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Nine To Noon for Friday 5 June 2009

  • Website records racial abuse

    9:08 AM.Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres, and Director of the Office of Ethnic Affairs, Mervin Singham, comment on a new web site set up to record instances of racial abuse. Audio

  • Investment in conservation

    9:20 AM.Julia Marton-Lefevre is the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. She says that despite the recession, richer countries such as NZ must not focus only on economic… Read more Audio

  • Relationship between media and politics

    9:38 AM.Terry Michael is head of the Washington Centre for Politics and Journalism, currently visiting NZ. Audio

  • Asia correspondent

    9:50 AM.Phil O'Sullivan talks about current events in Asia. Audio

  • Feature guest - Conal Coad

    10:06 AM.Conal Coad is New Zealand's eminent bass, in constant demand on the world stage with singing engagements. Currently performing in The Italian Girl in Algiers in Auckland. Audio

  • Children's Book Review

    10:40 AM.John McIntyre reviews 'Salt River' by Elizabeth Hegarty and 'Return For The Gold' by Margaret Hall. Note: Also reviewed is 'The Mine's Afire!: The Journal of Tommy Carter' by Susan Battye and Thelma… Read more Audio

  • Music

    11:07 AM.Manu Taylor reviews albums by Iron and Wine, Calico Brothers and Yusef (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens). Audio

  • Sport

    11:30 AM.Sports commentator Joseph Romanos discusses the Queen's Birthday Honours awarded to sports people. Audio

  • Week That Was

    11:50 AM.Jon Bridges and Pinky Agnew offer some advice. Audio

09:05 Racism in Christchurch

Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner; and Mervin Singham, Director, Office of Ethnic Affairs

09:20 Investment in Conservation

Julia Marton-Lefevre, Director General of International Union for Conservation of Nature, which has observer status at the UN

09:30 Relationship between media and politics

Terry Michael, head of the Washington Centre for Politics and Journalism

09:50 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan

10:05 Bass Singer Conal Coad

Mozart Bass Arias - Conal Coad with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (ABC Classics) - La vendetta from The Marriage of Figaro

Donizetti: Don Pasquale - duet with Barry Mora

Conal Coad is New Zealand's eminent bass, in constant demand on the world stage with singing engagements. Currently performing in The Italian Girl in Algiers in Auckland. He grew up with school teacher parents teaching in remote schools in Maori communities, becoming a teacher himself before devoting himself to his music.

10:30 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre

Salt River by Elizabeth Hegarty
Published by Scholastic
ISBN 978-1-86943-908-8

Return For The Gold by Margaret Hall
Published by Longacre Press
ISBN 978-1-877460-26-5

The Mine's Afire -The Journal of Tommy Carter by Susan Battye and Thelma Eakin
Published by Scholastic
ISBN 978-1-86943-867-6

10:45 Reading: The Gift of a Son - a short story by Frances Cherry.

A letter from her first-born son brings back painful memories for a mother.

11:05 Music Review with Manu Taylor

Iron & Wine - "Around The Well" - 2009 Sub Pop

Calico Brothers - "Tell It To The Sun" - 2009 Double Happy Music DHMCD003

Yusef (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens)- "Roadsinger" - 2009 Eder Music/Universal 602527050522

11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos

Joseph Romanos muses on sports people in the Queens Birthday honors list.

11:45 Week That Was Jon Bridges and Pinky Agnew

A light hearted look at the news stories that hit the headlines.