Monday, May 04, 2015

Nine to Noon Scheduled interviews and reviews this week

Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Nine to Noon episode archive

Scheduled interviews and reviews

Monday 4 May


9-10am
  • The country's only research observatory, Mt John in Tekapo, cannot fulfill its international contracts due to funding shortfalls and a lack of staff.
  • The pitfalls of fibre optic cabling in a power outage
  • Europe correspondent, Seamus Kearney
10-11am
  • Former captain of the Black Ferns, Farah Palmer on reaching the top of her sport despite many barriers.
  • Book Review: One Life by Kate Granville
  • Reading: "Touchstones" by James McNeish read by Ian Johnstone (#4 of 8)
     
11-12am
  • Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
  • Food: The Feijoa Project at Beachlands School in Auckland
  • Outdoorsman, Kennedy Warne 

Tuesday 5 May


9-10am
  • news and current affairs
  • A sting operation by police and Plunket in Bay of Plenty finds many people fail to install child and baby seats safely.
  • US Correspondent Susan Milligan
10-11am
  • Young adult author, Laurie Halse Anderson who tackles some tough subjects including addiction and suicide.
  • Book Review: The Slaughter Man by Tony Parsons
  • Reading: Touchstones"  by James McNeish read by Ian Johnstone (#5 of 8)
     
11-12am
  • Business commentator, Rod Oram
  • Professor Paul Spoonley of Massey University, a project leader for a major research programme on immigration and diversity, discusses some of the findings.
  • Media commentator Gavin Ellis

Wednesday 6 May


9-10am
  • News and current affairs
  • Health spending on Obesity related illnesses. We speak with Ron Dunham, CEO of Lakes DHB
  • Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane
10-11am
  • Cartoonist Scott Adams on the story behind Dilbert, the office worker surrounded by incompetent co-workers and micro-managers.
  • Book Review:  Sanctuary: The Discovery of Wonder by Julie Leibrich
  • Reading: "Touchstones"  by James McNeish read by Ian Johnstone (#6 of 8)
     
11-12pm
  • Marty Duda's musical artist of the week
  • Legal commentator Andrew Dickeson on Tax Law.
  • Arts: Lynn Freeman reports from the Venice Biennale

Thursday 7 May


9-10am
  • News and current affairs
  • Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of
    the ITUC, the world's largest international trade union organisation on the campaign for more protection for workers in Qatar building stadiums for the FIFA world cup in 2022, where lax safety standards has lead to a high death rate of migrant workers.
  • UK Correspondent Kate Adie
10-11am.
  • Leah Lui-Chivizhe from the University of Sydney on a the threats posed by climate change and pollution to turtles as they migrate across the Pacific towards the Torres Strait Islands where they hatched.
  • Book Review: QANTAS by Matt O'Sullivan
  • Reading: "Touchstones"  by James McNeish read by Ian Johnstone (#7 of 8)
11-12am
  • New Technology with Sarah Putt
  • Parenting, how to deal with headlice, with expert, Professor Rick Speare
  • Film reviewer, Dan Slevin

Friday 8 May


9-10am
  • News and current affairs
  • How to Speak Cat - with Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA.
  • Pacific News with Mike Field
10-11am.
  • Carol Graham on her research into happiness - who's most content and at what age?
  • Book Review: Children's Books with John McIntryre
  • Reading: "Touchstones"  by James McNeish read by Ian Johnstone (#8 of 8)
11-12am
  • New Music with Grant Smithies.
  • Sports with Brendan Telfer.
  • Radar and Irene Pink on the Week that Was 
The Reading 11-22 May
The Global Gardener by Michael Scott
The personal account of a New Zealand professional gardener who travels the world plying his trade.

Read by William Kircher

Audio will be available after broadcast

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