Nine To Noon

As the holiday season looms, State Highway 6 is still closed after the widespread damaged caused from the severe weather event in August, but will it be open in time for Christmas travel?. Samantha also delves into what is happening with a contentious new library project for Nelson. The 44 million dollar library is in a riverside location that's exposed to sea level rise.

Genetic epidemiologist and award winning author, Professor Tim Spector introduced the world to the wonders of the gut microbiome in his first book The Diet Myth. His latest book - Food for Life is an eater's guide to happy gut microbes. He says the gut is like an organ in the body that can be trained to be healthy. Professor Spector says almost everything we think we know about food is wrong including calorie counting, the war on carbs and the idea that there is any such thing as a superfood or a toxic food.

The EU has announced it will work with the International Criminal Court to set up a specialised court to investigate war crimes in Ukraine committed by Russia. And Justice Ministers from the G7 will cooperate on collecting witness' statements beyond Ukraine, in countries with a big population of Ukrainian refugees. Also, the German cabinet has agreed to immigration reform in a bid to attract more skilled workers, particularly for the IT sector, construction and health care.

Five years ago, a group of six Wellington friends starting talking about the idea of living together in a purpose built co-housing complex. The idea gathered steam, a site was purchased, plans drawn up, and consents eventually granted. As of this week, the Buckley Project is complete. The two couples - one now with a newborn, and two singles, are living in four terraced townhouses with shared communal facilities on one site in South Wellington. The group has learned a lot on the journey - about design, building regulations, finance, the cost of building, insurance and much more. Susie speaks with two of the group, Tania Sawicki Mead and Alana McCrossin.

Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished species have lowered, including tarakihi and hoki. The marine environment is literally feeling the heat, and changes such as rising sea levels, differing oxygen levels and salinity all have the potential to impact on kai moana. With Maori holding around a third of commercial fisheries interests, warming seas will affect Maori communities' wellbeing, culturally and economically. In conjunction with the Moana Project, Tony Craig from marine focused sustainability consultancy, Terra Moana has researched how changing ocean temperatures may affect Maori commercial fisheries, he speaks to Susie Ferguson about Paua being a good indicator of the gravity of the situation. CEO for the Iwi Collective Partnership, Maru Samuels joins the discussion about concerns for the potential impacts of climate change for fisheries and fishing opportunities in the future.

Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished species have lowered, including tarakihi and hoki. The marine environment is literally feeling the heat, and changes such as rising sea levels, differing oxygen levels and salinity all have the potential to impact on kai moana. With Maori holding around a third of commercial fisheries interests, warming seas will affect Maori communities' wellbeing, culturally and economically. In conjunction with the Moana Project, Tony Craig from marine focused sustainability consultancy, Terra Moana has researched how changing ocean temperatures may affect Maori commercial fisheries, he speaks to Susie Ferguson about Paua being a good indicator of the gravity of the situation. CEO for the Iwi Collective Partnership, Maru Samuels joins the discussion about concerns for the potential impacts of climate change for fisheries and fishing opportunities in the future.

Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished species have lowered, including tarakihi and hoki. The marine environment is literally feeling the heat, and changes such as rising sea levels, differing oxygen levels and salinity all have the potential to impact on kai moana. With Maori holding around a third of commercial fisheries interests, warming seas will affect Maori communities' wellbeing, culturally and economically. In conjunction with the Moana Project, Tony Craig from marine focused sustainability consultancy, Terra Moana has researched how changing ocean temperatures may affect Maori commercial fisheries, he speaks to Susie Ferguson about Paua being a good indicator of the gravity of the situation. CEO for the Iwi Collective Partnership, Maru Samuels joins the discussion about concerns for the potential impacts of climate change for fisheries and fishing opportunities in the future.

Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished species have lowered, including tarakihi and hoki. The marine environment is literally feeling the heat, and changes such as rising sea levels, differing oxygen levels and salinity all have the potential to impact on kai moana. With Maori holding around a third of commercial fisheries interests, warming seas will affect Maori communities' wellbeing, culturally and economically. In conjunction with the Moana Project, Tony Craig from marine focused sustainability consultancy, Terra Moana has researched how changing ocean temperatures may affect Maori commercial fisheries, he speaks to Susie Ferguson about Paua being a good indicator of the gravity of the situation. CEO for the Iwi Collective Partnership, Maru Samuels joins the discussion about concerns for the potential impacts of climate change for fisheries and fishing opportunities in the future.

Join us for a few laughs with comedians Irene Pink and Donna Brookbanks including the story of the monks who got into a spot of bother with meth and some of the most unusual pet insurance claims on the year.

Sam reflects on a big sporting week in this country - from the legacy left by Sir Murray Halberg to the futures of other New Zealand athletes and teams being up in the air. Also the action from the FIFA world cup, including Australia advancing.