Nine To Noon for Tuesday 10 September 2024

09:05 Leading Māori employers oppose Te Pukenga reform

Two leading employers of Māori and Pasifika tradespeople are concerned improvement made under Te Pukenga will be lost as the merger is unravelled. While the Government is shifting back to standalone polytechs, it is also replacing the country's six Workforce Development Councils with Industry Training Boards. The Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills Penny Simmonds told Nine to Noon last week she had met with many industry heads and while some liked the WDCs, others preferred the board model. Two leading employers of Māori and Pacifica tradespeople say Waihanga Ara Rau - the Workforce Development Council for Construction and Infrastructure - has been a success. They have been able to have more of a say as to how qualifications could better cater to their workers' needs. Glen Ruma is one of the owners of iTraffic, a traffic management business employing hundreds of Māori staff across New Zealand. Ronnie Rochel is director at Te Aratika Group - she says the Government is proposing a one-size-fits-all approach to vocational education.

09:25  Home sharing for women

A home share initiative is underway in the Nelson Tasman region. It's not your usual listing for : flatmate needed for shared house of 20 somethings. Home Share for Her has a website which aims to bring together women looking to either share their home with someone, or women facing housing challenges and wanting social connection with others. It's a not for profit and Trustee and founding member Chloe Howorth talks to Susie Ferguson about how it works.

09:35 The only charity that puts free books in homes turns 20

 Over the past 20 years, the Storytime Foundation has donated more than 320,000 books to 81,000 families around the motu. It's the only charity that delivers books and resources to vulnerable families with the aim of encouraging reading in the home, and strengthening the bond between parents and child in those crucial first one thousand days. Like many in the social sector, it's facing the funding squeeze and has launched a new Pepeha Cloth Book for babies that'll be available to the public to buy. Each one bought will be matched by the foundation for donation to a family. Tony Culliney is chief executive of the Storytime Foundation and joins Susie to talk about the 30 million word gap between children from high and low income families and how this initiative is hoping to make a difference. If you'd like to buy a book, click here.

09:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving

It's the eve of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate - the US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate versus the US former President and Republican presidential candidate. Ron talks to Susie about what policies are likely to be canvassed at the event. It's the first presidential debate since President Joe Biden announced he won't be contesting the November election.

Ron Elving is a Senior Editor and Correspondent, Washington Desk for NPR news.

10:05 ​From global stage to Wellington Opera's Tosca

Soprano, Madeleine Pierard grew up in Napier in a musical family, then studied musical composition and biomedical science at Victoria University. It was a bit of a toss up whether to pursue medicine or music professionally. Colouring this was the time she spent in childhood being treated for cancer. Music won out - and after long periods living and working overseas, Madeleine Pierard is home. She has been mentoring young singers at the University of Waikato at the The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio. As part of this she also maintains her singing career and has the lead role of Tosca in the Wellington Opera's staging of Tosca.

10:35 Book review: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty 

Louise O'Brien reviews Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty published by Macmillan

10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay

 

Wairoa’s CBD is set for a makeover - with council bosses to contribute towards some spruce-up work and leaving the door open for potential fines for landlords whose properties are in a state of decay. And a post-cyclone ban on whitebaiting for most of Hawke’s Bay has ended and one catcher says conditions have been “brilliant” to start the season.

 

11:05 Business commentator Maria Slade

What the receivers report into the Du Val group has revealed, and what happens next. Also the the cost of construction and Maria weighs up what commentators and CEOs are saying about the state of the economy.

BusinessDesk property editor, Maria Slade

11:30 How to have happy feet - part II

Christchurch podiatrist Simon Wheeler is back to answer your biggest questions about feet and how to keep them healthy... Why do we get corns and bunions and what can we do about it? Should you tackle that ingrown toenail...and what's a better sock...cotton or wool?

11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton

Stuff senior sports writer Marc Hinton talks about what now for Scott Robertson's men after three All Black defeats in their last four tests including a sweep in South Africa. And It wasn't exactly a gold rush for New Zealand at the Paralympics in Paris, but it was still an event that delivered some compelling stories. Marc goes through some of the highlights.