Nine To Noon

'Helicopter' parenting is a term often used pejoratively to describe an overprotective way of raising kids. Although this approach to parenting is coming from a good place, it can interfere with a child's development, says psychologist Sarb Johal.

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about revelations Amazon's Ring surveillance subsidiary has supplied police with footage without their permission or a court order. Meanwhile the tech giant is planning a TV show called Ring Nation hosted by comedian Wanda Sykes - but where does privacy lie in those plans? Mark will also look at how Airtags - often called a 'stalker's best friend' - has also led to the arrest of a thief and why Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation' is accused of being a lap-top killer.

Paul Diamond reviews Grounded: How soil shapes the games we play, the lives we make and the graves we lie in by Alysa Bryce, published by Text Publishing

Leila Mottley is the youngest writer ever to be long-listed for the Booker Prize. She was 17 when her book Nightcrawling was completed and 19 when it was published by Bloomsbury worldwide. The extraordinary book is set in her home town of Oakland, in the San Fransisco Bay Area, and is based upon a real case involving officers in the Oakland Police Department who were accused of sexually exploiting a teenager and trying to cover it up. The book has received rave reviews around the world, and was quickly selected as an Oprah's Book Club pick. Leila joins Kathryn from Oakland.

UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the latest from the Tory leadership race, as both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak focus on reform of the NHS. Armed police are on the streets of Liverpool, hunting for the gunman who shot into a house and killed a nine-year-old girl. France wants £8 million from Britain it says it's owed for patrolling beaches for migrants, after a record 1,295 crossed the Channel in a single day and Eurotunnel has apologised after passengers were left stranded in the Channel Tunnel when a train broke down for several hours with some describing the scene as "like a disaster movie".

Kiwi firm Mint has opened its Sydney refinery for extracting precious metals from e-waste, using micro-organisms. The Auckland-based startup will extract gold, platinum and other precious metals from old cellphones, laptops and other e-waste. Kathryn speaks with co-founder and Chief Executive Will Barker from Sydney.

New analysis has found more and more homes are going to be exposed to flooding from rivers, pushing up the cost of insurance. The report, carried out by property data company CoreLogic and Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, found the average annual cost of river flooding to residential buildings already tops $100 million, and could increase by more than 20 percent by 2050, and 30 percent by 2100. The report comes just a week after devastating floods hit the Nelson-Malborough region, with 134 homes red-stickered; many of those along the Maitai River which breached its banks after sustained heavy rainfall. Eleven percent of the country's residential property value are already exposed to river flood risk. and that's expected to increase to 17 percent by 2050. CoreLogic head of research Nick Goodall tells Kathryn that home owners should take this information seriously.

As borders reopen and New Zealanders return to the skies, a new report is pushing for a rethink on university staff travel. Overseas travel and academia often go hand in hand. Academics are expected to attend conferences and present their work overseas to help boost their university's ranking or secure research funding. But staff air travel accounts for about a third of the tertiary sector's carbon emissions and many universities have set ambitious reduction targets. So how can the need to reduce emissions be balanced with career-driven pressure to travel? Dr Sal Lampkin heads up the Australasian Universities Air Travel Consortium and her report looks at staff travel at Massey University where she works. She joins Kathryn to discuss how universities and staff can reimagine the need for frequent flying.

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to look at how commonly-used pesticides can impair honeybees' ability to navigate. Researchers gave wild-caught honeybees sugar - while others got pesticide-contaminated sugar and then made them walk in front of video screens to think they were off-course. She'll also look at why astronauts at the international space station have been helping researchers work out how liquids interact with solids - without gravity getting in the way. Laurie Winkless is a physicist and science writer.

It's gone by many names and structures over the years: Department of External Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs... and now MFAT. The origin and evolution of the agency responsible for this country's international relations has been captured in a new book: New Zealand's Foreign Service: A History. It looks at the early years - with the role World War II played in its creation in 1943 and the key players who shaped it, to the way it responded to strategic events - like Britain strengthening ties with Europe, the breakdown of ANZUS and the war on terror. It also considers the internal changes to the organisation over the years - from one dominated by Pakeha men to one that was much more inclusive. Dr Ian McGibbon wrote the early chapters and has edited the book. He joins Kathryn to explain how the organisation has played a vital role in New Zealand's history.