Nine to Noon - Scheduled interviews and reviews this week

Nine to Noon episode archive

Scheduled interviews and reviews

Monday 22 June 9-10am Why did a Government agency stop battery backups, essential in power outages, being offered on ultra fast broadband contracts? Hamish Jamieson on understanding the ageing process and how to slow it down Eastern Europe correspondent, Nick Thorpe 10-11am Nobel Prize for economics winner, Professor Alvin Roth on matching markets & his new book, "Who Gets What and Why". Book Review:  Finders Keepers by Steven King Reading:  'Heartland' by Jenny Pattrick read by Fiona Samuel.   11-12am Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton Food: Ant North talks about foraged food & shares a recipe for sea lettuce salt. Outdoorsman, Kennedy Warne

Tuesday 23 June 9-10am News and current affairs Science journalist, John Bohannon on terrible science and  fake research US Correspondent Steve Almond      10-11am Photographer, David Jay, who has done a series of confronting portraits of young injured US war veterans. Book Review:  James Cook's Lost World by Graeme Lay Reading:  'Heartland' by Jenny Pattrick read by Fiona Samuel.   11-12am Business commentator, Rod Oram Professor Paul Spoonley of Massey University,  Media commentator Gavin Ellis

Wednesday 24 June 9-10am News and current affairs Australian lawyer for asylum seekers on how they are treated and the hurdles they have to overcome. Australia correspondent, Karen Middleton 10-11am Feature interview NZ Literature review: With Louise O'Briend: Chappy by Patricia Grace Reading:  'Heartland' by Jenny Pattrick read by Fiona Samuel.   11-12pm Marty Duda's musical artist of the week Legal commentator, Peter Boshier of the Law Commission Science: Siouxsie Wiles

Thursday 25 June 9-10am News and current affairs The destruction of artefacts by Islamic State UK Correspondent, Jon Dennis 10-11am. Anthropologist and author, Wednesday Martin, whose  book, Primates of Park Avenue, examines the wealthy stay-at-home moms of Manhattan's Upper East Side like any other primate troop Book Review: The Invisible Mile by David Coventry Reading: 'Heartland' by Jenny Pattrick  read by Fiona Samuel. 11-12am New Technology with Erika Pearson Parenting, how to deal with teen depression, with Adam Schwartz TV reviewer, Paul Casserly

Friday 26 June 9-10am News and current affairs The Ministry of Health has completed its first evaluation of a pilot bowel cancer screening programme underway at Waitemata DHB. Asia correspondent 10-11am. Science Historian James Burke  Book Review with Tilly Lloyd of Unity books. Reading: 'Heartland' by Jenny Pattrick  read by Fiona Samuel. 11-12am New Music with Jeremy Taylor. Sports with Brendan Telfer. Radar and Irene Pink on the Week that Was

The Reading: Heartland by Jenny Pattrick Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July Donny Mac arrives home from a short prison stint to find his life back in Manawa turned upside down. A cracker of a yarn told in true kiwi style, set under the shadow of Mount Ruapehu. Told by Fiona Samuel