Nine To Noon

The Olympics will take place without spectators in Tokyo as a Covid resurgence forces Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the Games. Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.

Research has found New Zealand's burgeoning health-tech sector has significant economic potential but access to lucrative foreign markets is being slowed by hurdles in the earlier stages of development. The health-tech sector generated an estimated $2.85 billion in revenue in just the last year - with record growth since Covid-19 struck. But research from Callaghan Innovation has highlighted the key challenges for Kiwi healthtech businesses, including complicated clinical trial regimes, complex regulatory requirements, and difficulties accessing investment and educational support. It's launched a programme to support the sector overcome these challenges and grow businesses. Kathryn speaks with Andrew Clews, the head of Health Technology at Callaghan Innovation and Garth Sutherland, chief executive of The Insides Company.

Australia's four phase pathway to transition from suppressing Covid 19 to living with it - once enough of the population is vaccinated.Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined the general plan earlier this week, capping incoming passenger numbers in the short term, to relieve pressure on hotel quarantine, and announcing a trial of home quarantine for vaccinated travellers. Ultimately he says once vaccination rates reach the optimum threshold , Australia will open its doors and live with the virus and reduce serious illness. Meanwhile New South Wales has recorded its highest number of infections in more than a year - and health authorities are looking at recasting the definition of family to prevent the outbreak from exploding. WHO advisor and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of New South Wales, Mary-Louise McLaws.

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to look at the fifth season of Canadian comedy Workin' Moms (Netflix), Kevin Hart's new film Fatherhood (Netflix) and provocative new show Sex/Life (Netflix).

Closed borders in the last year or so have forced many people to have enforced long periods away from loved ones living overseas. Researcher, writer and anthropologist Helen Ellis knows all about having geographically scattered relatives. Three of her four children, and five of her six grandchildren, live in America, England and Scotland. In non-Covid restricted times it would be a 16 to 30 hour flight to visit them. Drawing on her personal whanau situation and research - her book Being a Distance Grandparent addresses some of the issues and struggles when family life is so spread out. This includes attending an international wedding via zoom.

Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Amazon opening its Australian store to New Zealand customers and what that might mean for New Zealand retailers and other online stores. The Government has agreed to establish a consumer data right framework for New Zealanders, which would require data holders like banks and power companies to safely and securely share data with third parties with their customers' consent. And Bill will also look at why Facebook, Google and other tech companies are threatening to quit Hong Kong.

Phil Vine reviews The Vixen by Francine Prose, published by HarperCollins.

Melbourne journalist Mimi Kwa seemed to be living her best life - "in the suburbs, gorgeous kids... a cavoodle dog and a Burmese cat" - when she was sideswiped by her own father deciding to sue her in the Australian Supreme Court.

Kiwi performance and England coach Owen Eastwood talks to Kathryn post-match from the Cotswolds.

Hugo joins Kathryn to talk about the government's push for so-called Freedom Day, likely to be July 19, amid an admission Covid cases could hit 100,000 a day. The public will have the choice over whether to wear masks from that point, but it looks like it could become a cultural dividing line - and one divided along the same lines as the Brexit debate. And football has transfixed England, as it faces Denmark for a Euro 2020 final spot.