Sunday Morning for Sunday 24 May 2009
Sunday 24 May 2009
8:12 Insight - Pre-Budget Regional Snapshot
Insight visits provincial heartlands to find out how the financial situation is playing out there.
Written and presented by Lois Williams, Geoff Moffett, Steve Wilde and Craig Ashworth.
8:40 Interview - Wave Energy
John Huckerby from Power Projects talks to Chris Laidlaw about the marine energy industry and the challenges utilising energy from the ocean. Are we soon to seeing the first devices in New Zealand waters harnessing energy from tides and waves?
9:05 Mediawatch
Mediawatch this week looks at how the welfare of pigs hit the headlines this past week, prompting public concern about how they're farmed. But were the media bravely shining a light on something hidden from public view? Or were lobbyists leading them by the nose? Mediawatch also asks TV3 presenter John Campbell why he crossed the boundary during the recent siege in Napier - and if the urge to "get the story first" is actually good for journalism and the public.
Produced and presented by Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose.
9:30 Interview - Nuclear Disarmament
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser talks to Chris Laidlaw. One of Australia's strongest advocates for the elimination of nuclear arms worldwide, Mr Fraser believes that while nuclear disarmament is stalled, the dangers of proliferation grow.
10:06 The Sunday Group - New Zealand Gun Culture
In light of the recent shooting of Senior Constable Len Snee by former Army reservist Jan Molenaar in Napier, questions have again come to light about gun control - should there be stricter rules to control who, what and how many guns are out in the public domain? Or, are New Zealanders generally accepting that there are guns within our society and it's not guns but people who are cause of situations with firearms. What are New Zealanders' attitudes to guns?
Chris Laidlaw chairs a panel that includes: Mike Spray, Programme Manager for Firearms Safety, Mountain Safety Council; John Howat, Gun Expert & Former Chairperson, Council of Licensed Firearms Owners; and Keith Locke, gun safety advocate and Green Party MP.
10:40 Hidden Treasures
Each week Trevor Reekie takes you on a trip that seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe. This week Trevor digs back into the blues to celebrate an American automobile that may well be on its way to becoming a thing of the past, and unvreils a new album from local virtuoso's Richard Adams and Nigel Gavin
10:55 Sunday Morning Feedback
What you, the listeners, say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme.
11:05 Ideas - Christina Lamb
Award winning journalist Christina Lamb has been reporting from hot spots like Pakistan and Afghanistan since she was in her early 20s - living with the Mujahadeen as they fought the Russians, surviving a bomb that blew up part of Benazir Bhutto's bus and later reporting on the tragedy that is Zimbabwe. We hear about her experiences with Lynn Freeman.
Produced by Jeremy Rose
Sunday Morning this week was produced by Robyn Rockgirl Walker