Nine To Noon RNZ Radio

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the first migrant being relocated to Rwanda, but under a separate voluntary scheme as the UK gears up for the first official flights in July. Local elections are set to take place tomorrow - could it add pressure to Rishi Sunak's leadership? And the King has resumed official duties. Matt Dathan is Home Affairs Editor at The Times

Rising unemployment is seeing more people in mediation - putting pressure on already stretched services. In an ironic twist, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) mediators are among staff taking voluntary redundancy in the government cutbacks. According to MBIE, around half of mediations involved dismissals, with demand for the service up 23 per cent on the same time a year ago. Wait times for mediation services can be as long as seven weeks and employment lawyers are concerned this could get worse. Bronwyn Heenan - a partner at Simpson Grierson's employment law group - says mediation is highly successful when it is used and the structure of the Employment Relations Act (ERA) means "all roads lead to mediation". Heenan says the benefit of solving disputes through mediation means parties involved can avoid publicity or a drawn out, expensive, court process. But the backlog of applications caused by covid has "gone into a tailspin" this year with increasing redundancies - including with the mediators themselves. MBIE said it is currently not advertising for more mediators.

Charities supporting more than half a million New Zealanders have reported a 40 percent increase in food demand last year - 2023. The cost-of-living crisis - which rose an average of 6.2 percent for households in the year to April - and job layoffs so far this year, means the situation is now likely even worse, and providers will struggle to meet the soaring demand over winter. The New Zealand Food Network has more than 60 member organisations - including large City Mission and Salvation Army charities - who between them support roughly 12 percent of the population - 630,000 people. The network's recently released sixth monthly report to end of 2023, also found a third of clients were seeking food support for the first time. New Zealand Food Network chief executive Gavin Findlay says the survey "reveals a stark reality" and that "the number of Kiwis struggling to access food" is continuing to rise. He and Ian Foster - chief executive of South Auckland Christian Food Bank - speak to Kathryn.

Science commentator Jen Martin joins Kathryn to talk about which domestic dog breeds have the best sense of smell, new research into why people keep secrets.

Artist and writer Lily Duval's latest book tells the stories of the insects of Aotearoa, in the hopes of changing attitudes towards them.

Simon looks at a new Curia poll revealing who Aucklanders favour as their next mayor. Simon Bridges is out in front, with Paula Bennett and Wayne Brown trailing behind.