Nine To Noon

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Glass House by Brooke Dunnell, published by Fremantle Press

The latest on historic hut removal in Te Urewera, crime waves in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne and a warning about the treachery of Napier's Marine Parade beach in the city centre.

The FIFA football world cup in Qatar is in the crucial knock-out phases, with the quarter finals on the weekend. Shock exits have come from Germany, and Belgium. But, it could be argued the football itself has taken a corner, overshadowed by the corruption that should have earned governing body FIFA a red card in the lead up to this world cup, also the last one in Russia,and others since the first tournament was first held in Uruguay in 1930. All this according to Netflix expose series FIFA Uncovered which tackles how football, sponsorship, politics, money and power all came to be in the same squad, and asks: how did Qatar get hosting rights (was it the fighter jet or the gas deal?) FIFA Uncovered writer and producer Miles Coleman has exposed FIFA's unseemly moments, having been granted full access by FIFA to its archives and securing a very candid interview with controversial FIFA past president Sepp Blatter. Miles speaks with Susie from London.

Ron Elving is a Senior Editor and Correspondent, Washington Desk for NPR news

Concern is mounting about potentially life-threatening situations with rubbish and recycling truck fires are on the rise. In Auckland alone, there's been a particular spike in the last 18 months, with several fires every couple of months breaking out in the back of trucks, this is because people are disposing hazardous waste products in their kerbside collection bins. Parul Sood is the General Manager of the Auckland Council Waste Solutions and says the the likes of batteries and gas bottles are highly flammable and it's imperative they're disposed of safely.

Post-graduate students are petitioning the Auckland University of Technology over academic staff cuts - saying it's hugely disruptive and will impact New Zealand's research sector. AUT planned to cut 170 academic positions - those affected had till last Thursday to take voluntary redundancy or face a compulsory layoff. The petition states the criteria for selecting which staff would go was based on unjust and flawed performance criteria - something backed by the Tertiary Education Union which is taking legal action against AUT on similar grounds. Susie talks to TEU organiser Jill Jones, PhD students Sarah and Melanie Welfare - who have both signed the petition requesting AUT reinstate staff.

Bill talks to Susie about the concept of designing disorder - loosening up on planning rules and urban design so people and neighbourhoods can do their own thing. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Sick of feeding his kids salami that was full of additives, former chef Miles Drewery started making his own naturally preserved meats. "Just by messing around with salt and smoke, I've figured out how to do it without nitrates", he tells Susie Ferguson. Miles and his wife Steph – also a trained chef – run the smallgoods business Sausage Press Deli Company from their home in Nelson.

Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks & Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government. Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.

Harry Broad reviews Bushline by Robbie Burton published by potton and burton