On Nine to Noon Today

9:05 Kapiti air collision
Tony Kane, Principal of Kapiti College; and Paul Harrison, Chief Executive of the Kapiti Aero Club

9:20 Social Agency funding
Tariana Turia, Maori Party co-leader; Edith McNeill, Waipareira Trust Contract Manager Programme Development; and Enid Leighton, Ngati Awa Social Services

9:45 Africa correspondent Peter Greste

10:05 Midlife Crisis
Mike Carter, Observer journalist wo travelled world on motorbike after a drunken vow.
'Uneasy Rider: Travels Through a Mid-Life Crisis', by Mike Carter. Published by Ebury Press.

10:30 Book Review with Graham Beattie - 'His Illegal Self' by Peter Carey
(Random House Australia ISBN 978 174 1665 352)

10:45 Book Reading: 'The Sound of Butterflies' by Rachael King
(Part 7 of 11)

11:05 Politics with Matthew Hooton and Laila Harre

11:30 Guest Chef Ray McVinnie:- Roasted Gurnard with Green Olives and Salsa Cruda and Dinner Rush Sausage and Peppers with Pasta

11:40 Wine with John Hawkesby

11:45 A modest proposal or two with David Slack