Nine To Noon for Friday 17 December 2021
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Omicron's here: should boosters be brought forward urgently?
9:05 AM.A Covid modeller says the virus booster programme should be rolled out as soon as possible saying without it, we could see tens of thousands of cases a day of the new omicron variant. Cabinet… Read more Audio
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Play streets: reclaiming the roads from cars
9:30 AM.Roads are being reimagined so people can party and children can play. Red tape has been cut, thanks to New Zealand's Transport Agency, so cars can be restricted on streets for a while. Kathryn King… Read more Audio
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Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
9:45 AM.The Red Cross has begun distributing aid in the Solomon Islands while New Zealand police and defence personnel emain as part of peacekeeping support for local police until next month. Moera also talks… Read more Audio
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Solo hiking in the California desert - a cautionary tale
10:05 AM.Claire Nelson has had long road to recovery after a near fatal hiking accident in the Joshua Tree National Park. The New Zealander set off on a day long expedition and ended up surviving four days… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Unity Books review: Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes
10:35 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes, published by Penguin. Sir Ranulph Fiennes followed in Shackleton's footsteps and brings his own unique insights to bear… Read more Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
11:05 AM.In these troubled times, music often serves as spiritual medicine, and Grant says the recently reissued double LP Shaolin Soul 4 offers heavy doses of the good stuff. We'll hear two tracks from that… Read more Audio
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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
11:30 AM.Former Halberg Awards judge Sam Ackerman looks at on this year's nominees. He says the Black Ferns Sevens are sitting higher on the food chain than the All Blacks. Also one of the most disgraced… Read more Audio
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The week that was
11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court bring some levity the end of the week, including the story of possibly the worst staff Christmas party in Australia, where the festive fare was two minute… Read more Audio
09:05 Omicron's here: should boosters be brought forward urgently?
Photo: AFP
A Covid modeller says the virus booster programme should be rolled out as soon as possible saying without it, we could see tens of thousands of cases a day of the new omicron variant. Cabinet ministers meet today to consider whether the Pfizer booster programme should be urgently brought forward. A number of countries around the world have done so and there are calls for New Zealand to follow suit. Kathryn speaks with Professor Michael Plank from the University of Canterbury, who has carried out initial modelling on what the omicron variant might mean. Also, Dr Fran Priddy is from the research group Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa.
09:30 Play streets: reclaiming the roads from cars
Photo: Supplied
Roads are being reimagined so people can party and children can play. Red tape has been cut, thanks to New Zealand's Transport Agency, so cars can be restricted on streets for a while. Kathryn King manages the Urban Mobility Programme at Waka Kotahi, where work is underway to make our transport system safer, healthier and more environmentally friendly. Kathryn King tells Kathryn Ryan Play Streets is good for communities who want to gather, and good for children who enjoy getting out in the fresh air.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa Taylor
.. Photo: Supplied/Red Cross
The Red Cross has begun distributing aid in the Solomon Islands while New Zealand police and defence personnel emain as part of peacekeeping support for local police until next month. Moera also talks to Kathryn about New Caledonia's referendum results, and Tonga's new Prime Minister.
RNZ Pacific's Team Leader, Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor.
10:05 Solo hiking in the California desert - a cautionary tale
Claire Nelson has had long road to recovery after a near fatal hiking accident in the Joshua Tree National Park. The New Zealander set off on a day long expedition and ended up surviving four days alone in blistering heat in the California desert. She has written about her 2018 ordeal in a new book Things I Learned From Falling.
10:35 Unity Books review: Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes
Photo: Penguin Random House
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes, published by Penguin.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes followed in Shackleton's footsteps and brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions in this engaging new biography.
10:45 The Reading
11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Photo: album covers
In these troubled times, music often serves as spiritual medicine, and Grant says the recently reissued double LP Shaolin Soul 4 offers heavy doses of the good stuff. We’ll hear two tracks from that today, alongside gems from Auckland synth-slapper Power Nap and British dancehall star, General Levy.
11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Former Halberg Awards judge Sam Ackerman looks at on this year's nominees. He says the Black Ferns Sevens are sitting higher on the food chain than the All Blacks. Also one of the most disgraced captains of modern sport, Australian cricketer Steve Smith gets another crack at leading his country.
11:45 The week that was
Comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court bring some levity the end of the week, including the story of possibly the worst staff Christmas party in Australia, where the festive fare was two minute noodles.
Photo: 123rf
