Nine To Noon for Thursday 28 April 2011

09:05 Video image likely to show body in Pike River mine

Laurie Drew, father of 21-year-old Zen Drew, who died in the Pike River mine disaster last year.

09:35 Compulsory livestock tagging

Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers dairy sector spokesman; and Tim Ritchie, Meat Industry Association chief executive, who is also a member of the National Animal Identification & Tracing (NAIT) Stakeholder Reference Group.

09:45 UK correspondent Jon Dennis

The Royal Wedding preparations move into top gear and the Coalition is under strain over the referendum on voting reform.

10:05 Siautu Alefaio

Registered psychologist who has worked with some of the country's most violent offenders, on why cultural-based rehabilitation is vital for Pacific offenders.

10:30 Book Review with Rae McGregor

Jerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

10:45 Reading: Death and the Dreamlife of Elephants (Part 3 of 6)

An inner city tale about death and a search for deeper meaning in the routine of urban loneliness.

11:05 New Technology with Nat Torkington

Options for watching TV and movies over the internet.

Apple TV, Microsoft Home Server, TVNZ On Demand, TV3 On Demand, NZ On Screen, iSky, Ziln, Fatso.

11:30 Planning for retirement

Why retirement planning is about more than finances. What you really need to think about before you finish full time work.

Joan Baker and Mandy Fealy, co-authors of My Time: how to make the rest of life the best of life, what every babyboomer needs to know about living life to the full.

Published by Penguin NZ.

11:45 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett

Queen of The Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?, Heartbreaker and the World Cinema Showcase final.