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National Radio's two-hour news and current affairs programme.

  • 1Have the rules on reporting suicide gone too far? The chief coroner has been pushing for more openness on reporting suicide saying it could save lives. New Zealanders need to be more aware of the number of suicides occurring in our communities. The Palmerston North coroner Tim Scott has allowed the full details of a suicide to be reported following a loosening up of the rules. The Dominion Post has a front page report on the suicide of Luana Mary Nicholson, which would usually contravene the strict guidelines on suicide reporting.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 35
    Speakers
    • Professor David Fergusson (Director of Health and Development Studies, University of Otago, Christchurch)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 2One of the world's top energy officials has issued a stark warning that's rippled through global oil markets. Fatih Birol, the chief economist at the International Energy Agency, says the age of cheap oil is over and high prices are here to stay. Global oil demand driven by China and developing nations where it is being used for vehicles and aeroplanes. But oil production is declining outside of middle east countries and they will have a greater say on the future oil prices.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 12
    Speakers
    • Fatih Birol (Chief Economist, International Energy Agency)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 3News from Australia, including: Australia's debate on climate change; a new climate report has just been released; mining in Aus; ETS and Labor's crisis of identity. Has the climate debate dominated what policy should be about energy sources and trying to find alternative energy sources?

    • Start 00 : 47 : 50
    Speakers
    • Ray Moynihan (Australia correspondent)
    Live Broadcast
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  • 4Richard Little is an inventor whose brain child is helping transform the lives of some paraplegics. He is one of two Scottish engineers in New Zealand with ideas on how to help wheelchair users to walk again by using a robotic exoskeleton latched onto the human body.

    • Start 01 : 06 : 30
    Speakers
    • Richard Little (Inventor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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  • 5Law issues, including: A look at the events unfolding in Fiji. Discussion on former Fiji soldier Lieutenant Colonel Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara and the sedition charges he faces following his flight to Tonga. Then on to discussion of the differences between De Jure and De Facto governments. Also how the laws in Fiji are now promulgated by decree.

    • Start 02 : 36 : 49
    Speakers
    • Grant Illingworth QC (Law Commentator)
    Live Broadcast
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Primary Title
  • Nine to Noon
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 25 May 2011
Start Time
  • 09 : 00
Finish Time
  • 12 : 00
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • RNZ National
Broadcaster
  • Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
  • National Radio's two-hour news and current affairs programme.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Speakers
  • Fatih Birol (Chief Economist, International Energy Agency)
  • Grant Illingworth QC (Law Commentator)
  • Professor David Fergusson (Director of Health and Development Studies, University of Otago, Christchurch)
  • Ray Moynihan (Australia correspondent)
  • Richard Little (Inventor)