Summer Times for Wednesday 11 January 2017
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Sally Pairman on the worldstage on midwifery
9:10 AM.Sally Pairman has been working in and around the midwifery sector for over 30 years as a midwife, lecturer, author and advocate and now she's been chosen from a list of international cadidates to head… Read more Audio
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Where's the best place for a dip this summer?
9:15 AM.If summer ever actually arrives, here are some suggestions for New Zealand’s best swimming spots. Read more Audio
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Employee of the Month Edwina Clarke
9:25 AM.Today's Employee of the month is Edwina Clarke - formerly of Okarito on the West Coast - these days she can be found in Central Otago. Audio
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Music lovers seek authenticity in plastic
10:20 AM.From urban gardeners to bin-diving vinyl nuts, Professor Karen Fernandez discusses the resurgence of retro in our digital age. Read more Audio
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Everybody has rats
10:40 AM.John Innes is a scientist at Landcare Research and an expert on rats among other things. He was the man who helped bring tui back to Hamilton. Audio
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What are you reading? - Gareth Morgan
10:50 AM.Philanthropist and businessman Gareth Morgan is reading Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. Audio
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'Tis the season for atonement
11:07 AM.It’s the season of atonement for many of us, when the dues are paid for the holiday bacchanal. But is this a wrong-headed mindset? Read more Audio
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Vintage Weekend - Auckland Aotea Square
11:15 AM.It's Vintage Weekend - taking you back in time with music, dance, fashion and a vintage market. Jesse Mulligan talks to organiser Rose Jackson. Audio
9:10 Sally Pairman -CEO of the International Confederation of Midwives
She's been working in and around the midwifery sector for over 30 years as a midwife, lecturer, author and advocate now, celebrated Dunedinite Sally Pairman... has what you might call a bit of a promotion.
The study found a lower chance of problems when there was doctor-led care, rather than midwife-led care. Photo: Supplied
9:15 Great NZ Swimming Spots: Rhys James
Where's the best place for a dip this Summer? Rhys James gives us the low down and reveals the secrets of NZ's best swimming locations
Wharariki Beach near Collingwood, Golden Bay. Photo: AFP
9:25 Employee of the Month Edwina Clarke
9:35 Best of Jesse: Adam Grant - Procrastination
Adam Grant Photo: supplied
10.20 Professor Karen Fernandez
Karen Fernandez research on why people are so fond of vinyl records.
A while back ... Karen Fernandez ...an associate professor of Marketing at the University of Auckland Business School .. had noticed the trend for all things retro, vintage and legacy - from home gardening to vinyl.
Record store Photo: Public Domain
10:50 What Are You Reading?
Will Mahon-Heap, digital entreprenuer and founder of the country's largest Equity crowdfunding platform talks about The History of Loneliness
Photo: CC BY 2.0 / Ginny
11:07 Rose Jackson
You could be forgiven for thinking you've done a Marty McFly if you head to Auckland's Aotea Square this weekend.
It's Vintage Weekend - taking you back in time with music, dance, fashion and a vintage market.
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Photo: Google images
11:15 Health with Niki Bezzant
Why detox diets are nonsense and we don't need them!
Healthy Food Guide's Niki Bezzant. Photo: Supplied
11:30 This Way Up Car Fit
CarFit is an international programme helping older drivers be more comfortable and safer in their cars.
This Way Up's Simon Morton went along to a local fitting session.
AA CarFit Upper Hutt Photo: Simon Morton
11:45 This Way Up Touch Tour
The French classical music quartet Les Talens Lyriques toured NZ last year and their music was audio described for the benefit of blind and vision impaired people in the audience by Nicola Owen.
Simon Morton met her before a concert
On the Touch Tour Photo: (Darcy Woods supplied courtesy of Chamber Music New Zealand © 2016)
