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Nine To Noon for Thursday 1 September 2011

  • PSA in Kiwifruit reaches crisis level

    9:08 AM.With the onset of Spring weather it's becoming clear that the PSA blight is attacking more vines than anticipated. General Manager of Kiwifruit Vine Health Incorporated, John Burke, and Chief… Read more Audio

  • Riots and the psychology of crowd behavious

    9:30 AM.The University of Liverpool's Dr Clifford Stott has studied crowd psychology for more than 30 years, and he's advised the UK police on how to control football hooligans, as well as making… Read more Audio

  • UK Correspondent - Kate Adie

    9:50 AM.Kate updates us on the latest news and current affairs from Britain. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Ita Buttrose

    10:10 AM.The grand dame of Australian publishing, Ita Buttrose was the founding editor of Cleo magazine which in the 70's shocked many an even not so prudish soul with its content aimed at a primarily female… Read more Audio

  • Book Review - Luther: The Calling

    10:40 AM.David Hill reviews Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

  • New Technology with Steve McCabe

    11:06 AM.Individual solar generation in NZ, the patent war between Apple and Samsung and why Web surfing makes you work better Audio

  • Parenting with Nigel Latta

    11:20 AM.Tips for separated parents. Audio

  • Film with Dan Slevin

    11:50 AM.Dan's been to see The Tree of Life, Crazy Stupid Love and TT3D. He tells us what he thought. Audio

09:05 PSA in kiwifruit reaches crisis level

John Burke, general manager of Kiwifruit Vine Health Incorporated, the industry body established to tackle PSA; and Michael Franks, chief executive of New Zealand's largest kiwifruit grower, Seeka.

09:25 Riots and the pyschology of crowd behaviour

Dr Stott from the University of Liverpool has studied crowd psychology for more than 30 years and has advised the UK police on how to control football hooligans, as well as making recommendations in wake of G-20 London summit riots in 2009.

09:45 UK correspondent Kate Adie

10:05 The grand dame of Australian publishing, Ita Buttrose

Ita Buttrose was the founding editor of Cleo Magazine,  which shocked many in the early '70s with its frank articles about sex. She talks about her long career working to represent women in what was a male dominated world.

10:35 Book Review with David Hill

Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross
Published by Simon & Schuster

10:45 Reading: Tremble: Tears and Hugs, by Shirley Eng

Noel Baxter is a teacher on lunch duty when the earthquake strikes. He assists caring for the students till the last of them are picked up. It’s when he gets home that the reality of the situation hits home.

Listen again here.

11:05 New Technology with Steve McCabe  

Individual solar generation in NZ, the patent war between Apple and Samsung, and why Web surfing makes you work better.

Steve's TechBlog.

11:20 Parenting with  Nigel Latta

Tips for separated parents.

11:45 Film reviews with Graeme Tuckett

The Tree of Life, Crazy Stupid Love and TT3D.