Saturday Morning

Colin Peacock is filling in for Susie Ferguson on this week's show, alongside Mihingarangi Forbes. 

7:10 Big corporations must meet costs of harm - professor

A professor of health equity is calling for big corporations to meet the costs of the harm they cause to human health, and for governments to hold them to account.

Sharon Friel, a professor of health equity at Australian National University, says just four industry sectors; fossil fuels, tobacco , alcohol and ultra-processed foods, account for at least one third of avoidable deaths globally.

She's the keynote speaker at the Health Coalition Aotearoa's forum next week on best practice action on commercial determinants of health.

She speaks to Mihi about how multi nationals impact human health.

 

7:30 New ceremonial waka to make splash in Barcelona

 A new ceremonial waka for an Auckland iwi is making a splash on the international stage in Barcelona.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei's new waka taua, their first in nearly 25 years, will the Emirates Team New Zealand yacht to the start line of the 37th America's Cup.

It is also the subject of a new six part documentary video series called Te Kawau ki Tai - The Story of the Waka, which was released this week.

Kingi Makoare from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei spoke to Colin about what it is like being a part of the America's Cup.

 

7:40 What has happened in the tech attacks in Lebanon?

Earlier this week two separate organised attacks took place in Lebanon.

The first - when pagers used by armed group Hezbollah exploded on Tuesday, and then when hand-held radios detonated the following day, injuring over 3000 people.

With the number of deaths rising including children, it's been called the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago.

Mohamed Hassan is a journalist from Auckland and Cairo and joins Mihi to explain what happened.

 

7:52 Jarrod Kerr on the US Federal Reserve lowering interest rates

This week central bank of the US - the Federal Reserve - lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years  - and by more than the usual incremental amount.

The Fed reduced the key lending rate by half-a percent - to the range of 4.75 to 5 percent.

Jarrod Kerr is Kiwibank Chief Economist and speaks to Colin.

 

8:10 Elif Shafak - There are Rivers in the Sky

Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. Her latest book, There are Rivers in the Sky, has just hit the shelves.

She has published 19 books; one was short-listed for the Booker prize and another was voted by the BBC as as one of the 100 books that shaped the century.

Elif joins Colin to discuss the new book - which is about one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water.

 

8:45 Iconic ogre minds his language

Shrek is making a comeback next year, dubbed in te reo.

It's the brainchild of the Māoriland Film Festival people, who have forged a magical relationship with another giant - DreamWorks Animation.

Casting for Kiwi voice actors starts on Monday and a world premiere is planned for next year's film festival.

Mihi speaks with Māoriland producer Libby Hakaraia and director Tinui Stevens.

 

9:05 The Story of a Heart - the medical miracle of organ transplants

Dr Rachel Clarke is an NHS palliative care doctor and an author. Her best-selling book Breathtaking has been adapted into a TV series and revealed how she and her colleagues dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Her new book The Story of a Hear is the account of a nine-year-old girl, who suffered a catastrophic brain bleed in a car accident, and the boy who received the lifesaving gift of her heart. It explores medical innovation, grief and hope. Rachel speaks with Mihi about the demand for lifesaving organ transplants.

 

9:40 Māori highschool gives sneak peek into perfomance

Te Kura kaupapa Māori o Ruamata is a total immersion Māori highschool based in Rotorua. 

Its hockey team is featured in a documentary on RNZ, which follows the school, with just 258 students, to the prestigious Rankin Cup.  

But while the school is excelling in hockey, it's also making a splash on the stage, tonight its school band will compete for Smoke Free Rock Quest 2024. 

Some of them join Mihi to share a taste of what to expect at the competition tonight.

 

9:44 Graham Leonard: What's the deal with offshore volcanoes?

Volcanologist and GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard explains the difference between onshore and offshore volcanoes, and why it's important.

 

10:05 Life Hacks from the Buddha 

Dr. Tony Fernando is a psychiatrist, sleep specialist and ordained Buddhist monk. His new book Life Hacks from the Buddha - How to be calm and content in a chaotic world, presents 50 ancient wisdom-inspired techniques to manage stress and enhance happiness. 

He draws on his 20 years of experience, to offer practical advice for cultivating compassion and tranquility, aiming to help readers lead calmer and more fulfilling lives.

 

10:40 Kate De Goldi: Reading for pleasure

Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader.

She joins Colin to share the latest books she's been reading; New People by Danzy Senna; Highway Thirteen by Fiona McFarlane, and Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood.

11:05 The Colours of Antarctica

When New Zealand photographer Stuart Robertson broke his leg, it gave him the opportunity to go through the thousands of photos he had taken in Antarctica. He'd been to Antarctica twice - using the lens of his grandfather's Leica camera to take photographs.

The best of them, chosen for the shapes and colour they capture, now form new exhibitions 'The Colours of Antarctica' which have just opened in Melbourne and Sydney.

 

11:25 My Marae - Mahurehure 

Susie and Mihi have been travelling around country visiting different marae to hear first hand some of the lesser known stories of the people that make them what they are.

In Auckland's suburb of Point Chevalier is the award winning whare, Te Taumata o Kupe. It's the dreamchild of Te Mahurehure Marae Chairperson Christine Panapa, a living heroine in her own right, whose ambition and execution has seen Mahurehure Marae morph from a tin shed in a grassy paddock into a large marae complex complete with state of the art buildings and dynamic spaces.

Mihi caught up with Christine Panapa a few weeks ago, at the foot of an enormous glass window wall called Te Taumata o Kupe.

 

11:45 RUNT - a family film with a speedy star

Celebrated Australian author Craig Silvey's novel RUNT, is about to hit the big screen in New Zealand.

The heart-warming family movie centres on Runt; a rascally, very speedy, stray dog with remarkable abilities and some paralysing quirks. He's befriended by young Annie Shearer and together they try to save the family farm. 

 

Books on today's show

New People 
By Danzy Senna
Published by Riverhead/Penguin Books, USA

Highway Thirteen
By Fiona McFarlane
Published by Allen & Unwin, Australia

Stone Yard Devotional
By Charlotte Wood
Allen & Unwin, Australia

There are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak 
Published by Penguin 

The Story of a Heart
By Rachel Clarke
Published by Little Brown Book Group Ltd

Life Hacks from the Buddha  
By Tony Fernando 
Published by HarperCollins NZ