12 February 2012 - 3:13 pm NZ time
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David Rutherford, a Spokesperson for group of Hutt Valley parents who instigated investigation into bullying. (11′17″)
Nick Martlew, Oxfam's Humanitarian Policy Adviser for Ethiopia. (12′45″)
New police powers to compel people to give a DNA sample will see ESR have to deal with around 5-thousand additional profiles a year. (10′18″)
Afghanistan and state elections. (10′01″)
Harry M Miller has represented Lindy Chamberlain, Judy Moran, the Melbourne gangland killings wife, who is now up on murder charges, Barry Humphries, Alan Jones, and Big Brother contestants. (21′21″)
Written by Jeremy Clarkson, reviewed by Don Rood and published by Michael Joseph. (6′16″)
Business and Economic commentator discusses Shell, Infratil and the recession. (16′58″)
New Zealand born actor Alan Dale, now making it big in LA. (19′16″)
Discusses the latest media issues including magazine columns. (12′10″)
09:05 Ombudsman's office investigating bullying in schools
David Rutherford, spokesperson for group of Hutt Valley parents who instigated investigation into bullying.
09:20 Food aid in Ethiopia
Nick Martlew, Oxfam's Humanitarian Policy Adviser for Ethiopia
09:30 DNA sampling on the rise
New police powers to compel people to give a DNA sample will see ESR have to deal with around 5,000 additional profiles a year.
Dr Jill Vintiner, Forensic Programme Manager at ESR.
09:45 US correspondent Luiza Savage
10:05 Harry M Miller - Aussie superagent
Harry M Miller has represented Lindy Chamberlain, Judy Moran, the Melbourne gangland killings wife, who is now up on murder charges, Barry Humphries, Alan Jones, and Big Brother contestants.
Confessions of a Not So Secret Agent by Harry M Miller, with Peter Holder
Published by Hachette
10:30 Book Review with Don Rood
Driven to Distraction by Jeremy Clarkson
Published by Michael Joseph
10:45 Reading: His Beautiful Wife, a short story by Julia Brannian
The beautiful wife of a successful businessman decides it's time for her to stop playing this role and live her own life.
11:05 Business and economic commentator Rod Oram
11:30 Alan Dale - Australian actor
Alan Dale played Jim Robinson on Neighbours for eight years. When his character was killed off, the acting work dried up in Australia as he was so typecast. In his late 50s he tried his luck in Hollywood, and succeeded - landing major roles in several popular TV shows, including Ugly Betty, the OC, 24, NCIS and Lost.
11:45 Media commentator Denis Welch
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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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