Nine To Noon for Wednesday 22 September 2021

 

09:05 How much of Auckland can get back to work at Level 3?

 

Auckland is now at alert level three, but just how much of our biggest city can actually get back to work?
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says 85 to 90 percent of economic activity is still possible under level 3. But some in the sector question that, saying the numbers of businesses able to fully operate is much lower. Kathryn speaks with Brett O'Reilly, Chief Executive of the Employers and Manufacturers' Association and ANZ Chief Economist Sharon Zollner

09:30 Seeing double: Why New Zealand needs a digital twin

 

A leading engineering firm says New Zealand needs to get moving on creating a digital twin - and government should be considering it as part of a national digital strategy. A digital twin is a virtual model of something - say a building or a bridge - and takes real-world data to run simulations to see how it might perform. So what about a model of the whole country? It's already been done in Singapore, and being worked on in Britain. Thomas Hyde is the chief digital officer for engineering firm Beca, and says investing in a digital twin would have big economic and social benefits - especially in light of the $23.4 billion announced earlier this month to be spent on transport and infrastructure over the next three years.

09:40 How food-swap initiative Magic Beans hopes to grow

Magic Beans was set up five years ago by Anneliese Hough as a way people in the Hawkes Bay region could trade the food from their gardens, with no money involved. At the moment it's run via a very popular Facebook page, but Anneliese wants to make it bigger. So she and business partner Sarah Grant have sought to develop it as an app - which would allow it to operate all over New Zealand - and possibly even further afield. They'll talk to Kathryn about how it works.

09:45 Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to Washington following the announcement of the AUKUS security alliance, how New South Wales and Victoria have a road map out lockdowns by Xmas, but with thousands likely to be hospitalised. Meanwhile the lockdowns are taking their toll, with riots and protests in Melbourne after government announced mandatory vaccines for construction workers.

10:05 The habits of creative and successful people
 

Robin Sharma's Everyday Hero Manifesto reveals the habits that have helped successful people excel. His work in leadership and personal development has attracted clients including NASA, Microsoft, NIKE, Unilever, Oracle and Yale University.

 

10:35 Book review: Butcherbird by Cassie Hart

Michelle Rahurahu reviews Butcherbird by Cassie Hart, published by Huia Publishers

10:45 The Reading

Head in the Clouds, part 3, Written by Matthew O'Sullivan and read by Grant Tilly.

Another series of light hearted stories about Hartley Manners, the veteran actor. In this series Hartley takes a trip back to the UK for his son's wedding.

11:05 Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan

Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to play a track from Don McGlashan's new album Bright New Morning that's out at the end of October, a surprise album written over lockdown released by Tim Finn with Phi Manzanera and look at Womad's line up for 2022, which was announced this morning.

11:20 Elias Kanaris on leading from the stop: Lessons from 9/11

The horror of the September 11 attacks unfolded as Elias Kanaris was flying halfway across the Atlantic Ocean on his way from London to Chicago. Air space aross the US was hurriedly shutdown - and his plane ended up being one of 38 that was diverted to Gander Airport, Newfoundland - in Canada. The tiny town suddenly found more than 6,600 passengers and crew dumped on their doorstep overnight - and their pitstop was to last over a week. Elias has taken his experience, and used it to write about resilience in the face of adversity.    

11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles

Siouxsie joins Kathryn to answer listeners' questions about Covid 19.

Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.