Nine To Noon for Tuesday 6 June 2023

 

 

09:05 Where is everyone? Ten percent still missing from the Census

Despite the millions spend on advertising, free rugby league tickets and food vouchers, more than 10 percent of the population still hasn't completed this year's Census. For Māori and Pasifika, about one in four are yet to fill out their forms. After a disastrous 2018 Census, hopes were high mistakes couldn't be repeated. Susie speaks to Māori demographer Professor Tahu Kukutai and Stats NZ deputy chief statistician Simon Mason.

09:30 Menopause specialists seek funding for alternatives

Menopause specialists want Pharmac to fund alternative treatments as a worldwide shortage of a popular hormone replacement therapy worsens. Global supply of one of the most popular oestrogen patches - Estradot - has virtually stopped and many women have been switched to an alternative, but there are supply issues even with the alternative patches. Some who have had to switch also report problems with them, including allergies. Dr Megan Ogilvie, an endocrinologist at Fertility Associates, says women who are on HRT rely on the medication and the shortage and changes are stress-inducing. She says Pharmac could make simple changes to prescription rules to ease the situation and it could also be looking to fund alternatives, such as estrogen gels. Dr Linda Dear from MenoDoctor agrees - she's launched a petition on the issue.  Also joining Susie is Pharmac's acting Director, Pharmaceuticals Geraldine MacGibbon. 

09:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo

US correspondent Ximena Bustillo joins Susie to look at the bipartisan deal to avert debt default and what it means for President Joe Biden to have managed to get it secured. She'll talk about a new NPR/Ipsos poll on education that reveals some division between Republicans and Democrats over what kids are being taught, but a surprising consensus on how little teachers are being paid. And former Vice President Mike Pence has confirmed he'll run for the Republican nomination for President, up against his former boss.

Ximena Bustillo is an NPR politics reporter based in Washington

10:05 Living longer and better: Peter Attia

Peter Attia is a leading expert on the science of longevity. A graduate of  Stanford University School of Medicine and trained at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery, he was also a surgical oncology fellow at the National Cancer Institute, where his research focused on immune-based therapies for melanoma. His focus has turned over the years away from treating people with life threatening cancer to understanding how we can avoid what he calls the "four horsemen": cancer, heart disease, diabetes and alzheimers.In his latest book, "Outlive: the science and art of longevity" he draws on the latest research on what we can do to live well and longer: food, exercise, sleep and emotional and mental health.

10:35 Book review: Where I Slept by Libby Angel

Emma Hislop reviews Where I Slept by Libby Angel, published by Text Publishing

10:45 Around the motu: Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes & Central Otago

Wanaka has become increasingly popular and populated in recent years, Peter talks to Susie about how this is changing the face of the town. Also, he discusses the Queenstown Lakes District Council's decision to put $25,000 worth of tiny pounamu tiles into a new CBD street design, Peter says this  has caused a storm of outrage as hundreds of workers can't find anywhere to live. And in a district where land is at a huge premium local authorities are struggling to persuade developers to build up instead of out.

11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas join Susie to discuss the recommendations for an electoral system shakeup that would lower the voting age to 16 and extend the parliamentary term to four years. Transport Minister Michael Wood may've breached Parliament rules for failing to declare his shares in Auckland Airport, former PM Jacinda Ardern is now a Dame - but not everyone has welcomed the King's Birthday honours news. They'll also talk about the major parties' attack strategies, the government revealing more of what managed retreat could look like and how an accord over housing collapsed.

Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa. 

Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.

11:30 Business commentator Gyles Beckford

Gyles talks to Susie about the Auckland Council's airporst shares and whether they will be sold to relieve debt, if so who would be a buyer?. Also he says New Zealand companies are running the gauntlet of overseas regulators, with mixed results

RNZ's Business editor Gyles Beckford

 

11:45 Sports-chat Sam Ackerman

You know the big names, but Sam says the Kings Birthday's honours list also gave a well-deserved spotlight to some of sports grassroots heroes. He dissects the list with a sporting lens and looks at the Super rugby shakedown for the upcoming playoffs.