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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 28 May 2013

  • EQC blogger fronts up after revealing his identity

    9:07 AM.The former EQC staffer and formerly anonymous blogger who uploaded onto the internet information on tens of thousands of earthquake commission claims that the EQC had mistakenly released - is no… Read more Audio

  • National Science Challenges and the science funding regime

    9:25 AM.The government's recently announced science challenges - that are being touted as a transformational experiment that will deliver major benefits. Audio

  • US Correspondent - Luiza Savage

    10:08 AM.President Barack Obama's new approach to the "Global War on Terrorism". Audio

  • Feature Guest - Ian Griffin

    10:25 AM.An astronomer who's a former head of public outreach at NASA and who's now heading the Otago Museum. Audio

  • Book Review - My Beautiful Enemy

    10:41 AM.Written by Cory Taylor, published by Text Publishing, reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio

  • Business with Fran O'Sullivan

    11:08 AM.New Zealand's relationship with China; Zespri and dual invoicing; Trans-Pacific Partnership deals. Audio

  • Blokes and depression

    11:23 AM.A few years ago Auckland designer and entrepreneur Jimi Hunt was in a pretty dark place. His design business was suffering and he was hiding how dreadful he felt from his friends. Audio

  • Media with Gavin Ellis

    11:48 AM.Christchurch may become the most documented earthquake in history; The Teachers Council; Newspaper readership and circulation. Audio

09:05 EQC blogger fronts up after revealing his identity

Marc Krieger is a former Earthquake Commission employee who set up the blog EQC Truths – he uploaded private information on tens of thousands of Earthquake Commission claims from Christchurch homeowners.

09:25 National Science Challenges and the science funding regime

How do the recently-announced National Science Challenges measure up? Is the funding system already too complex and disjointed, distracting our scientists from their main work?

Sir Peter Gluckman, Prime Minister's chief science advisor; Professor Kathryn McGrath, director of the McDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology; and Professor Jeff Tallon, principal scientist at Callaghan Innovation.

09:45 US commentator Luiza Savage

President Barack Obama's new approach to the "Global War on Terrorism".

10:05 The New Head of the Otago Museum, astronomer Ian Griffin

Ian Griffin is museum specialist science communicator and educator. He is the former NASA head of public outreach. His most recent role was chief executive of the Oxford Trust in Oxford, England, a charitable foundation which encourages ''the pursuit of science'' and related education. He has just begun his latest role as the director of the Otago Museum.

10:35 Book Review with Jane Westaway

My Beautiful Enemy by Cory Taylor
Published by Text Publishing

10:45 Reading: 'Whale Pot Bay' by Des Hunt read by Rob Mokaraka

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11:05 Business commentator Fran O'Sullivan

11:30 Blokes and Depression

Jimi Hunt – one man's battle with depression and the fun fundraising efforts that have helped him, such as building the world's biggest waterslide.

A Bit Mental by Jimi Hunt, published by Allen and Unwin.

11:45 Media commentator Gavin Ellis

The latest newspaper circulation figures and restructuring at Fairfax.