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Nine To Noon for Friday 4 April 2008

  • Africa Correspondent - Peter Greste

    9:12 AM.The Latest on the Zimbabwe Elections, including breaking news on the Harare Hotel raids. Audio

  • CSI Canine Style

    9:25 AM.Top US forensic vet Melinda Merck visiting NZ, Discusses CSI animal cruelty cases. Audio

  • Birthday Cake Ban

    9:44 AM.Parents have been banned from sending their children to school with birthday cakes. Audio

  • Pacific Correspondent Mike Field

    9:50 AM.Latest from the Pacfic region - NZ Foreign Minister threatens to move regional institutions out of Fiji. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Keith Turner

    10:05 AM.Keith Turner recently stepped down as CEO of Merdian Energy. Kathryn discusses with him NZ energy issues. Audio

  • Book Review - The Outcast

    10:40 AM.by Sadie Jones. Published by Chatto and Windus and reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio

  • Music with Manu Taylor

    11:11 AM.Manu profiles new music from Sarah Brightman, Bon Iver and Matt Costa. Audio

  • Sports Talk with Richard Becht

    11:33 AM.Richard gives a round-up of all things sport including trans tasman netball, NRL coaching and a Young up and coming NZ golfer. Audio

  • The Week that Was

    11:47 AM.with Gemma Gracewood and Radar. Audio

On Nine to Noon Today

9:05 Zimbabwe - latest report

Peter Greste, Radio New Zealand Africa correspondent

9:30 CSI canine style

Melinda Merck, top US forensic vet, is visiting New Zealand next week

9:45 Birthday cake ban

Megan Bowden, Principal of Oteha Valley School in Albany

9:50 Pacific correspondent Mike Field

10:05 New Zealand energy issues

Keith Turner, who has recently stepped down as CEO of Meridian Energy

10:35 Book Review: The Outcast by Sadie Jones

Reviewed by Louise O'Brien
(Published by Chatto & Windus, ISBN 978 070 118 1765)

10:45 Reading: Bare Necessity, a short story by Fiona Kidman

11:05 Music review with Manu Taylor

Sarah Brightman - Symphony
(Manhattan Records)

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
(Rogue Records)

Matt Costa - Unfamiliar Faces
(Brushfire Records)

11:30 Sport commentator Richard Becht

11:45 Week That Was with Radar and Gemma Gracewood