Nine To Noon

Liz talks to Kathryn about the impending massive shift of KiwiSaver funds on 1 December. In particular, those people in default funds need to be aware of what is happening to their investment, and it is timely for every KiwiSaver member to review the fund they are in.

A Wellington-based former physiotherapist turned entrepreneur has been hailed for making "the world's healthiest desk". Bart De Vries' attractive and easily adjustable birchwood Limber desks help create a work space where he says we can move more - and possibly live longer. Bart is on a mission with his new company Limber to prevent back pain, having honed his experience as a professional hockey player and his time working as a physio with professional sports people into furniture that keeps us on the move. The Californian academic who is among those singinf his praises is Galen Cranz https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018815250/galen-cranz-keeping-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, who has featured on Nine to Noon.

Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson explains why global food prices have hit the highest level in over a decade.

Sonja De Friez reviews The Joy of Gardening by Lynda Hallinan, published by Allen & Unwin.

While the Ministry of Education works on a new curriculum to teach Aotearoa's history in schools, the fight is on for what that taught history should be. Dr Richard Shaw is a Professor of Politics at Massey University and has been grappling with the legacy of his family in a short memoir titled The Forgotten Coast. It's a memoir of his own life, but also an investigation into how his families ended up where they did, with what they had. It's a story that tracks from Parihaka to Palmerston North and Richard joins Kathryn to talk about negotiating pakeha identity and understanding the histories that inform our present.

In a political win for the US President, Congress has approved $1 trillion in spending on infrastructure. It is also proof that Democrats can overcome some of the divisions that have prevented them from completing work on Joe Biden's agenda. But it is not all positive for the Democrats. The party has seen significant losses in recent elections with voters in key states like Virginia narrowly choosing Republicans for a wide range of offices.

Journalist Rod Oram joins Susie from the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.

Health professionals say they need covid boosters shots rolled out immediately and they are frustrated at delays by the Ministry of Health. Medsafe has granted consent for Pfizer booster vaccines for people aged 18 and over, who had their second dose more than six months ago. Thousands of doctors and nurses working on the front line had their second dose more then six months ago, and as Covid spreads in the community, fear their immunity is waning. Unions for medical specialists, resident doctors and nurses have all been appealing to the Health Ministry to roll out a booster programme - but have so far had no clear answer. Susie speaks with Dr Deborah Powell is the National Secretary of the Resident Doctors' Association, Nurses Organisation industrial adviser Glenda Alexander and Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Sarah Dalton.

Kennedy visits "the cloak of the south," Te Korowai o te Tonga, South Kaipara Peninsula, one of two thumbs of land that enclose Kaipara Harbour, one of the largest harbours in the world. It's a place of forests, farms, near-pristine dune lakes, expansive mangrove wetlands and seabird nesting areas. On the way to nowhere, it's an off-the-beaten-track kind of place to explore and enjoy. He also talks to Susie about the reforestation of Mosquito Bay, Lake Rototoa.

Wellington chef Vicky Ha had a "strong vision" when she started her own dumpling company back in 2012. This year, House of Dumplings took out the Supreme Award at the NZ Artisan Awards.