All episodes
Sunday, 17 August 2008
Georgia - Barry Parsonson and Jane-Mary Rawls; Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth sec-gen; Sunday Group: Maori eco-tourism: Brian MacKenzie, Chairman of Ecotourism NZ; Chrys Horn, from Landcare Research; and Joe Doherty, who runs Te Urewera Treks.
Full episodeSunday, 10 August 2008
Brian Turner, poet and author of 'Into the Wider World'; Sir Bob Jones - Management; Sunday Group: Olympics - veteran sports journalist and chief executive of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame Ron Palenski; Neil Atkinson, senior historian at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage; and world champion rower and former Olympian, Philippa Baker-Hogan.
Full episodeSunday, 3 August 2008
Save the Children's emergency programme director Chris Cattaway from the Burma capital Yangon - on the back of Insight doco on reporting Cyclone Nargis; Paul Moon - author 'This Horrid Practice'; Ray Fargher, author, 'Donald McLean: The Best Man Who Ever Served the Crown?'; Sunday Group: US/NZ Bilateral relationship - Robert Patman, professor of International Relations at the University of Otago; Dr Lance Beath, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies; and former New Zealand ambassador to the US, John Wood. Dougal Stevenson, Notes from the South.
Full episodeSunday, 27 July 2008
Anton Oliver; Prof Paul Clark - author 'The Chinese Cultural Revolution: A History'; Sunday Group: Cyber-safety - Peter Dengate Thrush, the chair of the international body Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers; Martin Cocker, the executive director of Netsafe, New Zealand's principal online safety organization; and Neville Gates, whose adult daughter committed suicide and who is calling for internet companies to take more responsibility for the content of websites.
Full episodeSunday, 20 July 2008
Chris Heffelfinger, Combating Terrorism Centre, West Point; Bernard Lapasset, IRB chairman; Sunday Group: Economy - Is This A Recession? Dean Baker, Kerry McDonald, Brian Easton, Cameron Bagrie and Ganesh Nana. Dougal Stevenson, Notes from the South.
Full episodeSunday, 13 July 2008
Robert Frank, author, 'Richistan'; Prof Maxwell McCombs - media/public opinion. Sunday Group: TVNZ Charter- IIrene Gardner; Phil Wallington; Paul Norris
Full episodeSunday, 6 July 2008
Prof Margaret Clark, editor, 'The Bolger Years'; Lydia Monin, author, 'From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney'. Sunday Group: High Country Tenure Review - Land Information Minister David Parker; Doctor Ann Brower from Lincoln University; Federated Farmers high country committee chairman Don Aubrey; and Forest and Bird advocacy manager Kevin Hackwell. Dougal Stevenson, Notes from the South
Full episodeSunday, 29 June 2008
Ian Grant, author, 'Growing Great Girls'; Steve Maharey; Sunday Group: Raupatu/Confiscation conference. Professor Alan Ward from the University of Newcastle in Australia; Professor John Weaver from McMaster University, Canada; and Associate Professor Richard Boast, from Victoria University of Wellington.
Full episodeSunday, 22 June 2008
Dr Jon Johansson, commentator, US presidential race; Martin Sneddon, CEO Rugby NZ 2011 Ltd. Sunday Group: Aust-NZ Forum. Brent Edwards, John Shewan (chairman, Price Waterhouse, Coopers); David Skilling, NZ Institute.
Full episodeSunday, 15 June 2008
Michael Bassett, author, Working with David; Julia Gillard, Australian Deputy Prime Minister; Sunday Group: Security of electricity supply - Consultant Tony Baldwin, Trustpower's community relations manager Graeme Purches and Ralph Matthes from the Major Electricity Users Group.
Full episodeSunday, 8 June 2008
UK Peace Tax Seven - Robin Brookes; Frances Nelson, president NZEI. Sunday Group: Oil - Tim Jones, the convenor of the Sustainable Energy Forum; Richard Hale from Hale and Twomey energy consultants; and Rob Jager, chairman of Shell New Zealand.
Full episodeSunday, 1 June 2008
Fanon Che Wilkins, US historian; World Environment Day - Greytown plus MfE - Adrienne Staples and Todd Krieble; Sunday Group: The Royal Family. Sir Paul Reeves, Sarah Henry, Noel Cox.
Full episodeSunday, 25 May 2008
Peter Beck - Rocket Lab; Molesworth Station; Sunday Group: Auckland governance. Christine Fletcher, George Wood, Alasdair Thompson, Matt McCarten. Dougal Stevenson, Notes from the South.
Full episodeSunday, 18 May 2008
Prof Andrew Coyle, prison reform; Bill Jamieson, on his book 'The New Retirement: Smart Tips for Boomers'; Sunday Group: Privatisation vs state ownership. Peter Conway, Roger Kerr, Richard Shallcrass.
Full episodeSunday, 11 May 2008
Anne Fisher - Children of East Timor; John Perham - 50 years of 111; Sunday Group: World Food Crisis. Barry Coates (Oxfam); Lisa Cescon (World Vision) Ari Nargiono (Oxfam, Indonesia). Dougal Stevenson, Notes from the South.
Full episodeSunday, 4 May 2008
Beverley Wakem, new Chief Ombudsman; Gareth and Jo Morgan, authors, 'Under African Skies'. Sunday Group: CPAG report. Nicky Turner, Ian Hassall, Donna Wynd. Dougal Stevenson's Notes from the South.
Full episodeSunday, 27 April 2008
Tom Holzer, US Earthquake engineer; Ron Colman, Genuine Progress Index; Sunday Group: Keeping kids in school - the Schools Plus initiative. Karen Sewell, (Secretary of Education), Robyn Duff (PPTA president), Stuart Middleton (MIT).
Full episodeSunday, 20 April 2008
Chris Mullane - Vietnam Vet and chairman of Tribute 08; Ben Skinner, author, 'A Crime so Monstrous'; Sunday Group: Science Manifesto - Dr Jim Watson, who chaired the panel which released the report; Rutherford Medal winner Professor Jeff Tallon; Professor Jacqueline Rowarth, the director of Massey Agriculture at Massey University; and the chief executive of Business New Zealand, Phil O'Reilly. Sport: Hamilton V8 race - Andrew McRae
Full episodeSunday, 13 April 2008
James Kynge - China in the world; Julian Arahanga and Tom Thompson - the story of Tom Pohe; Sunday Group: Sir Geoffrey Cox (died early April). Guests - James McNeish, Hugh Templeton, Denis McLean; 'The Man the Lovelock Couldn't Beat' - Actor Bruce Phillips. Dougal Stevenson - Notes from the South
Full episodeSunday, 6 April 2008
Michael Robotham, author; David Colthart, Zimbabwe MDC Senator; Sunday Group: Electric cars - Chelsea Sexton, famous for her story in the film 'Who killed the electric car?, Edward Kjaer, who leads Southern California Edison's extensive electric vehicle programme, and Mike Underhill, the chief executive of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Paul Maunder from Blackball, 100 years since miners' strike
Full episodeSunday, 30 March 2008
Kyrgyzstan, Derek Kirke; Patricia Turner, Chief Executive of Australia's National Indigenous TV channel; Sunday Group: Scottish/Irish diaspora conference - Professors Cairns Craig from the University of Aberdeen, and Don Akenson from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Rosalind McLean - University of Waikato and Tanja Bueltmann from Victoria University, Wellington. Sport: Kevin Ankrom, Athletics NZ.
Full episodeSunday, 23 March 2008
Prof Michael Northcott, ecology and spirituality; UK Migration, Asim Hafeez and Naomi Pollard; Sunday Group: What is the real shape of our economy? - Gareth Morgan, economist, Gareth Morgan Co; Brian Gaynor, executive director, Milford Asset Investments; Chris Lee, sharemarket advisor, Projects Resources Limited; Nevil Gibson, editor-in-chief, NBR. Sport: Balmy Army, Paul Winslow; Dougal Stevenson, Notes from the South.
Full episodeSunday, 16 March 2008
David Sington, director, In the Shadow of the Moon; Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Whaling; Sunday Group: Pacific Island identity - Richard Pamatatau, Sailau Su'ali'i, Ulu Aiono, Vasi Siohane; Sport: Steven Franks
Full episodeSunday, 9 March 2008
Jon Johansson, US primaries; David Jamieson, director, Honour Bound; Sunday Group: Patient safety in hospitals - David Galler, Mary Seddon, Geraint Martin, Peter Davis; Steven Isserlis, cellist
Full episodeSunday, 2 March 2008
Tarik Ramadan, Prof Islamic studies; Peter Bunyard, ecologist; Sunday Group: First time voters - Saskia Ymker, Tawhai Straughier, Sammy Aubrey, Matthew Anderson. Sport: Rowing - Andrew McRae at Lake Karapiro
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