Nine To Noon for Tuesday 22 January 2008

09:05 George Band
UK Climber and the youngest member of the 1953 expedition to conquer Everest talking about the attempt

09:20 Mary Lowe
Honorary Secretary of The Himalayan Trust UK and the wife of George Lowe - the other NZ climber on the 1953 Expedition, talking about the work of the trust.

09:30 State Funeral Live Cross
Live cross to Auckland to get the atmosphere of the build up to Sir Edmund Hillary's funeral

09:40 Ang Rita Sherpa
Chief Administrative Officer of the Himalayan Trust in Nepal talking about how Sir Ed has changed the lives of the locals.

09:50 John McKinnon
The Nelson doctor who helped open the first hospital in Nepal.

10:05 Sir Edmund Hillary's funeral
Live cross to RNZ reporter Kiri Innes at St Mary's

10:10 Sir Edmund Hillary's funeral
Live cross to RNZ reporter Rowan Quinn at the Auckland Domain

10:15 Zeke O'Connor
Executive Director of Canada's Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, which raises funds to help build schools, hospitals, and infrastructure in Nepal. His friendship with Sir Edmund spans 40 years, and for much of that time they would regularly travel to Nepal together.

10:30 Sir Edmund Hillary's Funeral
Live coverage of the State Funeral with Geoff Robinson and Jack Perkins at St. Mary's Church, Auckland