Nine To Noon for Monday 26 June 2017
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Alarm raised about principal's burnout rate
9:09 AM.A survey by the teachers and principals union NZEI has found principals report 70 percent higher rates of burnout and more than double the rate of stress compared to the general population. Rural… Read more Audio
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Publons: solving the problem of peer review
9:32 AM.Typically researchers who review others work as part of the publication process get little or nothing in return, and with the rate of publication increasing publishers are struggling to find enough… Read more Audio
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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
9:48 AM.British Prime Minister Theresa May launches Brexit negotiations with the EU amid turmoil at home, and Portugal observes three days of national mourning after deadly forest fires fanned by a European… Read more Audio
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Scotland's new Children's Commissioner
10:09 AM.Scotland's newly appointed Children's Commissioner Bruce Adamson hails from Palmerston North. Bruce tells Lynn Freeman about the many challenges in his new role and how it shares similar issues faced… Read more Audio
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Book review - Snooze by Michael McGirr
10:37 AM.Leah McFall reviews 'Snooze' by Michael McGirr. Published by Text. Audio
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Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
11:06 AM.Matthew and Stephen compare the handling of two political scandals, the Todd Barclay affair and Labour's internship scheme. Audio
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Crispy, crunchy, salty, umami
11:36 AM.Flamed edamame, chicken kara-age buns, tea-smoked pork scratchings, tuna sashimi pizza... Australian chef Scott Hallsworth plays with culinary decorum in his new cookbook Junk Food Japan. Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Grenfell Tower Fire – Could it Happen Here?
11:48 AM.Bill McKay discusses the fire risk to your home in a medium or high-rise building. Bill McKay is a senior lecturer in the School of Architecture at University of Auckland. Audio
09:05 Alarm raised about principal's burnout rate
A survey by the teachers and principals union NZEI has found principals report 70 percent higher rates of burnout and more than double the rate of stress compared to the general population. Rural principals reported 11 percent higher levels of burnout than those in urban areas. Lynn Freeman talks to Jane Corcoran, principal of Waiototara school in Southern Taranaki and Lynda Stuart, president of the NZEI and principal of May Road School in Auckland's Mt Roskill.
09:20 Publons: solving the problem of peer review
Typically researchers who review others work as part of the publication process get little or nothing in return, and with the rate of publication increasing publishers are struggling to find enough reviewers. Some unscrupulous operators are even using fake reviewers. A New Zealand start up called Publons has been trying to solve the problem by incentivising academics to carry out peer reviews. Lynn Freeman speaks Andrew Preston, one of the founders of Publons.
09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
British Prime Minister Theresa May launches Brexit negotiations with the EU amid turmoil at home, and Portugal observes three days of national mourning after deadly forest fires fanned by a European heatwave.
10:05 Learning from each other: Scotland's new Children's Commissioner
Scotland's newly appointed Children's Commissioner Bruce Adamson hails from Palmerston North. Bruce tells Lynn Freeman about the many challenges in his new role and how it shares similar issues faced by children in New Zealand. He thinks both are great places to grow up, but that we can learn a lot from each other.
10:35 Book review
Leah McFall reviews Snooze by Michael McGirr.
10:45 The Reading
11:05 Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
Matthew and Stephen compare the handling of two political scandals, the Todd Barclay affair and Labour's internship scheme.
11:30 Crispy, crunchy, salty, umami
It's munchie time, Japan style! Scott Hallsworth from London's Kurobuta restaurants showcases his inventive take on Japanese junk food. He shares his recipe for Chicken Kara-age Buns.
11:45 The Grenfell Tower Fire – Could it Happen Here?
Photo: AFP
Bill McKay discusses the fire risk to your home in a medium or high-rise building. Bill McKay is a senior lecturer in the School of Architecture at University of Auckland.