Nine To Noon for Wednesday 8 April 2009 Nine To Noon

John Banks, Tony Mayow and Arthur Anae

9:08 AM.Auckland City mayor, a Manukau City councilor and Chairman of the Waitakere Trust discuss super city plans. Audio
Lou Ureneck

9:25 AM.The US newspaper industry is in crisis with many high quality publications going bankrupt. Audio
Professor Ian McLennan

9:45 AM.Differences between men and women may come down to a single hormone. Audio
Australia correspondent - Paul Barclay

9:50 AM.Broadband infrastructure is news in Australia as in New Zealand. Audio
Feature guest - Gavin Bishop

10:08 AM.Childrens author and illustrator, his latest book is a finalist in the NZ Post Book Awards in the non fiction category. Audio
Book Review - Gone Tomorrow

10:35 AM.Written by Lee Child, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and Published by Bantam Press. Audio
Music - Marty Duda

11:08 AM.The artist of theweek is The Killers. Audio
Law

11:25 AM.Andrew Scott-Howman talks about the legal implications of Twitter in the workplace. Audio
Film - Linda Burgess

11:45 AM.Chick flicks. Audio

09:05 Auckland supercity

John Banks, Auckland city mayor; Arthur Anae, Manukau city councillor - Otara ward; Tony Mayow, chairman of the Community Waitakere Trust and co-convener of a new community coalition fighting the plans for an Auckland supercity.

09:20 US newspaper industry in crisis

Lou Ureneck, chairman of the Journalism Department at Boston University's College of Communications.

09:30 Differences between men and women - may come down to a single hormone

Professor Ian McLennan, Otago University neurobiologist

09:45 Australia correspondent Paul Barclay

10:05 Gavin Bishop, children's author and illustrator

Gavin Bishop's latest book Piano Rock is a finalist in the NZ Post Book Awards, in the non-fiction category. In it he looks back on his childhood growing up in the small village of Kingston on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in the 1950s.

The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for Picture Book Illustration

10:30 Book Review with Gail Pittaway

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Published by Bantam Press
ISBN 9780593057049

10:45 Reading. Opportunity by Charlotte Grimshaw read by Michele Amas

(Part 1 of 2)

This title story from Charlotte Grimshaw's collection is a chilling tale about the opportunity for revenge.

11:05 Music Review with Marty Duda

Artist Of The Week is The Killers.

Las Vega quartet The Killers are one of this decades most successful rock bands. Their debut album, Hot Fuzz, sold over 5 million copies thanks to worldwide hits like Mr. Bright Eyes and Somebody Told Me. Their second album, Sam's Town drew unexpected comparisons to Bruce Springsteen and their newest album, Day & Age contains more of the glistening 80s-inspired pop that has made them so popular.

Tracks:

1. Somebody Told Me - The Killers, taken from 2004 album Hot Fuzz (Island)
2. When You Were Young - the Killers taken from 2006 album Sam's Town (Island)
3. Romeo And Juliet - The Killers taken from 2007 album Sawdust (Island)
4. Human - The Killers taken from 2008 album Day & Age (Island)

11:30 Legal commentator Andrew Scott-Howman

Twitter in the workplace.

11:45 Film critic Linda Burgess

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Nine To Noon for Wednesday 8 April 2009