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Nine To Noon for Wednesday 31 August 2011

  • Earthquake funding shock

    9:10 AM.Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock. Audio

  • Ian McGibbon - Gallipoli survey

    9:30 AM.A major survey of the battlefields at Gallipoli is helping to shape our understanding of the Anzac area of Gallipoli. The historical and archaeological survey of the Anzac battlefields was conducted… Read more Audio

  • Australia Correspondent - Karen Middleton

    9:45 AM.Chief political correspondent for SBS Television Karen Middleton discusses the government bailout package for Bluescope Steel - and she is also just back from Afghanistan where she was embedded with… Read more Audio

  • Feature Guest - Tom McLellan

    10:10 AM.Dr McLellan is the former Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Obama administration. He's currently Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, and Director, Penn… Read more Audio

  • Book Review - The Absolutist

    10:40 AM.The Absolutist written by John Boyne, published by Double Day, and reviewed by Emma Hart. Audio

  • Music with Marty Duda

    11:10 AM.Counting Crows are releasing their first live DVD; 'August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall'. Audio

  • Law with Catriona McLennan

    11:30 AM.Catriona McLennan discusses provocation. Audio

  • Art with Courtney Johnston

    11:50 AM.Courtney Johnston discusses art theft. Audio

09:05 Earthquake damaged school in property repairs funding shock

Murray Edlin,  principal of Banks Ave School in Christchurch; and John Bangma,  Canterbury Primary Principals  Association president and also the principal of Mairehau Primary School.

09:30 A major survey of the battle fields at Gallipoli is helping shape our understanding of what went on there almost 96 years ago

War historian Dr Ian McGibbon from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage.

09:45 Australia correspondent Ray Moynihan

10:05 Tom McLellan - former addiction treatment advisor to the Obama administration

Dr McLellan is the former deputy director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Obama administration. He's currently Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, and director of Penn Center for Substance Abuse Solutions.

10:35 Book Review with Emma Hart

The Absolutist by John Boyne
DoubleDay UK

10:45 Reading: Tremble: Stage Fright a short story by Shirley Eng

Marilyn is just about to make a much dreaded presentation when the quake strikes. From then on she has only one thing on her mind getting out of the building and across town to find her daughters.

Listen again here.

11:05 Music review with Marty Duda

Counting Crows - they haven't released any new music since 2008, but they are releasing their first live DVD. August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall.

1. Round Here (5:20) - Counting Crows taken from 1994 TV appearance on SNL (Dreamworks)

2. Hanginaround (4:07) - Counting Crows taken from 1999 album, "This Desert Life" (DGC)

3. Butterfly In Reverse (2:48) - Counting Crows taken from 2002 album "Hard Candy" (Geffen)

4. Mr. Jones (4:35) - Counting Crows taken from 2011 DVD "August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall" (Eagle Rock)

They also had a hit with Accidently In Love from the 2004 film Shrek 2, featured that on Marty's website www.13thfloor.co.nz

11:30 Legal commentator Catriona MacLennan discusses provocation

11:45 Arts commentator Courtney Johnston discusses art theft