Nine To Noon for Wednesday 28 April 2021

 

09:05 Fish & Game 'plagued' by poor governance, needs restructure: review

A scathing review of Fish and Game has found poor governance,  conflicts of interest and division between head office and the regions. The review was commissioned last year by the former Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, amid concerns the organisation's structure was not working well. Fish & Game represents game bird hunters and sports fishers nationally. It consists of 12 regional councils with a national Fish & Game Council. The review says there are too many governors, unclear relationships and accountabilities, poor management of conflicts of interest, and recommends the number of regional councils be cut in half. Kathryn speaks with Chair of Fish and Game, Ray Grubb and the former Chief Executive, Martin Taylor.

09:25 Legal action launched to protect public access to New Zealand's largest farm

Legal proceedings have been filed in the High Court to try to secure public access to New Zealand's largest farm. Molesworth Station runs through the heart of the upper South Island, 185,000 hectare high country farm. The land is owned by the Crown and managed by the Department of Conservation and is open to the public between October and May. However Public Access New Zealand says the restrictions are too great and the public should have access to Molesworth Recreation Reserve and the iconic Acheron Road that runs through it, all year around. Kathryn is joined by Stewart Hydes, spokesperson for Public Access New Zealand.

09:45 Flights to India suspended, 'drums of war' warning, Port Arthur anniversary

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by Australia to cancel all flights to and from India until May 15 and to send equipment to help the country fight its horrific Covid infection rate. One of Australia's most senior bureaucrats in national security has alarmed the rest of the security community by issuing an Anzac Day message to his departmental staff warning Australia's should realise the "drums of war" were beating closer in the region. And today marks 25 years since Australia's worst mass murder, the shooting of 35 people at the Port Arthur penal colony outside Hobart.

10:05 'How I Felt': Chris Parker brings live felting to the International Comedy Festival 

Chris Parker is an award-winning comedian, whose sold-out show 'How I Felt' opens next week at the International Comedy Festival. He's also an actor, appearing in Golden Boy and Baby Done, as well as a writer for Funny Girls, Jono and Ben and 7 Days. Chris is also well-known on Instagram for his live videos during lockdown where he began felting small woodland animals out of wool - an experience he has now turned into 'How I Felt'. He speaks with Kathryn about making the best out of the uncertainty of lockdown. 

10:35 Book Review: Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe

Harry Ricketts reviews Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe, published by Mangakino University Press

10:45 The Reading

How to Hear Classical Music, part 7. Written and read by Davinia Caddy.

11:05 Music with Yadana Saw

RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw joins Kathryn to share some new music from Wellington trio Soft Plastics, which marks an assured return of the indy-guitar sound to the epicentre of BBQ reggae. She'll also have an old dancefloor classic to pay tribute to NZ's foremost DJ, label founder, music journalist and raconteur Clinton Smiley.

 

11:30  The Gardener's Journal

It's more than a decade since Margaret Long's first edition of the Gardener's Journal was published, and the publication has proved so popular the ninth volume is now out. Margaret Long's passion for gardening includes not only tending her own property, Frensham Gardens in Canterbury, but previously she has also taken guided tours to some of the UK's best gardens. The Gardener's Journal features articles from guest writers and cover a range of subjects - including landscape and design, and history. The latest edition includes a heritage rose garden in Armidale, New South Wales, pine nuts harvested locally and a garden frozen in time at Dunedin's Northern Cemetery..

 

11:45 Face to Face: New festival brings private and public galleries together

Next month, 15 public and private art galleries in Wellington will come together in a new arts festival to showcase work by various artists from around Aotearoa. Face to Face: Portrait Festival opens on the 27th of May with nine dealer galleries and six public galleries aiming to demystify and increase access to contemporary art. It'll run over four days, with free exhibitions, tours and talks, with a headline event on the Saturday night which will see the dealer galleries stay open till 9pm and host performances by musicians. Kathryn is joined in the Wellington studio by Grace Ridley-Smith, Festival Coordinator and Manager of McLeavey Gallery and Chelsea Nichols, senior curator at The Dowse.

 

Music played in this show

Title: Working Woman Blues 
Artist: Valerie June 
Broadcast time: 9.46am