with Kathryn Ryan
Monday to Friday, 9am - Midday
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09:05 Why is the pork industry board not releasing the results of a nationwide audit into the state of pig farms?
Hans Kriek, director SAFE (Save Animals From Exploitation); Robyn Kippenberger, chief executive of the SPCA; and John Hellstrom, chair of National Animal Welfare Advisory committee discuss progress towards a code governing pig farming.
09:30 New Plymouth young single foster father Glen Bennett, provides a home for CYFS referrals and other teens in need
09:45 UK correspondent Michael White
10:05 Jostein Gaarder - Norwegian philosopher and best selling author
Norwegian philospher and author, Jostein Gaarder whose books for younger readers examine the history of philosophy and religion. His novel Sophie's World (1991) was an international best seller. It has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are over thirty million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone. He often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world.
10:30 Book Review with Graham Beattie
Blind Fury by Lynda La Plante
Published by Simon & Schuster
10:45 Reading.
Men Behaving Sadly a series of five stories by David Hill exploring aspects of life for the New Zealand male.
Local Idol: a small-town boy grows up to appreciate the values of a personal hero. (part four of five)
11:05 New Technology with Nigel Horrocks
Newsday paywall experiment
Internet 'inventor' Vint Cert explains the problem with internet addresses running out
Telstra survey results
11:30 Parenting with Nigel Latta
Psychologist and parenting expert Nigel looks at how to help children deal with psychological bullying from peers.
11:45 Film reviewer Dan Slevin discusses Inception and The Girl Who Played with Fire
From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
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2 August
Veteran New Zealand sportswriter Ron Palenski has written many books during his long career - his rugby and cricket books particularly have been bestsellers. His latest. On This Day in New Zealand is a comprehensive collection of New Zealand history for every day of the year from the early days up until the present.
19 August
If clutter is your thing, and hording second nature, Nine to Noon guest, Peter Walsh may be able to help. He’s an Australian-born professional organiser, writer and television personality who now lives in Los Angeles. Peter has a master's degree with a specialty in educational psychology and has been an organisational consultant for the past 12 years and a regular on the Oprah Winfrey show. He organises homes and people’s lives and also has big business clients wanting their companies organised more effectively.
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