Nine To Noon for Wednesday 12 July 2017
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Snow closes roads as wintry chill hits
9:08 AM.A bitterly cold front has swept through the country overnight - with snow hitting parts of the South Island, including Dunedin and Canterbury. Contractors have been out since late last night spreading… Read more Audio
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Kiwisaver scheme pushing diversity
9:18 AM.The non-profit Kiwisaver fund manager Simplicity has put companies it invests in on notice, saying they must produce a plan to increase diversity of their boards and senior management. Kathryn Ryan… Read more Audio
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Seismic surveys deadly for plankton - study
9:42 AM.Scientists in Australia have discovered seismic surveys commonly used for underwater oil exploration could be doing significant damage to plankton populations. The experiment found that one hour after… Read more Audio
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'I think the endgame is chaos'
9:52 AM.In Australia, the Malcolm Turnbull & Tony Abbott show rolls on, with the former Liberal Party leader continuing to destabalise the leadership of Turnbull and no endgame in sight. Read more Audio
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Do you understand your dog?
10:07 AM.Dogs are complex, social animals who are better at reading us than we are at reading them, says veterinarian and author Paul McGreevy. Read more Audio
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Book review - Kingdom Cons by Yuri Herrera
10:39 AM.Stella Chrysostomou has been reviewing 'Kingdom Cons' by Yuri Herrera. Published by Text Publishing. Audio
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Music with Graeme Downes
11:07 AM.Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio
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Palatasa Havea: 'Everybody wrote me off'
11:29 AM.Pacific Island kids often come from backgrounds that "are not very lavish", but every child has the potential to achieve, says Fonterra food scientist Dr Palatasa (Tasa) Havea, MNZM. Read more Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
11:48 AM.Scientist Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks to Kathryn Ryan about a vaccine that helps prevent gonorrhoea and explains what makes Martian soil toxic. Audio
09:05 Snow closes roads as wintry chill hits
Photo: Supplied: Otago District Council
A bitterly cold front has swept through the country overnight – with snow hitting parts of the South Island, including Dunedin and Canterbury. Contractors have been out since late last night spreading grit and plowing the roads in an effort to get traffic moving again. MetService says temperatures will plummet further, bringing snow down to as low as 100 metres today. Kathryn Ryan speaks with NZTA Maintenance Contract Manager in Otago Nic Rodger, and a sheep and beef farmer in Waiau, Henry Pinckney.
09:15 Kiwisaver scheme pushing diversity
Former Tower Investment chief executive Sam Stubbs. Photo: Screenshot RNZ
The non-profit Kiwisaver fund manager Simplicity has put companies it invests in on notice, saying they must produce a plan to increase diversity of their boards and senior management. Kathryn Ryan talks to Simplicity's General Manager Sam Stubbs who has written to chief executives of the largest companies on the stock exchange and asked them to significantly increase diversity in their boards and senior management within five years.
09:20 Seismic surveys deadly for plankton - study
Krill Photo: CC 3.0
Scientists in Australia have discovered seismic surveys commonly used for underwater oil exploration could be doing significant damage to plankton populations. The experiment found that one hour after a survey there was 60 percent less plankton in the water and two to three times more of those plankton were dead. Kathryn Ryan speaks to one of the study's authors, Associate Professor Robert McCauley from Curtin Univeristy in Perth.
09:45 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Turnbull vs Abbott, round 576,749. Plus the issue of marriage equality continues to dog the Australian government
10:05 Do you think you understand your dog?
Canine and equine behaviour and welfare with Veterinarian, Paul McGreevy. He is the University of Sydney's first Professor of Animal Welfare Science. He has authored six books and more than 200 peer-reviewed articles on animal behaviour. He also recently received a lifetime achievement award at the International Canine Health Awards in London. Professor McGreevy is the proud owner of two dogs and three horses.
10:35 Book review
10:45 The Reading
11:05 Music with Graeme Downes
Graeme Downes, founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago.
Dr Palatasa Havea Photo: supplied
11:20 Tongan food scientist focused on mentoring Pasifika students
Kathryn Ryan talks to senior Fonterra food scientist and researcher, Dr Palatasa Havea on inspiring Pasifika students. Dr Havea struggled through high school in Tonga, ultimately finding his niche at Massey university as an international student.
11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Scientist Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks to Kathryn Ryan about a vaccine that helps prevent gonorrhoea and explains what makes Martian soil toxic.