Nine To Noon for Tuesday 4 October 2022

 

 

09:05 Auckland rail upgrades:  train lines shut for months

Auckland commuters are set to have their travel plans derailed for large chunks of the coming year.KiwiRail and Auckland Transport yesterday announced plans for a major rebuild to rail lines across the city which is says will "future proof" the network for decades to come. A number of train lines will be shut for months next year, while the tracks are upgraded. Thousands of commuters on the Onehunga, Southern and Eastern lines will have to catch buses instead. But the news has been described as a bombshell - some public transport advocates say this will send tens of thousands back into their cars. And business associations are worried. Kathryn speaks with David Gordon, Kiwirail's Chief Operating Officer - Capital Projects & Asset Development and Amanda Wellgreen, Town Manager for Onehunga Business Association.

09:25 The inside word on True Justice

Advocacy group JustSpeak's new five-part podcast series True Justice gives a new perspective on life behind bars. It journeys through the justice system, from the moment of arrest to life after prison. True Justice is hosted by Cousins  and Breaker-Upperers actor Ana Chaya Scotney,and Victoria University Wellington Criminology student Tommy Doran, who spent time in prison as a young meth addict. True Justice urges rehabilitation and restoration, and confronts what is described as the ''out of sight, out of mind' nature of our justice system.  Kathryn is joined by Executive-Director of JustSpeak Aphiphany Forward-Taua and Tommy Doran.

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving

Ron Elving talks about how the US economy and inflation, which has slightly slowed, and also how the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian will affect elections. There is also more concern about President Joe Biden's state of health.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.

10:05 The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future

What will the world look like in 2050? What will be our biggest challenges and the major issues shaping our world? And what countries will have the biggest economies? Hamish McRae is one of Europe's leading speakers on global trends in economics, business and society. He's also an economic and finance journalist and editor at The Independent. In his new book The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future, he maps out the next thirty years - and he has a well-established reputation for predicting global trends; thirty years ago he did a similar exercise in his book The World in 2020: Power, Culture and Prosperity; and warned, among other things, of Brexit, a populist revolution in America, and a global pandemic.

10:35 Book review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Sally Wenley reviews Fairy Tale by Stephen King, published by Hachette   

10:45 The Reading

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

11:05 Business commentator Nikki Mandow

Nikki Mandow takes a look at managed retreat and councils' willingness to accelerate planning, the potential of green hydrogen and its role in the America's Cup, plus how embedded carbon works in the construction industry. 

Nikki Mandow is Newsroom's business editor.

11:30 Legally blind PhD student Michael Whittaker on navigating academia 

In his twenties Michael Whittaker started losing his vision due to a progressive condition, retinitis pigmentosa. He was an international model at the time, and still fits in some modelling assignments alongside his studies. Michael talks to Kathryn about how he's had to adapt to living with deteriorating sight, the help he's received from Blind Low Vision NZ and also the common prejudices he's had to deal with. Now aged 32, he's at the University of Auckland, working on a PhD in NZ Literature. He is focusing on the inaugural New Zealand Poet Laureate Michele Leggott who also lives with the same progressive condition.

11:45 Money expert Liz Koh : Financial resilience

Liz talks to Kathryn about- the ability to withstand life events that impact your income or assets. She says financial resilience has three aspects - your personal characteristics, your financial resources and your financial capability. 

Liz Koh is a money expert. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice.

 

Music played in this show

Track:  Never Give Up
Artist: Chronixx
Time played:  11:05am