Nine To Noon for Tuesday 17 September 2013

9:08 AM.Why did the Department of Conservation withhold its detailed draft submission pointing out serious risks relating to a major Hawkes Bay dam project? Audio

9:29 AM.In Washington, 13 people are confirmed dead following a mass shooting at the US Navy Yard. Audio

9:38 AM.Mass shootings now happening about once a month in America; Syria and chemical weapons; The Federal Reserve is about to get a new chairman. Audio

9:48 AM.Blair Koenig, whose blog STFU Parents (a shortened version of "Shut the expletive up") has just spawned a book: STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Long serving principal of Rotorua Girls High on lifting achievement rates for Maori and Pacific students. Audio

10:40 AM.Radio New Zealand Political Editor Brent Edwards explains the changes within the Labour Party. The Labour caucus is set to vote on the deputy leader, and Parker has been picked as the front-runner for… Read more Audio

10:44 AM.Written by Rick Stein, published by Ebury Press, reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio

11:08 AM.Five year anniversaries - The Global Financial Crisis and Fonterra. Audio

11:23 AM.Angela Wanhalla, a Kai Tahu historian and senior lecturer in history at Otago University, is the author of Matters of the Heart: A History of Interracial Marriage in New Zealand. Audio

11:46 AM.America's Cup commentary, media regulation in NZ and coverage of new Labour leader David Cunliffe. Audio