Nine To Noon

Edith Gibson lives in the heart of suburban Auckland with her collection of 3,000 Dolls, repairing and caring for them. In a short documentary Edith invites you into her home, shares her prized dolls, and imparts pro tips and tricks for repairing these beauties to their former glory. Kathryn speaks with filmmaker Daisy Lawless about the joys of collecting. Daisy is director of Edith Gibson Has 3000 Dolls, showing at the Doc Edge film festival.

Business commentator Rod Oram looks at the historic setbacks for fossil fuel companies overseas and the relatively modest developments here. He'll also look at how the 'buy now pay later' schemes like Afterpay and Zip are likely to be in line for regulation - once legislation to regulate bank fees for credit and debit card use is sorted.

RNZ reporter Conan Young got trapped on the south side of the Ashburton River earlier this morning, shortly after it was closed due to significant slumping on the northern side of the bridge.

Engineers are on the way to inspect the bridge but it is expected to be closed at least for days.

Conan is with us from Pudding Hill.

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, published by Milkweed Press.

Mark Watson is a photographer by vocation and an adventurer by nature. His most ambitious journey yet is a 46,000km transcontinental bike trip from Alaska all the way to Patagonia.

Floodwaters are receding in Canterbury, but concerns about damage to Ashburton Bridge on State Highway 1 forced it to close this morning. Motorists had reported they could feel it slumping beneath them as they crossed over. Tresca Forrester is Waka Kotahi's journey manager for the South Island.

Susan talks to Kathryn about the Senate failure of the 1/6 Commission and whether it means there will be no independent investigation. Also ongoing negotiations on President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

There is concern about kai moana stocks in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf - where crayfish numbers are falling rapidly. A University of Auckland study has revealed that the crustaceans population has plummeted - even inside fully protected marine reserves, and numbers outside reserve boundaries are likely to be lower than previous estimates.

Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown talks to Kathryn about the Ashburton bridge which closed this morning due to "slumping". He says engineers are en route to inspect the bridge and he estimates it could be a week to repair it.

Residents in the Southland town of Winton are fighting expansion plans by their local landfill that would allow them to take an uncapped amount of waste. At the moment, the privately-owned AB Lime landfill only has consent to take up to 100,000 tonnes of solid waste per year - but is seeking to increase this. Joining Kathryn is Katie Allan, from the AB Lime Landfill Action Group.