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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 6 April 2010

  • No quick fix for leaky buildings

    9:08 AM.The government has admitted the leaky building crisis might be too big for it to fix, and now the head of the Building Disputes Tribunal says the bill could be as much as $23 billion, more than twice… Read more Audio

  • How to study and achieve

    9:36 AM.Dorothy Vinicombe is a teacher at Auckland's Carmel College and co-author of 'Max Your Marks', a book of advice on conquering Year 13. We also hear from Harriet Rogers and Dorothy's son Heath… Read more Audio

  • US correspondent - Luiza Savage

    9:53 AM.Latest news from the USA. Audio

  • Feature guest - John Glynn

    10:05 AM.Father John Glynn discusses his work with orphans and abandoned children in Papua New Guinea, and how he and other ordinary frontline members of the clergy are dealing with the fallout of the… Read more Audio

  • Book review

    10:40 AM.'Still Alice' by Lisa Genova. Published by Pocket UK, reviewed by Carole Beu. Audio

  • Politics

    11:10 AM.With Matthew Hooton and Andrew Campbell. Audio

  • Food and wine

    11:35 AM.Guest chef Christelle le Ru with recipes for Lemon-Polenta Cupcakes, and Chicken and Potato Soup. Wine selections by John Hawkesby. Audio

  • Off The Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne

    11:49 AM.Kennedy explores the frontier where adventure meets food: edible wild fungi. Audio

09:05 Leaky buildings no quick fix

The government's admitted the leaky building crisis might be too big for it to fix - and now the head of the Building Disputes Tribunal says the bill could cost as much as 23 billion dollars, more than twice the official estimation.

John Green, principal adjudicator of the Building Disputes Tribunal; and a North Shore leaky homeowner.

09:20 Education - how to study and achieve

Dorothy Vinicombe, a teacher at Carmel College, on Auckland's North Shore and the co-author of a book Max Your Marks: tips from top students on how to conquer Year 13; with Heath Vinicombe, 19, who was a top 10 New Zealand scholar in his final year at school, now studying engineering; and Harriet Rogers, 19 years old now in 2nd year of BA Auckland University.

Max Your Marks: tips from top students on how to conquer year 13
Published by Allen and Unwin

09:45 USA correspondent Luiza Savage

10:05 Father John Glynn

Father John Glynn is an Irish priest who's lived and worked in Papua New Guinea for 46 years. Father Glynn discusses his work with orphans and abandoned children there, and how he and other ordinary frontline members of the clergy are dealing with the fallout of the international Catholic Church abuse scandals.

10:30 Book Review with Carole Beu

Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Published by Pocket UK

10:45 Reading: Where Underpants Come From by Joe Bennett (Episode 5 of 12)

Joe experiences the perils and the joys of dining alone in a Shanghai restaurant.

11:05 Politics with Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooten

Five Ways With11:30 Guest chef Christelle Le Ru and wine commentator John Hawkesby

Christelle Le Ru, author of 5 Ways With ... Take one ingredient and create five fantastic family meals, published by HarperCollins

Featured recipes: Chicken and Potato Soup and Lemon and Polenta Cupcakes

11:45 Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne

Kennedy Warne, outdoorsman and adventurer Kennedy Warners explores the frontier where adventure meets food: edible wild fungi.

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Edible Fungi poster