Nine To Noon for Monday 27 May 2024

09:05 Calls for carers of people with eating disorders to be paid

There are calls for those who look after family members with eating disorders to be recognised, and paid, as carers. While various funding avenues are available for people looking after loved ones with some disabilities or illnesses in New Zealand, none extend to those with eating disorders. And those carers say it is a full-time role. Several have anonymously shared their experiences of being a carer and the financial and emotional toll it takes. Eating Disorder Carer Support's Sarah Rowland, and former Eating Disorder Association chair Nicki Wilson, speak with Kathryn Ryan.

09:30 Auckland start-up grows 'leather' out of fungi

An Auckland based start-up is growing leather-like material out of fungi, which it says is versatile, strong and sustainable.Sapro-tech was founded by biotechnolgist Dr Keith Hudson. The material is made from mycelium which is a root like structure of a fungus. Last year the business raised $1 million in pre -seed funding and is now seeking a further $1 million dollars in seed funding. It is currently in talks with Venture Capitalists and has partnered with four fashion companies - SABEN, taylor, Velvet Heartbeat & YY NATION - who are keen to collaborate. Sapro-tech founder Dr Keith Hudson talks to Kathryn.

09:45 Africa correspondent Debora Patta

There's trouble in the Sahel region which is seeing an increase in extremism and coups. Meanwhile there's famine in Sudan. And It's 30 years since South Africa's first democratic election - famously electing Nelson Mandela as president.

Debora Patta is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in South Africa.

10:05 Mark Antony: ally, enemy, lover and the fall of Rome

Marcus Antonius - or Mark Antony  - is an enduring figure in classical history. A Roman politician who helped Julius Caesar in his rise to dictatorship,  and then took on the role of leader after Caesar's assassination. Professor of Classics at Victoria University in Wellington Jeff Tatum, has released a new book, called A Noble Ruin,  which examines Mark Antony's life and career and a pivotal time in history. Professor Tatum is a classicist and author or editor of six books. He says Mark Antony is like a guilty pleasure - from his love life, to his political manoeuverings,  and ultimately his dramatic death.

10:35 Book review: Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire published by Serpent's Tale

10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua

Kelly looks at what the Government's recent damning report on Kāinga Ora means for Rotorua's many housing developments. And Rotorua Lakes Council has some hard decisions to make as it grapples with much-needed spending cuts to keep rates hikes down. But if a charitable trust in Rotorua has its way, it'll put spending of $750,000 back on the agenda so the city can get a new skate park.

Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist with the Rotorua Daily Post

11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Gareth Hughes

It's Budget week - we'll look ahead to what to expect on Thursday. First home grants have been ditched - it'll save $240m but could there be a greater political cost? And David McLeod becomes the latest MP to have made a misstep - this over his electoral return. Meanwhile the Greens' inquiry into Darlene Tana drags on.

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, a National Party member and currently volunteering for the party's deputy leader, Nicola Willis.

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

11:30 Good sh*t: The soda with the naughty name that's good for your gut

Good Sh*t Soda launched in March 2021 and mixes pre and pro-biotics together in a low-sugar drink that's good for your gut. It followed two years of research and development that was partly funded through a grant from Callaghan Innovation.  With flavours like citrus, cola, tropical and ginger, each can contains at least 11.7 grams of dietary fibre - or about a third of what an adult should have each day. One of Good Sh*t's co-founders, Rebecca Caughey, joins Kathryn to talk about the soda and plans to expand the business.

11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne

We go off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne, who has just returned from an expedition in Scotland. He will detail what he got up to, and talk about the life and writing of Nan Shepherd - a mountain walker in the Cairngorms, whose memoir The Living Mountain is a classic of outdoors literature.