Nine To Noon for Tuesday 9 August 2022

 

 

09:05  Sex-ed needs urgent overhaul:  prosecutor

A leading Australian sexual offences prosecutor says unless sexuality and relationship education is vastly improved, the tide of sexual assault and rape will never be stemmed. Katrina Marson has spent 10 years as a crown prosecutor in Canberra - primarily prosecuting sexual offences. She says dealing with case after case, year after year, she realised how inadequate it is to prosecute a crime after the fact, and turned her attention to how to prevent them happening the first place. Ms Marson won a Churchill Fellowship - stepped out of court room - and travelled the world, examining comprehensive relationship and sexuality education and its impacts. She says our societies are negligent if we don't make a cultural shift towards valuing sexual wellbeing and preventing sexual violence in the first place.
Katrina Marson speaks with Susie Ferguson about her new book Legitimate Sexpectations and also Katie Fitzpatrick,  associate professor of education at the University of Auckland who led the writing of the current relationship and sexuality education curriculum policy.

09:30 Good luck with your luggage: Bag chaos hits global aviation industry

As the global travel industry ramps back up, it hasn't quite been business as usual. Airlines and airports have been struggling to cope with demand and a shortage of staff induced by two years of pandemic disruption. In Germany, Lufthansa's pilots are set to join ground staff in taking strike action, flights to Heathrow have been cut and across the US flight delays have surged to their highest-ever level. Then there's the photos of the mountains of luggage piling up at airports around the world...So should you really travel with checked-in luggage right now? Susie is joined by Tim Johnson, a Canadian travel writer who says a simple carry-on is the way to go.

 

09:30 Seen but unheard: The experience of Māori and Pasifika post-grads in STEM

New research out this morning has looked at the way Māori and Pasifika postgraduates in STEM are treated within the university space - and it paints a concerning picture. The paper includes the responses of 43 current or past post-graduates in science, maths, engineering and technology. Many cited being made to feel out of place, have their presence at university questioned, being seen as an expert on culture - regardless of whether they felt that way, being asked to do unpaid labour, or included as the token representative on funding applications - in some cases even after expressly saying "no". Dr Tara McAllister and Dr Sereana Naepi have been studying why Māori and Pacific academics make up less than 4 per cent and 1 per cent respectively, of professors and 5 per cent  and 1.7 per cent of academics. They join Susie to talk about what they were seeking to understand in this research.

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving

Ron talks to Susie about job growth in the US in a shrinking economy, a victory in Congress for President Joe Biden with the Senate passing  major spending bill, the Inflation Reduction Act. Also photographs have emerged which appear to support that former President Trump was a flusher of Oval Office documents. 

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

10:05  Our father,  Barry Crump

Barry Crump was the ultimate kiwi icon - a rugged outdoorsman, and quintessential kiwi bloke. His books sold millions of copies and his Toyota TV ads with the hapless Scotty entertained us all. But there was another side to Barry Crump - a tough, womanising, alcoholic who struggled with commitment, particularly to his six sons -Ivan, Martin, Stephen, Harry, Erik and Lyall - born to five mothers. For the first time, Barry Crump's sons have all gone on record about their father - 25 years after his death, in a book called Sons of a Good Keen Man. Susie speaks with the two eldest  - Ivan and Martin Crump.

10:35 Book review: Kōhine by Colleen Maria Lenihan

Michele Rahurahu reviews Kōhine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, published by Huia Publishers

10:45 The Reading

 

10:55 National leader on Uffindell: "I should have been told"

The National party leader Christopher Luxon has just fronted media over the revelations about the Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell. Sam Uffindell was kicked out of Auckland's King's College when he was 16, for taking part in a violent assault of a 13-year-old. Mr Uffindell told the National Party about the incident before he was selected. But Mr Luxon has told media that as leader, he should have been told about it , and so should voters in the Tauranga by-election. Susie speaks with RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson.

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson : fake meat and private jets

Rebecca  asks whether McDonald's is McDone with Beyond Burger's plant-meat?. She addresses how the fake-meat firm's failed pepperoni plan shows the mountain Beyond Burger has to climb to make its business bigger. Rebecca also talks to Susie about the uber rich and their private jets. Teenage jet tracker Jack Sweeney has filed a public records request with the US government that yielded a form bearing the signature of a particular plane's owner: Tesla boss Elon Musk.

Rebecca Stevenson  is a senior writer at interest.co.nz

11:30 Author Susan Brocker, breathes new life into the legend of Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack was a Risso's dolphin that helped guide ships through Pelorus Sound to French Pass in the Marlborough Sound in the late 19th and early 20th century. Risso's dolphins are extremely rare in New Zealand, yet Pelorus Jack stuck to his routine of greeting ships in the Sound for nearly 25 years. Author Susan Brocker's new book Pelorus Jack, the Dolphin Guide aims to introduce the extraordinary tale to a new generation of Kiwis. Susan has more than 50 books to her name, and often combines her love of animals with her interest in historical events.

 

11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh : Examining your money mindset

This week is Money Week and Money expert Liz Koh discusses the Retirement Commission's underlying theme of Your Money Mindset. If you want to know why you struggle to get ahead financially even though you have a good income, take a look at your money mindset. Regardless of how much you earn, if you don't have the right money mindset you will struggle to succeed. 

Liz Koh is a money expert. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice.

 

Music played in this show

Track: Let's Get Physical
Artist: Olivia Newton John 
Time Played: 11:24

Track: You're the One that I Want
Artist: Olivia Newton John and John Travolta
Time Played: 11:32

Track: Spirit of Pelorus Jack
Artist: John Donoghue
Time Played: 11:45