Nine To Noon

There are warnings fresh vegetables could be pricey, contaminated and poor quality following flood-damage. Green leafy vegetables, onions, garlic and pumpkins have been ruined in the Auckland floods. Piles of onions have been washed onto the roads. Kathryn speaks with Pukekohe Vegetable Growers' Association President Kirit Makan and United Fresh NZ technical advisory group's Anne Marie Arts.

Auckland Airport was extensively flooded in Friday's deluge leaving passengers stranded both in the terminal and around the world. Chief Executive Carrie Hurihanganui gives Kathryn an update.

The heavy rain overnight in Auckland has put further stress on those out in western suburbs who were struggling to clean up after Friday's floods. Kathryn speaks to Waitakere Councillor Shane Henderson about what he's seen around his ward this morning.

Forecast heavy rain has inundated Auckland before dawn this morning, causing further flooding in areas badly hit on Friday. Kathryn speaks to the Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management Roger Ball about the situation in Auckland and also the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty, which are still under heavy rain warnings.

Campbell Johnstone becomes first All Black to come out as gay, he was in the team in 2005. Sam also discusses Novak Djokovic the player and the person. And the Breakers quietly going about making the ANBL playoffs despite coming dead last in the previous season.

Couples struggling with their intimate connection can benefit from "taking intercourse off the table" for up to two months, says sex therapist Jo Robertson.

RNZ's Jane Patterson is in Whangarei.

As Auckland's flooding has further exposed the city's infrastructure issues, Pattrick talks to Kathryn about how to fund and how much to fund stormwater infrastructure. Also, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has written to Energy Minister, Megan Woods warning that the Government's energy strategy timetable is far too slow. And Pattrick discusses an aspect of the national CO2 shortage that has had very little attention. Pattrick Smellie is the editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk and has reported on the New Zealand economy and business since 1983

Marlborough District Council wants to hear from the public on what should be done with Marlborough Sounds roads to make them safe and resilient against future flood events. Since that devastating rain in August, Samantha says it's been a rather dry summer, with the river flows so low in some places that the perennial toxic algae issue in the lower reaches of certain rivers - the Maitai in Nelson and the Waiiti in Tasman. Further down the coast in Greymouth, a conserve water notice has been in place for the Greater Greymouth area since January 4th and in Blackball since January 11. Greymouth has recently experienced some of the hottest recorded temperatures in over 75 years - which has put extreme pressure on local water supplies with usage being more than double the typical amount in some instances.

Lynn Freeman reviews three of her favourite books from last year: A Runner's Guide to Rakiura by Jessica Howland Kany, published by Quentin Wilson; Barefoot by R.V. Bayley, published by Eden Street Press and The Art of Copying Art by Penelope Jackson, published by Palgrave Macmillan