Nine To Noon for Friday 3 December 2021

 

 

09:05 New twist in case of Afghan refugees trying to get to NZ

A High Court ruling that Immigration New Zealand was wrong to stop processing refugee visa applications due to Covid border restruction has given hope to a group of 70 Afghan nationals trying to get here. But there are now concerns that MFAT, which has been facilitating emergency flights out of Afghanistan, is about to shut down for summer, and may hinder arrivals into New Zealand for weeks. The ruling came after a judicial review by Community Law on behalf of more than 70 Afghans who applied for residence visas before last year's lockdown. The High Court said the rules in place at the time the visa applications were made must stand, and that applying new ones - such as Covid restrictions - fell outside the law. Kathryn speaks with Angela Smith, legal services manager at Community Law Waikato.

9:30 Brewing beer: from waste to taste 

It's no secret that we have an issue with food waste in Aotearoa. 15,000 tonnes of bread, 12,000 tonnes of leftovers and 5,000 tonnes of potatoes go in the bin every year. Otago University's Food Waste Innovation project is working on ways to actively reduce food waste and repurpose things that people don't want to eat. One of their researchers is Dr Graham Eyres. He's a specialist beer scientist who's turning his eye to replacing malted barley in beer production with discarded bread. He's also a keen home brewer and for the last ten years has been working as a registered craft beer judge. He's been busy recently judging the beers for the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival! 

09:45 Pacific correspondent Susana Lei'ataua

RNZ Pacific's news editor on unrest in the Solomon islands, Fiji reopens its borders and 60 years since West Papuans first raised their nationalist flag in a short-lived self determination.

10:05 What Dogs Want, Mat Ward

Taranaki-based clinical animal behaviourist Mat Ward specialises in positive reinforcement training, for new pups and throughout their life. It's never too late to teach an old dog a new trick, says Mat, who has even taught a dog to fly a plane.  His new book is What Dogs Want, illustrated by Rupert Fawcett.  Mat tells Kathryn here he explores the key needs of the animal - and owner - and what might be contributing to bad behaviour.

10:35 Book review from Unity Books: Wild Pets by Amber Medland

Briar Lawry from Unity Books Auckland reviews Wild Pets by Amber Medland, published by Faber & Faber. 

"A shrewd, elegant literary debut that tells one of the oldest stories in the world - first love - with joyous humour and wicked verve."

10:45 The Reading

Ray Henwood reads 'Making Allowances' - the final story in the series 'Men Behaving Sadly' by David Hill.

11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies​

A crucial double LP compilation of jazz/ funk/ reggae tracks by Jamaican “keyboard king” Jackie Mittoo has just been reissued. We’ll hear two tracks from that today, alongside  cuts from London psych-pop quartet Vanishing Twin and Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. 

11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Sam talks about the Black Caps chances of securing a series win in India,  and the fine line between personality and confidence in athletes.

11:45 The week that was

Comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agne with their favourite stories of the week, including the people who got stuck in British pub with Oasis cover band for three days after a huge storm.