Nine To Noon for Thursday 30 January 2014
09:05 The Reserve Bank holds interest rates at a record low of 2.5% in its first review of 2014
Infometrics economist Gareth Kiernan looks at what the Reserve Bank said when it released its decision to hold interest rates at 2.5%. Most economists expect rates will begin to rise in March this year.
09:20 Insurance for students
Massey University senior banking lecturer Claire Matthews
09:30 Insurance for students
NZUSA president Daniel Haines
09:35 Insurance of students
State Insurance Chief Executive Roger Wallace
09:40 Legal sales of marijuana in Colorado
Morgan Fox is Marijuana Policy Project Communications Manager in the USA. Will legal sales of marijuana in Colorado lead to a reduction of racial targetting?
09:45 International correspondent Jon Dennis
10:05 James McNew - American indie rocker
McNew is one of the founding members of Yo La Tengo, an American indie rock band that will play at the New Zealand Festival on Saturday 15 March 2014.
10:35 Book review with Louise O'Brien - best summer read
The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi. Published by Harvill Secker
10:45 The Reading: The Night Book by Charlotte Grimshaw
A satirical take on contemporary New Zealand society and politics. About love and relationships, power and the past, it’s loaded too with spin; political, social, and literary. Read by Michael Hurst. (Part 9 of 12)
11:05 New Technology with Robbie Allan
What another Jamaican bobsled team tells us about digital currency; how changes to Facebook's news feed algorithm is affecting businesses; and what iBeacon means for the future of shopping.
Robbie Allan helps run Carnival, Inc., a mobile marketing business. He has previously worked at Zynga, a pioneering social gaming company in Silicon Valley, and at McKinsey & Company, advising some of New Zealand and Australia's largest companies on business strategy. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, where he was a Prime Ministerial business scholar. He lives in New York City.
11:30 Parenting with Joseph Driessen
Joseph Driessen is an educational consultant and parenting commentator.
11:45 Film review with Dan Slevin
Music played in this show
Artist: Yo La Tengo
Song: Ohm
Composer: Kaplan, Hubley, McNew
Album: "Fade"
Label: Matador
Artist: Yo La Tengo
Song: Damage
Composer: Kaplan, Hubley, McNew
Album: "I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One"
Label: Matador
Artist: Yo La Tengo
Song: Well You Better
Composer: Kaplan, Hubley, McNew
Album: "Fade"
Label: Matador
Artist: Bob Dylan
Song: Bye and Bye
Composer: Dylan
Album: Love and Theft
Label: Sony