Nine To Noon

Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring a few laughs.

Sport NZ's draft principles for transgender athletes are causing some disquiet in the sporting community, with 40 former Olympic and elite athletes writing to the minister for sport and recreation this week seeking an extension to the consultation period over its guiding principles. And the Black Caps second test against England is underway.

Sally Wenley reviews Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan, published by Macmillan.

Emma John speaks with Lynn Freeman about embracing single life in a world where being in a couple is seen as the endgame. Marital bliss has failed to materialise for Emma, she hasn't found her 'other half', but she doesn't care.

Ed has an update on Japan and the Olympic games, with the International Olympic Committee insisting that the games can and will go ahead despite frustratingly high Covid-19 infection numbers and a very slow vaccination programme. Taiwan also is grappling with a late and severe coronavirus outbreak.

Actor Jeremy Randerson explores the ethics of saving native over other creatures in a sold out outdoor show in the mid-winter Lōemis Festival. Kobolds takes place in the dark in a park in the Wellington suburb of Melrose. Jeremy tells Lynn Freeman audience members will need to be nimble on their feet and have a flashlight handy.

There is concern in Wellington art circles over the axing of a key role at Wellington's City Gallery. Experience Wellington, owned by the city council, operates six cultural institutions, including Space Place at Carter Observatory, City Gallery Wellington, and the Cable Car Museum.

A new report finds children are being short-changed in primary school classrooms, with teachers and principals telling a review they need more time and resources to to do their jobs properly.

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to look at Untold Pacific History, a RNZ-Tikilounge video series about little known history around the Pacific; Kava Corner, Meldownz' interview series involving rounds of kava with different New Zealand personalities; and Bump, an Australian series coming to Neon about an overachieving student who has a surprise baby.

How and when do children become left handers or right handers? Christchurch based educator, speaker, author and founder of Moving Smart, Gill Connell, says coordination in learning is vital to how the brain develops, determining how children think, feel, behave and learn. She talks to Kathryn about the physical activities that can help with coordination.