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Nine To Noon for Thursday 2 April 2009

  • Bill English

    9:08 AM.The Finance Minister talks about the state of the economy as interest rates rising despite lower official cash rates. Audio

  • Dr Andrew West and Frank Brenmuhl

    9:25 AM.Plans for a merger between the Crown Research Institute, Agresearch and Lincoln University. Audio

  • UK correspondent - Michael White

    9:45 AM.Violence in London as the G20 summit is due to begin tomorrow. Audio

  • Feature guest - Rupert Isaacson

    10:08 AM.Author of new book, The Horse Boy - about his journeys to Mongolia and experiences with his autistic son. Audio

  • Book Review - Dead People's Music

    10:35 AM.Written by Sarah Laing, reviewed by Carole Beu and published by Vintage. Audio

  • New Technology - Colin Jackson

    11:08 AM.The governments new ultra broadband scheme for New Zealand may eliminate data caps for many users. Audio

  • Wayne Brady

    11:25 AM.US comedian, best known here as a star of American TV improv show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Audio

  • Television - Simon Wilson

    11:45 AM.The weeks best and worst on the small screen this week. House and Mad Men. Audio

09:05 Interest rates, state of economy

Bill English, Finance Minister

09:20 Plans for a merger between the Crown Research Institute, Agresearch and Lincoln University

Dr Andrew West, chief executive of Agresearch; and Connor English,
chief executive of Federated Farmers

09:45 UK correspondent Michael White

10:05 Rupert Isaacson

Rupert Isaacson, author of The Horse Boy, talks about his experiences with his autistic son.

The book follows the Isaacson Family on a journey to Mongolia in search of a mysterious shamen they believed could help their son.

Links:

World Autism Awareness Day

Autism New Zealand