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Nine To Noon for Monday 24 November 2008

  • Solo mothers' return to work dilemma

    9:05 AM.The new Social Development Minister is calling for a debate on solo mothers feeling pressured to return to work too early. Audio

  • New CEO of Whanganui DHB

    9:30 AM.Former nurse now new chief exec., Julie Patterson plans to get Wanganui hospital back on its feet and restore faith of community it serves. Audio

  • Sport with Richard Becht

    9:43 AM.And for Richard, there was only one game in town this weekend and that was the Rugby League World Cup. Audio

  • Middle East correspondent - Irris Makler

    9:50 AM.Irris gives us a first hand update from the area with an emphasis this week on Israel and a divided Palestine. Audio

  • Feature guest - Jorge Sandoval

    10:08 AM.Imprisoned and tortured in Pinochet's Chile, Jorge escaped to NZ and is now a leading cycling and sports promoter. Audio

  • Book review - The Jack Irish Double

    10:38 AM.Written by Peter Temple. Published by Text Publishing. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

  • Political commentary

    11:08 AM.Laila Harre and Matthew Hooton give it to us from the left and the right. Audio

  • Food and wine

    11:35 AM.Yuletide festive ideas with Catherine Bell from Dish magazine and John Hawkesby our roving wine expert. Audio

  • Sophist and provocateur

    11:48 AM.Television, does it make us happy and other epiphanal questions. Audio

09:05 Solo Mothers returning to work

The new Social Development Minister is calling for a debate on solo mothers feeling pressured to return to work too early.

Paula Bennett, Social Development Minister. She is also a solo mother and former beneficiary; Sarah Farquhar, CEO of the Early Childhood Council and early childhood researcher; and Kay Brereton, Director of the Wellington People's Centre.

09:20 Rugby League 2008 World Cup victory

Richard Becht, RNZ Sports commentator.

09:30 New CEO of Wanganui Hospital

Julie Patterson, former nurse, now new chief executive of Whanganui DHB, replacing Memo Musa who left in March following a series of medical errors and system failures.

These include the hiring of Czech born gynaecologist Roman Hasil who botched 8 sterilisations, leading to six women becoming pregnant.

It was later found that the DHB had breached the Health and Disability Code by not properly checking Mr Hasil's background, failing to monitor him or respond to complaints quickly enough.

She discusses her plans on how to get the hospital back on its feet, and restore the faith of the community that it serves.

09:50 Middle East Correspondent Irris Makler

10:05 Jorge Sandoval

After being imprisoned and tortured in Chile under Pinochet, Jorge Sandoval escaped to New Zealand and made a new life. He has gone on to be a leading cycling and sports promotor.

He has told his story in his book Jorge Sandoval: Surviving Pinochetwritten by Peter Bidwell.

10:30 Book Review with Paul Diamond

The Jack Irish Double by Peter Temple
Published by Text Publishing
ISBN 978 1 921351 88 4

10:45 Book Reading: The Blue by Mary McCallum

Episode 6 of 15

11:05 Political Commentators Matthew Hooton and Laila Harre

11:30 Guest Chef Catherine Bell, Editoral Director of Dish Magazine, and wine with John Hawkesby

11:45 Sophist and provocateur Tommy Honey