Nine To Noon for Friday 8 June 2012 Nine To Noon

'Big Tobacco' fronts up on regulation of the industry

9:10 AM.Brendan Walker is the Commercial Head for Imperial Tobacco New Zealand. Audio
Government backdown on class sizes

9:30 AM.The President of the New Zealand Principal's Federation, which represents Primary and Intermediate schools, Paul Drummond, talks about the way forward now the Government has done a u-turn on its… Read more Audio
Pacific Correspondent - Mike Field

9:45 AM.Mike Field discusses a Royal Commission report of land ownership in Tonga. Audio
Tami Neilson talks to Kathryn Ryan, 2012

10:05 AM.Born and raised in Canada and living in NZ for the past 5 years, Tami grew up in a travelling family band and has shared the stage with superstars such as Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn. Audio
Book Review - Peaches for Monsieur le Cure

10:40 AM.Rae McGregor reviews Peaches for Monsieur le Cure by Joanne Harris Audio
New Music with Jeremy Taylor

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor plays new music featuring Sun Kil Moon, Paul McCartney and Opossum. Audio
Sport with Joseph Romanos

11:30 AM.All Blacks v Ireland, French Open tennis, Scotland's win over Australia the other night in rugby - and the Scottish celebration move. Audio
Week That Was

11:45 AM.Radar and Urzila Carson take a lighter look at the week's news including hairy spiders and Peruvian guinea pigs. Audio

09:05 'Big Tobacco' fronts up on regulation of the industry

Brendan Walker is the commercial head for Imperial Tobacco New Zealand.

09:30 The Government backdown on class sizes means savings will have to be found elsewhere in the education budget

Paul Drummond, president of the New Zealand Principals' Federation, which represents primary and intermediate schools, talks about the way forward now the Government has done a u-turn on its controversial plan to boost class size ratios.

09:45 Pacfic correspondent Mike Field

10:05 Making country cool - musician Tami Neilson tells us why it's hip to be hick

Born and raised in Canada, Tami Neilson grew up in a travelling family band and has shared the stage with superstars such as Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn. She's lived in New Zealand for the past five years and has just won her third Tui award (she also won in 2009 and 2010) for the Best Country Music Album.

Music video: One Thing by Tami Neilson

10:35 Book review with Rae McGregor

Peaches for Monsieur le Cure by Joanne Harris
Published by Doubleday

10:45 Reading: Packing It In by Norman MacLean told by Peter Hayden (Part 4 of 4)

11:05 Music review with Jeremy Taylor

Artist: Sun Kil Moon
Title: I Know It's Pathetic But That Was The Greatest Life Of My Life
Composer: Mark Kozelek
Album: Among The Leaves
Label: Caldo Verde

Title: The Moderately Talented Yet Attractive Young Woman vs. The Exceptionally Talented Yet Not So Attractive Middle Aged Man
Composer: Mark Kozelek
Album: Among The Leaves
Label: Caldo Verde

Artist: Paul & Linda McCartney
Title: Monkberry Moon Delight
Composer: Paul & Linda McCartney
Album: Ram
Label: MPL

Title: The Back Seat Of My Car
Composer: Paul McCartney
Album: Ram
Label: MPL

Artist: Opossum
Title: Why Why
Composer: Kody Neilson
Album: Electric Hawaii
Label: CRS Records

11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos

The All Blacks vs Ireland, French open tennis, Scotland's win over Australia the other night in rugby - and the Scottish celebration move.

11:45 The Week That Was with Radar and Urzila Carson

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