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Nine To Noon for Friday 13 August 2010

  • Wellington's beleaguered rail network

    9:09 AM.Passengers, frustrated by repeated failures, are abandoning commuter trains. We speak to: KiwiRail Passenger General Manager Deborah Hume; Greater Wellington Transport and Access Committee Chairman… Read more Audio

  • Hacked email accounts

    9:39 AM.Wellingtonians have recently been affected by email scams and hacking. We talk to internet security consultant Adam Boileau. Audio

  • Pacific correspondent - Mike Field

    9:50 AM.Latest news from the Pacific Islands. Audio

  • Feature guest - Richard Hall

    10:07 AM.Richard is former head of the NZ Defence Force Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. He is also author of 'A Long Road to Progress - Dispatches from a Kiwi Commander in Afghanistan'. Audio

  • Book review - The Tasman

    10:40 AM.Written by Neville Peat, published by Penguin. Reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio

  • New music

    11:10 AM.Sean McKenna reviews some of the latest music releases. Audio

  • Sports with Joseph Romanos

    11:40 AM.Joseph discusses PGA golf, Counties to challenge Southland for the Ranfurly shield, the countdown to the Commonwealth Games in India and A-League soccer season kicks off for the Phoenix tonight with a… Read more Audio

  • The Week That Was

    11:48 AM.Te Radar and Michele A'Court take a humourous look back at the week's news. Audio

09:05 Wellington's beleaguered rail network

Lower Hutt resident Bevan Arps, who commutes to job in central Wellington each day tells us about his experiences.

09:20 Wellington's beleaguered rail network

Deborah Hume, KiwiRail passenger general manager; Peter Glensor, Greater Wellington transport and access committee chairman; and Jenny Rowan, Mayor, Kapiti Coast District Council.

09:30 Hacking of email accounts

Jake Yokum, Wellingtonian affected by email hacking; and Adam Boileau, Wellington-based internet security consultant.

09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field

10:05 Richard Hall - former head of the NZ Defence Force Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan

Colonel Richard Hall has written about his time leading our troops on the ground in Bamiyan province - now, more than ever, New Zealanders are asking why we're still there.

A Long Road to Progress - dispatches from a Kiwi Commander in Afghanistan by Richard Hall
Published by Random House

10:30 Book Review with Harry Broad

The Tasman by Neville Peat
Published by Penguin PB

10:45 Reading

Malcolm and Juliet by Bernard Beckett

16-year-old Malcolm is making a documentary on sex to win first prize at the National Secondary School's Science Fair (Part 10 of 15)

11:05 New Music with Sean McKenna

Sean reviews music from the Count Basie Orchestra, Robert Scott and Ruarri Joseph.

Artist: Count Basie Orchestra
Album: Swinging, Singing, Playing
Song: Blame It on My Youth
Video: Rhythm and Blues Review 1950

Artist: Robert Scott
Album: Ends Run Together
Song: Daylight
For FREE download of Daylight, go to flyingnun.bandcamp.com

Artist: The Books
Album: The Way Out
Song: Beautiful People

Artist: Ruarri Joseph
Album: Shoulder to the Wheel
Song: An Orchard for an Apple

11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos

PGA Golf - the final Major of the year; Counties to challenge Southland for the Ranfurly shield; the countdown to the Commonwealth Games in India; and A-League soccer season kicks off for the Phoenix tonight with a home match against Gold Coast.

11:45 Week That Was with Radar and Michele A'Court