Nine To Noon for Tuesday 6 July 2021

 

 

09:05 Christchurch boys respond to sexual harassment survey

There's a call to better educate young men and boys to quit the cat-calls, locker room talk and the sharing of nude photos and videos. It follows the release last week of a survey of sexual assault and harassment experienced by Christchurch Girls' High School students, where 20 reported being raped. This morning Kathryn talks to two head boys from Otautahi Christchurch who are determined to change the culture:  Christchurch Boys' High School head boy Henry Allott,  and head boy at Riccarton High School, Silas Zhang. 

09:20 Teachers' capability to teach maths a concern - ERO

A report from the Education Review Office is sounding the alarm about slipping standards in the teaching of maths at primary schools.  ERO says teachers' capability to teach maths is of particular concern. As a result, the review office also has sustained concern about New Zealand's competitiveness in international assessment. Last year, New Zealand's 13-year-olds recorded their worst-ever results in a major international maths test, and scores for the other age group assessed, 9-year-olds, had also dropped since the last time the test was carried out in 2015. Kathryn discusses this with Megan Clune, who worked as a primary school teacher for 10 years and is now a teaching fellow at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education and the president of the Primary Mathematics Association. 

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving

Ron talks to Kathryn about the strange divergence of  pandemic and post-pandemic culture as parts of America return to normal but cases spike in rural areas where vaccination rates are less than half of what they are in metropolitan areas. Ron also looks at the continuing fallout and speculation about Donald Trump's tax case.

Ron Elving is a Senior Editor and Correspondent, Washington Desk for NPR news 

10:05 Giles Milton: The battle for Berlin, and beginning of the Cold War 

Many tales have been told of the fight over Berlin and rest of Germany after the fall of the Nazis at the end of World War 2. The allied forces of Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union carved the country up. But soon Berlin became a different kind of battle-ground for their pre-war hostilities to return. It's a story brought vividly to life again by Giles Milton's latest book Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War showdown that shaped the modern world. It's an account of what happened in the years after the war, including the Soviet siege of the city that lasted 323 days. The story is told through the characters who were crucial players on all sides to create what's been described as a 'sparkling account' of the time. Giles Milton, best-selling author of 11 historical narrative books, and three novels, joins Kathryn from France. 

10:35 Book review: North & South: a tale of two hemispheres by Sandra Morris

Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Books reviews North & South: a tale of two hemispheres by Sandra Morris, published by Walker Books

10:45 The Reading

Hand Me Down World, episode twelve. Written by Lloyd Jones.

11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson talks tax

New Zealand is one of 130 countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 90% of global GDP, who have joined the  new framework for international tax reform. The OECD says the framework updates key elements of the century-old international tax system, which is no longer fit for purpose in a globalised and digitalised 21st century economy. NZ is in the top Tax rate for corporations in the OECD with a rate of 28 percent. 

Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's head of news.

11:30 Financial planner Liz Koh - spotlight on reverse mortgages

The pros and cons of reverse mortgages - are they a good idea? When should you use one? What other options are there?.

Liz Koh is a financial planner specializing in retirement planning.

11:45 Media commentator Andrew Holden

Newsoom's coverage of Oranga Tamariki, which includes  court action over one story, and the closure of an OT youth home following another story featuring a video showing the mistreatment of children by staff. Also, new data which details where people are getting their news and the closure of the Apple Daily in Hong Kong.

Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne. 

Music played in this show

Title: There's Nothing Like This 
Artist: Omar 
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Title: Lovebug Blues 
Artist: Charles Bradley 
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