Nine To Noon for Friday 22 April 2022

 

09:05 Shanghai lockdowns: supply chain issues to worsen

Importers are warning of "acute" supply chain issues to New Zealand caused by Covid lockdowns in China. Shanghai is starting to ease its lockdown of the city's 25 million people, with factories slowly returning to production. But disruption at Shanghai port - the world's largest - has caused a backlog of over 500 ships waiting to dock, which is unlikely to be resolved quickly. Importers say shipping lines are cutting out ports and canceling some air freight services here. Lynn speaks with Chris Edwards, the President of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders' Federation, and Daniel Silva, Secretary for the Importers Institute.

09:15 Plans to let an unknown goldminer finally rest in peace

Forty years ago a grave was excavated on the banks of the Clutha River - inside, a middle aged man in a simple wooden coffin, his leather shoes still tied to his feet. The excavation was done as part of archaeological work ahead of the Clyde Dam's completion, and the lone grave had been reported by the landowner.  What made the man's grave unusual is that it had clearly been dug up earlier - he'd been robbed and his remains disturbed. The bones were taken to Otago University and remained there for decades, until bioarchaeologist Professor Hallie Buckley and her colleague Peter Petchey decided to investigate further. Efforts are now underway to give the man a proper burial - and provide him with a final resting place. Lynn speaks with Lynley Claridge, owner of Affinity Funerals in Alexandra, and Dr Hallie Buckley.

09:30 The seagulls that have a favourite fish and chip shop

Seagulls in New Zealand are often referred to as the scavengers of the sky, ready to swoop on any food scraps and takeaways beachgoers throw their way. Some recent research shows Northern Hemisphere gulls are no different, but some are quite specific about their fried food. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), used GPS tags to track the lives of Herring Gulls breeding in Scotland and northern England during the winter months. . Research Ecologist and study author, Dr Nina O'Hanlon says part of the monitoring was what they ate.

09:45 Pacific correspondent Susana Lei'ataua

Susana Lei'ataua, RNZ Pacific's news editor joins Lynn to discuss the China-Solomon Islands security deal, the launch of a Pacific-wide tourism organisation, and the commitments made at a recent conference in Palau about protecting the ocean. 

10:05  Shavez Cheema - Borneo: a naturalist's haven

Shavez Cheema is the founder of rainforest conservation group 1Stop Borneo Wildlife, where he supervises scientific and sustainable tourism projects.  Shavez started his conservation journey in 2011, with an academic background in anthropology and tourism.  His main passion is saving wildlife.  He loves frogs, has helped save elephants in plantations, trained former poachers to be nature guides, persuaded fisherman to turn dolphin guide and lead pangolin rescue missions so holiday makers can appreciate them as much as he does. And he has planted corridors of fig trees to make this all work. Shavez has a new book coming out called A Field Guide to Tawau Hills Park, which, as he tells Lynn Freeman, speaks to the huge biodiversity Borneo boasts.

10:35 Book review: Slow Down, You're Here by Brannavan Gnanalingam

Adrian Hardingham from Unity Books reviews Slow Down, You're Here by Brannavan Gnanalingam, published by Lawrence & Gibson

10:45 The Reading

Episode eight of 'Let me Sing you Gentle Songs' by Linda Olsson.

11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies​

1981 hit Pulsing by pioneering Wellington electronic act The Body Electric is reissued tomorrow, along with the band’s 1983 debut album. Grant Smithies plays two tracks from them, alongside a dusty classic from Brisbane’s The Saints and a new single from rising young Jamaican deejay/ singer, Koffee.

11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen

Sports commentator Dana Johannsen takes a look criticism of rugby referees, the future of netball, and the new coaching structure for the Black Ferns. 

11:45 The week that was

Comedians Te Radar and James Elliott bring a few laughs

 

Music played in this show

Track: Old Peel
Artist: Aldous Harding
Time: Played:9:45

Track:  Highest Bidder
Artist: Fantastic Negrito
Time Played: 10:40

Artist: The Body Electric
Song: Imagination
Time Played:11:10

Artist: The Body Electric
Song: Pulsing (2020 Remaster)
Time Played: 11:18

Artist: The Saints
Song: Know Your Product
Time Played: 11:24

Artist: Koffee
Song: Pull Up
Time Played: 11:30

Artist:Dolly Parton
Song: 9 to 5
Time Played: 11:47