Nine To Noon for Monday 8 October 2012

9:08 AM.Kim O'Sullivan is an Otago University PhD student who's investigated the use of pre-paid power meters among predominantly less affluent families. The electricity is more costly than that available for… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Christina Robb is Environment Canterbury's Water & Land Programme Director. Audio

9:35 AM.To talk about the city of Gisborne's marginalisation with regard to transport links with the rest of the country, we're joined by Alan Dick, the chairman of the Hawke's Bay Regional Transport… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Syria's internal strife leads to border incursions with north-western neighbour Turkey and; the Iran currency crisis following further trade sanctions imposed due to Tehran's unfettered nuclear… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kristy Chambers has written a warts-and-all memoir about her career as a nurse in - Get Well Soon! Audio

10:35 AM.Jane Westaway reviews Christopher Koch's Lost Voices. Audio

11:06 AM.The Greens' new monitory policy, John Key's trip to the Hollywood film industry, the Kim Dotcom case, and the Labour reshuffle. Audio

11:33 AM.Ruth Pretty is a well-known New Zealand food personality who runs a successful catering company with her husband, Paul. Recipes: Black Olive Tapenade, Black Olive and Parmesan Rugelach, and… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Postcard from 'prune country' in the south-west of France. Audio