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Nine To Noon for Friday 14 August 2009

  • Backlog of uninvestigated child abuse cases

    9:09 AM.The Children's Commissioner joins Kathryn to discuss the continuing backlog of uninvestigated child abuse cases. Audio

  • Rural Bulletin future is in jeopardy

    9:23 AM.It's the mainstay of news and issues from around the world, keeping NZer's from all corners of the country in touch with what's happening. Audio

  • A website facilitating extramarital affairs

    9:32 AM.A website facilitating extramarital affairs has gone even further, with new applications for iphone and blackberry users, making cheating on your spouse even easier. Audio

  • Asia

    9:48 AM.With our Asian correspondent Phil O'Sullivan. Audio

  • Feature guest - Vince Cable

    10:09 AM.He's possibly the most popular politician in Britain. Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable has something of a cult following. Audio

  • Childrens Book Review

    10:40 AM.Today John McIntyre reviews another three children's books. Details are below. Audio

  • New Music

    11:09 AM.With our reviewer Sean McKenna. Audio

  • Sport

    11:33 AM.With sports commentator Joseph Romanos Audio

  • The week that was

    11:45 AM.A light hearted look at the week's news with Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

09:05 Backlog of uninvestigated child abuse cases

John Angus, Children's Commissioner

09:20 Rural Bulletin - its future is in jeopardy

Margaret Chapman, president of Rural Women New Zealand.

09:30 AshleyMadison.com - website facilitating extramarital affairs

Noel Biderman, one of the founders of AshelyMadison.com.

09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan

10:05 Vince Cable - The Storm

UK politician, deputy leader and shadow finance spokesperson for the Liberal Democrat Party, and former chief economist at Shell who has written on the current economic climate in his new book - The Storm.

Vince Cable foresaw the economic downturn in 2000 - but his predictions were ignored.

10:30 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre, from The Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie, Wellington

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Published by Random House
ISBN 978-0-440-86820-6

Grace by Morris Gleitzman
Published by Penguin Viking
ISBN 978-0670-07391-0

The Dark Blue 100 Ticket Bus Ride by Margaret Mahy
Published by Harper Collins
ISBN 978-1-86950-816-6

10:45 Reading. Roast Lamb - a short story by Adrienne M. Frater

A story about lies and how, once lied to, it is impossible to trust what a liar says. No matter how much like the truth it sounds.

11:05 New Music with Sean McKenna

Lie in the Land by Fly My Pretties
From the album Fly My Pretties - A Story (DVD/CD of recent tour)
Video: Fly My Pretties back in the Bats days
Website: www.myspace.com/fmpretties

I Went To Visit The Roses by James Yorkston & the Big Eyes Family Players
From the album Folk Music
Video: James Yorkston & the Big Eyes Family Players - Martinmas Time
Ballinamore - the friendliest town in the world…probably
Website:www.myspace.com/jamesyorkston

His Nibs by Neil Cowley Trio
From the album Loud..Louder…Stop!
Video: Neil Cowley Trio playing 'le jazz' in 'la France'
Website: www.myspace.com/neilcowleytrio

Video: In tribute to Les Paul (1915 - 2009)

11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos

11:45 Week That Was with Radar and Irene Pink