Nine To Noon

Tuesday 21 February 2012, with Kathryn Ryan

Show notes

09:05 Spring Creek coal mine shut down by safety inspectors

Ged O'Connell , Assistant National Secretary for the EPMU discusses the shutdown of the mine ahead of a meeting between the Department of Labour and owner Solid Energy to discuss safety issues.

09:25 Media futurist on the opportunities and friction caused by ultra-fast broadband

Gerd Leonhard has been dubbed 'one of the leading Media Futurists in the World' by The Wall Street Journal. He is the co-author of the The Future of Music Music2.0 and The End of Control. He is the keynote speaker at the Commerce Commission conference The Future with High Speed Broadband: Opportunities for New Zealand.

09:45 US correspondent Jack Hitt

The Catholisation of America, and birth control and the media.

10:05 Joanna Brooks - Mormon politico

Joanna Brooks is an outspoken, liberal voice on Mormon life and politics. She has struggled with her faith and now writes about the Church and her own experience for the online magazine Religion Dispatches, and offers advice in her column and blog, Ask Mormon Girl. The English professor recently self-published her memoir, The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith.

Twitter: @askmormongirl

10:35 Book Review with Harry Ricketts

Selected Letters of Frank Sargeson, edited by Sarah Shieff
Published by Random House NZ Vintage

10:45 Reading: The Broken Book, written and read by Fiona Farrell (Part 5 of 8)

Audio will be available here after broadcast.

11:05 Business commentator Rod Oram

The state of the Christchurch economy on the eve of the first anniversary of the February quake and the economic recovery and rebuild plans.

11:20 The King's Singers - Chris Bruerton and David Hurley

New Zealand baritone Chris Bruerton is the first non-British member of acclaimed Grammy winning ensemble The King's Singers. He was born and raised in Christchurch and spent 15 years singing in the Christ Church Cathedral choir. He moved to the UK in 2010 where he joined the Christ Church Cathedral choir in Oxford, before being asked to join the King's Singers.

David is one of the ensemble's long-time members - he's been singing with them for 22 years.

11:45 TV reviewer Lara Strongman reviews Justified and Wild Boys

Lara Strongman is a Christchurch-based writer and art historian. She is the former senior curator and deputy director at City Gallery Wellington. She has nearly completed a PhD about the relationship between popular culture and contemporary New Zealand art.

Audio

Audio from Tuesday 21 February 2012

Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.

  • Spring Creek coal mine shut down by safety inspectors ( 17′ 29″ )

    09:09 The Assistant National Secretary for the EPMU Ged O'Connell discusses the shutdown of Spring Creek coal mine ahead of a meeting between the Department of Labour and owner Solid Energy to discuss safety issues.

  • The opportunities and friction of ultra-fast broadband ( 18′ 42″ )

    09:30 Gerd Leonhard has been dubbed "one of the leading Media Futurists in the World" by The Wall Street Journal. He is the co-author of the 'The Future of Music Music2.0' and 'The End of Control'. He is the keynote speaker at the Commerce Commission conference The Future with High Speed Broadband: Opportunities for New Zealand.

  • US Correspondent - Jack Hitt ( 10′ 40″ )

    09:50 Republican Presedential candidates are trying to out-conservative each other, and Rick Santorum in particular is stressing his religion.

  • Feature Guest - Joanna Brooks ( 30′ 38″ )

    10:08 Joanna Brooks is an outspoken, liberal voice on Mormon life and politics. She has struggled with her faith and now writes about the Church and her own experience for the online magazine Religion Dispatches, and offers advice in her column and blog, Ask Mormon Girl'. The English professor recently self-published her memoir, 'The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith'.

  • Book Review - Selected Letters of Frank Sargeson ( 8′ 10″ )

    10:37 Harry Ricketts reviews 'Selected Letters of Frank Sargeson', edited by Sarah Shieff, published by Random House NZ Vintage.

  • Business with Rod Oram ( 17′ 11″ )

    11:06 The state of the Christchurch economy on the eve of the first anniversary of the February quake and the economic recovery and rebuild plans.

  • The King's Singers ( 19′ 45″ )

    11:25 New Zealand baritone Chris Bruerton is the first non-British member of acclaimed Grammy winning ensemble The King's Singers. He was born and raised in Christchurch and spent 15 years singing in the Christ Church Cathedral choir. David Hurley is one of the ensemble's long-time members - he's been singing with them for 22 years.

  • TV with Lara Strongman ( 9′ 59″ )

    11:50 Lara Strongman is a writer and art historian based in Christchurch. She is formerly senior curator and deputy director at City Gallery Wellington, and has nearly finished a PhD about the relationship between popular culture and contemporary New Zealand art. She reviews westerns 'Justified' and 'Wild Boys'.

From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.

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