Nine To Noon for Tuesday 9 May 2023

 

 

09:05 Who will compensate flood & cyclone-affected Auckland residents?

The country's biggest council says it's not going to compensate home owners whose homes were devastated in the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. Affected homeowners are now setting their sights on the government's Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Taskforce and next week's budget for support. In Auckland, almost 600 homes were red-stickered, 357 due to the January floods, and 227 due to Cyclone Gabrielle. Even more were yellowed stickered; 1943 homes were yellow-stickered after the floods, and 335 after the cyclone, according to data from MBIE. Morgan Allen is the spokesperson for the group West Auckland is Flooding, which has been calling for urgent managed retreats after the floods. His Massey home flooded during the January 27 floods, and is now yellow-stickered. Clare Bradley has a yellow-stickered home on Domain Crescent in Muriwai, a road that has been badly impacted by slips, and also a business - the Muriwai Lodge on Motutara Rd, which is red stickered. 

09:20 Unbanked teens: why so many students don't have bank accounts

A school software company says banks make it too difficult for teenagers to set up their own bank accounts. A survey by MyMahi, which has almost 50,000 secondary school student users, found about a third of respondents didn't have their own individual bank account. Many said bank sign-up processes which require verified ID and in-person branch appointments with a parent, are out-dated and too demanding. MyMahi founder Jeff King says the end result is that thousands leave school without ever managing their own account. He joins Kathryn to talk about digital ID solutions, saying banks need to get on board and walk the talk when it comes to encouraging financial literacy.

09:45 US correspondent Ximena Bustillo

Joe Biden holds debt ceiling meetings with congressional leaders. Title 42, the pandemic era rule that allowed the government to turn migrants away, is set to expire later this week and Bipartisan senators are rallying against the tech lobby.

Ximena Bustillo NPR politics reporter based in Washington DC

10:05 Gabrielle Zevin on video games, art and friendship

Gabrielle Zevin is the best selling author of ten novels - the latest of which is about video games, art, friendship, love, identity and overcoming. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow tells the story of two childhood friends as they reunite in adulthood to create video games. The book has been a runaway success, and Gabrielle Zevin is currently writing the screenplay, to be developed into a feature film by Temple Hill and Paramount Studios. Several of her books have already been adapted for screen and directed by Hans Canosa, Zevin's longtime partner. Gabrielle Zevin will be appearing at the Auckland Writers' Festival later this month.

10:35 Book review: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

David Hill reviews The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks, published by Penguin Random House    

10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport 

Westport's new $21 million health centre began providing services this week. The centre combines all Buller Health services, including Buller Hospital and Buller Medical Centre, under one roof. The community fought hard to get government funding for it. But there are fears it will face the same staffing issues as its predecessors.  And Lee talks to Kathryn about the Government work on a bill to make good former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's 2017 promise to ban all new mining on conservation land.  Half of New Zealand's mineral mining happens on the West Coast and most is on public conservation land. Coast leaders, miners and iwi are furious about the proposed ban. They say it will stop exploration for gold, pounamu and rare earth minerals. 

Westport News Chief Reporter, Lee Scanlon

11:05  Business correspondent Victoria Young

Victoria takes a look at the latest figures on high net worth investors and discusses whether the ultra-wealthy losing interest in NZ?  Three of of the big four banks have reported in the past week. Victoria says it could be a lot worse for the Westpac, ANZ and BNZ and there isn't the stress expected from the downturn due to rising incomes and job prospects. And BusinessDesk's three month look at Fisher & Paykel, has concluded the  financials are sound but some disgruntled employees suggest there are cultural issues.

BusinessDesk investigations editor, Victoria Young

11:30 The Democracy Game: Could US-style populism happen in NZ?

 In a crowded Michael Fowler Center, a charismatic man takes the stage - telling the audience the concerns of "ordinary New Zealanders" have been ignored for too long. He's the leader of ProtectNZ - a populist political movement with a long list of grievances. Journalist Grace Marks has been looking into the rise of the alt-right in New Zealand and her attempts to find out who's funding the political party suddenly make her a target. This is the premise of Riley Chance's new book The Democracy Game which explores what could happen if US-style populism suddenly took root - successfully - in New Zealand. Riley Chance is a non de plume under which this book, and its prequel Surveillance, have been released. Riley intends to reveal his identify at the launch of The Democracy Game on Thursday and joins Kathryn to talk about his passion for exploring topics of concern for society.

 

11:45 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman

Sam tackles whether the NRL referees treat the Warriors differently - consciously or subconsciously? For once, it's being discussed across the Tasman and Sam will explain why it's more complicated than it seems.

 

Music played in this show

Track: Running Away 
Artist: Thee Sacred Souls  
Time Played: 09:45

Track: God Bless the Child
Artist: Billie Holliday
Time Played: 10:33

Track: Vienna
Artist: Billy Joel
Time Played: 10:38

Track: The Common Thread
Artist: No Broadcast
Time Played: 10:45