Nine To Noon for Monday 12 September 2016 Nine To Noon

Lake snow, 'the new didymo'

environment Otago

9:09 AM.Nine to Noon examines the growing threat of Lake snow, the didymo like algal slime invading NZ's most iconic lakes.

Dr Don Robertson is the Chair of the Guardians of Lake Wanaka & a member of the… Read more Audio, Gallery
From volume to value: Maury Leyland

business farming

9:35 AM.What is the key to the New Zealand primary sector going from low cost commodity producer to marketer of high value consumer goods? It's a challenge for the whole primary sector exporting commodities… Read more Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

9:50 AM.A key plank in the EU's response to the ongoing migrant crisis is slammed as an "abject failure" as figures reveal only a small number have been resettled across the bloc. It was meant to be the key… Read more Audio
From caravan to millionaire: Tony Quinn

sport author interview

10:10 AM.From growing up in a caravan in Scotland to making mega-bucks from pet food and owning a motor racing track, or two, Tony Quinn has had an eventful life. The self-made millionaire has an eclectic… Read more Audio, Gallery
Book review - Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

books

10:36 AM.Reviewed by Hannah August, published by HarperCollins Audio
Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills

politics

11:07 AM.Talking politics, with housing in Auckland hitting the one million dollar mark, has John Key changed his position on prices falling? Audio
Fresh is best

food

11:33 AM.Mother and daughter duo, Judy Inglis and Emily Thomas run the Colenso cafe on the Coromandel Peninsula which is nestled in an orange grove. They share their passion for using only fresh ingredients… Read more Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne

environment

11:47 AM.Kennedy Warne has been taking a road trip from east to west, coast to coast, Kaeo to Pawarenga, in the Far North. Audio

09:05 Lake snow, 'the new didymo'

The growing threat of Lake snow, the didymo like algal slime invading NZ's most iconic lakes.

Dr Don Robertson is the Chair of the Guardians of Lake Wanaka & a member of the Guardians of Lake Hawea. Dean Olsen from Otago regional council manages the team in charge of monitoring the lakes & Marc Schallenberg is a University of Otago lake researcher.

Clogged filter at Wanaka laundromat Photo: Matt Davison

6 hectare patch of slime/lake snow in Stevensons Arm, Lake Wanaka. Photo: Davy Pattison

Stevensons Arm, Lake Wanaka. Photo: Davy Pattison

Cyclotella is becoming more abundant in Lake Wanaka.

09:20 From volume to value: ex Fonterra executive Maury Leyland

Cows in a paddock in the Hawke's Bay area

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

What is the key to the New Zealand primary sector going from low cost commodity producer to marketer of high value consumer goods? It's a challenge for the whole primary sector exporting commodities with a value of $37 billion which by the time they reach consumers, are worth $200 billion. Kathryn Ryan talks to former Fonterra executive Maury Leyland, who's now involved with the primary sector think tank, Te Hono.

09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

A key plank in the EU's response to the ongoing migrant crisis is slammed as an "abject failure" as figures reveal only a small number have been resettled across the bloc. It was meant to be the key plank in Brussels' fight to show it was dealing with the migrant crisis unfolding on Europe's doorstep.

10:05 Tony Quinn: from growing up in a caravan to self made millionaire

Home Sweet Home: The wooden caravan that Dad built on the back of a Bedford truck chassis. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

The exquisite décor inside the caravan. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

Stretch caravan: The ‘extended version’ of the caravan with three bedrooms to the left, the lounge in the middle and the kitchen to the right. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

Dirty business: The first Fatman factory was in an old milking shed in Dargaville. Here I minced up fat and offal from the local butcher, cooked it in a clarifier to make dripping, tallow and meat fractions. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

Rockin’ and rollin’: Our first production run of Dinkum Dinner at Victory Meats. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

Top of the podium: Celebrating our win at the Dubai 24-hour in 2008. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

Blank canvas. Early days at Highlands. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

An aerial shot of Hampton Downs. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

Aerial view: Highlands from the air. The National Motorsport Museum is in the building at the top left of the picture, while pit lane is top right. Photo: Tony Quinn Family Collection

From growing up in a caravan in Scotland to making mega-bucks from pet food and owning a motor racing track, or two, Tony Quinn has had an eventful life. The self-made millionaire has an eclectic portfolio: he owns two motor-racing tracks and two confectionery companies. He tells his story to Kathryn Ryan.

10:35 Book review - Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Reviewed by Hannah August, published by HarperCollins

10:45 The Reading

Going Up Is Easy by Lydia Bradey - Part 1 of 10

Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton Photo: Dru Falkner / RNZ

11:05 Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills

Talking politics, with housing in Auckland hitting the one million dollar mark, has John Key changed his position on prices falling?

11:30 Fresh is best

Mother and daughter duo, Judy Inglis and Emily Thomas run the Colenso cafe on the Coromandel Peninsula which is nestled in an orange grove. They share their passion for using only fresh ingredients and how they use their unique setting to create beautiful dishes.

11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne

Kennedy Warne has been taking a road trip from east to west, coast to coast, Kaeo to Pawarenga, in the Far North.