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Nine To Noon for Wednesday 25 September 2013

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09:05 Landmark commission of inquiry into North Korea

Retired Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby who has delivered a scathing assessment of North Korea human rights abuses to United Nations.

09:20 America's Cup

International sailor Kimball Livingston, who has covered every America's Cup since 1980 as a reporter and commentator. He is a senior editor for Sail Magazine.

09:35 Finance companies report surge in interest ahead of low-deposit mortgage clampdown

Bruce McLachlan, Co-operative Bank CEO and former acting CEO of Westpac; and Mark Collins, chief executive of NZ Home Loans, one of the country's biggest mortgage brokers.

09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

The first week since the new Australian Government was sworn in.

10:05 Historian Sheila Fitzpatrick

Sheila Fitzpatrick is an Australian-American historian. She is Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney with her primary speciality being the history of modern Russia. Prior to this she taught Soviet History at the University of Chicago.

10:35 Book Review with Louise O'Brien

After Her by Joyce Maynard
Published by HarperCollins

10:45 Reading: Alchemy, a short story by Adrienne Frater

Pauline's been working for Fotherby and Fotherby for ten years, she's turned 35 and she's had enough!

11:05 Marty Duda's Artist of the Week: John Legend

Soul singer John Legend, who has a new album out, Love In The Future, with one track that features Kimbra. He will be performing in New Zealand in December with Alicia Keys.

Tracks:
1. Ordinary People (4:42) - John Legend taken from 2004 album "Get Lifted" (Columbia)
2. Save Room (3:56) - John Legend taken from 2006 album "Once Again" (Columbia)
3. Wake Up Everybody (4:25) - John Legend taken from 2010 album "Wake Up!" (Columbia)
4. Made To Love (4:01) -John Legend featuring Kimbra taken from 2013 album "Love In The Future" (Columbia)

11:30 Media law commentator Ursula Cheer

The government sticking with the status quo on New Zealand media regulation.

11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles

Magnetic bracelets and arthritis and the parasite that makes mice like cats.

Music played in this show

10:07am

Dusty Springfield: 'Son of a Preacher Man'
from her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis