Nine To Noon

Returning to the protest at parliament now where police have begun making arrests. Wellington mayor Andy Foster is in Molesworth Street, talking with businesses affected by the disruption.

Clementine Ford has been called an angry loudmouthed polemicist by her detractors, and a leading light of the feminist cause by her many fans.The Australian writer and broadcaster is well known for her first two books: Fight Like A Girl and Boys Will Be Boys. In her new memoir, How We Love, she exposes a softer side - exploring everything from the loss of her mother to cancer, to becoming a mother herself. She'll be appearing at the NZ Festival next month.

UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the rebuke delivered to Boris Johnson over his attack on Sir Keir Starmer over Jimmy Savile, after protesters pounced on the opposition leader. The PM is trying to shore up support from the right of his party with a minor reshuffle, and there are calls to introduce a windfall tax after BP made its highest profit for eight years and tourism operators say "Covid's over" as they deal with record pre-summer bookings.

Ten years ago, Julia Milne started teaching children at a Hutt Valley primary school how to grow their own kai. That project has become Common Unity - a community hub that feeds 2,000 schoolchildren every week with produce grown by Kainga Ora tenants and Rimutaka Prison inmates.

The electricity supply industry says it's on track for unprecedented growth in the coming years but will be hamstrung by a massive deficit in skilled tradespeople. The industry is warning of a looming skills shortage, with an aging workforce, closed borders limiting immigration and a tight labour market. The worker shortage is against the backdrop of rising electricity demand, with Transpower saying as much generation will need to be built in the next 15 years as was built in the past 40 years. Kathryn speaks with Peter Berry, the chief executive of the Electricity Engineers' Association and Mike Grumball, the General Manager of Assurance at Waihanga Ara Rau - Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council.

As the convoy protest enters its third day, Police have told protesters that Parliament grounds have closed and are asking people to leave, or face being arrested. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson is at Parliament.

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a new study that highlights the importance of getting boosted, and another that investigated the impact of Covid on the cardiovascular system of US military personnel. She'll also answer listener questions on Covid; you can email [email protected] or text the programme on 2101. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.

California based psychiatrist Mimi Winsberg has been studying the insights the language of text can provide about the personalities of online daters. Her book Speaking in Thumbs expands on the subtle signals, hidden messages and the red flags to look for.

Quentin Johnson reviews Renegades by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen, published by Penguin Random House.

Dozens of police officers have arrived on Parliament grounds, where some protestors who were part of yesterday's convoy have been camped out overnight. Kathryn speaks with Political Editor Jane Patterson about what's developing.