05 Climate Commission Chair on COP26 and NZ's pledges

Young climate protesters march through the streets of Glasgow on Friday Nov 5, 2021 to demand action on climate change from leaders and politicians at COP26.

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COP26 has wrapped up in Glasgow, reaching an agreement filled with compromise. An agreement to holding global warming to 1.5 degrees was retained, but the means of getting there far from clear. All the commitments made by countries at the summit still saw the combined effort fall well short of what's needed to keep global warming to the target of 1.5 degrees .New Zealand has pledged to halve emissions by 50% on 2005 levels by 2030, a significant step up on our previous pledge to cut emissions by 30% by 2030. But how this will be achieved is the subject of debate and criticism as two thirds of the promised emissions reductions will have to come through buying carbon credits from others countries, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, and counting these towards our own tally. Kathryn discusses the climate summit and New Zealand's approach with Chair of the Climate Change Commission, Dr Rod Carr.

09:20 'My Vaccine Pass' launched

From this morning, anyone who is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to request a vaccination pass, dubbed "My Vaccine Pass". Once New Zealand enters the new traffic light system, the pass will be required to enter hospitality venues, and access community, sport and faith-based gatherings. Access to essential services like supermarkets, pharmacies, health services and petrol stations will not require a pass. So what exactly how will it work and where do you get one? Kathryn finds out more about the pass from Dr Andrew Chen, a Research Fellow with Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures at the University of Auckland.

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09:45 Australia: Vic's controversial Covid bill watered down, massive police hunt for William Tyrrell

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about last minute amendments to a controversial pandemic bill in Victoria which had fueled anti-government protests. Three-year-old William Tyrrell went missing from his foster grandmother's house seven years go, now a massive police hunt is centred on his hometown. And a Queensland journalist faces jail for not revealing the source who tipped them off about the impending raid of a murder suspect.

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10:05 Lana Lopesi: Bloody Woman

Dr Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic and Editor in Chief of the Pacific Arts Legacy Project. She is also Interim Director of The Pantograph Punch, and a Lecturer in the School of Art and Design at AUT. Her new book Bloody Woman has just been released. It is a collection of essays, and is a deeply personal exploration of her experience of being Samoan and a woman. Dr Lopesi says writing the book was an attempt to break a silence, and feels "terrifying but right".

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10:35 Book review: Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

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Bel Monypenny from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout, published by Penguin RandomHouse

10:45 The Reading

Dogside Story, part eight. Written by Patricia Grace.

11:05 Music: In-depth look at Portuguese music genre Fado

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to play a few examples of Fado, a popular Portuguese music genre. Fado songs embody the Portuguese term saudade: melancholic longing, desire and nostalgia. Get your tissues ready!

Dr Kirsten Zemke is an enthomusicologist at the University of Auckland.

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11:20 Growing kai for a WISE foodbank

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Taranaki community garden volunteers are growing fresh kai for a Waitara food bank.  The gardens are in the WISE charitable trust's grounds, and the veges are donated to the foodbank and out into the community. Kathryn is joined by passionate gardener and volunteer at the community gardens Pearl Noble-Lindsay and Operations Administrations supervisor at Wise Trust, Denzil Williams.

11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn on the programme to answer listeners' Covid questions. And it's the start of World Antibiotic Awareness week tomorrow - what do we need to know?

Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.

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