Nine To Noon for Friday 4 December 2009
09:05 Home ownership
Brian Donnelly, executive director of NZ Housing Foundation
09:30 Home ownership
Shamubeel Eaqub, senior economist NZIER
09:20 Convenience store liquor licensing
Tony Loveday, owner of Wellington-based Citystop convenience store; and Gerard Vaughan, Chief Executive of ALAC, the Alcohol Advisory Council.
09:30 Roller Derby
Mon Leather, aka Lux Vengeance, and Kirsten Henderson, aka Ruby Disaster.
New Zealand's first inter-regional Roller Derby bout, Skate of Emergency, is being held in Wellington this weekend. For ticket information go to undertheradar.co.nz.
Links:
Wellington's Richter City Roller Derby
Auckland's Pirate City Rollers
09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan
10:05 D.Vice - the sex toy business owners
Wendy Lee and Ema Lyon, business owners of D.Vice, New Zealand's largest sex toy manufacturer and retailer.
Ema and Wendy started the business in the 1990s. They were taught how to mould silicon for their toys by Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor, who let them use the company's lab. D.Vice now has four stores in New Zealand and one in Melbourne.
10:30 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
Piggy Pogget by Scott Tulloch
Published by Harper Collins
ISBN 978-1-86950-739-8
The Wonkey Donkey by Craig Smith with illustrations by Katz Cowley
Published by Scholastic
ISBN 978-1-86943-926-2
Reflections Of A Solitary Hampster by Astride Desbordes with illustrations by Pauline Martin
Published by Gecko Press
ISBN 978-1-877467-45-5
10:45 Reading: Pedal Power: Great Bicycle Journies by Roy Sinclair
(Part 5 of 5)
In a bold attempt to combat inevitable dotage '60-something' Roy Sinclair decides to cycle the length of Japan.
11:05 New Music with Sean McKenna
Artist: Various
Album: Top of the Dial Volume 2
Songs:
Chapta - Vehicle
Monaco Ad
Twin Spin
The Action - Romeo & Juliet
Artist: Various
Album: Kats Karavan - the history of John Peel on the radio
Song:
Elvis Costello - High Fidelity
Artist: Teacups
Album: Forest Fiction
Song: Skylark
11:30 Sport with Joseph Romanos
11:45 Week That Was with Radar and Michele A'Court