Nine To Noon

Concern that rogue employment advocates are causing reputational, financial, and psychological harm to their clients has prompted calls for the regulation of the sector. Employment advocates fulfill a similar role to lawyers during employment disputes, but there are no requirements for qualifications or training; anyone can call themselves an employment advocate. The sector is not regulated and there is no professional body for the public to complain to if they receive bad advice. This is of concern to employment lawyers and advocates alike, who are seeing cases of employment advocates obtaining poor outcomes for their clients. Kathryn speaks with Kelly Coley, an employment advocate and president of the Employment Law Institute of New Zealand, a group including lawyers, advocates and consultants. Also on the programme is Paul McBride, a partner at McBride Davenport James and a member of the Law Society's Employment Law Committee.

Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about How to Please a Woman, which is out in cinemas; Pistol (Disney+), a series based on the memoir of legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and his picks of the DocEdge offerings this year.

Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about How to Please a Woman, which is out in cinemas; Pistol (Disney+), a series based on the memoir of legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and his picks of the DocEdge offerings this year.

Comedians Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood

Sam is hot under the collar over the 'heated debate' between a controversial now ex-Warrior and the team owner. Also, we look into the abrupt end of one of New Zealand's top cricketing careers, the Blues bold Super Rugby move and E sports on its way to the Commonwealth Games.

Ralph McAllister reviews Larry and Viv by Graeme Lay, published by Renaissance Publishing

Only a handful of mountaineers have climbed all 24 of New Zealand's 3000m plus peaks. Kiwi mountaineer Alastair McDowell and partner Hamish Fleming are the only ones to have done it in under a month and in a single push. It's a feat that usually takes a lifetime. Alastair will be speaking at the Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka, Queenstown and online running between June 24 and July 2.

Elizabeth talks to Kathryn about China's latest foray into the Pacific. And in Pakistan, there are reports of clashes in after ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party have pushed on with protests plans, despite officials banning the demonstration. And on the heels of the US President's first Asia trip, North Korea has fired a series of ballistic missiles. Joe Biden had agreed, during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart, to deploy more U.S. support to South Korea to deter North Korea's weapons testing.

In 2014, 14 percent of people involved in fatal crashes were drivers aged over 65, compared to around 20 percent for teenage boys. Driving advocates are calling for driving lessons to be taught in all high schools to help save lives and keep young people out of prison. $86.5 million has been provided in the Budget to fund driving lessons and tests for 64,000 Kiwis. The funds have been welcomed by driver education advocates, but they say we need to be more proactive. Kathryn speaks with Driving Change Network's national co-ordinator Wendy Robertson, who wants driver training to start in school to help students achieve full licences faster. Meanwhile analysis of the Bay of Plenty and rural Waikato-based Blue Light Youth Driver Programme estimates the dollar value to society of young people being able to drive properly is $10m,contributing to the expansion of employment opportunities and earning potential, while driving legally also helps keep young people out of court. Over 30% of under 25s who end up in prison enter the justice system via driving offences. Blue Light's Youth Driver Navigator Programme's National Coordinator Ken Harema also joins.

Leaked documents have revealed Beijing is proposing a region-wide deal with 10 countries, covering police training, biometrics like fingerprints, new trade arrangements and scholarships. The New Zealand government is being criticised for letting its relationships with Pacific islands drift, as China tries to boost its influence in the region. In a letter to 21 Pacific leaders, the president of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo said the Common Development Vision threatens "to bring a new Cold War era at best and a World War at worst". Reports of China's latest proposal for the Pacific come just days after the United States formed an economic alliance of a dozen Asia-Pacific nations, aimed at countering Beijing's dominance in the region. China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in the Solomon Islands, where he is expected to sign a security pact. Global interdisciplinary scholar Steven Ratuva is the Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury. He says the geopolitical gaming already started, with Australia's new Foreign Minister, Penny Wong already in the Pacific to push back. Professor Ratuva says New Zealand and the US need to do the same.