Nine To Noon for Friday 7 November 2008
09:05 Polls - what do they tell us?
Peter Aimer, a former Senior Lecturer in Politics from Auckland University who was involved in the three yearly Election Survey from its inception in 1987 through til the last election.
09:20 US Election
Stephen Hess is a veteran staffer of the Eisenhower('53-'61) and Nixon administrations, and was also an advisor to Presidents Ford and Carter.
Now with the Brookings Institution, he is the author of What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President Elect.
09:30 Final-year Massey University agriculture students advise farmers
Keith Riley, Woodville dairy farmer for 30 years. Keith Riley says final-year agriculture students using his farm as a case study made him stop and think with perceptive questions and sensible suggestions. And, with production ahead of budget and stock condition scores up, he rates the advice highly. Sarah Payne, third year Massey University applied science student studying a Bachelor of Applied Science - with a double major in agriculture and agricultural business .. consulting and advising Keith.
09:45 Pacific correspondent Mike Field
10:05 POM 354 - Pomegranate
James Brett, founder of POM354 pomegranate drink in the UK. Charity helping Afghanisation opium farmers.
10:30 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
Piano Rock - A 1950s Childhood by Gavin Bishop Published by Random House
ISBN 978-1-86979-010-3
The River Runs by David Hill
Published by Mallinson Rendel
ISBN 978--877423-22-2
Kaimanawa Princess by Diane Haworth
Published by Harper Collins
ISBN 978-1-86950-704-6
10:45 Book Reading: New Flags Flying by Ian Johnstone
(Part 5 of 5)
New Flags Flying is available for purchase through Replay Radio.
11:05 Music Review with Manu Taylor
Carla Bruni - Comme Si De Rien N'Etait - 2008 Naïve/Teorema/FilterMusic
FM035
Jolie Holland - The Living & The Dead - 2008 Anti Inc/Shock Records
E8952-2
The Mamaku Project - Mal de Terre - 2008 self released
11:30 Sports commentator Richard Becht
11:45 Week That Was with Radar & Michele A'Court