Nine To Noon for Monday 5 December 2022

 

 

 

09:05 Warmer seas impact on Māori customary and commercial fishing interests: is Paua the canary in the coalmine?

 

Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished species have lowered, including tarakihi and hoki. The marine environment is literally feeling the heat, and changes such as rising sea levels, differing oxygen levels and salinity all have the potential to impact on kai moana. With Māori holding around a third of commercial fisheries interests, warming seas will affect Māori communities' wellbeing, culturally and economically.
In conjunction with the Moana Project, Tony Craig from marine focused sustainability consultancy, Terra Moana has researched how changing ocean temperatures may affect Māori commercial fisheries, he speaks to Susie Ferguson about Paua being a good indicator of the gravity of the situation. CEO for the Iwi Collective Partnership, Maru Samuels joins the discussion about concerns for the potential impacts of climate change for fisheries and fishing opportunities in the future.

 

09:30 Wellington co-housing project complete: what did they learn?

Five years ago, a group of six Wellington friends starting talking about the idea of living together in a purpose built co-housing complex. The idea gathered steam, a site was purchased, plans drawn up, and consents eventually granted. As of this week,  the Buckley Project is complete.  The two couples - one now with a newborn, and two singles, are living in four terraced townhouses with shared communal facilities on one site in South Wellington.  The group has learned a lot on the journey - about design,  building regulations, finance, the cost of building, insurance and much more. Susie speaks with two of the group, Tania Sawicki Mead and Alana McCrossin.

09:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow

The EU has announced it will work with the International Criminal Court to set up a specialised court to investigate war crimes in Ukraine committed by Russia. And Justice Ministers from the G7 will cooperate on collecting witness' statements beyond Ukraine, in countries with a big population of Ukrainian refugees. Also, the German cabinet has agreed to immigration reform in a bid to attract more skilled workers, particularly for the IT sector, construction and health care. 

10:05 Food for a happy gut: Tim Spector

Genetic epidemiologist and award winning author, Professor Tim Spector introduced the world to the wonders of the gut microbiome in his first book The Diet Myth. His latest book - Food for Life is an eater's guide to happy gut microbes.  He says the gut is like an organ in the body that can be trained to be healthy. Professor Spector says almost everything we think we know about food is wrong including calorie counting, the war on carbs and the idea that there is any such thing as a superfood or a toxic food.

 

10:30 Around the motu : Samantha Gee in Nelson 

As the holiday season looms, State Highway 6 is still closed after the widespread damaged caused from the severe weather event in August, but will it be open in time for Christmas travel?. Samantha also delves into what is happening with a contentious new library project for Nelson. The 44 million dollar library is in a riverside location that's exposed to sea level rise.

Samantha Gee is RNZ's Nelson reporter

 

10:35 Book review: Bushline by Robbie Burton

Harry Broad reviews Bushline by Robbie Burton published by potton and burton

10:45 The Reading

In the reading today we continue our story of the tangled lives and loves of Greta, and her brother Valdin, in part six of Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly.

11:05 Political commentators Hughes & Morten

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten join Susie to talk about the government's backdown on its  controversial plan to entrench its Three Waters proposal, a look ahead to the Hamilton byelection and could co-governance work be halted next year because it's an election year?

Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks & Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government. 

Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa. 

11:30 Handmade sausages with a special touch of history

A Nelson couple has drawn on a piece of family heritage to produce handmade sausages. Steph and Miles Drewery own and run the Sausage Press Deli Company - a traditional charcuterie making a range of small goods. After running cafes for years the two trained chefs switched gears and began making sausages using an old sausage press inherited from Miles' father who produced salami in Auckland in the 1980s. From their property in Upper Moutere they've created a range of handcrafted artisan smallgoods based on their own recipes, using traditional methods and natural ingredients. Miles speaks to Susie about how the business and its special link to the past.

11:45 Urban issues :  Designing Disorder

Bill talks to Susie about the concept of designing disorder -  loosening up on planning rules and urban design so people and neighbourhoods can do their own thing.

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Music played in this show

Artist: Jean Knight

Song: Mr Big Stuff

Time played: 11:43