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Audio from Thursday 18 March 2010

Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.

09:09 Waihopai aquittals

Three men charged over an attack on the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim in 2008 have been acquitted . Father Peter Murnane, Adrian Leason and Sam Land had been on trial in the Wellington District Court on charges of intentional damage and entering a property with intent to commit a crime. The three admitted sneaking into the Waihopai base and slashing at one of the satellite domes, but said they were acting to save the lives of others, including victims of the Iraq war. The Director of Intelligence and Security studies at Waikato University Dr Ron Smith comments on the case. (23′28″)

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09:36 Over-representation of Indigenous people in prison populations

Professor Chris Cunneen is the Professor in Justice and Social Inclusion at James Cook University, Queensland. He is currently Chief Investigator on a large Australian Research Council project called 'Australian Prison Project'. He's visiting NZ for a Victoria University hosted symposium on imprisonment, where he will discuss some of Australia's pressing imprisonment issues and how they relate to New Zealand, including the incarceration of indigenous peoples. (14′26″)

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09:51 UK correspondent - Kate Adie

Despite no election date announced British politicians and media seem to be in campaigning mode. (9′23″)

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10:05 Feature guest - Melissa Clark-Reynolds

Entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds was a teen mum, a gifted child and the youngest woman to ever attend university in NZ. She established a health and safety and ACC consultancy which became New Zealand's largest private accident compensation insurer. She's become an environmental crusader and has set up a social networking website for kids; minimonos.com. (34′30″)

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10:44 Book review - Lola

Carole Beu reviews 'Lola' by Elizabeth Smither. Published by Penguin. (4′35″)

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11:09 New Technology with Nigel Horrocks

Has the internet killed the movie critic? There's possible competition to the Southern Cross broadband connection. (15′31″)

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11:29 Spring-free trampolines

Keith Alexander is the engineering professor who designed and created the springgfree trampoline, which is now sold around the world, and Doug Hill is the company's New Zealand Managing Director. (21′22″)

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11:51 TV with Simon Wilson

Simon Wilson reviews Real Crime: Crime and Punishment and Q.I. (9′26″)

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09:05 Waihopai aquittals

Dr Ron Smith, The Director of Intelligence and Security studies at Waikato University.

09:20 Over-representation of Indigenous people in prison populations

Professor Chris Cunneen - Professor in Justice and Social Inclusion at James Cook University, Queensland. He is currently Chief Investigator on a large Australian Research Council project called 'Australian Prison Project'.

He is visiting NZ for a Victoria University hosted symposium on imprisonment, where he will discuss some of Australia's pressing imprisonment issues and how they relate to New Zealand, including the incarceration of indigenous peoples.

09:45 UK correspondent Kate Adie

10:05 Melissa Clark-Reynolds - entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds was a teen mum, a gifted child and the youngest woman to ever attend university in NZ. She established a health and safety and ACC consultancy which became New Zealand's largest private accident compensation insurer - Fusion. She's become an environmental crusader and has set up a social networking website for kids, www.minimonos.com, launched in February this year.

10:30 Book Review with Carole Beu

Lola by Elizabeth Smither
Published by Penguin

10:45 Reading: The Windmill by Alice Miller

The challenges of musical composition chart the twists and turns of a relationship. (Winner of the 2009 BNZ Katherine Mansfield Short Story Competition) (Part 1 of 2, RNZ)

11:05 New Technology with Nigel Horrocks

Movie critic sites www.rottentomatoes.com and www.metacritic.com.

US government broadband plan (pdf)

Miley Cyrus on the Internet

You can also see these links and contact Nigel on his blog.

11:30 Spring-free trampolines

Keith Alexander, the engineering professor who designed and created the spring-free trampoline, which is now sold around the world, and Doug Hill, is the company's New Zealand managing director.

11:45 TV reviewer Simon Wilson critiques Stephen Fry's Q.I.

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