Nine To Noon for Friday 3 May 2013
09:05 The future of Government-owned NZ Post
Brian Roche is the CEO of NZ Post, which says it's likely to need a Government subsidy if it can't get approval to cut mail deliveries from six to three days a week and has also flagged a slowdown in Kiwibank's growth; and Jim Anderton, former Deputy Prime Minister, who lobbied successfully for the establishment of Kiwibank.
09:25 The role global retailers play in ensuring safe working conditions in the wake of the Bangladesh tragedy
Richard Locke, head of Political Science at MIT and expert on improving labour and environmental conditions in global supply chains.
09:45 Asia correspondent Greg Torode
China's one child policy and ongoing Sino-Japanese tensions.
10:05 Farzana Wahidy - Afghan photographer
Farzana Wahidy is one of few female photographers and photo-journalists in Afghanistan. Her photographs depict the daily lives of women and girls in the war-torn nation.
10:35 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
Remember That November by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Lindy Fisher
Published by Huia
ISBN 978-1-77550-010-0
Melu by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly
Published by Scholastic
ISBN 978-1-77543-088-9
10:45 Reading: The Conductor by Sarah Quigley
Read by Peter Bland
The story of the writing and historic performance of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony during the siege of Leningrad.
11:05 New Music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy discusses a compilation of pirate ballads and shanties, The Flaming Lips, and Swamp Dogg
Artist: Shane MacGowan
Song: Leaving Of Liverpool
Album: Son Of Rogues Gallery
Label: Anti
Artist: Michael Stipe & Courtney Love
Song: Rio Grande
Album: Son Of Rogues Gallery
Label: Anti
Artist: The Flaming Lips
Song: You Are Alone
Comp: The Flaming Lips
Album: The Terror
Label: Warner Brothers
Artist: Swamp Dogg
Song: Predicament #2
Comp: Jerry Williams Jr
Album: Rat On!
Label: Alive Natural Sound
11:30 Sports commentator Richard Boock
Do NZ Super 15 players save their best for the All Blacks?; and Jason Collins comes out as the NBA's first gay basketballer.
11:45 The Week that Was with Radar and Irene Pink
Music played in this show
Playlist
09:45am
The Be Good Tanyas: 'The Littlest Birds'
from their 2001 album "Blue Horse"
10:30am
The Velvet Underground: 'Who Loves The Sun'
from their 1970 final album "Loaded"
11:45am
Howard Tate: 'Ain't Nobody Home'
recorded in 1966