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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 18 March 2008

  • Hawkes Bay DHB Conflicts of Interest (Part 1)

    9:08 AM.Former board member at centre of conflict of interest claims due to ownership of local pharmacies and share in Radius pharmacies. Audio

  • Hawkes Bay DHB Conflicts of Interest (Part 2)

    9:21 AM.The Minister of Health talks about the ongoing revelations about the former board. Audio

  • Hawkes Bay DHB Conflicts of Interest (Part 3)

    9:32 AM.Former elected board member, Helen Walker gives her perspective. Audio

  • Leaky Schools

    9:40 AM.Mt Albert Grammar and Edendale Primary School principals talks about their respective schools' cases. Audio

  • US Correspondent - Jack Hitt

    9:49 AM.US author and contributing editor to The New York Times Magazine, Harper's and This American Life on possible financial crisis. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Philip Hill

    10:14 AM.Philip Hill, infectious disease researcher based at Otago University Centre for International Health. Audio

  • Book Review - The Dressmaker's Daughter

    10:41 AM.Written by Kate Llewellyn. Published by HarperCollins. Reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio

  • Business

    11:08 AM.Recession storm clouds loom on global horizons as the world's credit system becomes more dysfunctional. Audio

  • Media

    11:32 AM.Phil Wallington, our media commentator, talks about lazy journalism and the weakening US economy. Audio

  • Jockeys, Diets and Human Evolution

    11:44 AM.Jockeys are staying the same weight when the rest of humanity is getting large - a lead researcher elucidates. Audio

On Nine to Noon Today

9:05 Conflicts of Interest and the Hawkes Bay District Health Board

Peter Dunkerley, former board member at centre of conflict of interest claims due to his ownership of local pharmacies and small shareholding in Radius pharmacies; David Cunliffe, Minister of Health; and Helen Walker, former elected board member

9:40 Leaky schools

Dale Burden, Mt Albert Grammar Principal; and Rosemary Vivien, Principal of Edendale Primary School

9:50 USA correspondent Jack Hitt

10:15 Philip Hill

Infectious disease researcher at Otago University Centre for International Health.

10:40 Book Review: The Dressmaker's Daughter by Kate Llewellyn

Reviewed by Jane Westaway
HarperCollins, Australia
ISBN 978 07322 86842

10:45 Book reading: Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh

Abridged and told by Peter Vere-Jones
(Part 11 of 13).

11:05 Business commentator Rod Oram

11:30 Media commentator Phil Wallington

11:45 Anorexic jockeys

Dr Costa Karageorghis, lead researcher and sports psychologist of British study at Brunel University about the drastic measures jockeys are taking to keep their weight down.