Nine To Noon for Wednesday 18 May 2011
09:05 Does the rural sector pay enough tax?
The average dairy farmer pays less tax than a couple on the pension - so is the rural sector paying its fair share?
John Shewan, chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers and member of the Government's Tax Working Group; and Blue Read, dairy farmer and former chair of Fonterrra Shareholders' Council.
09:20 Does tightening student loans for the over 55s amount to illegal discrimination?
Judy McGregor, Equal Opportunities Commissioner.
09:30 Hannah Gadsby - Australian comedian
Hannah Gadsby's wry, self-deprecating comedy covers topics like her rural Tasmanian background, her thighs, why her mother is an unwitting source of humour, and why she's so accident-prone.
09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton, chief political correspondent for SBS Television
The 2011 Federal Budget.
10:05 John Whitehead - retiring Treasury Secretary
John Whitehead is stepping down from one of the most powerful, or at least widely influential, roles in the country - as the head of Treasury.
He reflects on his 34 years in the public sector and the economic pressures facing New Zealand.
10:30 Book Review with Quentin Johnson
Mr Briggs Hat by Kate Colquhoun
Published by Little, Brown
10:45 Reading: Naked in Budapest, written and read by Heather Hapeta (Part 3 of 7)
Heather is joined by her daughter as she explores the middle-east.
11:05 Music with Marty Duda
Marty reviews The Ramones
1. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones taken from 1976 album "The Ramones" (Sire)
2. California Sun/I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You - The Ramones taken from 1976 single (Sire)
3. Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio? - The Ramones from 1980 album "End Of The Century" (Sire)
4. Somebody Put Something In My Drink - The Ramones taken from 1986 album "Animal Boy" (Sire)
11:30 Legal commentator Nick Russell
Media law and recent Broadcasting Standards Authority decisions.
11:45 Science correspondent David Haywood
Post-quake rumours on the future of the city.