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Maori Broadcaster and Mana Magazine Founder In Conversation
Friday, 14 October 2011, 1:36 pm | Triangle Television
The guest next week In Conversation with Noel Cheer on Triangle/Stratos Television is Derek Fox. Having been a local body mayor, an aspiring politcian, journalist and television presenter, Derek is well equipped to discuss contemporary New Zealand ... More >>
Who Should Provide Breakfast for School Kids?
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 2:12 pm | Triangle Television
When children turn up at school without having had breakfast, we might criticise the parents -- but do nothing further. Or we could acknowledge that, no matter who is to blame, the kids need feeding – and then feed them. More >>
Do mothers determine the sex of their babies?
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:43 am | Triangle Television
The Russian scientist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution". More >>
From Grammar School Principal to Organic Farming
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 5:42 pm | Triangle Television
To what extent is "the good life" sustainable? With an undimmed passion for the quality of teaching, former grammar school principal Charmaine Pountney and her partner have moved to a rural property on the Awhitu peninsula south west of Auckland. More >>
The Human Brain: Disease and Cure
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 9:38 am | Triangle Television
The human brain is the most complex ordering of matter in the universe and its workings are only slowly coming to be understood. More >>
Angels and Aristocrats in New Zealand Art Galleries
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 9:55 am | Triangle Television
New Zealand art collections contain many works of European art in the genres of religious, historical, landscape and portrait.* More >>
Does Abortion Kill A Person?
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:07 am | Triangle Television
The debate about the moral permissibility of abortion has rumbled on at least since the formation of SPUC and ALRANZ 40 years ago and we seem to be no nearer a common community viewpoint. Much hinges on when the foetus is deemed to be a person. More >>
The plight of Pacific people in NZ
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 1:20 pm | Triangle Television
There are over ¼ million people of Pacific heritage living in New Zealand -- about one-half of the size of the Maori population. Unique cultural and social factors present unique challenges to their wellbeing. More >>
Can a Politician be an Historian?
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 9:51 am | Triangle Television
A witness -- and participant -- in the political upheavals of the 1980s, whose effects we still feel today, is the historian Dr. Michael Bassett. He came from an academic background and returned to it after the most atypical Labour Government in New Zealand's ... More >>
Why, and how, should crime be punished? And then what?
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 12:20 pm | Triangle Television
Kim Workman is this week's guest In Conversation with Noel Cheer on Triangle/Stratos Television. He is dedicated to "rethinking crime and punishment". With New Zealand's high rate of imprisonment -- second only to the US in the Western world ... More >>
How Can We Balance Equality, Efficiency and Employment?
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 2:30 pm | Triangle Television
This week's guest In Conversation with Noel Cheer on Triangle/Stratos Television is concerned with how we are able to sustain social protection systems -- ranging from health and education spending to trades union bargaining -- in the face of increased ... More >>
*Why Do We Have A Reserve Bank of New Zealand?*
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 9:37 am | Triangle Television
The arms-length relationship with the government of the day is seen to be one of the strengths of the RBNZ and it has been internationally applauded for it. More >>
I'm not obese, I just have heavy bones!
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 9:39 am | Triangle Television
*It's a sad irony that while half of the world is dying of hunger, the other half -- our half -- is trying desperately to lose weight. Obesity is a western lifestyle disorder that is now having serious effects even on young people. More >>
Sex and Christianity ... you've got to be joking!
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 10:18 am | Triangle Television
Some say that, for about 20 centuries, mainline Christianity has been preaching a baleful view of human sexuality. To many it seems, at best, a means of making more Christians and, at worst, a lapse of good taste on the part of the creator. More >>
What is the remedy for New Zealand's economy?
Friday, 1 April 2011, 10:03 am | Triangle Television
In comparison with our OECD colleagues our GDP growth and our export record look a bit weak. Many organisations, some with fairly obvious axes to grind, preach remedies. The independent think-tank, The New Zealand Institute, has studied the international ... More >>
In Conversation with the 400 year old King James Bible
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 3:09 pm | Triangle Television
Professor David Norton, world-acclaimed expert on the King James Bible, positions it within western history and literature in the 167th edition of "In Conversation With Noel Cheer" on Triangle/Stratos Television. Even non-subscribers can find ... More >>
In Conversation with the High Commissioner for Singapore
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 2:29 pm | Triangle Television
Singapore has had diplomatic relations with New Zealand since its independence in 1965. It has also had the guiding hand of the remarkable Lee Kwan Yew. These, and many other aspects of "The Lion City" are discussed with the Singapore High Commissioner ... More >>
Chatham Is Moriori are undergoing a cultural renaissance
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 10:18 am | Triangle Television
On a small island 800km to the south-east of New Zealand there stands a life-sized statue of a man whose memory embodies a tragic aspect of New Zealand history. He is now remembered by his anglicised name Tommy Solomon. He died in 1933 and was thought ... More >>
Does New Zealand really punch above its weight?
Monday, 14 February 2011, 1:37 pm | Triangle Television
In terms of our GDP growth and our export recordwe’re not all that well-off when compared with our OECD colleagues. More >>
Being Chinese in New Zealand
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 8:58 am | Triangle Television
*Many commentators tell us that in the rapidly globalizing culture that we live in, to have your feet in more than one culture is an advantage.* More >>