Nine To Noon

Love films and want to make the most of this year's New Zealand International Film Festival? Unsure of where to start? No problem, film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine has got you. He breaks down his favourites of this year's NZIFF offerings. Tom is an Auckland-based screen writer, filmmaker and critic.

Communication is a key part of a baby and toddler's childhood growth. So it's understandable speech delays or difficulties can be concerning. But there are a number of myths surrounding speech and language, so when should we be worried? And how much of an impact are screens and phones having? To unravel all of that, Speech and language therapist Christian Wright.

Tech commentator Tony Grasso details the 'Fortibleed' operation that used botnets for an attack against internet-facing FortiGate firewalls, compromising 86,000 devices across 194 countries. He also detail a cloud token supply chain cascade, where market intelligence platform Klue was targeted and many big security companies hit. Security researchers have found big vulnerabilities in industrial HVAC systems - meaning hackers could remotely shut down cooling or power grids inside commercial data centres. And the NZ National Cyber Security Centre confirmed a breach that impacted Canvas Learning, impacting NZ universities and high schools. Cybersecurity expert Tony Grasso is Chief Information Security officer at COGENT. He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand.

Kaitlyn talks to Kathryn about the sudden closure of a well known local restaurant, Somerset Cottage, after the death of its co-founder, the battle for event space at Mount Maunganui's Coronation Park, the scrapping of an on-demand bus service in Tauranga, despite early success and the couple that's won for their cheese curds at the NZ Cheese Awards.

Renata Hopkins of Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews Country People by Daniel Mason, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.