Nine To Noon for Monday 29 August 2022

 

 

09:05 652 injuries from high intensity workouts activity last year

Hundreds of injuries from high intensity interval training such as Crossfit and F45 are being reported to ACC each year, with a steep rise in the last four years.  HIIT involves a circuit of short bursts of intense exercise, usually cardio and weights, alternating with periods of recovery. But data from ACC shows the number of accidents is increasing each year, with 652 new claims last year alone. Soft tissue injuries are the most common type of incidents, but fractures and dislocations, dental injuries, deafness, concussion and brain injuries, and lacerations, punctures and stings have also been reported. Kathryn speaks to David Woodbridge, the director and principal physiotherapist at Functional Physio, in Mt Eden who has been treating injuries as a result of HIIT and ACC's injury prevention leader James Whitaker. 

09:20 Charles Clover: Rewilding the Sea

British journalist and environmental campaigner Charles Clover has recently published a book called Rewilding the Sea. Here he argues that left to its own devices, the sea's biodiversity can recover from, and counter the devastating effects of climate change. Charles gives the example of whales.  If they were allowed to rebuild to pre-whaling numbers they would remove the same amount of carbon from the atmosphere as we pump into it, just with their poo. Also the humble oyster, which can filter well over a hundred litres of water a day, and Charles argues is worth its weight in ecological gold, far exceeding their economics as fancy food.

09:45 Foreign correspondent Debora Patta from Ukraine

Six months on from Russia's invasion, Debora is in Kyiv. She talks to Kathryn about the situation on the ground in Ukraine and what's changed ?. Also a dangerous situation with fighting around Europe's biggest nuclear plant, the Zaporizhzhia plant and the first grain ship left for Africa last week. Debora explores what hope that provides for the continen'ts food crisis.

10:05 Former pro wakeboarder Brad Smeele : living with quadriplegia

Eight years ago, a catastrophic accident changed the life of elite athlete Brad Smeele. He says becoming quadriplegic as a 27 year old has taught him so much about survival and finding the strength to get through the darkest of times and the darkest of thoughts. His deeply personal memoir, Owning It - the ride that changed my life is an astonishingly raw and honest account of moving from a life of sporting success to dealing with the mental and physical challenges of losing mobility. He is now a motivational speaker and has an instagram account with 35-thousand followers.

 

10:35 Book review - 1989 by Val McDermid

Laura Caygill reviews 1989 by Val McDermid, published by Little Brown

10:45 The Reading

 

August: Johnsonville by Breton Dukes from his collection Bird North, read by Greg Johnson

 

11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones & Tim Hurdle

Neale, Tim and Kathryn talk about the departure and the legacy of Speaker Trevor Mallard - how will he go in his ambassadorial post in Ireland? Also, the infrastructure blowouts. is it bad management or economic conditions. And ram raids continue to plague cities and towns across the motu  it's forcing a law and order debate.

Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of public affairs firm Capital.

Tim Hurdle is a former National party advisor and was campaign director for National at the 2020 election.

11:30 Choosing Fakeaways over Takeaways

Kathrine Lynch is the founder of  meal planning service, The Daily Menu. She has a host of budget tips and recipes for cutting your grocery bill, including cooking in meals in bulk for eat half now and freeze half for later. She talks to Kathryn about how to save money by making fast food, or fakeaways at home rather than buying takeaways.
 

11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay : city cable cars

The Next Level of Mobility? As we see modes of transport diversifying - Bill queries whether it is time to have a serious look at aerial cable cars in cities?

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Music played in this show

Track: Back Baby
Artist: Jessica Pratt
Time played 10:36

Track:Sweetest Taboo
Artist: Sade
Time played 11:33