Nine To Noon for Wednesday 15 December 2010
09:05 Pike River Mine receivership
Why are major shareholders such as NZ Oil and Gas not picking up some of the tab?
Rod Oram, Business commentator.
09:20 Barry Matthews - stepping down from Corrections Department after 6 years
Barry Matthews, outgoing Chief Executive of the Corrections Department, talks about some of the major controversies during his tenure .
09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Chief political correspondent for SBS Television
10:05 Big Year interview - Eleanor Catton
Young NZ author who has spent the year as an adjunct professor at the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, while continuing to pick up literary awards for her debut novel, "The Rehearsal". She has also just been named as one of the winners of a $25,000 New Generation Award from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
10:30 Book Review with Gina Faafoi
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbour by Lisa Kleypas. Published by Piatkus.
10:45 Reading. 'Shaping Up' by Elspeth Sandys (Part 3 of 5)
The light hearted story of Jean, the owner manager of a women's gym and the vibrant group of women who are its members /
11:05 Music review with Marty Duda
Artist of the Week: Sharon Jones
1. What Have You Do For Me Lately (3:16) - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings taken from 2002 album "Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings" (Daptone)
2. This Land Is Your Land (4:31) - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings taken from 2005 album "Naturally" (Daptone)
3. Humble Me (4:05) - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings taken from 2007 album "100 Days, 100 Nights" (Daptone)
4. I Learned The Hard Way (3:47) - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings taken from 2010 album "I Learned The Hard Way" (Daptone)
11:30 Law with Stacy Shortall
Former Wall Street lawyer, Stacy Shortall with insights on that world, - the culture of a wall street law firm, plush offices, limos and private planes.
11:45 Science correspondent David Haywood
Discussing the laws of thermodynamics....energy, pressure and volume.