Nine To Noon for Thursday 29 August 2024

09:05 Minerals potential mapped; now what?

A new report by GNS maps the country's potential for new mining. Minister of Resources Shane Jones hopes the information will spark new investment in the sector. The report combines various geological studies to map the country's mineral deposits, to identify which parts are potentially available in the short, medium or longer term. Shane Jones wants to double the country's mining sector exports value by 2035. As well as mapping locations, today's report will help inform a 'critical minerals list' the government intends to draw up in the coming months. It will identify which of the most globally critical minerals might be extracted in New Zealand. The likes of antimony, used in the production of key technologies like batteries and semiconductors or vanadium also needed for batteries but also wind turbines are both highlighted. Shane Jones speaks to Kathryn about the new report and where it takes his Government's minerals strategy.

09:30 How emergency services will benefit from new comms network

The build of a new communications network for police, the fire service and ambulances is underway. It replaces the old analogue network, which the public were able to listen in on. The new network is first being rolled out in South Canterbury. It will be the first time the three major emergency services are on the same wave length - allowing better coordination. At a cost of $1.4 billion over 10 years - the network when completed in 2026 will be considered one of the biggest land mobile radio networks in the world. It will be run by Next Generation Critical Communications - a division within the police - and has been tendered out to New Zealand company Tait Systems. Steve Ferguson, director of Next Generation Critical Communications and senior ambulance paramedic Chris Laufale talk to Kathryn about the new communications technology.     

09:45 UK: PM rules out Brexit reverse, warns of 'painful' Budget

UK correspondent Natasha Clark joins Kathryn to talk about Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with the German Chancellor in which he warned a reset of relations with the EU will not mean a Brexit reverse. It comes as the UK government gets set to spend millions on new border requirements ahead of the EU implementing fingerprint and photo checks for travellers in the autumn. And the October Budget will require some "painful" "big asks" of the public, the PM has warned.

Natasha Clark is political Editor at LBC radio

10:05 Elena Kostyuchenko's brave and stark depiction of her homeland and its people

"Fascism can grow on any soil". That is the warning from Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko after being exiled from her home country, which she labels a fascist state. After reporting in Ukraine on the Russian invasion, she fled when she was told Russian soldiers had been ordered to kill her. But she couldn't go home either. Her editor told her she would be in grave danger if she went back to Russia.  Six journalists working for Novaya Gazeta where she worked, have been murdered since 2000 - including her inspiration Anna Politkovskaya. Elena Kostyuchenko has since survived a suspected poisoning. While at the fiercely independent and critical newspaper, she often reported on major events like mass protests or terrorist attacks. She has also written about the lives of ordinary Russians not usually heard or seen. Her book I Love Russia: reporting from a lost country collects some of this work. She speaks to Kathryn.

10:35 Book review: The Worsener's Tale by Robert Edeson 

Sally Wenley reviews The Worsener's Tale by Robert Edeson published by Fremantle Press

10:45 Around the motu : Kim Bowden covering Queenstown/Wānaka and Cromwell 

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is considering committing the district to $2.4 billion in capital expenditure for the decade ahead. An innovative project to deliver 49 build-to-rent units at Arthurs Point at the base of the Coronet ski area has hit a big bump in the road. And 10 year old Lochie Win is back with a fresh fundraiser to raise money for the Cancer Society - over four winters he has raised $60,000 for charity, Kim explains what is motivating him.

11:05 Technology: Recent cyber attacks show even tech giants aren't safe

Tech commentator Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at a cyber attack on cloud provider Amazon Web Services, where hackers exploited exposed environment variable (.env) files which are often overlooked in security measures but contained access codes to different programs and services. And things weren't any better for Microsoft's Azure portal hit by a DDoS attack - but did the company's patch make the situation worse?

Tony Grasso is Principal Consultant at cybersecurity firm TitaniumDefence. He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand

11:25 Do sticker charts help or harm?

The big question for many parents of young children is - how can I get my kids to do what I'm asking them to do? Some parents swear by sticker charts or reward charts and the idea that you can encourage your child to do certain things with the promise of a material reward. But can this do harm if a child decides they'll only be helpful when something they want is given in return?-Michelle Melville-Smith is a Psychologist with parenting organisation Triple P NZ.

11:45 Screentime: Slow Horses s4, Industry s3, Blink Twice

Film and TV commentator Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at season four of popular series Slow Horses, about a group of disgraced spies. He'll also detail season three of Industry, the London-based investment drama. And Blink Twice is a directorial debut by Zoe Kravitz, which has a star-studded cast playing guests stuck on a tech billionaire's island.