Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast

The outgoing Police Commissioner is proud of the evolution in policing.Mike Bush has held the role almost six years, and been involved with operational and strategic policing for more than 40.Bush told Kerre McIvor during his time, they've moved to a more social and preventative approach.But he says that doesn't mean they can't take a hard line."When people are committing serious crime and when people are intimidating and threatening people in their own communities where they don't feel safe, there's zero tolerance."Andrew Coster replaces Bush from next month. He will be the 33rd Commissioner and will serve as the role for at least five years.Bush says a women commissioner could replace him, as diversity has been a key focus for police over the past years."When I started as Commissioner, we didn't have any women Assistant Commissioners. We now have three. We'd had but didn't have any District Commanders who were women, so we're bringing that through to ensure that, sometime soon, there will be a woman commissioner, absolutely." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Finance Minister says managing Covid-19 is a challenge for the Government.Steven Joyce manoeuvred New Zealand through the two Christchurch earthquakes.He told Kerre McIvor the goal should be keeping people in jobs.Joyce says he'd argue for a broad reassessment of some economic policy decisions due to the coronavirus.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Police Stuart Nash has just announced the rollout of a crime prevention initiative for small businesses.The fog cannon scheme is designed for business owners at small commercial premises which face a high risk of aggravated robbery.Stuart Nash joins Kerre McIvor from a small business which has had a fog cannon installed in South Auckland.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justice Minister Andrew Little suggests the Property (Relationships) Act needs a more modern approach.It was found to be "no longer fit for purpose" by the Law Commission last June and there are renewed calls to update it.It follows a series of drawn-out matrimonial legal battles - including one high-profile case in Auckland that's taken eight years to get to court.He also hopes judges are watching and preventing behaviour that could delay proceedings.Kirsy Swadling is the Chair of the New Zealand Law Society's Family Law Section and she joins me now Kerre McIvor to talk about the issue.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toughening border restrictions, growing cases of COVID-19 and suspended flights are putting people off overseas travel.Many of our callers yesterday had concerns about their travel insurance and there seemed to be confusion as to what is covered since Coronavirus ramped up.Tim Grafton, Chief Executive of the Insurance Council, speaks to Kerre McIvor about travel insurance. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UK Government is considering legislation to rein in the 'rough sex' defence in court, as the Domestic Abuse Bill returns to Parliament.The issue was highlighted at New Zealand's trial of the murderer of British backpacker Grace Millane.Campaign group spokesperson, Louise Perry, told Kerre McIvor 38 percent of women under 40 have experienced non-consensual violence or aggression during sex.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air New Zealand has revealed details of a prototype new economy lie flat seat.The airline has dubbed the product an ''Economy Skynest'' and is the result of three years of Air New Zealand research and development, with the input of more than 200 customers at its Hangar 22 innovation centre in Auckland.The airline has today filed patent and trademark applications for the Economy Skynest which provides six full length lie-flat sleep pods.The Economy Skynest will have six bunk style beds similar in size to business class beds. Image / SuppliedThe exact positioning of the Economy Skynest within the aircraft has still to be confirmed, however, it will be in the Economy cabin.The overall length of the sleeping pods would be more than 200cm with 58cm width at the shoulder area.It is intended that each pod will include a full-size pillow, sheets and blanket, ear plugs along with privacy curtains and lighting designed for sleep. The airline is exploring other features such as separate reading light, personal device USB outlet and ventilation outlet.No prices have been divulged but the airline's Skycouch is priced just below that of premium economy.Air New Zealand chief marketing and customer officer Mike Tod says that as the airline operates some of the world's longest flights, such as the upcoming Auckland-New York service at up to 17 hours 40 minutes one way, it is committed to putting more magic back into flying."We have a tremendous amount of development work underway looking at product innovations we can bring across all cabins of the aircraft. A clear pain point for economy travellers on long-haul flights is the inability to stretch out. The development of the Economy Skynest is a direct response to that challenge," Tod said.Air New Zealand will make a final decision on whether to operate the Economy Skynest next year after it has assessed the performance of its inaugural year of Auckland-New York operations.General Manager of Customer Experience Nikki Goodman says customer and cabin crew feedback on the Economy Skynest during its final phase of development has been ''outstanding,'' with significant partners also keenly involved.She said this was a ''game changer'' on many levels."This is one of the highlights of three years' intensive work centred on customer wellbeing. We're sure this innovation is going to be a game changer for the industry and bring significant improvements to long-haul flying. We expect other airlines will want to explore licensing the Economy Skynest from us just as they have with the Economy Skycouch."Air New Zealand's head of airline programmes Kerry Reeves says 'can do' is one of the airline's key values and the Economy Skynest prototype is a tangible example of this.He said the scale of the challenge in developing the Economy Skynest and working through its certification with the necessary regulators is immense compared with the development of the Economy Skycouch.The exact positioning of the Economy Skynest within the aircraft has still to be confirmed."But it was a prize worth chasing and one that we think has the potential to be a game changer for economy class travellers on all airlines around the world.The airline teased the release of the new seat with a campaign promising that its latest idea was ''an absolute snoozefest.''The airline releases its six-month result tomorrow after earlier this week saying its full year underlying earnings could be hit by as much as 15 per cent due to the impact of the coronavirus on demand throughout its network.Other airlines around the world have been left reeling by the epidemic which has led to a near shut down of aviation in China, share prices hammered and at least one carrier, Israel's El Al appealing for state help to get through the crisis.Last June the Herald revealed Air New Zealand was working with overseas...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Youth sport's set to see an increased emphasis on fun and skills development ... rather than just winning.A public awareness campaign's been launched by Sport NZ, and five of our major sporting bodies, to try to change how young people experience sport.Exactly a year ago, North Harbour Rugby created controversy as the first provincial union to axe junior rep teams.Their aim was to focus on participation rather than performance.North Harbour Rugby General Manager Dave Gibson talks to Kerre McIvor about how well its worked. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents, coaches and administrators hold the key to addressing the current problems youth sport faces in New Zealand, Sport NZ says.The emphasis of youth sport should be on having fun and player development, not winning, the organisation said.And it was backed by five major sporting bodies, NZ Cricket, Netball NZ, Hockey NZ, NZ Football and NZ Rugby.Kerre McIvor talks about why she has come around to thinking it's a good initiative. Listen aboveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tofu is worse for the environment than meat, according to UK farmers.This is despite studies showing that following a vegan diet could be the ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your environmental impactAt a conference in London, the National Farmers Union presented academics and scientists who argued that a meat-free diet could be unhealthy, create more emissions and damage the ecosystem.One of the speakers at the conference, talked about unpublished work that suggests tofu, a protein substitute made from soy milk, has a worse impact on global warming than lamb, pork and chicken.Canterbury-based nutrition scientist Dr Graeme Coles told Kerre McIvor that the farmers are right in this instance. He says the most important nutrient every day is the nine amino acids that we cannot make them ourselves. "There is no plant-product that supplies that range of essential amino acids with as little byproducts of non-essential amino acids that comes from either meat or dairy." Dr Coles says that consuming a meat or dairy-rich diet to meet the amino acids minimum, we secrete fewer wasted amino acid residues than if we were eating plant-based diet. He says that the nitrogen from human excretion is a huge contributor to greenhouse gases and pollution."There's seven billion of us, and if we were eating 30 grams of nitrogen a day more than if we were on a strictly animal based diet, that's an awful lot of nitrogen pollution to deal with."It either goes into the atmosphere, or goes into groundwater." Dr Coles says that the recommendation is to have a mixed-diet of animal-based products and vegetables and fruit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.