Nine To Noon for Friday 1 February 2008 Nine To Noon

Environment Report - Soil and Water Quality

9:12 AM.Sue Powell and Ken Taylor discuss the pressures on water quality and supply. Audio
Career Change - Colin Smithies

9:30 AM.Colin was a publican in Tapanui in Southland, and is now a lecturer in Economics at Otago University. Audio
Asia Correspondent - Phil O'Sullivan

9:45 AM.China is in the grip of one of the worst winters in decades. Audio
John Lowe

10:10 AM.At the age of 79 John took up ballet. Now the 88 year old UK dancer has had his first onstage ballet performance. Audio
Feature Guest - Pete Bethune

10:17 AM.Pete discusses his goal for Earthrace was to promote renewal fuels in a positive fashion. Audio
Childrens Book Review - John McIntyre

10:38 AM.John McIntyre reviews three books for teenagers. See below for details. Audio
Music with Manu Taylor

11:10 AM.Manu reviews three CD's. See below for details. (music edited out) Audio
Sports Commentator

11:30 AM.Today our sports commentator Richard Becht talks cricket. Audio
The Week That Was

11:45 AM.A light hearted look back on the week with Radar and Michelle A'Court. Audio

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9:05 Environment report - soil quality
Brent Clothier from Hort Research speaking about soil quality; Ken Taylor, Environment Canterbury, speaking about water quality; and Sue Powell, General Manager Local Government Group, Ministry of the Environment

9:30 Career Change
Colin Smithies, Publican turned University Lecturer. He was a publican in Tapanui, Southland, then went back to university as an adult and is now a lecturer in Economics at Otago University.

9:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan

10:05 88 year old UK ballet dancer
John Lowe, debut onstage ballet performance

10:20 Earthrace
Pete Bethune, Skipper of EARTHRACE, a biofuel powered "wave peircing" boat which attempted to set a new speed record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat.

10:40 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre

'Girl Stuff' by Kaz Cooke
(Penguin/Viking)
ISBN 978-0670-02887-0

'You Shut Up' by Eva Maria
(Axas Publishing)
ISBN 978-0-473-13122-7

'The Girlo Travel Survival Guide' by Anthea Paul
(Allen and Unwin)
ISBN 978-1-74175-376-9

10:50 Book Reading: 'Just Who Does he think He Is?'
Written and read by George Webby
(Part 8 of 10)

11:05 Music with Manu Taylor

The Vipers - 'Night & Day'
(self released by The Vipers)

Gillian Whitehead/Richard Nunns/NZ String Quartet/Alexa Still/Tuhonohono - 'Puhake Ki Te Rangi'
(Atoll Records)

Andrew White - 'Traces of Silver'
(Candyrat Records)

11:30 Sport commentator Richard Becht

11:45 Week That Was
Radar and Michelle A'Court take a light hearted look at the events that shaped this week.

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