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Nine To Noon for Thursday 29 July 2010

  • Nationwide pig farm audit results not released

    9:06 AM.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… Read more Audio

  • Young single foster father of troubled teens

    9:35 AM.Glen lives in New Plymouth and provides home for CYFS referrals and other teens in need. He discusses how he became involved and some of his experiences so far. Audio

  • UK correspondent - Michael White

    9:50 AM.The fallout over the recent Wikileaks Afghanistan leak, introducing the election of Police Commissioners, government funding of homeopathic medicine, and controversy over broadband internet speeds. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Jostein Gaarder

    10:06 AM.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… Read more Audio

  • Book Review - 'Blind Fury'

    10:40 AM.Graham Beattie reviews 'Blind Fury' by Lynda La Plante. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio

  • New Technology with Nigel Horrocks

    11:07 AM.The Newsday paywall experiment, the problem with internet addresses running out and the Telstra survey results. Audio

  • Parenting with Nigel Latta

    11:28 AM.Psychologist and parenting expert Nigel looks at how to help children deal with psychological bullying from peers. Audio

  • Film Review with Dan Slevin

    11:50 AM.Dan Slevin reviews Inception and The Girl Who Played with Fire. Audio

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