Nine To Noon for Friday 2 May 2014
09:05 Maurice Williamson on his resignation as a Minister
National Party MP Maurice Williamson yesterday resigned as a minister after it was revealed he called the police about their investigation into Chinese businessman Donghua Liu who was facing domestic violence charges. Today he answers questions about his conduct.
09:25 Plans to set up an off-site construction industry in New Zealand
Richard Ogden is the chairman and founder of the UK organisation Buildoffsite. He is visiting New Zealand to help set up an Australasian chapter; and Bruce Coubray is the general manager of Howick Engineering, who is spearheading efforts to set up a functioning offsite construction industry here.
09:45 Asia correspondent Jamil Anderlini
10:05 Feature: Entrepeneur Jessica Jackley on using the sharing economy to combat poverty
American entrepeneur Jessica Jackley on how financial inclusion, and the sharing economy can combat poverty in developing countries.
Jessica Jackley is a guest at the Auckland Writers Festival this week.
10:35 John McIntyre reviews new childrens' books
A Corner of a Foreign Field -The illustrated Poetry of the First World War. Selected by Fiona Waters. Published by Atlantic World.
10:45 The Reading: The Elusive Language of Ducks, by Judith White
A quirky and heart-warming story of human relationships – and a duck. (Part 5 of 10).
11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
Kylie Minogue's new album "kiss me once" - plus music from Pixies and a singe from Geoff Chapple - the man behind the national walking track "Te Araroa.
11:30 Sports with Brendan Telfer
Brendan discusses Lydia Ko hitting the big time on the pro golf circuit – and whether she should still get funding from Sport New Zealand?
11:45 The Week That Was with James Nokise and Pinky Agnew
Music played in this show
Artist: Kylie Minogue
Song: I Was Gonna Cancel
Comp: Pharrell Williams
Album: Kiss Me Once
Label: Parlophone
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Artist: Kylie Minogue
Song: Sexy Love
Comp: Hector, Wallevik, Rowe, Davidsen, Hansen
Album: Kiss Me Once
Label: Parlophone
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Artist: Pixies
Song: Magdalena
Comp: Thompson, Santiago, Lovering
Album: Indie Cindy
Label: Liberation
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Artist: Pixies
Song: Magdalena
Comp: Thompson, Santiago, Lovering
Album: Indie Cindy
Label: Liberation
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Artist: Geoff Chapple
Song: Blue Trail- Te Araroa
Comp: Geoff Chapple
Album: No album- a single
Label: self-released
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