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with Kathryn Ryan

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Audio from Thursday, 28 May 2009

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09:10 Zoo keeper killed
A Zoo keeper was killed in tiger attack at Zion Wildlife Gardens in Northland yesterday morning. (duration: 18′33″)
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09:30 Maternity services
There government plans to encourage GPs to return to obstetrics and Paediatric care. (duration: 22′17″)
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09:50 UK correspondent - Michael White
The MPs expenses scandal and the queen is snubbed at French D-Day ceremonies. (duration: 6′25″)
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10:10 Feature guests - Taber MacCallum and Jane Poynter
Growing Vegetables on The Moon. (duration: 36′48″)
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10:40 Book Review - American Rust
Written by Philipp Meyer, reviewed by Laura Kroetsch and published by Allen and Unwin. (duration: 5′44″)
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11:10 New Technology - Colin Jackson
The telecom network launch of GSM and the technological singularity. (duration: 13′54″)
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11:30 Farida Sultana
Dowry abuse is on the rise in NZ, leaving women emotionally abused wrecks with no place to turn - so what's being done to help them? (duration: 16′19″)
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11:50 Television - Simon Wilson
Seven worlds collide and the end of House and Hells Kitchen. (duration: 9′51″)
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09:05 Zoo keeper killed in tiger attack at Zion Wildlife Gardens in Northland

Bob Bennett, former keeper at Wellington Zoo who was mauled by lions Malik and Zulu in January 2006; Mauritz Basson, general manager of Operations at Wellington Zoo, and big cat specialist.

09:20 Maternity services

Dr Roger Tuck, head of Paediatric and Maternity Services, Northland DHB; Karen Guilliland, CEO College of Midwives; and Dr Tana Fishman, co-chair College of GPs Education and Assessment Advisory Committee

09:30 Man search

Marilynna Burton, Whangaparaoa grandmother who is bringing British men to meet divorced and widowed Kiwi women for companionship (aged 48-68).

09:45 UK correspondent Michael White

10:05 Growing Vegetables on The Moon

Jane Poynter, president and Taber MacCallum, CEO of Paragon SDC which develops products and services for space travel and other projects.

10:30 Book Review with Laura Kroetsch

American Rust by Philipp Meyer
Published by Allen & Unwin
ISBN 9781741756838

10:45 Reading: On An Island With Consequences Dire by Kelly-Ana Morey

Episode 9 of 10

On a summer island, one bloody fit of jealousy and rage changes the lives of three teenage schoolgirl friends forever.

11:05 New Technology with Colin Jackson

Links:

The Telecom XT network – pricing and speed.

Lancaster – not a bomber, but yet another Google-powered telephone. Hope it gets here.

According to Sony, nothing good has come out of the Internet. Really?

Meet Irving John Good of Bletchley Park and 2001 A Space Odyssey. He invented the concept of technological singularity.

A paper by Vernor Vinge who named and popularized the singularity.

Ray Kurzweil, futurist, and his book The Singularity is Near.

Accelerando, a novel by Charles Stross about life in the singularity – available online

The Singularity University

Computer nerds make better lovers. Is anyone surprised?

11:30 Dowry abuse on the rise in New Zealand

Dowry abuse on the rise in NZ, leaving women emotionally abused and with no place to turn - so what's being done to help them?

Farida Sultana, founder of Shakti Community Council, which runs four refuges for Asian, African and Middle Eastern women.

11:45 Television review with Simon Wilson

Simon looks at series finals - House, Bro Town, Life on Mars and Hells Kitchen USA.

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