Nine To Noon for Thursday 29 July 2010

09:05 Why is the pork industry board not releasing the results of a nationwide audit into the state of pig farms?

Hans Kriek, director SAFE (Save Animals From Exploitation); Robyn Kippenberger, chief executive of the SPCA; and John Hellstrom, chair of National Animal Welfare Advisory committee discuss progress towards a code governing pig farming.

09:30 New Plymouth young single foster father Glen Bennett, provides a home for CYFS referrals and other teens in need

09:45 UK correspondent Michael White

10:05 Jostein Gaarder - Norwegian philosopher and best selling author

Norwegian philospher and author, Jostein Gaarder whose books for younger readers examine the history of philosophy and religion. His novel Sophie's World (1991) was an international best seller. It has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are over thirty million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone. He often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world.

10:30 Book Review with Graham Beattie

Blind Fury by Lynda La Plante
Published by Simon & Schuster

10:45 Reading.

Men Behaving Sadly a series of five stories by David Hill exploring aspects of life for the New Zealand male.

Local Idol: a small-town boy grows up to appreciate the values of a personal hero. (part four of five)

11:05 New Technology with Nigel Horrocks

Newsday paywall experiment
Internet 'inventor' Vint Cert explains the problem with internet addresses running out
Telstra survey results

11:30 Parenting with Nigel Latta

Psychologist and parenting expert Nigel looks at how to help children deal with psychological bullying from peers.

11:45 Film reviewer Dan Slevin discusses Inception and The Girl Who Played with Fire