Saturday Morning for Saturday 14 September 2024

7:11 Dr Martin Stiles on health targets

A top heart specialist says doctors are now having to schedule their own appointments because cutbacks to back office staff have gone too far.

Martin Stiles, chair of the NZ Cardiac Society, joins Saturday Morning to talk about the government's reiterated targets it has set for better immunisation coverage, faster cancer treatments, and shorter wait times for emergency departments, specialists and treatments.

 

7:31 Anusha Bradley on RNZ's RICH series

How do you define wealth? RNZ's in depth reporter Anusha Bradley speaks to Mihi about RNZ's latest series trying to answer just that.

Business heavyweights such as Mainfreight co-founder, Bruce Plested, Briscoe Group managing director Rod Duke and Tāmaki Health cofounder Ranjna Patel have all been a part of the series.

Anusha says she's surprised people even agreed to talk.

 

7:39 Effect of maternal stress and screen time on children

A new report has found higher levels of maternal stress and large amounts of screen time during early childhood, are associated with higher levels of behavioural problems in children.

The study lead, Dr Jaimie Monk, speaks to Susie about its findings.

 

7:50 The King Charles and Black Ferns viral hug

A video of the players almost going into a scrum with King Charles in a group hug at Buckingham Palace has flooded news sites and social media. 

Black Ferns centre Logo I Pu-lotu Lemapu Atai'i Sylvia Brunt tells Mihi what it was like.

 

7:55 The new board game teaching tamariki to invest

A new board game, teaching children how to invest has received nearly $50,000 in presales and business sponsorships.

Sharenanigans has been two years in the making, and creator Alli Kennedy based in Christchurch, shares her journey of investing with Mihi.

 

8:10 The eye exam detecting chronic health conditions

A regular eye exam can now detect early signs of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease due to groundbreaking research from the University of Auckland.

Toku Eyes uses AI technology to analyse eye scans, and detect underlying conditions like chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. It's currently being used in thousands of clinics around the world. 

Associate professor of Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Optometry and Ophthalmology, Ehsan Vaghefi, and Dr David Squirrell, founded Toku together, it's also a finalist for the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. 

 

8.35 Gender apartheid in Afghanistan: Raihana Attaee

Afghani judge Raihana Attaee had to flee her country when the Taliban returned to power and it became clear her life was in danger.

In Afghanistan Raihana was a judge in the court for the elimination of violence against women, now living in New Zealand, she's studying law at the University of Auckland and she wants gender apartheid to be internationally recognised as a crime.

9:05 Rumaan Alam: Entitlement

Best-selling author, Rumaan Alam, is turning the spotlight on wealth in his new book Entitlement.

This follows his pandemic hit, Leave the World Behind, which was shortly followed by a movie adaptation for Netflix starring Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali.

In Entitlement, Alam captures the experience of living in one of the most expensive cities in the world, New York, and how people without trust funds get bent out of shape, pretending to be rich, to fit in. It's about self-delusion, magical thinking, and the American dream - minus the white picket fence.

 

9:35 A life devoted to Pasifika language

Jan Tauoma, co-founded the first Samoan early childhood center in New Zealand, A’oga Fa’a Samoa. Over the last 40 years, she’s seen thousands of students immersed in their culture and championed the training of bilingual teachers in Aotearoa. 

Her background as a teacher in Samoa and her commitment to preserving Samoan culture led her to establish the center in 1984. She later supported struggling Pasifika centers through the Ministry of Education and developed a Pasifika Diploma in Teaching (ECE). Her contributions were recognised with a Queen’s Service Medal in 2014 and life membership in 2012.

She shares her life story with Mihingarangi Forbes.

 

10:05 Well Woman: A Prescription for Lifelong Health

Women's health issues are very different to those of men.  Hormones have a big influence on women's health and the likelihood of developing certain chronic health conditions.

Auckland-based doctor, Frances Pitsilis takes an holistic approach to health care and in her new book, Well Woman: A Prescription for Lifelong Health, full of short and long-term changes women can make for their well-being. 

She joins Mihi and Susie to discuss diet, stress management, hormones, and ageing well.

 

10:35 Ultramarathoner: Dr Inia Raumati

Dr Inia Raumati is an emergency doctor at Auckland City Hospital, he's also on a mission to be the first person in the world to run a self-supported, multi-stage ultra marathon on every continent, in a single year.

He's used Tikanga (Māori values) to navigate the challenges that come with ultra-marathons around the world.

He sat down with Mihi to share how the mindset needed to push through extreme situations has helped him in all aspects of life, including critical situations at the hospital, being deployed to Iraq with the NZ army, and volunteering on rescue helicopters.

11:05 Playing Favourites with Scotty and Stacey Morrison

Stacey Morrison (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) is a radio and TV broadcaster, and avid te reo Māori champion.

Stacey and her husband Scotty co-wrote Māori at Home to help other families use te reo in everyday settings, and Stacey's first children's book, My First Words in Māori, became a number-one bestseller.

Stacey reflects on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and shares some of her favourite tracks.

 

Books in this week's show:

Entitlement  
By Rumaan Alam
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing

Well Woman
By Frances Pitsilis
Published by Upstart Press

Music played in this show

Song: Bette Davis Eyes
Artist: Kim Carnes
Time played: 8:30

Song: Actress, Model, Whatever
Artist: Suki Waterhouse 
Time played: 9:35

Song: I Am
Artist: Stan Walker  
Time played: 10:57

Playing Favourites with Stacey and Scotty Morrison

Song: Whakaaria mai
Artist: Sir Howard Morrison
Time played: 11:15

Song: Yesterday was just the beginning of my life
Artist: Mark Williams
Time played: 11:35

Song: Kotahitanga
Artist: Hinewehi Mohi (with Oceania)
Time played 11:45

Song: Pepeha
Artist: Six60
Time played: 11:50

Song: Five Ngoingoi
Artist: Patea Maaori Club
Time played 11:57