Nine To Noon for Tuesday 28 June 2022

 

 

09:05 NZ underprepared for major fentanyl outbreak - Drug Foundation

The Drug Foundation is warning New Zealand is grossly underprepared to respond to a widespread fentanyl outbreak with a limited supply of the life-saving drug Naloxone. Over the weekend, twelve people in Wairarapa were hospitalised due to fentanyl overdoses, believing it was cocaine. Naloxone reverses an opioid overdose but needs to be administered rapidly. The Drug Foundation says supply of the medicine is underfunded and under-resourced, a situation they describe as terrifying and baffling. Kathryn speaks with Sarah Helm, the executive director of the Drug Foundation.

09:15 Efforts underway to establish Long Covid clinic 

There are growing calls for a long covid research clinic in New Zealand, with experts saying upskilling the health workforce is vital. Otago University has begun preliminary work towards the possible establishment of a multi-disciplinary clinic, to help people who've had Covid who are still battling with ongoing symptoms such as breathing issues. Cardio-respiratory physiotherapist, Dr Sarah Rhodes, who is a Lecturer at the University of Otago's School of Physiotherapy and Secretary of the Physiotherapy New Zealand Cardio-Respiratory Special Interest Group says conservative estimates suggest one 10 people who experience an acute Covid infection will go on to develop persistent symptoms such as extreme tiredness and breathlessness. She hopes a long covid clinic will be up and running in six months. Physiotherapist Dr Tania Clifton-Smith specialises in breathing pattern disorders, and she stresses the vital role physio plays in the treatment and recovery of people Long Covid.

09:30 The programme training the next generation of young Māori film-makers

The largest indigenous film festival in the Southern Hemisphere kicks off tomorrow, and among those debuting their work will be eight young Māori and Pasifika film-makers. Māoriland Film Festival is in its ninth year, and over the next five days it'll present 106 feature length and short films from 132 indigenous nations. While it was impacted by Covid, the lockdowns also presented an opportunity an idea to set up the Nga Pakiaka Incubator Programme for rangitahi to create their first professional films. Matilda Poasa has been with the group every step of the way - she brought the experience she gained working on the indigenous programme at the Sundance Institute back to Aotearoa, and has helped to produce all eight films. She joins Kathryn, along with Aree Kapa - who will make her directorial debut with 'The Retrieval' - a film that was actually written by Matilda.

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving - Roe v Wade protests

In the US, the fallout from the Supreme Court's abortion rights decision continues: legal challenges are being mounted to so-called "trigger bans" and there are calls for Justices to be impeached over their statements on Roe versus Wade. Ron also has the latest on the January 6 hearing.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.

10:05 iPod and iPhone inventor Tony Fadell on start-ups and screw-ups

 Tony Fadell is an American engineer and designer who was instrumental in the creation of the the iPod and iPhone during his time at Apple. In fact, he's often referred to as "the father of the iPod", and was co-creator of the iPhone - developing three generations of it. He went on to co-found Nest Labs, with its revolutionary smart-thermostat, which was eventually sold to Google for US$3.2 billion in 2014. But while his career in Silicon Valley has had some spectacular highs, it's also had some some lows. He's taken the lessons he learned the hard way, stories of failed ventures and screw-ups - and advice about sticking to your vision and backing yourself and your product, and compiled them into a new book called Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making. He tells Kathryn how he started out tinkering with computers, and ended up making things that changed the world.

10:30 New Zealander wins "one of the toughest" ultra-marathon races

New Zealand ultra-marathon runner Ruth Croft has won the Western States Endurance 100 race in California - described as one of the world's toughest races - in searing 40 degree  heat. It was redempetion for the Wanaka based professional runner who came second in the same race last year. Her time of 17 hours 21 minutes and 30 seconds was the third fastest in the race's history.

10:35 Book review: The Men by Sandra Newman

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews The Men by Sandra Newman, published by Allen and Unwin

A brilliant imaging of a world where everyone with a Y chromosome abruptly disappears. This novel features a woman cancelled for an unspeakable act and more than one sacred cow comes crashing down in this ripping yarn. Much more than a feminist utopian tale – it’s a thought-provoking allegory for our times. One for the whole family to read.      

10:45 The Reading

Kate Duignan's The New Ships told by Nick Blake, episode 5.

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson

Rebecca discusses China's clamp down on influencers. Also the reaction from businesses, including New Zealand linked footwear firm Allbirds to the Roe versus Wade abortion decision in the US. She explains why this is another reason for caution with crypto currency.

11:30 Shipwrecked: the enduring mystery of the General Grant

It's a story involving shipwreck, treasure, castaways, heroism and survival. The shipwreck of the General Grant is one of the most enduring mysteries of New Zealand's nautical history. Cristina Sanders is an award-winning author and historian and has reimagined the events of 1866 in her new novel Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant.  The ship was London-bound and laden with gold from the mines when it was wrecked on the Auckland Islands. Expertly researched, Cristina Sanders dramatises what happened to the 15 survivors who lived as castaways for 18 months on a bleak and stormy sub-Antarctic island. Kathryn speaks to Cristina Sanders about the enduring mystery of what happened to the gold and the possible whereabouts of the ship. 

 

11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh on the psychology of investing

Liz talks to Kathryn about why some people are risk takers and some aren't. Also why some people panic when their investments fall in value and some don't.

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

 

Music played in this show

Track: Till the Moon Don't Shine
Artist: Le Ren
Time Played: 11:29