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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 4 August 2009

  • 9 hours in surgery for woman attacked by dogs

    9:07 AM.A Waikato woman is lucky to be alive after being mauled by eight pig dogs. Audio

  • Jakob von Uexkull

    9:25 AM.Jakob von Uexkull - high profile proponent of sustainability, justice and peace through his work as a writer, policy-maker and philatelist. Audio

  • USA

    9:49 AM.With correspondent Jack Hitt. Audio

  • Feature guest - Catherine von Bredow

    10:06 AM.In 2000, Catherine von Bredow's 42 year old husband, Hasso, had a massive stroke - leaving him paralyzed, mute but alert. Eventually he regained a tiny amount of movement in his thumb, enabling him to… Read more Audio

  • Book Review - How To Paint a Dead Man

    10:40 AM.By Sarah Hall, published by Faber and Faber and reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio

  • Business

    11:07 AM.With business and economic commentator Rod Oram. Audio

  • Mark Hadlow

    11:24 AM.After 30 years on the stage actor and director Mark Hadlow tells us why he stepped off the boards to become an events manager. Audio

  • Media

    11:49 AM.With commentator Denis Welsh. Audio

09:05 Nine hour surgery for victim of horrific dog attack

Sven Christensen, husband of Margit Christenson, a 36-year-old woman who was attacked by a pack of eight pig dogs; and Dr Katerina Anesti, Plastic Surgeon from Waikato Hospital who operated on Margit Christensen.

09:20 Sustainability and justice

Jakob von Uexkull is a high profile proponent of sustainability, justice and peace thorugh his work as a writer, policy-maker and philatelist.

He is the founder of the World Future Council; he also established the Right Livelihood Awards - the alternative Nobel Prize; and is a former member of the European Parliament.

09:45 US correspondent Jack Hitt

10:05 Catherine von Bredow; co-author of In the Blink of an Eye

In 2000, Catherine von Bredow's 42-year old-husband, Hasso, had a massive stroke - leaving him paralysed, mute but alert. Eventually he regained a tiny amount of movement in his thumb, enabling him to painstakingly select letters from a screen and ulitmately write a memoir.

Catherine von Bredow has now published that work, interwoven with her own memories of their family's ordeal. She speaks to Kathryn about the journey.

10:30 Book Review with Louise O'Brien

How To Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall
Published by Faber & Faber

10:45 Reading: The Madonna In The Suitcase by Huberta Hellendoorn

(Part 2 of 5)

A story of the challenges and rewards a Dutch New Zealand family experience in caring for a daughter with Down Syndrome.

11:05 Business and economic commentator

Rod Oram discusses three recent corporate stories and how the recession has strained their respective business strategies.

11:30 Mark Hadlow

Veteran stage actor and director Mark Hadlow tells us why he stepped off the boards after 30 years to become an events manager.

11:45 Media commentator

Denis Welch discusses the latest media issues including sports coverage.