09:05 Soaring energy demands: What is the master plan?

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As the transport sector decarbonises and more and more cars and trucks are powered by electricity - energy demand is expected to double in the next 30 years. At the same time, a growing number of new, renewable electricity generators,  are wanting to connect to the national grid, run by Transpower. But the grid is ageing, and was originally designed to take energy from a small number of big generators and get it out to consumers. So who is responsible for the big picture and coordinating how this country powers itself in a decarbonised future? Kathryn speaks with Transpower's chairman - Keith Turner - a veteran of the electricity sector and the outgoing Chief Executive of Genesis Energy,  Marc England.

09:30 Stadium concerts return to Auckland

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Nearly 300,000 people are expected to attend major stadium events in Auckland this summer - as the city -  and the rest of the country - get back to a bit of post-Covid normal. Global acts including Elton John, Justin Bieber, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Harry Styles will play at Mt Smart Stadium and Western Springs. Kathryn speaks with Auckland Stadiums Director James Parkinson about who's coming and what concert-goers can expect at the venues.

09:45 Australia: Parliament rape trial, rates rise, data breach, fighter brides

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the trial getting underway for the man accused of raping former ministerial staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament in 2019. Australia's official interest rate has gone up again - with the level now at 2.6 per cent, its highest in almost a decade. Thousands of customers of the Australian telco Optus are having their official Medicare cards & drivers' licences replaced after the massive data breach that has seen 10 million of the company's customers' data stolen. And the new Australian government has decided to repatriate 16 Australian women and their children who have been living in Islamic State detention camps in Syria.

Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.

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10:05 Tripp Mickle on what happened at Apple after Steve Jobs' death

 Much has been written about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and his time at the helm of the company - but less so about what happened after his death in 2011. Under Jobs - who'd quit and then returned to Apple - the company experienced a revitalisation that led to the iMac, iPod and of course, the iPhone. When Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer, many wondered whether the company could maintain its stellar trajectory. And that's the subject of a new book by New York Times tech reporter Tripp Mickle, called After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul. In it, he focuses on the relationship between Tim Cook, Apple's C-O-O turned CEO, and the company's chief design officer Jony Ive.

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10:35 Book review: The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi by Ned Fletcher

The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi

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Martin Fisher reviews The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi by Ned Fletcher, published by BWB

10:45 The Reading

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

11:05 Music: The 'epic' playlist - what makes yours?

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about the ingredients to an "epic" playlist in an era where technology makes it easier than ever to compile options for you. What makes a song epic - and what would make your list?  Kirsten Zemke is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Auckland's School of Social Sciences.

Spotify has released its most streamed music of 2019.

Spotify has released its most streamed music of 2019. Photo: AFP

11:30 The Certainty Myth: tips for coping with anxiety

Dr Toni Lindsay

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Dr Toni Lindsay is a clinical and health psychologist, and author of The Certainty Myth; a guide for anyone struggling with uncertainty in their life. Whether it's caused by the pandemic, a relationship breakdown, job loss, illness or something else, uncertainty can often lead to anxiety. But Dr Toni Lindsay has practical tools to help manage the anxiety that can come about when our lives feel chaotic and uncertain. She currently works at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse cancer treatment centre in Sydney, working both adults and adolescents.

11:45 Science: Nobel Prize for Physics, trees + warming, mystery extinct fish

Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to look at the newly-announced winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics, new research which suggests planting trees in dry areas can actually help increase atmospheric warming and DNA has helped crack a century-old mystery about New Zealand's only extinct freshwater fish.

Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology

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