Nine To Noon for Thursday 30 May 2024

09:05 Major vote on the future of NZ Rugby

A vote on the biggest change in New Zealand rugby governance in the sport's professional history is happening this morning. NZR's members will vote on two proposals to reform its governance structure. The vote is in response to last year's independent Pilkington Review, which found the current model not fit for purpose. Proposal A recommends that rugby would be governed by a wholly independent nine-person board. The second proposal, put forward by three major provincial unions requires that three directors on a new board would need to have served on provincial boards in the past. The New Zealand Rugby Players Association is threatening to break away to form a new entity to govern the professional game, if the provincial unions proposal is accepted. RNZ's sports reporter Joe Porter speaks to Kathryn from outside the NZR headquarters in Wellington.

9:25 Owner of lodge for mental health clients stunned by lack of oversight

A property investor who took on a boarding house for people with mental health needs in Auckland has been left stunned by a lack of oversight from government agencies.  Joanne Chaplow bought Eclipse Retreat on Dominion Road a few months ago, which houses 15 men with mental health needs. But no one from the Ministry for Social Development has checked in with her, despite paying her more than $500 per resident each week in board - topping $30,000 per month. The Ministry says it has no contract with Ms Chaplow as an assisted or supported living provider - but if someone receives a benefit from them, they can redirect it towards board. In addition to room and board, Ms Chaplow says she pays for residents' doctors visits and also dispenses medication. She has also had no contact from Health New Zealand. Joanne Chaplow says she can't believe she's not been contacted by anyone in officialdom, and fears other property owners might be taking advantage of the vulnerability of the people they house. Kathryn also speaks with John Moore, CEO of Yellow Brick Road, a charity which supports the families of mental health patients. He says some are so concerned about the conditions of some community houses, they're choosing to look after their adult children at home, well into their later years.

09:40 TicketMaster customers around the world caught in global breach

More than half a billion Ticketmaster customers across the world may have been caught up in a massive data breach. A hacker group is claiming to have the personal details of 560 million users, including names, addresses, credit card numbers, phone numbers and payment details. The group, ShinyHunters, is asking for US$500,000 for the safe return of the data. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner says it hasn't been notified by TicketMaster of a breach impacting New Zealanders. It says where an organisation has had a privacy breach that is likely to cause anyone serious harm, it is legally required to notify the Office and any affected persons as soon as they are practicably able to. Nine to Noon has tried to contact Ticketmaster which has not yet publicly responded. Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy speaks with Kathryn Ryan.

09:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line

UK correspondent Harriet Line looks at how the election campaign has kicked off, including the reaction to a plan by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to introduce compulsory national service for 18-year-olds.

Harriet Line is Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail.

10:05 Op shop Queen Dee Glentworth

When Dee Glentworth was growing up, her dad's family ran second hand stores. In fact, when one of her uncles was dying, he refused to go to the hospice until he'd been to a particular garage sale. Dee's mum was a solo parent for a long time, so she learned how to make money go a long way. Ten years ago, Dee started Free for All in her home garage, with the aim of diverting usable goods from landfill. That quickly became a shop in Porirua where anyone who paid a $7 entry fee and can leave with anything they want. Free for All outgrew its Porirua premises last year, and has just reopened a store twice the size in Petone.  Dee estimates Free for All has saved hundreds of thousands of kilograms from going to landfill. She reckons she can find most things a new home.

10:35 Provincial unions reject rugby proposal

A proposal to radically revamp New Zealand Rugby's governance structure has failed to be approved. It would have had nine independently elected members on the board of NZR. The vote for that was 31 for and 59 against. Instead, the provincial unions have reached a two-thirds majority vote for their proposal - that at least three board members must have had past experience on one of their boards. The vote was 69-21 in favour for that. RNZ sports reporter Barry Guy has been following the vote.

10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson

Almost two years on from the August 2022 storm, Nelson people who were left with uninhabitable homes are finally closer to knowing their fate.  During its long term plan deliberations, Nelson City Council has agreed to buy out homes affected by slips from private land. Meanwhile geotechnical investigations are underway on two stopbanks in the Marlborough settlement of Spring Creek, as part of council’s work to find out why they are cracked. The cracks started showing after the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, and more appeared after the July 2021 floods.

11:05 Tech: AI flaws - does any tech company want to know?

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce details the flaw he found in a number of AI systems and the difficulty he had in alerting the big tech companies to it. Mark says it points to a 'move fast and break things' mentality that won't encourage business or the public to embrace AI. He'll also talk about the pushback from Microsoft's 'Recall' tool for Windows 11 that snaps an image of your desktop every 5 seconds and stores it for 3 months. And Google's decision to integrate AI into its search has led to some interesting results. Glue on a pizza anyone?

Mark Pesce is a futurist, writer, educator and broadcaster. 

11:25 Parenting: How to help children make their own decisions

Mark Osborne set up Leading Learning which covers a range of educational services including leadership development and mentoring, curriculum development and creating innovative learning environments. Dr Osborne has worked with schools throughout Australasia, North and South America, Europe and Asia. His particular focus is on helping teachers to help foster children to set their own goals. He speaks to Kathryn Ryan.

11:45  Screentime: Fallout, Ashley Madison doco, Bridgerton s3

Film and TV correspondent Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the series Fallout (Amazon Prime), adapted from a videogame and set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. She'll also look at Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal (Netflix) which explores the data hack that led to the downfall of a website dedicated to helping married people have an affair. And is the third season of Bridgerton (Netflix) worth the hype? 

Perlina Lau is co-host of RNZ's Culture 101 programme