Nine To Noon

Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones join Kathryn to look at whether the PM has made a misstep over hate speech, is it part of a desire to speed up action on some changes - and what are the risks in that?

Mary Fawcett from Schrödinger's Books in Petone reviews The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas, published by Penguin Random.

Tamzin Henderson is breaking gender stereotypes in the fishing industry. With her sister Lana, Tamzin runs a boat chandlery and fishing supply shop in Blenheim, the only female-run store of its kind in the country.

Thomas joins Kathryn to look at how the contagious Delta coronavirus variant is posing a significant challenge to Europe's pandemic strategy as many people are on the move during the European football championship. German chancellor Angela Merkel is filling up her calendar with "lasts" as her term draws to a close. And diplomatic problems continue to mount between Europe and Belarus.

Thousands of New Zealanders are being left behind as government agencies shut their doors and operate exclusively online, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau. This kind of 'digital exclusion' leaves the volunteer-run organisation to assist the many people who struggle to fill out government forms, says the acting chief executive Andrew Hubbard.

As of last week, private rental properties must now comply with healthy homes standards within 90 days of any new tenancy, but state houses have two years longer, and currently only a sixth of them meet the standards. Kainga Ora owns 66,000 properties and has until July 2023 to ensure they are all fully insulated, have good quality curtains or blinds, a fixed heating source, extractor fans in kitchens and bathrooms, and no drainage or moisture issues.

Comedians Pinky Agnew and Michele A'Court bring a few laughs.

Sam looks ahead to tomorrow's All Blacks versus Tonga match, a controversial signing for the Warriors and the Tokyo Olympics which are only weeks away.

Ash Davida Jane from Unity Books reviews Everybody: A Book About Freedom by Olivia Laing, published by Picador.

Dreydon Sobanja's aim is to spark kiwi kids by writing stories about inspirational athletes. His latest book is the Kiwi Runners' Family Tree - Volume Two. It's a history of athletes and their coaches - running stars of the last twenty years. Volume one covers the 1800s to 1999. Dreydon Sobanja has also published three children's books about mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, aviator Jean Batten and motor racer Bruce McLaren. Dreydon has an inspirational story of his own to tell as well: beating depression, and shedding a huge amount of weight to become a competitive triathlete. He talks to Kathryn Ryan, along with Olympian middle distance runner Angie Pettie.