09:05 Co-parenting arrangements fall through cracks – researcher
A leading researcher says New Zealand’s official data systems fail to track the realities of co-parenting and shared care arrangements. Often unseen because they are not counted in the Census, these shared care arrangements are happening in one-in-five households, according to Motu Research’s senior fellow Kate Prickett. Parents getting less informal support from the other parent for things like clothing, food and transport among others had higher rates of anxiety and depression. Kate Prickett says the research shows families with shared care exist in a middle ground between the sole parents, and the two parent home. And policy frameworks are often not flexible to their complextiy.
Getting the day underway can be messy, and cause everyone’s stress levels to peak before it’s even 9am.
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09:25 Saving wool auctions in Hawke’s Bay
Kells Wool is keeping live wool auctions going in Napier
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Napier has been home to “open cry” wool auctions for 150 or so years, but last month it looked like the tradition was coming to an end in Hawke’s Bay. The country’s two biggest wool brokers – PGG Wrightson and Wools of New Zealand – had decided to consolidate their wool auctions in Christchurch. But a local, smaller broker, Kells Wool, has stepped in to save the tradition. The firm organised its own auction for the first time earlier this month in Napier. Susie talks to the director of Kells Wool, Richard Kell.
09:35 Report finds last year’s big funding boost for learning support hasn’t closed the gap
A follow-up report into school learning support has found not much has changed in a year. Dr Sarah Aiono joined Nine to Noon last May to discuss the $747m package in the 2025 Budget that would be used for more specialist staff, teacher aide hours, support for the youngest children, and classrooms for specialist schools serving children with disabilities. She is CEO of Longworth Education and a researcher from the Aotearoa Educators’ Collective, CEO of Longworth Education and was lead author of a report into the sector called Beyond Capacity: Learning Support in Crisis. Ahead of Thursday’s Budget they’re releasing a report showing how things stand a year on. School leaders, learning support coordinators and specialist staff told researchers the funding gap was still real, the “missing middle” kids are still there and workforce capacity hasn’t increased.
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09:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
While US President Trump recently claimed an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz was largely negotiated, Iranian officials have disputed his assertions about waterway control. Congressional Republicans have shown minor resistance to Trump by stripping ballroom funding from an immigration bill, though GOP leaders blocked a war powers vote, and a Trump-appointed commission approved a controversial 250-foot Washington arch despite overwhelming public opposition.
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Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR’s Washington Desk.
10:05 Kiwi queer crime-comedy-drama Bust Up, starring Morgana O’Reilly, hits screens this week
Morgana O’Reilly and Roimata Fox are set to star in a new crime-comedy called Bust Up. The pair star as Deb and Mihi – both cops who are former partners that are thrown back together a decade after their break up. The six-part show is set in the fictional town of Waitote – the garden gnome capital of Aotearoa. The pair investigate a number of strange, but surprisingly high-stakes cases. Max Currie directed the first three episodes. Bust Up premiers tomorrow night at 8.30pm on Sky Open and streaming on Neon the same day.
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10:35 Book review: Ain’t Nobody’s Fool by Martha Ackmann
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Quentin Johnson reviews Ain’t Nobody’s Fool by Martha Ackmann, published by Macmillan.
10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde, Hawkes Bay Today editor
Chris discusses the businesses fearing for their survival after revaluations led to big commercial rates hikes, the restaurant turning off the lights and cooking with fire to mark World Environment Day, hundreds of cell towers get better back up batteries to protect 111 calls in emergencies and the North Island sheep dog trials kick off.
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11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
After successfully launching a takeover of Turners Automotive Group following a snubbed phone call, businessman Grant Baker and his executive team are aggressively expanding the company via decentralised regional branches to target a $100 million profit. Commerce Commission Chair John Small is advocating for new rule-making and enforcement powers to tackle entrenched duopolies and make New Zealand’s corporate landscape fairer for smaller businesses.
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Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk.
11:25 Dealing with the complexities of divorce and how to communicate with legal professionals
In the latest figures from 2024, an average 20 couples a day legally end their marriage in New Zealand. But when divorce or separation is on the cards, how do you navigate this emotional and challenging period? Divorce coach Spencer Matthews is certified by the Divorce Coaches Academy and a member of Aotearoa Divorce and Separation Institute. He spent as a 18 years as a police crisis negotiator and now offers advice for separating couples. He says people are their own best advocate.
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11:45 Sports correspondent Marc Hinton