Nine to Noon - Scheduled interviews and reviews this week

Nine to Noon episode archive

Scheduled interviews and reviews

Monday 31 August 9-10am Peter Greste on the Egyptian court verdict, which will see his two Al Jazeera colleagues remain in prison Regional jobs: The just-retired head of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs says the regions are awash with jobs but schools need to better prepare young people for employment Salisbury School for special needs girls, says after winning a court battle to stay open, it is now being starved of students by the Ministry of Education Africa correspondent Deborah Patta 10-11am Leading Antarctic researcher Dr Regina Eisert, whose work is helping uncover the unknown journeys of killer whales, or orca, from Antartica, to Northland, New Zealand Book Review: When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi Reading: In the Palace Gardens by Sarah Quigley 11-12pm Politics with Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams Bringing authentic Ethopian home cooking to the New Zealand dinner table, with spices sourced directly from Ethopia Kennedy Warne discusses sustainable seas

Tuesday 1st September 9-10am News and current affairs US correspondent Steve Almond 10-11am Katrine Marcal, Swedish author of Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? Book Review: The Party Line by Sue Orr Reading: In the Palace Gardens by Sarah Quigley 11-12pm Business commentator Rod Oram Straight Outta Christchurch – Scribe & The White Guitar Media commentator Gavin Ellis

Wednesday 2nd September 9-10am News and current affairs Matthew Yeomans on sustainability branding Australia correspondent Karen Middleton 10-11am Sasha Fisher, young entrepeneur who set up Spark MicroGrants, which helps residents of rural villages in East Africa fund their own development ideas New Zealand Literature Review: Lost and Gone Away by Lynn Jenner, Histories of the Future by Martin Edmond (Published by Walleah Press) Reading: In the Palace Gardens by Sarah Quigley (Final)   11-12pm  Marty Duda's musical artist of the week. Law with Simon Jefferson QC Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles

Thursday 3 September 9-10am News and current affairs The risks of intense sport and rigorous exercise for women UK correspondent Matthew Parris 10-11am Celia Lashlie's children talk about their mother's inspirational work with young people. The leading social advocate and researcher died earlier this year Book Review: The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati Reading: Driving to Midnight, a short story by Sarah Quigley            11-12pm New Technology with Robbie Allan Parenting TV reviewer Lara Strongman

Friday 4 September 9-10am News and current affairs Dr Nadine Kaslow, former head of the American Psychological Association, on suicide prevention Asia correspondent  10-11am . Winnie Byanyima – the first African director of Oxfam – with an incredible life story Kiran Dass from Unity Books Reading: Waiting for the Wolves, a short story written and told by Sarah Quigley   11-12pm Music with Jeremy Taylor Sport with Brendan Telfer The Week that Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther