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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 22 December 2009

  • Kiwibank branch closures

    9:10 AM.Discussing recent Kiwibank branch closures are Redwood resident Tim Armstrong, Christchurch city councillor Yani Johanson and NZ Post head of retail operations and marketing Scott Pollard. Audio

  • Swine flu update

    9:30 AM.Ministry of Health's deputy director, Dr Fran McGrath. Audio

  • Earth-like planets

    9:43 AM.Professor David Chabonneau on a newly discovered planet considered a 'neighbour' in astonomical terms, at just 40 light years away. Audio

  • USA Correspondent

    9:50 AM.Jack Hitt with goings on in the United States of America. Audio

  • Feature guest - Michael Stiassny

    10:08 AM.Michael Stiassny is the country's top receiver, and has been involved in some of New Zealand's biggest insolvencies. He has more than 25 years experience in insolvency, investigating accounting work… Read more Audio

  • Book review - 'A Week at the Airport'

    10:40 AM.Phil Smith reviews 'A Week at the Airport' by Alain De Botton, published by Profile. Audio

  • Business

    11:15 AM.With Rod Oram, business and economic commentator. Audio

  • David Crockett

    11:30 AM.David Crockett rescued the Chatham Island Taiko or Magenta Petral, thought extinct - until he found two birds. Audio

  • Media

    11:50 AM.Media commentator Denis Welch looks at the best and worst media in 2009. Audio

09:05 Kiwibank branch closures

Tim Armstrong, resident of Redwood, Christchurch - who's been forced to switch to National Bank after his local Kiwibank branch was shut; Yani Johanson, Christchurch city councillor; and Scott Pollard, NZ Post head of Retail Operations and Marketing (NZ Post retail runs the NZ Postshop/Kiwibank network)

09:25 Swine flu update

Dr Fran McGrath, Health Ministry's deputy director, Public Health

09:35 Earth-like planets

Professor David Chabonneau, Harvard University Astronomy Professor

09:45 USA correspondent Jack Hitt

10:05 Big Year interview - Michael Stiassny

Michael Stiassny is the country's top receiver, and has been involved in some of New Zealand's biggest insolvencies, including - including Tasman Pacific Airlines, The Central North Island Forest Partnership and the Hawkes Bay fruit and vegetable processor Cedenco.

He was also recently involved in sorting out the affairs of the country's biggest group of family owned dairy farms, Crafar Farms.

Michael Stiassny is a senior partner at corporate advisory firm KordaMentha. He trained as a chartered accountant and lawyer and has more than 25 years experience in insolvency, investigating accounting work and company restructuring.

10:30 Book Review with Phil Smith

A Week at the Airport by Alain De Botton
Published by Profile

10:45 Reading: Don't Wanna Look Like The Archangel - a short story by Mrs Kath Beattie.

A gang of lonely guys gets progressively more eccentric with each passing Christmas.

11:05 Business and economic commentator Rod Oram discusses the capital markets taskforce

11:45 Media commentator Denis Welch

The best and worst media in 2009.