Nine To Noon

On March 25, 1942, 997 young, mainly middle class women boarded a train in Slovakia. They'd been told to report to central locations in the country's east to sign up for what was described as "government service". The women were unmarried, and they were Jewish.

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to delay removing the rest of the Covid restrictions thanks to the growth of the Delta variant across the UK, which has pushed infections up to 7,500 a day. Australia and Britain have signed a free trade deal, and farmers aren't happy. The first in-person G7 meeting of the Covid-era has ended - was it a success? And it's Euro 2020 fever across the UK.

A KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report warns extreme pressure is crushing morale and causing fatigue in agribusiness leadership, citing Covid-19 related labour shortages and shipping challenges among factors thwarting agribusiness leaders.

There are growing calls for the Building Act to require all new housing to be easily adaptable for people with disabilities and for our aging population. A recent study found that one in six New Zealanders need modifications to their home, and yet the key features of accessibility; level pathways and entrances, an easily accessible bathroom, and wide doorways, are only found in five percent of new homes.

Up to 15 thousand workers at the country's largest health care provider have been underpaid for seven years. HealthCare New Zealand provides nursing, disability, mental health and rehabilitation services nationwide and is the latest employer to have underpaid workers, due to the complexity of the Holidays Act.

Allan joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taken 20 years to sequence the human genome - but there's still more to be done. Why have three experts resigned from the US Food and Drug Administration over the approval of an Alzheimer's drug? And could a mosquito hack cut the rates of Dengue Fever? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology

The next America's Cup looks very unlikely to be raced in New Zealand. The Board of Team New Zealand has this morning rejected the joint Crown-Auckland Council offer of just under $100 million in cash and support to host the next regatta. The Auckland mayor Phil Goff has just been speaking to media. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson.

Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers Guide to Life: Rural Tales from the Heartland has been written by agricultural journalist Tim Fulton. It includes 25 stories of those in the agri-field, mostly farmers or farming families - but also agri-business entrepreneurs and scientists. The book doesn't shy away from examining farming's modern day challenges - like waterway pollution, or its historical issues - including discrimination against migrants. Tim joins Kathryn from Fieldays, along with Gurnek Bindra - who runs a dairy farm in the Waikato.

Faith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP.

Psychologist and author Steve Biddulph is a best known for his very popular parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls. His latest book takes on a slightly bigger subject: the human race in general! Steve Biddulph says humans have a kind of super-sense, often called a gut instinct, which we need to learn how to tap into in order to become fully human. He argues if we pay attention, this super-sense can offer us daily guidance on all manner of decisions - from whether to leave a relationship, to whether to have that second cup of coffee. By learning to read our bodies, emotions and brains, he says we can all become more present, steady and calm. His book is called Fully Human.