Nine To Noon for Friday 3 June 2022

 

 

09:05  Overflowing emergency departments "a perfect storm"

A top doctor is warning that long waits in over-run emergency departments this winter could result in increased illness, injury and death. Cases of influenza and Covid-19 are already putting pressure on hospitals, and the health system is now preparing for outbreaks of RSV, measles and whooping cough. Although winter has only just begun, demand for urgent medical attention is already high with some people waiting more than 24 hours to be admitted to hospital, and EDs so full that ambulances are unable to unload. Many hospital emergency departments are pleading with people to only show up if they're seriously sick, and to visit their GP in the first instance. It comes on top of an acute staffing shortage, with staff illness putting more strain on pre-pandemic workforce woes.  Lynn speaks with Dr John Bonning, spokesperson for the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and Dr Christine McIntosh, Clinical Director for Whanau HQ, the home isolation service for the northern region health centre.

09:30 Tessa Duder: YA fiction too often dismissed by publishers

An award winning author young adult books are not given the prominence they deserve by publishers and reviewers,  and the next generation of readers is suffering the consequences. Tessa Duder is the author of dozens of books for children and young adults. She won the 2020 Prime Minister's Award Fiction, has twice been honoured in the Queens Birthday list and is past president of the NZ Society of Authors. Tessa Duder says Young Adult books are often dismissed by publishers who think that teens are more interested in their phones than books. But she says YA books are needed more than ever, to help foster the next generation of adult readers

09:45 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor 

Lynns speaks with RNZ Pacific's team leader Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor about China's whistle-stop tour of the Pacific and the waves that's causing in Australia and New Zealand. Also, Samoa celebrates 60 years of independence, and in Papua New Guinea, two have died in election-related violence. 

10:05 The history and future of our universe

Professor Brian Greene is one of the world's foremost theoretical physicists. He is the head of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics, and is co-founder and chairman of the World Science Festival. The author of six bestselling books, his most recent,  Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe, explains the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Professor Greene says to understand the history of our universe - and it's future - we must understand that humans have only existed in it for a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of its history.

Brian Greene will be touring New Zealand and Australia with ThinkInc in March and April 2023.

10:35 Book review:  Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi, published by Simon & Schuster

10:45 The Reading

Today we conclude the story of Katherine Mansfield by C K Stead, told by Danielle Cormack.

11:05 Music with Grant Smithies

The debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl is released today, and it's a rough and ready noise-pop ripper. We'll hear two tracks from it, plus a great new single from Wellington band Let's Planet and a collaboration between drummer/ producer Julien Dyne and singer/ rapper Che Fu. 

 

11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Lynn talks sport with our commentator Sam Ackerman, where they look at the path to get to New Zealand Rugby's Silver Lake deal, and the road ahead - as well as analyse the start of the Black Caps versus Brendon McCullum's England first test and Super Rugby playoffs.

11:45 The week that was

Comedians Te Radar and James Elliott bring a few laughs.

 

 

Music played in this show

Track:    Venom
Artist:    Dutch Rhythm Combo
Time played: 09:45

Track: Give The Drummer Some
Artist: Nick Odemus
Time played: 10:44