Nine To Noon for Thursday 2 April 2009

9:08 AM.The Finance Minister talks about the state of the economy as interest rates rising despite lower official cash rates. Audio

9:25 AM.Plans for a merger between the Crown Research Institute, Agresearch and Lincoln University. Audio

9:45 AM.Violence in London as the G20 summit is due to begin tomorrow. Audio

10:08 AM.Author of new book, The Horse Boy - about his journeys to Mongolia and experiences with his autistic son. Audio

10:35 AM.Written by Sarah Laing, reviewed by Carole Beu and published by Vintage. Audio

11:08 AM.The governments new ultra broadband scheme for New Zealand may eliminate data caps for many users. Audio

11:25 AM.US comedian, best known here as a star of American TV improv show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Audio

11:45 AM.The weeks best and worst on the small screen this week. House and Mad Men. Audio