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NZ Radio Awards 2009
10 February, 2010
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09:05 SAFE has just named the pig farm exposed pigs jammed into small crates and will invite the Agriculture minister to visit other intensive pig farms
Hans Kriek, director of SAFE - Save Animals From Exploitation; Sue Kedgley, Green Party MP; Sam McIvor, Pork Industry Board CEO.
09:20 Early childhood education - why is NZ failing in many crucial areas?
Rae Julian, from Save the Children; Dr Sarah Farquahar, of the Early Childhood Council, which represents the childcare industry; and Dr Kimberley Powell, Pesident of the Infant Mental Health Association.
09:45 US correspondent Richard Adams
Washington editor of The Guardian
10:05 Max Gimblett
New York based artist who's been at the forefront of New Zealand painting for over two decades.
Max Gimblett's work encompasses a range of styles, from abstract expressionism to Japanese calligraphy - he discusses life in the States, and his passion for eastern art.
View images of Max Gimblett's work in the Nine to Noon gallery.
10:25 Book Review with Michele A'Court
The Fraud by Barbara Ewing
Published by Little, Brown.
ISBN 978 184 744 2024
10:45 Reading: On An Island With Consequences Dire by Kelly-Ana Morey
Episode 2 of 10
On a summer island, one bloody fit of jealousy and rage changes the lives of three teenage schoolgirl friends forever
11:05 Business with Rod Oram, Business and Economic commentator
11:30 Dr Suess and Homer's Odyssey
Brian Boyd, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Auckland, is the author of a new book on Dr Suess and Homer's Odyssey and the evolutionary connection between them.
11:45 Media with Denis Welch
Dennis looks at this week's media issues including pigs, Christine Rankin, Melissa Lee and some of the recent media awards.
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18 February
Bruce Beresford - acclaimed Australian film director whose latest film Mao's Last Dancer comes out this month. The 69-year-old director has a string of successful films to his name, from the Australian movies Puberty Blues and Breaker Morant, the Oscar-winning Driving Miss Daisy and Double Jeapordy.
His latest work, Mao's Last Dancer, is based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin, a Chinese dancer who defected to America in 1981.
23 February
Kathryn speaks to John Irving – the American author of critically acclaimed, best-selling novels including the World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Cider House Rules for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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