Nine To Noon

The results of the first survey of staff at Te Whatu Ora since its establishment last year reveal only just over half believe the merger will improve the health needs of the community. The survey was conducted in late November to mid December last year and completed by 28 thousand staff - 29 per cent of the organisation. Te Whatu Ora has refused to release the survey, citing staff privacy and the need to protect future surveys. The results are consistent across the country, and reveal a lack of confidence in those in decision making roles, persistent bullying in some areas, with numerous respondents saying bullies are not dealt with, or worse, promoted. Only a third of staff feel they have the resources to perform their roles well. The survey comes as Te Whatu Ora moves to disestablish 1600 mostly non-clinical roles from executive leaders through to those working in commissioning, finance, service improvement and innovation. Kathryn speaks with Dr Deborah Powell from the Resident Doctors Association, Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists and Paul Goulter, Chief Executive of the Nurses Organisation.

It was quite a memorable weekend of sport, Steve dissects the Warriors win, the Black Caps' T20 thriller, and the big Super Rugby clash in Hamilton. And in golf, he looks ahead to Ryan Fox teeing off in the masters Easter weekend. Steve Holloway is Premium sports editor at NZME.and co-presenter of the Between Two Beers podcast.

So many Kiwis come from Scots, Irish and Welsh stock. Celine Kearney looks at how 'Southern Celts' have maintained those cultural connections.

After so many years talking about a rocketing housing market, what goes up must come down. And it is indeed coming down. Rebecca talks to Kathryn about who is buying houses now, how many are we building, and are we in for a construction crash? Then the OCR. Economic pundits are in almost universal agreement that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will opt for a 25 basis point hike in its monetary policy review tomorrow. Rebecca Stevenson is a senior writer at interest.co.nz

Chris talks to Kathryn about a month dominated by the demise of Napier MP Stuart Nash's political career and cyclone repairs. Some of the cyclone aftermath stories emerging include the endeavours of Thai national Neela Neela who cooks up to 1000 free meals a day for people out and about doing recovery work. She lived through the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand. Meanwhile there's anger in the community about a lack of progress on silt collection, managed retreat and in particular, a review of the initial disaster response.

Gail Pittaway reviews The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride, published by Penguin Random House.

It's a conundrum typical of the modern condition: we've got too much to do, but too little time. Someone who thinks a lot about our use of time, as well as the basic concept of time is Jenny Odell. She's the best-selling author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. She also taught digital art at Stanford University until 2021. Her latest book is Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock. But this is no self-help book. Saving Time challenges how we consider time, looks at the cultural forces that shape our conception of time, and questions how we've become so focused on mastering time. Jenny Odell is appearing at the Auckland Writer's Festival on Tuesday May 16th from 8.30pm at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre at the Aotea Centre.

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Kathryn to talk about former President Trump's trip to New York for his expected court appearance tomorrow. It's led to much speculation about how this indictment will affect other pending indictments - and how it'll affect his shot at getting the Republican nomination. Meanwhile there's been no progress in budget talks or debt ceiling talks.

New legislation for organic products has brought New Zealand in line with major trading partners. The Organic Products and Production Act has been many years in the making and brings in regulations and a new standardised system of certification for the industry. New Zealand had come under pressure from major trading partners, including the EU and the US, to deliver a nationally certified scheme, or risk losing market access. It's predicted the legislation will grow the organic sector domestically, as well as lifting export revenues. The sector is worth an estimated $723 million in 2020, with more than half of New Zealand's organic output being exported overseas. Kathryn speaks with Tiffany Tompkins, the chief executive of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is warning Transmission Gully between Pauatahanui and Paekakariki will be closed for some time due to a fuel spill. A fuel tanker and another truck crashed before rush-hour this morning. Eight fire-tracks have been in attendance. Drivers heading in and out of Wellington are warned to expect lengthy delays, with heavy congestion on alternative routes. Kathryn speaks with Waka Kotaki regional manager for maintenance and operations, Mark Owen.