Nine To Noon for Monday 16 December 2024

09:05 Ten-fold increase in number of young people kept in police cells

Young people are being apprehended overnight in police cells at 10-times the rate they were just two years ago. Data from Oranga Tamariki shows in the year ended June 2022 42 children and teenagers were kept in a cell for more than one day, while at the end of June 2024 that number was 418. Youth advocates and lawyers spoken to by Nine to Noon say it's due to a lack of available beds in youth justice facilities, and that police are more likely to prosecute youth offenders. Despite Oranga Tamariki telling judges there is no room in youth justice facilities. some judges will still remand to the care of the government agency - because they are unwilling to send a young person back to the cells. Nine to Noon has been told it's not uncommon for social workers to have to book a motel or hotel room for the teenager - and have to stand watch overnight. The lack of bed space is also being caused by an inability to move young people out of youth justice facilities due to a lack of suitable community placement providers. Kathryn speaks to Tauranga lawyer Rachael Adams and Principal Youth Court judge Ida Malosi. 

09:30 Ukraine war nearly 3 years on - where to from here?

It's nearly three years since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Nato estimates casualties on both sides have exceeded one million and the United Nations says nearly four million people have been displaced. Russian forces have slowly expanded the amount of territory they control over the last year, mostly in the east of Ukraine. But Ukrainian forces have made those advances as slow and difficult as possible and even staged a counter-offensive into Russian territory. Meanwhile there is uncertainty over what a Trump presidency will mean for US support for Ukraine, and how Russia's withdrawal from Syria could change things. James Waterhouse has been covering the war for the BBC since the beginning of the conflict.

09:45 Europe: Political instability, Israel closes Dublin embassy

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney looks at how political instability in two of the continent's biggest economies is putting the brake on decision making. The French president has appointed his fourth prime minister in a year after a confidence vote toppled Michael Barnier. And in Germany, a confidence vote is due in Parliament today which will pave the way for snap elections in February. Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland, accusing the government of "extreme anti-Israel policies" and verdicts and sentences are expected this week in a rape trial that made global headlines.

10:05 Sir Ian Taylor:  entrepreneur, businessman and outspoken New Zealander

Dunedin entrepreneur Sir Ian Taylor has had quite a year - he was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame back in September and then he was off to support Team New Zealand's successful defence of the America's Cup. It's an event he's been intimately involved with for over 30 years, with the company he founded, Animation Research Limited, designing the augmented reality graphics used in Cup racing. That innovation spread out to many other sports including golf, cricket and major league baseball.  Before Animation Research Sir Ian spent over a decade working for TVNZ writing, directing and presenting - he was one of the hosts of Play School and Spot On. He was honoured with a knighthood in 2021 for services to broadcasting, business and community. More latterly, he's been outspoken on issues - including the fate of Dunedin Hospital, the gang patch ban and the need to have a more informed debate about the Treaty.

10:35 Book review: Perch edited by Michelle Elvy 

Ash Davida Jane reviews Perch edited by Michelle Elvy published by At the Bay | I te Kokoru

10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland

Peter discusses the still unsolved port wine murder - three years on, celebrations in Kaitāia as the airport is saved and the highway is about to reopen, Kāeo’s Christmas parade has a new star and a trio’s straight-line challenge is a success.

RNZ Northland reporter Peter de Graaf based in Kerikeri.

11:05 Political commentators Husband and Thomas

Dale Husband is a long time broadcaster and Radio Waatea presenter hosting a Maori focused current affairs programme. Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.

11:30 Chef Anita Sherry on catering for Christmas dinners of all sizes

Chef Anita Sherry has cooked for many of the rich and famous who have visited New Zealand. That includes former US president Barack Obama, musicians Elton John, Adele, Stevie Nicks - just to name a few. And while we probably won't have any such A-listers coming for Christmas lunch -  perhaps there's some with  A-list taste. Anita joins Kathryn to chat about Christmas catering - large and small. 

11:45 A tale of two cities: What’s happening on waterfronts in Wellington and Auckland

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