Nine To Noon for Thursday 21 July 2011
09:05 Homelessness on the rise in Christchurch
Helen Gatonyi is the manager of the Christchurch Tenants Protection Association, and Canterbury representative on the Coalition for an End to Homelessness.
09:30 Should new technology like iPads be encouraged in schools or will they only they add to the digital divide?
Orewa college has asked Dr David Parsons, a senior lecturer in information technology at Massey University, to evaluate its pilot iPad programme next year. Dr Parsons is also the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning.
09:45 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
More on the the News Corp saga.
10:05 Justin Shiner - Rio Tinto archaeologist
Justin Shiner's work focuses on the management of Aboriginal cultural heritage on mining sites in some of Australia's most remote spots, including Cape York, the northernmost tip of the Australian continent.
10:30 Book Review with Crystal Beavis
New Zealand by Design: A History of NZ Product Design by Michael Smythe
Published by Godwit
10:45 Reading: Spider by William Taylor (Part 4 of 10)
The story of a gangly teenager who gives up rugby to play the piano.
11:05 New Technology with Nat Torkington
Unimaginative iPhone passcodes and how to choose passwords; Apple's fortunes reflect the changing tide of technology; are we in another tech bubble?; and the illusion of superiority.
Links:
Most common iPhone passcodes, science of password selection, Monster earnings for June quarter, You Have Two Years, Infographic, Illusory Superiority.
11:20 Parenting: Dealing with drug and alcohol abuse in teens
Daniel Paikea, who runs Teen Challenge New Zealand, speaks to high school students about the dangers of drug use, including from his own experience, and holds seminars for parents on how to deal with the signs of possible drug use in their teenage children.
11:45 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett