Nine To Noon for Wednesday 9 November 2022

 

09:05 Stopping dishonest climate reporting in the private sector

Private enterprises and state-owned enterprises around the world are increasingly making net zero pledges, as are governments.  But a new report by a high level United Nations expert group says too often those private sector pledges lack credibility and are little more than greenwashing. The report has been released overnight at COP27 in Egypt by the UN Secretary General, and recommends regulation to ensure the credibility of genuine net zero claims. Chair of the New Zealand Climate Commission, Dr Rod Carr, is one of 17 experts appointed by the Secretary General to the group which wrote the report. He says it has particular relevance for New Zealand. 

09:30 Kylie Moore-Gilbert on Western governments' response to Iran crackdown

Anti-government protests in Iran are into their eighth week and show no sign of letting up, despite a massive crackdown by authorities. The demonstrations were sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman who'd been rounded up by the morality police for failing to wear her headscarf properly. Hundreds are reported to have been killed in the largest show of unrest in years. So how should the West respond? New Zealand has suspended its bilateral Human Rights Dialogue with Iran, following the release of a New Zealand couple held for nearly 4 months there. Does hostage diplomacy hamper the ability of governments condemn and take action? Kathryn speaks to Kylie Moore-Gilbert - an British-Australian academic held for 804 days in Iran.

09:45 Australia: Migration scams, big election spenders, Victorian state election

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about suspected visa scams that have brought 100,000 workers into the country, choking the system and fuelling fears about illegal labour. Will a review of the migration programme make a difference? New figures show who the biggest spenders were among independent MPs - and where they ended up. And Victorians are set to go to the polls in two weeks, with incumbent premier Daniel Andrews' popularity undented despite long Covid lockdowns.  Annika Smethurst is political editor at The Age

10:05 Vikings, kings and spies: The forgotten women of medieval history

BBC documentary maker and Oxford historian Dr Janina Ramirez unveils the women forgotten by history. In her new book; Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It, Dr Ramirez brings to life the medieval women that have been forgotten, underwritten, or deliberately erased from history. While the middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings, and a society which oppressed and excluded women, Dr Ramirez reveals that medieval women actually fought Vikings, poisoned enemies, worked as spies and even became kings.

10:35 Book review: Invincible by  WJ Moloney

Lisa Finucane reviews Invincible by W J Moloney, self published

10:45 The Reading

In the reading today we have another story from A History of NZ in 100 Objects written and read by Jock Phillips. Todays story is about the 1951 waterfront dispute and titled - Chip and Rona Baileys Typewriter…..

11:05 Flying Nun Records - a wave of Kiwi music from 1981

Flying Nun Records unleashed an extraordinary wave of New Zealand music on listeners from the time it was founded in 1981 by Roger Shepherd.  The Clean, The Verlaines, the Headless Chickens, Look Blue Go Purple,  The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience and many, many more. Canadian music fanatic, record collector, editor and publisher Matthew Goody has just released a book on Flying Nun - it's a labor of love - a comprehensive discography including the bands and the songs from 1981 to 1988. Matt's in New Zealand to launch the book - published by Auckland University Press.

11:30 Gondwana: how New Zealand came to be from a supercontinent

Author and documentary filmmaker Bill Morris takes us back in time in his new book The Road to Gondwana - in search of the lost supercontinent. Aotearoa New Zealand is just one fragment of this giant landmass which also included Australia, Antarctica, Papua New Guinea, South America, Africa, Arabia and India. 
The book traces the steps science took to find the lost southern continent of Gondwana and its own journey through 500 million years of Earth's history. Bill Morris says without Gondwana the planet and the trees, plants and animals we live amongst would be very different. He joins Kathryn for a deep dive into the lost continent.

11:45 Ho ho help? Tips to help you stick to your Christmas budget

There's no doubt that Christmas is one of the most expensive and stressful times of the year. Many families find themselves still paying off Christmas debt months later. Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about  how to enjoy Christmas without feeling guilty about overspending. It involves setting a Christmas budget and sticking to it - and she has some tips to make it easier.

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

 

 

Music played in this show

Track: Just Fine
Artist: Dallas Tamaira 
Played: 9.30am 

Track: Toroa/The Albatross
Artist: Mara TK
Played: 10.35am