Nine To Noon for Thursday 3 March 2022

 

09:05 Ukraine-Russia war: Bombardment continues, BBC's Lyse Doucet

The BBC's Chief International correspondent, Lyse Doucet, who is in Kyiv, where the train station has been bombed in the last few hours and a 65 km long Russian military convoy is approaching the capital. Fighting continues for the seventh day in the north, east and south of the country, and Russia intensifies attacks on key Ukrainian cities. Hundreds of people are feared dead in the southern port of Mariupol following hours of sustained shelling there. Kathryn also speaks with BBC Kyiv correspondent James Waterhouse.

09:30 Historic emergency session of the UN condemns Russian 'aggression'

Meanwhile a special meeting of the UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine by a  margin of 141 votes to five. Kathryn speaks with the Guardian's world affairs editor Julian Borger at the UN.

 

09:40 Ten years for a diagnosis, overlooked and let down: Rare Disorders group

Advocates for people with rare disorders say they feel overlooked and let-down the government which promised funding,  but has failed to deliver. Around 300 thousand or six percent of New Zealanders live with a rare disorder. A new survey finds for one in five, it took over ten years to gain a diagnosis, with the majority reporting being misdiagnosed at least once. It finds a lack of accessible, effective modern medicines available for the majority of people and most respondents believe that professionals are poorly prepared to support them with their rare disorder. Rare Disorders New Zealand is the only national organisation supporting all New Zealanders with rare disorders, however its funding was been cut in half by the Government. Kathryn speaks with Lisa Foster of Rare Disorders New Zealand and Dr Rosemary Marks, from the Paediatric Society.

09:45 UK: Boris Johnson says Putin has committed 'war crimes'

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the UK's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Boris Johnson condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions as "war crimes". He's under further pressure to crack down on Russian oligarchs living in the UK, including Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich - who's confirmed this morning he'll sell the club. Meanwhile the UK's defence secretary has again ruled out imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

10:05 Nike executive Larry Miller:  From jail to the boardroom

Larry Miller is the head of the Michael Jordan brand for Nike. But during his steady corporate rise, colleagues had no idea that as a teenager he'd shot and killed a man and served time in jail. When revealing his gangland background caused him to lose his first major job opportunity, he vowed to keep quiet about it. His memoir Jump - My Secret Journey From the Streets to the Boardroom - now sets the record straight. Larry Miller has co-written the book with his daughter Laila Lacy. It's a tale of hardship growing up in a gritty part of Philadelphia, crime, redemption and ultimately global business success. 

10:30 Clean up underway at parliament

RNZ Political reporter Charlie Dreaver from parliament where a huge clean up is underway after the chaotic scenes yesterday in which protesters were cleared from the grounds they had occupied for 23 days.

10:35 Book review: Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade

Joanna Ludbrook of Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade Robinson, published by  Duck Creek Press   

10:45 The Reading

Stuart Devenie reads episode nine of Live Bodies, written by Maurice Gee.

11:05 Technology with Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh 

Mahsa joins Kathryn to look at how the first week of the academic year is shaping up during the omicron outbreak, and what university students' experience of online learning has been. The theme of this year's International Women's Day is #breakthebias, and when it comes to Artificial Intelligence, there's plenty of that.  And she'll also discuss mums, games and the Metaverse!

Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh is Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering - Computer and Mathematical Sciences and  Director of Women in Technology at the Auckland University of Technology.

11:30 Student life, mental health and Omicron
 

With Omicron established in University populations nationwide and particularly in Dunedin, we're going to take a look at the mental health impact on young people and student life. Dr Kerry Gibson is Clinical psychologist and researcher and an Associate Professor of psychology at the University of Auckland. She is also the author of the book -  What young people want from mental health services: A youth informed approach for the digital age.

 

11:45 Film + TV: The Batman, The Dropout, Pieces of Her, Winning Time 

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at the new Batman film in cinemas, simply called The Batman, with Robert Pattinson in the lead role. He'll also look at The Dropout (Disney+), based on the Elizabeth Holmes-Theranos scandal, Pieces of Her (Netflix) based on the New York Times best-selling novel and starring Toni Collette and Winning Time (Neon), about the rise of the LA Lakers basketball team in the 1980s.