Nine To Noon

British Historian John Guy talks to Kathryn about the lost letters of Elizabeth I which not only shed fresh light on her fraught relationship with Mary Queen of Scots, but have rewritten history. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558 she made England Protestant, consequently she had many Catholic enemies who wanted to see her replaced by Mary Queen of Scots. John Guy is a Fellow in History of Clare College, Cambridge, and author of several books on the royal cousins and rival Queens, Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary was beheaded, aged 44, but it's now been revealed the execution, ordered by Elizabeth I was almost averted. John Guy has examined a previously lost document, now referred to as the John Guy letter, and it rewrites history.

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about how Liverpool terror suspect Al Swealmeen had been buying bomb parts for months, and how his conversion to Christianity is now being questioned. Boris Johnson today admitted making mistakes in the Government's botched attempt to spare Owen Paterson from being suspended from the Commons. And booster shots are on their way for adults over 40.

As more research continues to emerge into the effects of heading a football and cognitive decline, there's no move in New Zealand yet to introduce heading regulations for younger players. Children under 10 have been banned in the US from heading balls since 2015, and the UK moved last year to ban the under-12s from headers in training and introduce a limit of 10 at training at all levels. In the latest study, a group of former professional footballers in the UK were asked about the number of headers they'd taken through their career and then run through a memory test similar to those that screen for dementia. The research, published recently in the Journal of Neuropsychology, found strong evidence between the number of headers over their careers and the players' lower test scores. Dr Davide Bruno of Liverpool John Moores University joins Kathryn to talk about the research.

The Resource Management Act (Enabling Housing Supply) Amendment Bill was a surprise announcement last month - a rare cross-party agreement designed to speed up the building of new houses. Submissions closed at midnight on Tuesday for the fast-tracked law, which should be passed before Christmas. There are two main proposals: A new planning process to help 'tier one' councils to work out, and roll out, intensification policies earlier than was initially planned. The second, would see 'tier one' councils apply medium density residential standards from next August - including three homes of three storeys without the need for a resource consent. Many have expressed concerns about the speed, scale and potential long-term impact of the changes. This morning Kathryn speaks with Simon O'Connor, a former Auckland Council planner who now runs his own company, Sentinel Planning. And Ekin Sakin, a Christchurch-based architect and committee member with the Urban Design Forum.

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn on the programme to answer listeners' Covid questions. And it's the start of World Antibiotic Awareness week tomorrow - what do we need to know? Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.

Taranaki community garden volunteers are growing fresh kai for a Waitara food bank. The gardens are in the WISE charitable trust's grounds, and the veges are donated to the foodbank and out into the community. Kathryn is joined by passionate gardener and volunteer at the community gardens Pearl Noble-Lindsay and Operations Administrations supervisor at Wise Trust, Denzil Williams.

Bel Monypenny from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout, published by Penguin RandomHouse.

Dr Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic and Editor in Chief of the Pacific Arts Legacy Project. She is also Interim Director of The Pantograph Punch, and a Lecturer in the School of Art and Design at AUT. Her new book Bloody Woman has just been released. It is a collection of essays, and is a deeply personal exploration of her experience of being Samoan and a woman. Dr Lopesi says writing the book was an attempt to break a silence, and feels "terrifying but right".

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about last minute amendments to a controversial pandemic bill in Victoria which had fueled anti-government protests. Three-year-old William Tyrrell went missing from his foster grandmother's house seven years go, now a massive police hunt is centred on his hometown. And a Queensland journalist faces jail for not revealing the source who tipped them off about the impending raid of a murder suspect.

From this morning, anyone who is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to request a vaccination pass, dubbed "My Vaccine Pass". Once New Zealand enters the new traffic light system, the pass will be required to enter hospitality venues, and access community, sport and faith-based gatherings. Access to essential services like supermarkets, pharmacies, health services and petrol stations will not require a pass. So what exactly how will it work and where do you get one? Kathryn finds out more about the pass from Dr Andrew Chen, a Research Fellow with Koi Tu: The Centre for Informed Futures at the University of Auckland.