Nine To Noon for Tuesday 17 May 2022

 

 

09:05 Change imperative amid elite cycling, welfare and culture concerns 

Sporting chiefs respond to the findings of a  damning independent report into athlete welfare and the code's culture. The inquiry review panel suggest the high performance model is broken and needs to be reimagined. It was commissioned after the suspected suicide of Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore in August last year, So, what exactly needs to change, and what are the ramifications for other elite sporting competitors in a range of fields?.  Kathryn talks to Cycling NZ Board Chairman Phil Holden and High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) Chief Executive Raelene Castle, also Olivia Podmore's close friend, Olympic rower Eric Murray.

09:30 Climate Commission chair Rod Carr on emissions reduction plan

Kathryn speaks with Climate Commission Chair, Dr Rod Carr about the government's first Emissions Reduction Plan released yesterday.  The plan is the government's response to the Climate Change Commission's roadmap for how to get New Zealand to net-zero emissions by 2050, through a series of carbon emission budgets between now and 2035. The three billion dollar plan contains more than three hundred actions, covering the entire economy, including a scheme to help middle and low income earners buy an electric car andthe establishment of a new Centre for Climate Action which will accelerate research and technology in agriculture.

09:45 USA correspondent: gun violence, abortion rights advocates push back

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. He talks to Kathryn about Buffalo's racially-motivated supermarket killings, the pushback from supporters of abortion rights, US aid for Ukraine and financial market's volatility as inflation fears strike deep.

10:05 Author Michael Sampson on his new children's book - and fleeing Ukraine

When Dr Michael Sampson embarked on a Fulbright Scholarship late last year he was expecting to continue the research and teaching he's devoted his life to. Instead his time in Ukraine was cut short by the Russian invasion and he was forced to flee to Poland. In addition to an academic career - most recently as the Dean of the School of Education at New York's St Johns University - he is also a children's writer. He had a long collaboration and friendship with prolific author Bill Martin Junior, with the pair writing 40 books together - including Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 and Panda Bear Panda Bear, What Do You See? Sadly Bill died in 2004 - but their work together is continuing: Michael has just published another book they wrote together: Armadillo Antics. Michael joins Kathryn from the border with Ukraine, where has plans to see out the rest of his Scholarship time teaching Ukrainian children who have had to flee their homeland.

10:30 Covid: the next five years - Sir Peter Gluckman

A just-released report has found the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to growing inequalities, spanning beyond the health sector to all parts of society, unless countries cooperate more. Casting out over the next five years, the International Science Council report forcasts deepening global inequalities and the possible collapse of some health systems.  It also warns the UN's sustainable development goals will be set back by a decade and blames governments for prolonging the pandemic by protecting their own patch rather than having an international view.   The report authors want to see a new UN Science Advisory Board to coordinate more scientific expertise and collaboration across different sectors, in the event of future global emergencies.  President of the International Science Council Sir Peter Gluckman joins Kathryn Ryan.

10:35 Book review: Book of Night by Holly Black

Louise O'Brien reviews  Book of Night by Holly Black, published Penguin Random House NZ

10:45 The Reading

Helen Jones reads the first of  a four part story series MILK by Susy Pointon

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson

How outside investment is revving up motor racing: could the same formula work for the All Blacks? Also, is it end times for crypto investing.

11:30 Why playing in nature is so good for kids

Playing in nature can build a positive mindset, enable cooperation and build courage and resilience in tamariki. Celia Hogan from Little Kiwis Nature Play is a passionate advocate for nature play. She has petitioned parliament for outdoor education licenses to be issued for early childhood providers. Celia runs a Bush Kindy and Bush School for families in Ōtautahi Christchurch, where there's a long waiting list.  Celia also offers professional development training for teachers and parents on all things nature, and is running a Nature Play Course for educators working with neuro-diverse learners in Wellington next week, all about building confidence to use a local space or a back yard for outdoor nature play.

11:45 Spare money in retirement : to spend, or not to spend?

Financial Planner Liz Koh says a common mistake people make in retirement, if they have a nest egg, is that they underspend. They die with more money in the bank than they intended to leave, or they live in poverty in order to preserve their investment capital. She says there is no need to feel guilty or anxious about spending retirement capital and explains why she thinks it is imperative.

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