Nine To Noon for Tuesday 12 November 2024

 

09:05 Warnings vege prices could soar due to freshwater regs

A new report warns the way local councils are applying government freshwater rules will hamstring vegetable production and could lead to sharp price rises for consumers.  The report, for Horticulture NZ by the Institute of Economic Research, gives the example of broccoli going as high as 27 dollars a kilo - that's about 9 dollars a head - if vegetable production is cut by 20 percent as a result of regulations aimed at reducing nitrogen run-off. Horticulture NZ has long advocated for a National Direction for Vegetables which would give commercial vegetable growers priority when it came to allocating land use, and says the new report backs this up. Michelle Sands, general manager for strategy and policy at Hort NZ, says growers do not want to see freshwater outcomes undermined , and they are well-prepared to meet freshwater farm plan requirements.

09:20 COP29 opens: what can these climate talks achieve?

The global climate conference  COP 29,  gets underway today in Azerbaijan, focussing on how much money should to developing countries to cope with climate related costs. The UN summit comes against a fading hope of containing global warming to 1.5 degrees, and the US election result that could see it exit the Paris agreement. The Guardian's Environment Editor Fiona Harvey is there.

09:30 More vets heading to rural areas but need still great

A scheme incentivising veterinary graduates to move to rural regions has hit record participation levels - but industry leaders say more are needed. 35 graduates have been placed in rural areas this year under the Voluntary Bonding Scheme, the highest number the programme has ever had since it started in 2009. Participants are paid $55,000 over five years towards their student loan, on top of a salary. But the Veterinary Association says in order to meet demand, the scheme should double the number of places and increase the payment. Kathryn speaks with Helen Beattie, managing director of Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa.

09:40 Adult literacy policy: where are the voices of those who struggle to learn?

An investigation by a Waikato University student has revealed no one with a learning disability has ever been asked about, or involved in making any adult literacy policy in New Zealand.  Dr Nicolina Newcombe - who recently earned a PhD for her work - also discovered that as a result many adult learner are being excluded from literacy education, and therefore the ability to gain other higher education opportunities.  Her study sought to explore the problem, and investigate how policies could be more inclusive  - but had the unintended upshot of developing a blueprint for inclusive research more generally. Her thesis explores the methods of gaining consent, researching and informing those who participated. Dr Newcombe, who is autistic and left school at 15  returned to education through a second-chance program.  She says the life she has is because of her chance study at a tertiary level and she wanted to explore what changes would promote better access to literacy and literacy education for people with intellectual disabilitie, so that others have this opportunity too.

09:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben

NPR Washington political correspondent joins Kathryn to discuss the breakdown of voters who elected Donald Trump, the right-leaning makeup of the Senate and possibly the house, and the result of votes on abortion rights protections.

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

10:05  Daniel Kalderimis: how I got my zest back

Daniel Kalderimis is a successful Wellington litigation lawyer, a Kings Counsel, happily married with three daughters. In his 40s though, he fell into serious depression and set out to "fix" himself. It turned out to be a very different journey to the one he'd expected. Daniel Kalderimis recovered, and found his zest again. But along the way, he realised that some of the things that made him who he was : someone focussed on problems and risks, perfectionism, high productivity, and a desire for success and recognition - also set him up for unending dissatisfaction.  Daniel's just published a book called Zest: Climbing from Depression to Philosophy.

10:35 Book review: Odyssey by Stephen Fry 

Louise O'Brien reviews Odyssey by Stephen Fry published by Penguin Random House

10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa

Piers discusses a new campaign to explore options for a toll road over the Remutaka range in a bid to boost the region's resilience. Those attending Martinborough's wine festival will now be able to soak in the summer vibes thanks to a change in date. With Carterton having already opted out of a Wellington water model, all eyes are on Masterton and South Wairarapa to see if they will follow suit. And what's going on with the price of butter?

Piers Fuller is the Editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age

11:05 Business correspondent Dan Brunskill

The Prime Minister has had his first phone meeting with the US President-Elect, Donald Trump this morning. Business correspondent Dan Brunskill discusses the outlook for NZ-US Trade. Also recent employment statistics and and update on the parliamentary inquiry into banking.

Dan Brunskill is a journalist with Interest.co.nz, specialising in economics

11:30 Prime Minister makes formal apology to abuse survivors

Christopher Luxon delivers a formal apology to people abused in state care, from parliament.

11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer