Nine To Noon for Monday 12 December 2016
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Privatising the Great Walks?
9:08 AM.Four of New Zealand's tourism leaders have jointly released a report to the government, that moots the possibility of privatising the Great Walks. The controversial suggestion is one of a raft of… Read more Audio
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EV hybrid car share for Wellington
9:37 AM.The country's first electric hybrid car sharing service is launching in Wellington today. Kathryn Ryan talks with Mevo's co-founder and CEO Erik Zy der velt about changing attitudes towards car… Read more Audio
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Brussels correspondent Elena Casas-Montanez
9:50 AM.Elena Casas reports in on a bombing in Turkey, a new Prime Minister in Italy and ongoing fears for Europe's banking sector. Audio
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Banking boss Ian Narev
10:07 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks with Ian Narev, the New Zealander at the helm of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, who reflects on an interesting year in the banking business. Audio
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Book review - "I'll Take You There" by Wally Lamb
10:44 AM.Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
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Political commentators: Bill's next move
11:11 AM.With Bill English now confirmed as PM, Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss how he might make his mark on the government. Read more Audio
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Festive foodie gifts
11:35 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Belinda MacDonald about some foodie gifts you can make for Christmas. Belinda is a qualified food technology teacher and spends a bit of time foraging for seasonal ingredients… Read more Audio
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Urbanist Tommy Honey
11:48 AM.Tommy asks whether buses are the future of city transport ? Audio
Crowds of people walk the Tongariro Crossing Photo: Melanie McGrath 2015
09:05 Privatising the Great Walks?
Four of New Zealand's tourism leaders have jointly released a report to the government, that moots the possibility of privatising the Great Walks. The controversial suggestion is one of a raft of proposals contained in the Tourism Infrastructure Study.
Kathryn Ryan talks to Grant Webster CEO of Tourism Holdings Ltd. /Chair of Industry Aotearoa, Dave Hammond a former Thames Coromandel chief executive and now tourism consultant, and the Federated Mountain Club's Robin Mc Neil who also works for Venture Southland and the New Zealand walking access commission.
09:20 EV hybrid car share for Wellington
Mevo Photo: Supplied
The country's first electric hybrid car sharing service is launching in Wellington today. Kathryn Ryan talks with Mevo's co-founder and CEO Erik Zy der velt about changing attitudes towards car ownership.
09:45 Brussels correspondent Elena Casas
Elena Casas reports in on a bombing in Turkey, a new Prime Minister in Italy and ongoing fears for Europe's banking sector
Ian Narev - CBA Photo: supplied
10:05 Banking boss Ian Narev
Kathryn Ryan talks with Ian Narev, the New Zealander at the helm of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, who reflects on an interesting year in the banking business.
10:35 Book review - "I'll Take You There" by Wally Lamb
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
10:45 The Reading
Shingle Beach:1: Bullrush by Carl Nixon, read by Hadleigh Walker.
11:05 Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
Matthew & Stephen with their take on the new National party team of Bill English and Paula Bennett.
1:30 Festive foodie gifts
Kathryn Ryan talks to Belinda MacDonald about some foodie gifts you can make for Christmas.
Belinda is a qualified food technology teacher and spends a bit of time foraging for seasonal ingredients with healing elements. Her book My Green Kitchen has a raft of nourishing and healthy recipes. She will run through recipes for Matcha Chocolate Truffles, Black Garlic Shortbread and Pine Needle Vinegar.
11:45 Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy asks whether buses are the future of city transport ?
Meet the High-Tech Buses of Tomorrow, CityLab
Rethinking the Bus Shelter, CityLab
The Myth That Everyone Naturally Prefers Trains to Buses, CityLab
Cincinnati Has a Streetcar Problem, CityLab
Dust Settles on China's Forsaken Straddling Bus, CityLab