13 February 2012 - 12:02 am NZ time
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With one day to go until Election Day, Peter Aimer joins Kathryn to discuss what the latest polls mean for each party. (10′59″)
Stephen Hess is a veteran staffer of the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations, and was also an advisor to Ford and Carter. (8′30″)
Farmer Keith Riley says with production ahead of budget and stock condition scores up, he rates the advice highly. (15′17″)
Pacific Correspondent Mike field bring us the latest from the pacific about how each party is shaping up before the election. (13′03″)
James Brett is the founder of POM354 pomegranate drink in the UK. A charity helping Afghanistan opium farmers. (26′09″)
John McIntyre Reviews"Piano Rock A 1950's Childhood","The River Runs"and"Kaimanawa Princess". (8′43″)
Manu Taylor brings us music from Carla Bruni, Jolie Holland and The Mamaku Project. (12′43″)
Richard Becht brings up the latest from the sporting world including the Warriors signing Stacey Jones for the 2009 season. (14′04″)
Radar and Michele A'Court join Kathryn to discuss the week that was. (9′09″)
09:05 Polls - what do they tell us?
Peter Aimer, a former Senior Lecturer in Politics from Auckland University who was involved in the three yearly Election Survey from its inception in 1987 through til the last election.
09:20 US Election
Stephen Hess is a veteran staffer of the Eisenhower('53-'61) and Nixon administrations, and was also an advisor to Presidents Ford and Carter.
Now with the Brookings Institution, he is the author of What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President Elect.
09:30 Final-year Massey University agriculture students advise farmers
Keith Riley, Woodville dairy farmer for 30 years. Keith Riley says final-year agriculture students using his farm as a case study made him stop and think with perceptive questions and sensible suggestions. And, with production ahead of budget and stock condition scores up, he rates the advice highly. Sarah Payne, third year Massey University applied science student studying a Bachelor of Applied Science - with a double major in agriculture and agricultural business .. consulting and advising Keith.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
10:05 POM 354 - Pomegranate
James Brett, founder of POM354 pomegranate drink in the UK. Charity helping Afghanisation opium farmers.
10:30 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
Piano Rock - A 1950s Childhood by Gavin Bishop Published by Random House
ISBN 978-1-86979-010-3
The River Runs by David Hill
Published by Mallinson Rendel
ISBN 978--877423-22-2
Kaimanawa Princess by Diane Haworth
Published by Harper Collins
ISBN 978-1-86950-704-6
10:45 Book Reading: New Flags Flying by Ian Johnstone
(Part 5 of 5)
New Flags Flying is available for purchase through Replay Radio.
11:05 Music Review with Manu Taylor
Carla Bruni - Comme Si De Rien N'Etait - 2008 Naïve/Teorema/FilterMusic
FM035
Jolie Holland - The Living & The Dead - 2008 Anti Inc/Shock Records
E8952-2
The Mamaku Project - Mal de Terre - 2008 self released
11:30 Sports commentator Richard Becht
11:45 Week That Was with Radar & Michele A'Court
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American businessman and blind adventurer Mike May was totally blinded at age three from an explosion of calcium carbide. At the age of 46 he regained partial sight after cornea transplants and pioneering stem cell procedure. He runs the Sendero Group which employes many blind people and assists those with disabilities by using technology.

Mike speedskiing totally blind. Image copyright Mike May.
The man who returned the Daleks to Dr Who, screenwriter Robert Shearman talks to Kathryn about why he wanted to bring back the time travelling Doctor's most persistent enemy and make the Daleks far more menacing than ever before. Robert Shearman is a writer, playwright, and director - and will be in New Zealand next month for Writers and Readers week at the New Zealand Festival of Arts.
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