Nine To Noon for Monday 6 November 2023

09:05 Growing number of older renters waiting for housing solutions

According to a report by the Retirement Commission, in 25 years 40% of over 65-year-olds will be paying rent. Against this backdrop, the retirement sector is increasingly getting out of providing rental accommodation, in favour of the` licence to occupy' model. Older renters can expect to wait years to get into a rental unit in a retirement village setting. Most will end up in the private rental market - yet advocates say there is work to do around the availability, suitability, and affordability of these homes. So what options are left for New Zealanders renting in older age? Kathryn is joined by Esther Perriam, is Director at Eldernet and Dr Kay Saville-Smith, researcher on housing in older age and the director for the Centre for Research, Social Evaluation and Assessment.  

09:30 'I might have to walk away': Small towns can't afford seismic work

Some owners of heritage buildings in regional centres are preparing to hand over the keys and abandon their properties because they can't afford the cost of earthquake strengthening. Under current legislation, buildings assessed as earthquake-prone are required to get seismic strengthening work done before a deadline set by council.  Many buildings in regions considered high risk have as little as seven years to complete the upgrades. Kathryn speaks to Damien Spittal, the owner of an unscheduled heritage building on the main street of Dannevirke, and Scott Flutey, the Heritage Advisor for Whanganui District Council. 
 

09:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow

An 18-hour hostage situation at Hamburg airport has just been resolved with a suspect detained and a child uninjured. It began when an armed man drove through a security barrier and on to the tarmac, firing two shots and throwing two burning bottles out of the car. It appears to have been a custody dispute. And a widespread survey finds racism across Europe is on the rise.

10:05 Great white research yields results into shark pups

If you're planning on getting in the water this summer, you might want to take extra care in and around Tauranga Harbour. Marine biologist Dr Riley Elliott has been tagging and tracking great whites in the area and believes the Harbour is where they're having their offspring. Three sharks were tagged as part of his research, which seeks to understand where the sharks have come from, why they're there and how their movements and behaviour overlap with ours. Elliott used satellite tracking tags to pin the location of three great white sharks, Mananui, Daisy and Swaj, as part of his research project that's yielded some knowledge about their offspring.

10:35 Book review: Meet You at the Main Divide by Geoff & Justine Ross 

Harry Broad reviews Meet You at the Main Divide by Geoff & Justine Ross published by HarperCollins

10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch

David looks at how the election result affects Christchurch seats and he also talks about the Coroner's inquiry into the mosques terror attack. Also the situation where a consultancy was paid tens of thousands to give a verbal update on Lyttelton Port Company, which led to board resignations. And a long-term fix for the wastewater plant in the city's east is still some way off.

David Williams is Newsroom's Te Waipounamu South Island Correspondent

11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir

Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir look at the final shakedown of Parliament following the special vote count, where did the close results land and which MPs are out as a result? And the slow process of stitching together a coalition continues - what are the options for governing arrangements and what seem to be the biggest obstacles?

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

Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawyer, political commentator and a National Party member.

11:30 How to use the produce from an abundant garden

In our food slot today we examine how you can turn your excess garden produce into pickles, preserves and more. Niva and Yotam Kay run Pākaraka Farm on the Coromandel Peninsula, located in the Kauaeranga Valley, near Thames.  The couple run workshops, online courses and sell their produce. What they grow is featured in their book The Abundant Kitchen which has lots of tips and recipes.

11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.