Nine To Noon

09:05 The young and vulnerable more likely be radicalised by online material 

A report out the morning from the Security Intelligence Service has found young and vulnerable people are more likely be radicalised by extremist material online. The third annual Security Threat Environment report says New Zealand is facing the most challenging national security environment of recent times, with foreign interference, espionage, and online radicalisation all highlighted as threats. Much of the report contained similar analysis and threats to the two previously released reports, though the NZSIS noted further deterioration since last year's report. This was largely driven by less stable relationships between states, and increasing levels of polarisation and grievance. Young and more vulnerable people were seen as being particularly at risk of becoming radicalised, with ease of access being a key contributor to the cases brought to NZSIS attention. The Service says the most plausible violent extremist scenario remains a lone actor who has been radicalised online. Chris Wilson is senior lecturer at University of Auckland, and is the programme director of the Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies. Before joining the university he held professional roles in conflict analysis and prevention with the World Bank and United Nations. 

09:15 Influenza symptom reports climb

Reports of fever and cough symptoms have climbed to their highest levels so far this year, but remain in line with previous years' figures. The FluTracking survey, run by PHF Science - formerly known as ESR - is an  online self-reporting respiratory illness surveillance system. It asks participants to respond for themselves and household members across New Zealand, in an effort to capture how widespread flu-like symptoms may be. Since mid-July the proportion of survey participants has sharply increased from 0.8 percent to 2.1 percent. That suggests more than 100,000 New Zealanders are currently out there with fever and cough symptoms. Another winter illness tracking tool - the Healthline Influenza-like Illness activity dashboard reports calls to Healthline continue to increase, and that influenza B appears to be the prevalent virus currently circulating. Peter McIntrye is a Professor at Otago University and head of the  Paediatrics and Child Health department in Dunedin. He has a specialist interest in disease and immunisation coverage registers, and vaccine preventable illnesses.

09:25 Solar solution for schools - energy analyst  

An energy analyst says solar panels on school buildings could rapidly increase electricity supply and slash CO2 emissions for schools. Analyst Peter Bisley modelled what it would take to get solar panels on all schools - where an estimated 16 per cent of the population are most days of the week. He found the panels - taking 5 per cent of available roof space at all schools - would have a capacity of 108 MW, the amount consumed by about 20-thousand houses. And he says the fact that schools' highest demand for energy is during the day, it would be the perfect fit. Schools in New Zealand are encouraged to install solar, but only after energy efficiency improvements like LED lighting or better insulation are done. Peter and his brother William Bisley have sent their modelling to the Ministers of Education and Energy, in the hope their idea will be taken up. 

09:45 UK correspondent Dan Bloom

UK correspondent Dan Bloom reflects on Monday’s big Ukraine summit in the Oval Office attended by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the government’s asylum seeker plans, and inflation which has crept up to nearly 4%. 

Dan Bloom is Political Editor of Politico UK

10:05 Cliff Barnes' life of fishing and misadventures

Northland fisherman Cliff Barnes has had more brushes with death than most of us have had hot fish dinners. He's fallen off his fishing boat and watched it chug off into the distance, he survived in a cave for a week with nothing to eat but rotting octopus, and nothing to drink but rusty water from his boat's radiator. Cliff's story of growing up in the fifties and sixties in a struggling Kiwi household, and then making it his way in the wild west of fishing around New Zealand is told in a new book by retired journalist David Hastings 'Hook, Line and Misadventure: Stories from legendary Kiwi fisherman Cliff Barnes'. The book begins with a favourite line of Cliff's ... 'Fisherman ...are the greatest liars unhung'. 

10:35 Book review: The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do

Lynn Freeman reviews The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do, published by Macmillan Publishers.

10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury 

David updates us on the latest in the local body election campaigns in the region, a proposed toll for the planned Woodend bypass hasn't gone down well with residents, and how have North Canterbury councils reacted to new emergency management reforms, which may lead to rates rises. 

11:05 Technology with Bill Bennett 

Technology journalist Bill Bennett speaks to Brian Crump about headphones that scan brainwaves to ensure focus, voice transcription service Otter.ai is facing a lawsuit for claims it trains its speech recognition tech without securing permission to do so, and companies are pouring billions Into AI. It which no payoff. 

Bill Bennett is an Auckland based technology journalist.

11:25 The 'emotional gym' : growing your child's resilience muscle 

In parenting today, how to raise resilient children who don't wilt at the first hurdle they face. Parenting coach and educational psychologist Kathryn Berkett says this doesn't mean being a "hands off" parent. Rather,  it's about allowing kids to feel 'tolerable' stress. Kathryn Berkett likens it to lifting a weight at the gym, so that the resilience muscle gets stronger. She has a Masters in Educational Psychology and through her practice Engage Training, she teaches others about using neuroscience in everyday life.

11:45 Screentime: Eddington, Relay, The Naked Gun

Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about neo-Western satirical black comedy Eddington starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal. He'll also look at Relay - the American thriller starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James. Tom also talks about a number of films that have undergone restoration - including Jaws, for its 50th anniversary.

Tom Augustine is a Tāmaki based filmmaker and critic. He writes for Rialto Channel's View Magazine and Metro Magazine and is co-programmer of the Capitol Cinema Film Club, which shows rare and underseen gems from throughout cinema history monthly.