Nine To Noon for Tuesday 30 May 2023

 

 

09:05 Is NZ ready to co-host the FIFA Women's World Cup?

The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in 50 days, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, bringing in an estimated $200 million to the economy. The defending champions USA are playing three pool games here, bringing with them 20,000 of the 30,000 overseas fans expected.  Also coming, another 3500 accredited visitors, including teams, referees and media. Local clubs have been busy bringing stadia and facilities up to FIFA's exacting standards in the run-up to the tournament.  How ready are we? Kathryn talks with Chief Operating Officer on behalf of FIFA, Jane Patterson, and Chief Operating Officer for the FIFA Women's World Cup at NZ Football -Paula Hansen.

09:30 Sir Ashley Bloomfield backs mindfulness programme for children

A mindfulness programme for school children around the country has just attracted a high profile ambassador in the form of Sir Ashley Bloomfield. Pause Breathe Smile is a programme developed by Grant Rix,  in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation.It is funded by Southern Cross Healthcare and available free to all kura, primary and intermediate schools - so far reaching 114,000 students.  The former Director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield,  has joined the programme as an ambassador, and will travel the country speaking to school children about the benefits for all ages of breathing techniques and mindfulness. He speaks with Kathryn, along with programme founder Grant Rix.

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving

A deal to raise the debt ceiling's been done - but can President Joe Biden sell it to his fellow Democrats in Congress?. Ron says there are rumours that a Trump indictment is coming, first in the Mar a Lago documents case, and more Jan 6 plotters are going to jail after conviction for sedition,

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

 

 

10:05 Keep Stepping: Director Luke Cornish on the athleticism and art in street dance

Luke Cornish spent years making his latest documentary, Keep Stepping, which follows two young women on their journey to prepare for Destructive Steps - Australia's largest street dance competition.  It's not just about the moves  - which are impressive. It shows the role street dance has on competitors' lives - and the empowerment they get from it. Keep Stepping is screening in New Zealand as part of the Doc Edge Festival. Luke started off working in children's television, before moving to start his own company, Biscuit Tin Productions. The company's debut film Alone Out Here followed a gay farmer who sought to take on Australia's beef industry by breeding cattle that release lower levels of methane. He joins Kathryn to talk about that, and what he learned taking a deep dive into the street dance sub culture.

10:35 Book review: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

Dani DeLuka reviews Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro, published by Allen & Unwin

10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury

Local Democracy reporter David Hill will talk about Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura District Councils looking to pass their annual rates rises of 5.97 per cent,  7.49 per cent, and 5 per cent respectively with roading high on all three councils’ spending plans. A population boom has Waimakariri, Selwyn and Christchurch councils looking at where to put an extra 77,000 homes over the next 30 years. And Rangiora High School isn’t happy with the curriculum review, describing it as “back to 1986”.

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its biennial national consumer survey and Rebecca says it points to some worrying trends. The survey found that while most consumers are aware there are laws to protect their rights, less than half of those surveyed understand how the laws are applied and have at least a moderate understanding of consumer laws. Consumers' confidence in the enforcement of consumer laws has also declined after having improved in 2020, the survey found.

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

 

11:30 Gardening with Xanthe White

Landscape designer and gardener Xanthe White is talking about the importance of analysing sun in a landscape.  It's pretty crucial to make garden flourish.. 

 

11:45 Sports-chat with Glen Larmer

There's lots of talk surrounding a tackle involving All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell, which left a Queensland Reds player with a fractured neck. Glen, gives his take on it. And the Warriors played their NRL game against Brisbane at the weekend in Napier, but the game was marred by several pitch invasions by the crowd in the second half causing disruption. Also the ANZ Premiership Grand Final is this coming Sunday, with the Mystics playing the Stars. This follows the Stars one goal win over the defending champions Pulse at the weekend.