Nine To Noon for Friday 30 July 2010
09:05 Labour Party
Where to from here for the Labour party after Chris Carter's extraordinary act of political suicide yesterday?
Mr Carter has admitted sending an anonymous letter to journalists suggesting a groundswell of support for a coup within the party.
He has been suspended by Caucus and the party's national council will decide next weekend whether he will face further disciplinary action.
Kathryn Ryan talks with Phil Goff, Labour leader.
09:10 Chris Carter affair
Mike Williams, former Labour Party president
09:15 Future of the Labour Party
Political commentators Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton
09:20 CYF being investigated for their involvement with family of baby Cezar Taylor, who died of non-accidental head injuries
Barbara Lambourn, UNICEF NZ's National Advocacy manager - she says wider community needs to be more vigilant in reporting suspected child abuse.
09:30 'Yoof' speak (www.yoofspeak.net)
Martin Baum, has translated Shakespeare and Dickens into "yoof" speak. He says his whole philosophy is bringing some of Britain's greatest literature to the masses.
His book To Be Or Not To Be, Innit sold more than ten thousand copies and he's hoping for similar success with his latest Dickens translation Oi Mate, Gimme Some More.
09:45 Pacific corresondent Mike Field
Swimming with Sharks: Tales from the South Pacifc Frontline
by Michael Field
Published by Penguin
10:05 Dr Jeremy Niven - insect Behaviour
Dr. Niven is a Royal Society University Research Fellow, in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK. In addition, he is also a member of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Neuroscience in the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.
Jeremy Niven's research focuses on the interface between neuroscience, behavior and evolutionary biology in the insect nervous system. By studying the behaviors and nervous systems of insects in the laboratory and in the field and making comparisons between closely related species, his work aims to determine which factors shaped the evolution of nervous systems. Much of his work addresses how insects can produce sophisticated behaviors with such small brains.
10:30 Book Review with John McIntyre
National Poetry Day - Children's Poetry
Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky
Published by Greenwillow
ISBN 978-0-06-185775-1
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Published by Bloomsbury
ISBN 978-07475-5749-4
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
Published by Bloomsbury
ISBN 978-0-7475-9980-7
10:45 Reading: Men Behaving Sadly by David Hill
The last of five stories exploring aspects of life for the New Zealand male Making Allowances is the story of impeccably mannered Edward - a real gentleman for whom the ladies invariably make allowances.
11:05 New Music with Sean McKenna
Artist: The Arcade Fire
Album: The Suburbs
Song: Suburban War
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Video: We Used to Wait
Artist: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse
Album: Dark Night of the Soul
Song: Little Girl (with Julian Casablancas)
Song: Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It with David Lynch)
Link: A selection of David Lynch's photography for the album
Artist: Sting
Album: Symphonicities
Song: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos
Looks back at the lives and achievements of two famous sports men who died this week; Barry Davenport, the first man to swim Cook Strait and rebellious Irish snooker star Alex Hurricane Higgens.
11:45 Week That Was with Radar and Elisabeth Easther