Nine To Noon for Thursday 29 September 2016
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Massive overhaul of tertiary education recommended
9:09 AM.The Productivity Commission has just released a report saying government regulations grant local monopolies to existing education providers and creates cartel structures. It's recommending interest be… Read more Audio
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Farmers fed up with poaching
9:39 AM.Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers spokesperson for rural security. He says farmers have had a gutsful of poachers - and feels the judiciary goes to light on offenders who are caught. Audio
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UK correspondent Jon Dennis
9:46 AM.Jon Dennis on the turmoil in the British Labour Party following Jeremy Corbyn's divisive re-selection as leader and accusations Theresa May is "lily livered" over immigration and a reluctant remainer.
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Kai Lightner: teenage climbing champion
10:09 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Kai Lightner a 17 year old from Fayettville North Carolina who has been able to out climb some of the world's best adult rock climbers since he was 15 years old. What's more his… Read more Audio
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Book review - Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer
10:33 AM.Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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New technology with Mark Pesce
11:09 AM.New technology with Mark Pesce who is discussing the release of Google's Daydream VR - which turns android devices into VR headsets - and Sony's upcoming release of the Playstation VR (PSVR). Audio
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Do you have an all-or-nothing kid?
11:25 AM.Christchurch psychologist Mike McKinney tells Kathryn Ryan it's often helpful for parents to look at their own motivations and expectations. Read more Audio
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TV Review with Lara Strongman
11:45 AM.Lara Strongman watches clay dry in The Great Pottery Throw Down and gets immersed in the Aussie noir of crime show Jack Irish. Audio
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09:05 Massive overhaul of tertiary education recommended
The Productivity Commission has just released a report saying government regulations grant local monopolies to existing education providers and creates cartel structures. It's recommending interest be reintroduced on student loans and university entrance is scrapped. It also suggest breaking up the pool of money given to the sector and allocate it to students instead. Nine to Noon speaks to the Productivity Commission's Murray Sherwin and Universities New Zealand's Chris Whelan
09:30 Farmers fed up with poaching
Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers spokesperson for rural security. He says farmers have had a gutsful of poachers - and feels the judiciary goes to light on offenders who are caught.
09:45 UK correspondent Jon Dennis
Jon Dennis on the turmoil in the British Labour Party following Jeremy Corbyn's divisive re-selection as leader and accusations Theresa May is "lily livered" over immigration and a reluctant remainer.
10:05 Kai Lightner: teenage climbing champion
Kathryn Ryan talks to Kai Lightner a 17 year old from Fayettville North Carolina who's been out climbing some of the world's best adult rock climbers since he was 15 years old. What's more his mum, Connie, insists he keep up a straight A record at highschool.
10:35 Book review - Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Penguin Random House.
10:45 The Reading
11:05 New technology with Mark Pesce
VR Photo: Google images
New technology with Mark Pesce who is discussing the release of Google's Daydream VR - which turns android devices into VR headsets - and Sony's upcoming release of the Playstation VR (PSVR)
11:25 Parenting all or nothing kids
Mike McKinney Photo: supplied
Christchurch psychologist Mike McKinney on parenting all or nothing kids. Sometimes it's the parents expectations that cause problems.
11:45 TV Review with Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman watches clay dry in The Great Pottery Throw Down and gets immersed in the Aussie noir of crime show Jack Irish.