Nine To Noon

 

09:05 Tyre recycling scheme collects 839,000 used tyres in 10 weeks

10 weeks after the country's first tyre recycling scheme launched, 839,000 end-of-life car tyres have been collected. The Tyrewise scheme now operates around the country, paid for by a levy charged to importers, and managed by the Environment Ministry's Waste Minimisation Fund. North Island tyres go to five different processors and they're then used in cement manufacture and other rubber products. South Island tyres are currently exported to similar plants overseas, but there are plans to establish a local one. However illegal stockpiles around the country still exist and are not covered by the scheme. Tyrewise Implementation Project Manager, Adele Rose wants people to report any dumped tyres or large stockpiles, which she says will be the focus in the coming year.

09:20 New two-year teaching course in the Far North sends its first cohort into schools

A two-year teaching degree in the Far North is about to send its first cohort into jobs at local primary schools. The Te Hiku primary teaching degree is co-led by iwi Ngai Takoto, Te Rarawa and Waikato University with a kaupapa Māori approach. It's aimed at people with teacher aide experience or similar, combining prior knowledge with a jam-packed agenda to reduce a normally three-year programme to two. It's hoped it will address a long-standing teacher shortage in Northland which worsened this year, with students being rostered home at two different schools over winter. Waikato University professor Mere Berryman is the programme lead, and Anahera Taramoeroa is a member of the first cohort.

09:30 How Wellington's DAT Festival aims to be an arts show for everyone

What does it take to make an arts festival truly inclusive? Creatif Kate knows, she's is one half of the creative force behind Wellington's Disabled Artists' Theatre or DAT - Festival, along with Susan Williams. It's into its third year, helping to showcase hearing or vision impaired, neuro-divergent or disabled performing artists, writers and filmmakers. The festival is on now until November 17. It was born out of the cancellation of Disability Pride Week - and is getting bigger each year, despite the squeeze on arts budgets.

09:45 Australia: What another Trump presidency might mean

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Susie to talk about the impact of President-elect Trump returning to the White House - what might it mean for the economy and diplomatic relations? And Victoria is set to expand the state's hate speech laws to protect those vilified based on disability, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.

10:05 RNZ reporter gives update on hīkoi as it moves over Auckland Harbour bridge

Susie talks to RNZ journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

10:05 Kiwi stop motion animator proves a dab hand at his debut novel

He's helped bring to life some of the biggest stop motion films in the business. The Corpse Bride, Coraline, Frankenweenie and Isle of Dogs have all taken shape thanks in part to the creative hands of Kiwi animator Antony Elworthy. He's also part of the Christchurch animation studio Stretchy, which is behind the kids' animated series Kiri and Lou. Antony's now lent his talents to the written word - with the release of his debut novel The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery. It centres on the tall stories told by a grandfather to his grandson - and one in particular that involves his work as a magician with a malevolent feathered sidekick.

10:35 Book review: James by Percival Everett 

Ralph McAllister reviews James by Percival Everett published by Macmillan

10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatāne

The future of the Whakatāne Sportfishing Club and two iconic local businesses are up in the air as decisions are made around the location of a floodwall to protect the town. Whakatāne is getting a second airline next year. Residents around Sullivan Lake are bracing for another stench-filled summer due to past inaction of the District Council in maintaining the man-made lake. And, the 25-year-old chinaberry trees that line either side of the main Whakatāne shopping street may have a short lease on life. 

Local Democracy Reporter - Diane McCarthy is with the Whakatāne Beacon 

11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Songs to stir the senses

In this week’s music spot Ian Chapman offers a respite from the unsettling nature of the myriad of current, weighty, national and global events by shining an overdue lens upon that most unlikely of musical instruments; the spoons. Despite their inherently humble nature, in music genres as diverse as country, avant-garde and rock, spoons have stirred the pot of musical creativity and thoroughly deserve to be celebrated.   

Ian Chapman is honorary Senior Research Fellow in Music at the University of Otago.

11:20 Early gardens in NZ and the women who loved them

Alfred Buxton is regarded as the "father of landscape design" in New Zealand. Working in the early 20th century, he designed more than 350 private and public gardens around the country over a 40 year period. He was one of the first to create expansive and sophisticated gardens that transformed clients' properties and way of life. Many of his clients were women: some independent, some wives of farmers, some businesswomen, some widows. Wellington historian , Dr Clare Gleeson, has told the story of the women who commissioned Alfred Buxton to design gardens in a new book, published by Cuba Press.

11:45 Employment: Why are 'dry promotions' on the rise?

Been offered a 'dry promotion' lately? A step up the job ladder - without the remuneration to go with it? Shannon Barlow is Managing Director of Frog Recruitment, and says a recent survey the company conducted found nearly half of the thousand workers surveyed reported that they  - or a colleague - had been promoted without a salary increase. Many respondents said that led to feelings of resentment or demotivation - and had them thinking of leaving. So why are these 'dry promotions' happening - and what's the risk, both for employers in offering them - and employees in possibly turning one down? Shannon joins Susie with some advice of how to handle the situation.