09:05 Reform of the public service

Peter Hughes, former head of the Department of Social Development and a member of the Better Public Services Advisory Group.

09:30 Wet wood contributing to Rotorua air pollution

Justin Ford-Robertson, forestry scientist; and Fiona McTavish, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Group Manager Strategic Development.

09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

10:05 Feature Guest - theatre director and actor Kate McGill

Kate McGill worked with the Tectonic Theatre documentary group in New York on The Laramie Project and has now brought one of their key plays to New Zealand.

The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later at Basement Theatre

10:35 Book Review with James Elliott

The Oldest Song in the World by Sue Woolfe
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780732294991

10:45 The Reading: Taming The Tiger, written and read by Michael Morrissey (Part 1 of 5)

One man's account of his experience of bipolar disorder.

11:05 Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams

11:30 Guest chef Shaun Clouston of iconic Wellington restaurant Logan Brown and wine commentator Stephen Morris

Recipes:
Beechwood Honeydew Smoked Trevally

Wild Boar and Toffee Apple Sausage

11:45 Off The Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne

Gallery: Postcards from Te Urewera