Nine To Noon

Film and TV correspondent James Croot is along to talk about Phantom of the Open (cinemas), about Maurice Flitcroft, who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history. He'll also talk about the New Zealand-filmed American road trip movie Don't Make Me Go (Amazon Prime) and Apple TV's Black Bird, starring Taron Egerton.

Kathryn discusses the most common sound errors among school children with speech and language therapist Christian Wright. He says it's the production of the TH sounds which causes most of the difficulties. For example, when a child says "I fink" instead of "I think", or "I want dat" instead of "I want that". He talks through strategies to help correct the sound.

Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at the massive leak of information about Uber that's been hitting headlines this week, and what an employment case could mean for the way Uber drivers are treated in New Zealand. Twitter now plans to sue Elon Musk for pulling out of an agreement to buy it - has the billionaire's actions irreparably hurt the social media giant? And adoption of EVs in the US has passed 5 percent, meaning it's no longer considered niche - what's happening here?

Paul Diamond reviews Between Me and Myself: A Memoir of Murder, Desire and the Struggle to Be Free by Sandra Willson, published by Text Publishinglson.

Podcasts about unsolved murders, scandals and con artists dominate the charts these days, but a constant favourite since it started in 2015 involves deep dives into linguistics. 'The Allusionist' is hosted by British writer and broadcaster Helen Zaltzman who is appearing at the Auckland Writers Festival. She's produced almost 160 episodes, with some of the most recent ranging from 1920s crime noir slang to Objectivity in Journalism and Rainbow Washing. There are several episodes featuring Te Reo Maori in the back catalogue too.

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to look at who's out following the first round of voting in the race to be the new leader of the Conservative Party - and why Penny Mourdant could be the dark horse to take over as Prime Minister. A BBC investigation has made explosive claims into SAS actions in Afghanistan, and he'll also talk about Sir Mo Farah's surprising admission.

The head of a property funds management group is calling out his own industry as one that needs to lift its green game and do more to reduce its carbon footprint. Scott McKenzie is the chief executive of PMG, which has just released its first Sustainability Report looking at the green credentials of properties in its own portfolio. The commercial property sector contributes significantly to the country's carbon emissions, and while bigger property firms have obligations to report what they're doing to combat that - the majority, which are privately held or unlisted - do not. Scott joins Kathryn to talk about why it makes sense for more private buildings to go green.

New Zealanders continue to remain upbeat about their overall happiness, but the Covid pandemic is testing our mental strength. Latest Wellbeing Statistics from Stats NZ show a marked decline in mental health and an increase in loneliness. Kathryn speaks to Dr Claire Bretherton from Stats NZ.

The Police Association says the government's new 'get tough' package on gangs is a good first step but more needs to be done to remove incentives for people to join gangs. The range of new tools, include tougher penalties for drive-by shootings, more search and seizure powers and a crackdown on money laundering. So is this a knee-jerk reaction to the rise in gun-related crime and shootings, or will the new measures that have some bite. Police Association President Chris Cahill on what police officers are saying about the Government crackdown on gangs.

Science correspondent Allan Blackman turns his eyes to the skies, with the new photos of space coming from the James Webb telescope, the hunt for dark matter - what is it, does it exist and how long can we spend trying to find it? And lastly, why do smelly medicine tablets last longer in space? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology