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Nine To Noon for Wednesday 3 August 2011

  • 26,000 Cantabrians have left the region

    9:08 AM.Figures from the Electoral Enrolment Centre records just over 71 thousand Canterbury voters have changed their electorates since February 22. The bulk of those have moved within the region but 26,113… Read more Audio

  • Should you bargain with the devil?

    9:36 AM.The director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Robert Mnookin on when to negotiate and when to fight. Audio

  • Australia Correspondent - Karen Middleton

    9:52 AM.The puzzle that is the Australian economy with its rising inflation despite low unemployment, terrible housing sales & diabolical retail figures. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Elizabeth Futral

    10:06 AM.American Soprano Elizabeth Futral is in New Zealand for NZ Opera's Cav and Pag. She plays the role of Nedda. Audio

  • Book Review - The Catastrophe

    10:35 AM.Dan Slevin reviews 'The Catastrophe' by Ian Wedde, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

  • Music with Marty Duda

    11:06 AM.Marty Duda talks about American power-pop band Fountains of Wayne. Audio

  • Law with John Burrows

    11:27 AM.John Burrows discusses the Law Commission's latest report into privacy, which recommends an overhaul of laws around unwanted telemarketing, and closing a loophole that allows people to publish… Read more Audio

  • Arts with Courtney Johnston

    11:27 AM.The Stendhal Syndrome is a tag for when people faint or act oddly in art galleries. On a related note; sometimes people jump for art's sake. Audio

09:15 More than 26,000 Cantabrians have left the region since the February quakes

Christina O'Connor, Christchurch resident whose husband left for Australia a month ago, and expects to join him with her children when he finds a job; Mark Scown, Principal of Avondale school, and representing eastern suburbs principals which are suffering from big roll declines, and are likely to lose experienced teachers; and Dominick Stephens, Westpac Chief Economist who has studied the impact of previous disasters on cities and populations.

New figures from the Electoral Enrolment Centre records just over 71-thousand Canterbury voters have changed their electorates since February 22. The bulk of those have moved within the region but 26,113 voters have left altogether.

09:25 Robert Mnookin

Bargaining with the Devil: The director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Robert Mnookin,  on when to negotiate and when to fight.

09:45 Australia Correspondent - Karen Middleton

Karen discusses the puzzling Australian economy that has rising inflation despite low unemployment, terrible housing sales & diabolical retail figures.

10:05 Feature Guest - Elizabeth Futral

American Soprano Elizabeth Futral is in New Zealand for NZ Opera's Cav and Pag. She plays the role of Nedda.

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci plays at Wellington's St James Theatre August 27th - September 3rd, and Auckland's Aotea Centre September 15 - 25

10:40 Book Review - Dan Slevin

Dan reviews The Catastrophe by Ian Wedde, published by Victoria University Press

10:45 Book Reading

11:05 Music with Marty Duda

This week Marty talks to us about USA band Fountains of Wayne

Radiation Vibe (3:42) - from 1996 album "Fountains Of Wayne" (Atlantic)
Utopia Parkway (3:09 - from 1999 album "Utopia Parkway" (Atlantic)
Stacy's Mom (3:17) - from 2003 album "Welcome Interstate Managers" (S-Curve/Virgin)
Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart (3:55) - from 2011 album "Sky Full Of Holes" (Yep Roc)

11:30 Law - John Burrows

John discusses the Law Commission's latest report into privacy, which recommends an overhaul of laws around unwanted telemarketing, and closing a loophole that allows people to publish offensive photos of their partners online.

11:45 Art - Courtney Johnston

This week - fainting & jumping in art galleries.

Scientists investigate Stendhal Syndrome - Telegraph

More scientists investigate Stendhal Syndrome - Miller-McCune

Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects (MOMA)

Talk to Me website

Talk to Me review - New York Times

Jumping in art museums