Nine To Noon

Now, to the innovative automation - born of necessity - to oyster farming, developed by a Marlborough oyster farmer , and now being used internationally. Aaron Pannell (pron Panel) , and his wife Debbie, sarted Marlborough Oysters 12 years ago. They have a hatchery, and export their shellfish to 15 countries. But the challenging conditions in which they grow , and the eventual reach of an oyster parasite to their production, put their business under enormous pressure just a few short years ago. Oyster farming is a tough, physical, and labour intenstive business. As is the case so often, necessity was the mother of invention. As was good observation... Leading to a whole new automated system on their oyster farm - called `Flip Farm.' The second business , initially to make their own operation easier and more financially viable, is now running alongside the seafood operation, and drawing orders internationally. Flip Farm, which allows for much easier access, management and harversing of oysters grown in very deep waters, has also won awards. It's being used globally by 70 other oyster farmers. (we have a video on our webpage - and a gallery of pics) So, where was Aaron Pannell at , and what is the story behind that eureka moment to mechanise...?

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney has the latest on the deadly explosion in Istanbul. He also talks to Kathryn about Russia's major military defeat as its troops withdrew from Kherson as Ukraine begins clearing the city of the mess and mines that have been left behind. Italy's new far-right government is in a stoush with France after it refused to let a migrant boat dock which is against EU and international law. And an Iranian man without a passport who lived in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for years, inspiring the Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, has died at the airport of a heart attack.

Contact Energy has launched a new paid parental leave policy it believes is among one of the most generous in the country.

Toots, not tweets. Extinct mammals, not birds. As more users seek to leave an Elon Musk-run Twitter they're turning to Mastodon. But how does it work?

Submissions close at the end of this week, on the government's agricultural pricing emissions plan. Last month the government made what farmers say are significant changes to the proposals reached by the farmer, government and iwi working group, He Waka Eke Noa. Sector groups responded vehemently, saying the changes upset the delicate balance they had struck. Sheep and beef farmers estimate they could lose up to 20 percent of their production, forcing them to sell up or convert productive land into forestry. The Government admits sheep and beef farms will be hit disproportionately and wants to work with them, but farmers are sceptical. Kathryn speaks to Tairawhiti farmer Toby Williams and Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard about their concerns and whether there's any hope of finding a middle ground

Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks with a few laughs, including a warning from the National Park Service in the US about the Sonoran Desert Toad, it is toxic and should not be licked!.

Dana Johannsen talks to Kathryn about tomorrow's Black Ferns final and whether they can trump England. We're also into the crunch point in the tournament for the Rugby League World Cup, and the Kiwis have drawn the Kangaroos in this weekend's semifinal.

Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books reviews Remainders of the Day: Diaries from the Bookshop, Wigtown by Shaun Bythell, published by Profile Books.

Debut crime writer Jacqueline Bublitz burst onto New Zealand's crime writing scene last year with Before You Knew My Name, it has now sold over 100,000 copies in Australia and New Zealand alone - an extremely rare feat for a debut New Zealand novelist.

Asia correspondent Ed White reports from South Korea where the country is still reeling from the Halloween crowd disaster in Seoul, with attention very much turning to who should be held responsible.