Nine To Noon for Thursday 22 December 2011 Nine To Noon

Failure of government agencies in child torture and abuse case

9:08 AM.Twenty five agencies were involved in the case of an Auckland family where two children were the victims of horrific abuse and neglect. A ministerial report on the case has recommended the Government… Read more Audio
Radioactive muttonbirds

9:46 AM.There is growing evidence that sea birds due to return to New Zealand soon could have high levels of radiation due to leaks from Japan's nuclear power plant Fukishima. Audio
UK Correspondent - Kate Adie

9:52 AM.Hamleys toy store tackles a controversial subject, the Military Wives Choir and the Miners Trade Union building in Sheffield is to become a casino. Audio
Feature Guest - Richard MacManus

10:10 AM.Richard MacManus has just sold his technology website, ReadWriteWeb, to US digital publishing firm Say Media for what is believed to be NZ$6.7 million. The website is one of the most popular and… Read more Audio
Book Review - Charles Dickens: A Life

10:40 AM.Written by Claire Tomalin, published by Viking, reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio
New Technology with Donald Clark

11:06 AM.Donald questions whether the USA has just broken the Internet and the Top 5 Top 10s. Audio
Antarctic Huts: the extensive project to restore Antarctic huts

11:21 AM.Kathryn Ryan's visited Scott's Terra Nova Hut at Cape Evans and was shown around the hut by Al Fastier, the programme manager for the Antarctic Heritage Trust, and his colleague Lizzie Meek, the… Read more Audio
Film with Dan Slevin

11:50 AM.The Adventures of Tintin, The Iron Lady and Melancholia. Audio

09:05 Failure of government agencies in child torture and abuse case

Bernadine MacKenzie, head of Child, Youth and Family; Mel Smith, former Ombudsman and author of the ministerial report into the case; and Russell Wills, Children's Commissioner.

Twenty five agencies were involved in the case of an Auckland family where two children were the victims of horrific abuse and neglect. A ministerial report on the case has recommended the Government make 13 changes, including better information sharing, placing CYF workers in schools and setting up a Child Protection Court.

09:30 Radioactive muttonbirds

Josh Adams, seabird ecologist from the US Geological Survey

09:45 UK correspondent Kate Adie

Hamleys toy store tackles a controversial subject; the Military Wives Choir; and the Miners Trade Union building in Sheffield is to become a casino.

10:05 Big Year Interview - Richard MacManus, founder of technology website ReadWriteWeb

Richard MacManus has just sold his technology website ReadWriteWeb to US digital publishing firm Say Media for what is believed to be NZ$6.7 million. The website is one of the most popular and influential technology publications in the world, and is known for offering insightful analysis about each day's internet industry news.

10:35 Book Review with Harry Ricketts

Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin
Published by Viking

10:45 Reading: Africa And Tauranga, a short story by Sarah Boddy

A young boy reflects on his life in the days coming up to Christmas.

11:05 New Technology with Donald Clark

Donald questions whether the USA has just broken the Internet and the Top 5 Top 10s.

11:30 Antarctic Huts: the extensive project to restore the historic Antarctic explorer huts

Al Fastier and Lizzie Meek, from the Antarctic Heritage Trust.

Gallery: Scott's Hut at Cape Evans

Preserved Emporer penguin inside Scott s hut Al Fastier

Left: Preserved emperor penguin inside Scott's hut at Cape Evans. Right: Al Fastier.

11:45 Film Review with Dan Slevin

The Adventures of Tintin, The Iron Lady and Melancholia.

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