Nine To Noon for Thursday 9 February 2017
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Privacy Commissioner wants million dollar fines for breaches
9:08 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks to Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards, who has sent the Justice Minister a report recommending six changes to the Privacy Act - most of them intended to give his office more… Read more Audio
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Have women surfers waved goodbye to sexism?
9:35 AM."What you got that for? Chicks don't surf!" Has sexism in surfing decreased since the 1980s classic film Puberty Blues? Read more Audio
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UK correspondent Kate Adie
9:52 AM.Kate Adie on raging debates in the UK Parliament on Brexit and the upcoming visit by US President Donald Trump. Audio
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Ghosts of Gondwana
10:07 AM.Trying to make sense of New Zealand's flora and fauna has kept entomologist, George Gibbs, occupied for six decades. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Book review - "Istanbul" by Bettany Hughes
10:37 AM.Reviewed by Sonja deFriez, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
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New technology with Sarah Putt
11:07 AM.Sarah Putt on Spark's move on startup TeamTalk, tech leaders standing up to Trump and could flying cars be a reality in a couple of years? Audio
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Christchurch playground a hit with all ages
11:27 AM.One of the designers of the Margaret Mahy Playground says the central Christchurch park is attracting all ages. The playground is the biggest in the southern hemisphere. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Viewing with Tamar Munch
11:49 AM.Tamar Munch has been watching Taboo about a 19th Century adventurer seeking vengeance for his father's death, UK series Fleabag, and documentary Beware the Slenderman. Audio
09:05 Privacy Commissioner wants million dollar fines for breaches
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards, who has sent the Justice Minister a report recommending six changes to the Privacy Act - most of them intended to give his office more enforcement powers.
09:30 Have the tides changed since 'Puberty Blues' ?
Photo: Youtube
"Chicks don't surf" - goes the final scene of the 1980s classic film Puberty Blues. How far have we come since then ? Surfing academic Rebecca Olive talks to Kathryn Ryan about the new and ongoing struggles facing women in contemporary sporting cultures. She's just co-edited a book with Dr Holly Thorpe called "Women in Action Sport Cultures - Identity, Politics and Experience"
09:45 UK correspondent Kate Adie
Kate Adie on raging debates in the UK Parliament on Brexit and the upcoming visit by US President Donald Trump
10:05 NZ's unique flora and fauna
Kathryn Ryan talks to Entomologist, George Gibbs about the revised edition of his award winning book, Ghosts of Gondwana. His research has looked into why New Zealand plants and animals are so different to other countries.
10:35 Book review - "Istanbul" by Bettany Hughes
Reviewed by Sonja deFriez, published by Hachette NZ
10:45 The Reading
The Larnachs by Owen Marshall, told by Michele Amas and Owen Scott (Part 3 of 12)
11:05 New technology with Sarah Putt
Flying cars Photo: Google images
Sarah Putt on Spark's move on startup TeamTalk, tech leaders standing up to Trump and could flying cars be a reality in a couple of years?
11:25 Play for the whole family
Landscape architect Catherine Hamilton, talks about designing the largest playground in the Southern Hemisphere - the award winning Christchurch Margaret Mahy Family Playground. She says the playground has become a draw card for all ages, and talks with Kathryn Ryan about the importance of play for children and adults.
11:45 Viewing with Tamar Munch
Tamar Munch has been watching Taboo about a 19th Century adventurer seeking vengeance for his father's death, UK series Fleabag, and documentary Beware the Slenderman.