Nine To Noon for Wednesday 29 June 2022

 

09:05 Explosive revelations about Donald Trump's state of mind on January 6th

Damning testimony has emerged about the former US President, Donald Trump's behaviour on the day of the January 6th Capitol riots. The US select committee investigating the storming of the Capitol held a surprise new hearing today. A former senior aide to the President's Chief of Staff, Cassidy Hutchinson told how Donald Trump was aware of possible violence, and that his supporters had weapons when they gathered. Ms Hutchinson said President Trump became irate and lunged at security when he was told he would not be driven to the Capitol on January 6th because the situation was not secure. US correspondent Ron Elving talks to Kathryn about the  the latest powerful and stunning details that have been revealed. 

09:15 Oranga Tamariki funding for charities in doubt 

Oranga Tamariki has given notice to all its service providers that their funding contracts are not guaranteed beyond the next three to six months. Hundreds of charities and NGOs which have Oranga Tamariki funding abruptly received a letter from the agency earlier this week. It stated that Oranga Tamariki is consolidating its structure, functions and service needs, and as a result, adjustments and reductions will need to be made to the range of services that are funded. Oranga Tamariki says it expects to give more certainty to the charities by the week beginning 18 July. Nikki Hurst, the executive officer of the New Zealand Christian Social Services tells Kathryn she's deeply concerned about the implications for tamariki, rangatahi and whānau, at at time when service use is increasing at a rate not seen in a generation. 

09:30 The harms of 'sharenting' and how to protect children online

A privacy expert says Kiwi kids need better protection when it comes to what's being shared about them by their parents online. Nikki Chamberlain is a senior lecturer at Auckland University's law school and has looked at the lack of safeguards in place for the third edition of a book she's co-edited, Privacy Law in New Zealand. She says children are being subjected to "sharenting" - the oversharing of information about them by their parents, leaving them vulnerable in the social media space. She talks to Kathryn about how children's images can be misused and where the law is letting them down.

09:45 Australia: Albanese at NATO, delay to submarine plans 

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is doing at NATO in Madrid, and why the government is now talking about sorting its submarine plans by March next year.

10:05 Hope and Despair: Fazila Amiri on the return of the Taliban

Kathryn talks to Canadian film maker and writer Fazila Amiri about her documentary And Still I Sing, which tells the story of two friends competing to be the first woman to win Afghanistan's version of America Idol while the resurgence of the Taliban and its eventual retaking of the country happens in the background. It also focuses on Afghan pop-star judge Aryana Sayeed who is outspoken in her support of women's rights in the country. 

 

10:30 Light rail, an extra tunnel for Wellington proposed

The Government's preferred option to remake the Capital's transport infrastructure, released this morning, includes light rail from the city centre to the south coast. It wants tracks connecting Wellington's central train station to Island Bay; an extra tunnel through Mount Victoria for buses, bicycles and walkers; and roads rearranged around the Basin Reserve.  The plan is part of the partnership between the Government, Wellington city and regional councils, and Waka Kotahi. Kathryn speaks with Wellington Regional Councillor, Thomas Nash.

10:35 Book review: Cynthia Morahan reviews A Waiter in Paris

Cynthia Morahan reviews A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm, published by Hachette NZ

10:45 The Reading

The New Ships, episode six. Written by Kate Duignan.

11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan

Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to play new music from Marlon Williams, Beth Orton and a classic from Elvis.

11:30 Illustrating the life and times of Leonardo da Vinci 

Taupō-based illustrator Donovan Bixley has published an illustrated biography of one of the greatest thinkers of all time; Leonardo da Vinci. A man ahead of his time, da Vinci was, of course, a world leading painter, sculptor, engineer, architect, and scientist. But while he is traditionally portrayed as a bearded old man, shuffling about in robes, Donovan Bixley is determined to show to real da Vinci. He was flamboyant, gregarious, strong-willed, incredibly famous in his own lifetime, and a gay icon. A Portrait of Leonardo is the third in a series of profiles of history's greatest artists: following books on Shakespeare and Mozart. Kathryn speaks to Donovan in Taupō.

11:45 Science: Covid vaccines saved millions, insecticidal cat nip, keeping a beat

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about research that's modelled how many lives were saved during the first year the vaccines were available, a catnip plant from Japan and China that not only gives cats endorphins - it also protects them from mosquitoes and the study that's found 69 different genetic variants linked with the ability to keep in time to a beat. 

 

Music played in this show

Track: 3 Days
Artist: Rhye
Time Played: 11.25