Nine To Noon for Monday 3 October 2022

09:05 Banning throw-away plastics

Cotton buds, drink stirrers and PVC food trays are among a raft of products that have been banned under new waste rules; the first of three key phases to ban throw-away plastic and polystyrene packaging.  So what does it mean for recycling?  Kathryn is joined by  Ministry for the Environment's Director, Waste and Resource Efficiency Shaun Lewis and Wellington City Council's Solid Waste Manager Stefan Borowy.

09:30  The need to screen teenagers for hearing loss

The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been running a programme in some High Schools aimed at identifying students' undetected hearing loss. In the last survey, of 15 High Schools, there were alarming results. One in five young people had abnormal screening results and more than 30 percent complained of ringing in their ears, or tinnitus which can lead to hearing loss in the future. Foundation Chief Executive Natasha Gallardo is calling for a government funded nationwide adolescent hearing screening programme. Newborns are screened, then 4 year olds have a before-school check, but she says there is nothing else during the school years to pick up potential hearing loss.

09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney : Putin escalates Ukraine war with illegal annexations

The Russian President has suffered another humiliating defeat in Ukraine, just a day after he was condemned by the West for escalating the war by declaring the annexation of four eastern Ukrainian regions. There are fears about what the annexations could mean in terms of Vladimir Putin's use of military options, given he now claims he's defending Russian territory. Ukraine has vowed to continue recapturing land seized by Russia. Also, Europe contemplates the likelihood of a far-right PM in Italy and in Denmark, there's royal intrigue as Danish Queen strips her grandchildren of titles.

10:05 From free range Kiwi kid to founding global healthcare company Orion Health

Businessman and entrepreneur Ian McCrae founded Orion Health three decades ago, but after 30 years at the helm he's appointed a new CEO - his son in law Brad Porter. Ian McCrae remains an Executive Director at Orion. He talks to Kathryn about the growth of his family business and says it's almost impossible now for Kiwi health software vendors to get started in New Zealand and get their first sales here.

10:35 Book review: All The Broken Places by John Boyne

Kim Pittar from Muirs Bookshop in Gisborne reviews All The Broken Places by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House NZ

10:45 The Reading

Episode five of  'The Kindness Of Your Nature'  by Linda Olsson.

11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten & Lamia Imam

Kathryn, Brigitte and Lamia discuss National holding firm on tax cuts, constant pressure on the Government over social housing and what the latest political poll shows.

Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks & Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government. 

Lamia Imam worked for two years for the Labour Party in the Leader of the Opposition's office under Phil Goff, David Shearer and David Cunliffe. She also worked for the Ministry of Justice, before gaining a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently works for a large technology company in Wellington.

11:30 The Eggplant Boys : cooking for fun and for deep conversation

Charlie Farrelly-Gruar and John Harrison, aka Seymore are two Auckland mates who are passionate about food. The Eggplant Boys kai has been gaining an instagram following, particularly their fun approach and commitment to encouraging others to give cooking a go. Charlie says when mates cook together it's so much more than creating food. It's helped him to open up and have healthy conversations about mental health and chats about all that life throws at you.

11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne : Godwits, gannets and Gondwana

Kennedy talks to Kathryn about godwits which are currently en route to New Zealand from Alaska, the gannets of Cape Kidnappers and one of the most ancient Gondwanan forests: the Daintree rainforest.

Music played in this show

Track: Powder Blue
Artist: Yumi Zouma
Time Played: 10:35

Track: Say Something
Artist: Jordan Rakai
Time Played: 10:44