Nine To Noon for Friday 28 April 2023

 

09:05 Auckland harbour crossing: Multi-billion dollar solutions to same old problem

Anyone wanting to have their say on the five proposals for a second Auckland harbour crossing needs to get cracking  - the opportunity for "feedback" closes on Monday. It's less than a month since Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister for Auckland - and Transport - Michael Wood unveiled five "scenarios" for upgrading travel across the Waitemata - describing it as a "city and national-shaping investment". The five include a mixture of bridges and tunnels offering a combination of new lanes for vehicles, light rail and walking and cycling, with construction set to begin in 2029. But Auckland residents have heard it all before, with projects like 2021's short-lived standalone bike and walking bridge being proposed - or in the case of the SkyPath costed and consented - and then shelved. What chance do these five multi-billion dollar scenarios have of ever making it to fruition? Garth Falconer, director of Reset Urban Design who was also the former design lead for the abandoned SkyPath and Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland join Kathryn to discuss.

09:30 Ethique founder on mentoring other social entrepreneurs

Brianne West founded the plastic-free beauty bar business Ethique 11 years ago while she was studying chemistry at university. It's now a $100 million business, exporting shampoo bars and soaps to over 8,000 retailers in 22 countries. Brianne West has just stepped down as Chief Executive, and set up a new organisation aimed at coaching and mentoring other start-up social enterprises.She says she made many mistakes in the early days of Ethique, and she wants to help others on the journey. Business but Better offers online modules, plus group and one-to-one coaching.

09:45 Asia correspondent Ed White

Ed talks to Kathryn about US court documents detailing a brazen scheme for getting cigarettes into North Korea worth hundreds of millions of dollars. There have been mixed signals given to western companies in China after a series of crackdowns on foreign businesses in recent weeks. And mixed messaging also from China on the international stage with Beijing backtracking remarks over the legitimacy of former Soviet states and Xi Jinping finally taking a call with the Ukrainian president. 

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.

10:05 Annemarie Rawson on doing an OE in your 60s

Kiwi Annemarie Rawson packed up herself and her husband in 2018 and moved to London for a new overseas experience in their early 60s. It wasn't the first time Annemarie had done this to her husband Steve - a few years beforehand they'd moved to France with romantic dreams of managing a 15th century farmhouse. It wasn't quite what they expected - with Annemarie telling her story in two books, My French Platter and My French Platter Replenished. Her new book, about starting over again in London is called Late Life Adventures in London and Beyond. She joins Kathryn to tell her story. 

 

10:35 Book review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Eden Denyer from Unity Books Wellington reviews Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson, published by Hachette

Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere universe with a rollicking, riveting tale that will appeal to fans of The Princess Bride. The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

10:45 Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland

Peter talks to Kathryn about on the three separate investigations underway into the collision and sinking on the 79-year-old Waitere, popularly known as the Blue Ferry, which left the skipper critically injured. There was a large turnout in Kerikeri for this week's ANZAC Day day service. Consultation has closed on a proposal by Kororāreka Marae to change Russell's name back to the original Kororāreka. And disappointment in the Whangārei Heads community that a fight scene for Jason Momoa’s new series Chief of War which was set to be filmed at Kauri Mountain (Nukurārangi) now isn't going ahead.

Peter de Graaf is based in Kerikeri. He's the Northern Advocate Far North reporter.

 

11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor

Everything But The Girl return with their first album in 24 years, Wellington's Ingrid And The Ministers' second album - and Connan Mockasin's Dad!

11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Big gains and big losses in the world of New Zealand rugby this week, Sam breaks down what it all means and looks ahead to the weekend’s mouth-watering clashes in both codes.

11:45 The week that was 

Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with a few laughs.

 

 

Music played in this show

Track: Halloween Store 
Artist: Andy Shauf
Time played: 10:05am