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Nine To Noon for Wednesday 24 June 2015

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09:05 Fears for farmers' mental health as financial pressures hit

Warnings of an incoming tsunami of mental health issues among farmers, as drought, floods and financial pressures hit.

David Hunt, Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson speaks out about the depressive illness he suffered. He's concerned the coming months will see a tsunami of farmers becoming unwell, and questions whether the rural health network is up to it. Dalton Kelly is the Chief Executive of the Rural General Practice Network.

Help Agencies:

  • Lifeline - 0800 543 354
  • Depression Helpline - 0800 111 757
  • Suicide Crisis Helpline - 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) (for people in distress, and people who are worried about someone else)
  • Healthline - 0800 611 116
  • Samaritans - 0800 726 666 (for callers from the Lower North Island, Christchurch and West Coast) or 04 473 9739 (for callers from all other regions)
  • Youthline - 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz
  • Farmstrong
  • Rural Support
  • depression.org.nz - includes The Journal free online self-help tool
  • thelowdown.co.nz - visit the website, email team@thelowdown.co.nz or free text 5626 (emails and text messages will be responded to between 12 noon and 12 midnight).

09:20 Hard-line measures used to 'trip-up' refugees in Australian courts

Sydney Barrister, Shane Prince is a commercial lawyer who's just won a humanitarian award for his pro bono work for asylum seekers. He says a recent case involving a Chinese asylum-seeker 'tripped up' by a Refugee Review Tribunal quiz to determine whether she was a genuine Christian is the tip of the iceberg. She was asked unusually tough questions like 'Which plague fell upon Egypt from the sky?, Who was Moses's sister?, and how often does Jesus say we must forgive someone?'.

09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

The Australian Government is proceeding with its legislation to strip dual nationals of Australian citizenship if they join terrorist groups.

10:05 Why humans need rituals

Anthropologist John Shaver on why humans engage in repetitive ritualistic behaviour in times of uncertainty and stress.

10:35 Book review: Chappy by Patricia Grace

Published by Penguin Random House. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books.

10:45 The Reading: 'Heartland' by Jenny Pattrick

Donny Mac arrives home from a short prison stint to find his life back in Manawa turned upside down. A cracker of a yarn told in true Kiwi style, set under the shadow of Mount Ruapehu. (3 of 10, RNZ).

11:05 Marty Duda's artist of the week: Sparks

Sparks is the brainchild of two brothers, Ron & Russel Mael. The first version of the band emerged in the early 1970s and eventually got people’s attention with their quirky songs and even quirkier appearance… Russel was the cute, curly-haired vocalist, while older brother Ron sat stony-faced behind his keyboard looking like a cross between Charlie Chaplin and Hitler. The Mael brothers were constantly changing their sound and in 1979 they hooked up with disco producer Giorgio Morodor for the synth-pop of No. 1 In Heaven. The guys have been at it constantly and now they have teamed up with British band Franz Ferdinand for a very successful and unlikely collaboration called FFS. The FFS album has just been released and is a true collaboration between the two acts with all of the songs written and performed jointly.

11:30 Law - Alternatives to the court system for getting justice

Law Commissioner Peter Boshier on alternatives to the court system for getting justice.

11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles

Siouxsie Wiles discusses genes linking mental illness and creativity; Sniffing out suitable organ donors; and Fukushima has not made NZ's food unsafe.

Playlist

Artist: Jungle
Song:  Busy earnin’
Composer: Jungle
Album: Jungle
Label: XL
Time: 0937

Artist: Louis Baker
Song: Even in the Darkness
Composer: Baker
Album: single
Label: Private
Time: 1005

Artist: Alice Russell
Song: Travelling Days
Composer:
Album: Look Around the Corner
Time: 1038

Marty Duda's artist of the week: Sparks

Artist: Sparks
Song: Talent Is An Asset (3:27)
Composer: Ron Mael
Album: Kimono My House (1974)
Label: Island

Artist: Sparks
Song: Beat The Clock (4:24)
Composer: Ron Mael-Russel Mael
Album: No. 1 In Heaven (1979)
Label: Elektra

Artist: Sparks
Song: (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (5:13)
Composer: Ron Mael-Russel Mael
Album: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (1994)
Label: Logic

Artist: FFS
Song: Johnny Delusional (3:11)
Composer: FFS
Album: FFS (2015)
Label: Domino

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Marty Duda's Artist of the Week: Sparks

Artist: Sparks
Song: Talent Is An Asset (3:27)
Composer: Ron Mael
Album: Kimono My House (1974)
Label: Island

Artist: Sparks
Song: Beat The Clock (4:24)
Composer: Ron Mael-Russel Mael
Album: No. 1 In Heaven (1979)
Label: Elektra

Artist: Sparks
Song: (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (5:13)
Composer: Ron Mael-Russel Mael
Album: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (1994)
Label: Logic

Artist: FFS
Song: Johnny Delusional (3:11)
Composer: FFS
Album: FFS (2015)
Label: Domino