1As end-of-year assessments for both school and tertiary students loom, Insight investigates how they are coping in Christchurch, especially with school sharing and how to manage the school culture in half a day at school. How do the institutions manage, what do the students think of the new arrangements and how well with the students do in their exams. Also what is the future for the most damaged schools and the associated drop in roles.
1Professor Bogda Koczwara is an Australian-based cancer specialist here next week to lecture on caring for those who survive the disease. She says that as doctors get better and better at curing some cancers, there�s a greater need for proper after-care for their patients.�
209:00 News
1Mediawatch investigates how the media moved on the price of milk, with Fonterra announcing a freeze in milk prices; and the cost of All Black jerseys from the retailers after media pressure; and TV3�s John Campbell is quizzed about confrontational and campaigning TV journalism.
2Mediawatch also talks to the former editor of one of the world�s foremost business newspapers on how financial journalism is reporting the current financial crisis; why was there little prediction of the financial crisis in the media; the criminality exposed in the Murdock owned newsrooms and the demise of News of the World; and conversely how good the Murdoch owned Sky News UK is; the need for stronger regulation of the press, as self regulation has not worked especially with the introduction unregulated of blogs, tweets; maybe a law of privacy; what next for the BBC?
3Mediawatch's take on in the NZ papers' tabloid take on a truly gruesome accident in Croatia where a New Zealand woman lost her hand in what was described as a 'sex romp'.
4Radio NZ (RNZ) establishing a charitable Trust to support RNZ Concert which is a bold idea and there are others, which will the subject of next week's programme.
1Professor Jack Richards is an applied linguist and educator with a distinguished international reputation, both as a scholar and as a patron of the arts. He is the author of many widely used textbooks for English language students and talks to Chris about his life�s passions.
210:00 News
3Chris talks to Ian Mune, co-writer and director of Billy T: Te Movie � celebrating the life and work of the legendary musician, comedian, actor, and writer, Billy T James. The film tells of Billy�s meteoric rise to fame and his tragic downfall into ill-health and financial collapse. Billy T: Te Movie
411:00 News
1Burma Bill � the life and ideas of Bill Maung. Bill Maung, who died on May 31, filled many roles in his 93 years of life. He was an active participant in Burma�s struggle for independence, an inmate of a Japanese concentration camp, a judge, a governor of the International Labour Organisation, a member of James K Baxter�s Jerusalem community and Black Power�s political advisor. Ideas explores the life and ideas of Burma Bill.