Nine To Noon for Tuesday 19 April 2022
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Families struggle to keep up with rising cost of living
9:05 AM.With the rising cost of living, many people are struggling to pay the bills, particularly over winter as the cost of power rises. New research from the University of Otago finds that the cost of… Read more Audio
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Kiwi earthquake tech goes global
9:30 AM.Kiwi technology that can warn of an earthquake is going global. EQC and Massey University scientists have tested low cost early warning sensors, which gives notice of a quake. The project has made… Read more Audio
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US: Biden's war of words over Ukraine, inflation depression, Musk's Twitter saga
9:45 AM.US correspondent Ron Elving joins Lynn to look at how Joe Biden has been turning up the heat in his rhetoric on Russia, energy-driven inflation is making Americans depressed, Republicans are looking… Read more Audio
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Listening to a world we can't see: Lawrence English
10:05 AM.For Australian artist, composer and curator Lawrence English listening is very different to hearing. He is interested in "relational listening", the relationship between our internal thinking and the… Read more Audio
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Book review - Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide by John Walsh and Patrick Reynolds
10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide by John Walsh; photographer Patrick Walsh published by Massey University Press Read more Audio
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Politics: FPAs, Ukraine 'neutrality', PM's overseas trip, Louisa Wall's exit
11:05 AM.Political commentators Shane Te Pou and Liam Hehir join Lynn to discuss Fair Pay Agreements and the impact on business, business sentiment and confidence, the Prime Minister's first overseas trip and… Read more Audio
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Dogs in Early New Zealand Photographs
11:30 AM.Journalist Mike White is also a life-long dog lover. A new book, Dogs in Early New Zealand Photographs has put together some of New Zealand's earliest dog photographs, with an introduction written by… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Are you 'eating your money'?
11:45 AM.Food is one of our biggest household expenses. At a time when thousands of New Zealanders are going hungry, there are also many people spending money on food they'd be better off saving, says… Read more Audio
09:05 Families struggle to keep up with rising cost of living
Photo: 123RF
With the rising cost of living, many people are struggling to pay the bills, particularly over winter as the cost of power rises. New research from the University of Otago finds that the cost of heating a child's bedroom through the night in a Wellington winter would eat up nearly half of the government's Winter Energy Payment. The Winter Energy Payment is paid to qualifying beneficiaries and all superannuitants to help with heating costs. Lynn speaks with Otago University researcher Dr Caroline Shorter about the study. Also on the programme, Christchurch Budget Service's manager Dave Marra, who tells Lynn having a low income in today's economic environment, and living in private rental accommodation (as the majority of low wage earners are) is a recipe for hardship, resulting in a huge rise in the number of people buying basics like food using buy now, pay later services like Afterpay.
09:30 Kiwi earthquake tech goes global
Photo: EQC
Kiwi technology that can give a warning of an earthquake is going global. EQC and Massey University scientists have tested low cost early warning sensors, which give notice of a quake. The project has made significant steps from a vision to hard data, and has successfully developed algorithms that can drive an early warning system.The findings were published recently in Informatics, a leading Swiss open access journal on information and communication technologies, in an article titled "Saving Precious Seconds", and have also gained interest from scientists all over the world who have jumped on board to share their information. In fact, as lead scientist Raj Prasanna tells Lynn Freeman, the Kiwi project has unexpectedly created an amazing new global community of excellence.
Photo: 123RF
09:45 US: Biden's war of words over Ukraine, inflation depression, Musk's Twitter saga
US correspondent Ron Elving joins Lynn to look at how Joe Biden has been turning up the heat in his rhetoric on Russia, energy-driven inflation is making Americans depressed, Republicans are looking strong ahead of the November mid-terms and what will the next chapter be in the Elon Musk Twitter saga?
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.
Photo: AFP, Pixabay
10:05 Listening to a world we can't see: Lawrence English
Photo: Greg Harm
Australian artist, composer and curator Lawrence English's exhibition Site Listening:Brisbane celebrates attentive listening in a chosen location and showcases field recordings of environments and creatures around the world - taking their place alongside an ever-growing collection of recordings revealing the unheard sounds of our world. For Lawrence listening is very different to hearing. He is interested in "relational listening", the relationship between our internal thinking and the external sounds we are most interested in and tune into - and how to communicate that to an audience. He tells Lynn Freeman he has completed any number of field recordings, in Antarctica, the Amazon and many in New Zealand. These recordings have been released on various albums built around his environmental recordings, released on his own label Room 40.
10:35 Book review - Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide by John Walsh and Patrick Reynolds
Photo: Patrick Reynolds / Massey University Press
Paul Diamond reviews Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide written by John Walsh and photography by Patrick Reynolds. Published by Massey University Press
10:45 The Reading
Episode five of 'Let me Sing you Gentle Songs' by Linda Olsson.
11:05 Politics: FPAs, Ukraine 'neutrality', PM's overseas trip, Louisa Wall's exit
Photo: 123RF, RNZ, Pixabay
Political commentators Shane Te Pou and Liam Hehir join Lynn to discuss Fair Pay Agreements and the impact on business, business sentiment and confidence, the Prime Minister's first overseas trip and the candour of Louisa Wall upon her exit.
Shane Te Pou is a former candidate, campaign manager and executive member of the Labour Party, and a former union official. He is no longer a member of any political party.
Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawyer, political commentator and a National Party member.
11:30 Dogs in Early New Zealand Photographs
Photo: Dog reading newspaper, F N Jones. (Nelson Provincial Museum) / Supplied
Some of New Zealand's earliest dog photographs have been compiled into a delightful new book, with an introduction written by Mike White. Dogs in Early New Zealand Photographs take us back to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a range of photos from carefully staged studio portraits, to more relaxed photos taken on the family farm. Lynn Freeman speaks to Mike about the enduring love we have for our dogs, and taking their picture.
11:45 Are you eating your money?
Food is your biggest expense after rent or mortgage payments, but how much you spend on food is a personal choice and can vary greatly depending on what you put in your supermarket trolley. Financial Planner, Liz Koh says it's not hard to save several thousand dollars a year through being more careful about what you spend on food.
Photo: 123RF
Liz Koh is a financial planner and specialising in retirement planning. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice.
Music played in this show
Track: Holograms
Artist: Tiny Ruins
Time Played: 9:45
Track: You Don't Know Me
Artist: Leyla McCalla
Time Played: 11:30
Track: Korimako
Artist: Aro
Time Played: 11:43
