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Nine To Noon for Friday 26 August 2011

  • Critics say Alcohol Reform Bill doesn't go far enough

    9:08 AM.Legislation overhauling our liquor laws heads towards its final stages before Parliament, with a Select Committee now having reported back on the Alcohol Reform Bill. Audio

  • Proposal for declaring how many women in senior roles

    9:25 AM.The new Stock Exchange proposal requiring all publicly listed companies to declare how many women they have in senior rolls. Audio

  • Asia Correspondent - Phil O'Sullivan

    9:50 AM.A hunger striker in India is protesting about corruption in the country and the online reaction in China to two US officials. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Kate Grenville

    10:08 AM.Leading historical writer Kate Grenville. Winner of the Orange prize for fiction a decade ago, for her book The Idea of Perfection and of the Commonwealth writer's prize for the novel she best known… Read more Audio

  • Book Review - Children's books

    10:34 AM.'My Princess Boy', written by Cheryl Kilodavis and illustrated by Suzanne DeSimone, published by Simon and Schuster. 'The Sissy Duckling' written by Harvey Feirstein and illustrated by Harvey Cole… Read more Audio

  • Music with Chris Bourke

    11:08 AM.Award winning New Zealand music historian Chris Bourke brings in an eclectic selection of new music for our listening pleasure. Audio

  • Sport with Richard Boock

    11:35 AM.Richard looks at the likelihood of Australian newspapers making good on their threat to can coverage of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

  • The Week That Was

    11:45 AM.Comedians Jesse Mulligan and Gemma Gracewood join the programme in jest to mirthfully go back through the week that was. Audio

09:05 Critics say the government's Alcohol Reform Bill doesn't go far enough

Graham Loveridge, Nelson GP's spokesperson; and Tracey Martin, Chair of board of Trustees of Mahurangi College in Warkworth.

09:25 The Stock Exchange proposal for public companies to declare how many female managers and directors they have

Mark Weldon, NZX chief executive; Ralph Chivers, CEO of the Institute of Directors.

09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan

10:05 Kate Grenville - Australian author

Kate Grenville's latest book is Sarah Thornhill, published by Text Publishing. Her readers were first introduced to the Thornhill family in her book The Secret River.

10:35 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre

The Children's Bookshop

My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis, illustrated by Suzanne DeSimone
Simon and Schuster
ISBN 978-1-4424-2988-8

The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Feirstein, illustrated by Harvey Cole
Aladdin
ISBN 978-1-418-0313-0

The Boy who Cried Fabulous by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Peter Ferguson
Tricycle Press
ISBN 978-1-58246-224-0

10:45 Book Reading: The Angel's Cut by Elizabeth Knox

A 15 part series narrated by Jacob Rajan

The angel Xas returns in this sequel to the international bestseller, The Vintner’s Luck. Into a world of movie lots and speakeasies (L.A. 1929) comes Xas, stunt flier and wingless angel, still nursing his broken heart, and determined only to go on living in the air.

Listen again to this reading.

11:05 Music with Chris Bourke

11:30 Sports commentator Richard Boock

The likelihood of Australian newspapers making good on their threat to can coverage of the Rugby World Cup.

11:45 The Week That Was with Jesse Mulligan and Gemma Gracewood