Nine To Noon for Friday 23 September 2022

 

09:05 Shipping news: the cost and challenge of getting goods to and from NZ

The Covid pandemic caused huge disruptions in the global supply chain - with businesses struggling to import goods and get products offshore. Now that our borders have reopened and Covid restrictions relaxed, what is the situation? The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation says sky-high shipping rates are coming down - meaning it's slightly cheaper to get products here and away again. But as consumers tighten their belts, shipping lines may begin to come here less frequently. Kathryn speaks with Rachel Madden,  President of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation, and manager at First Global Logistics Limited; and Simon Dedman, Federation council member and Managing Director at Kuehne+Nagel,  one of New Zealand's largest freight forwarders.

09:30 Winning student designs tackle real world problems

A medical bassinet designed for modern postpartum care, a personal skin cancer detection system and pet friendly anaethetic masks are three award winning product designs by my next guests who are Massey University students. They've been successful in the the James Dyson NZ Awards - which celebrate and encourage the next generation of design engineers, to create products that solve problems and work better. Sarah Lakomy was the National Winner with Hatch the bassinet designed to reduce the physical demands on new mums with limited mobility and pain after childbirth. Runner-up Thomas Mackisack's SPOT CHECK combines advanced camera hardware with artificial intelligence to catch melanoma early. Jillian Miller was also runner-up for her series of different pet-sized anaesthesia to prevent waste gas leaks at vet clinics.

09:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

Of the leaders from 12 Pacific Island countries in the line up to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York, the Marshall Islands' President David Kabua has not pulled any punches., Sāmoa is limiting the RSE worker intake for New Zealand, and Fiji's  military camp to become Pacific disaster response hub and prepositioning depot for humanitarian aid.
 

RNZ Pacific Journalist Koroi Hawkins 

10:05 Jack Raglin: move into a good mood   

Research shows exercise has a positive impact on mood and mental health.  Professor of Kinesiology (the study of movement) at Indiana University, Jack Raglin recommends making exercise part of our lifestyle and everyday activities to improve mood almost immediately.  He offers hacks like going to bed in gym clothes to make sure you get up and at it when the resolve is fading and on cold mornings. The benefits?  Jack's research shows cardio exercise can reduce anxiety. You'll feel better, less stressed and more relaxed, whether you exercise alone or in a class, or just dance around the room for three minutes everyday.

10:35 Book review: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

Cynthia Morahan reviews The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, published by Penguin Random House

10:45 The Reading

Paul McLaughlin reads 'The Don Fernando Motels' by Owen Marshall.

11:05 New music with Grant Smithies

One of the most influential garage bands to come out of America's Pacific Northwest in the late '80s and '90s, Dead Moon turned down shows playing with Nirvana to honour a prior commitment to tour New Zealand in 1992. A  recording made at the Invercargill show on that tour was released this week. We hear two tracks from that today, alongside gems from rising Auckland soul singer Summer Vee and the late, great Jamaicn producer, Lee Scratch Perry.

11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman : busy weekend ahead for Eden Park

Sam covers off the unique Eden Park triple header with the All Blacks,  Black Ferns and All Whites all playing at the venue inside 2 days, plus the mayhem that has been the Silver Ferns/Jamaica series

11:45 The Week That Was

Comedians Michele A'Court and Pinky Agnew on whether there's a place for ukeleles on a plane flight.

 

Music played in this show

Track: Be Sweet
Artist: Japanese Breakfast
Time played: 09:30

Track: Another Weekend 
Artist: Ariel Pink
Time played: 11:45am