Nine To Noon for Wednesday 3 July 2013

09:05 The loss of building consent accrediation for the Christchurch City Council

The Insurance Council says the loss of accrediation for the Christchurch City Council to grant building consents is a serious concern and it's worried any consents issued will not be legally valid.

John Lucas, insurance manager for the Insurance Council; and Paul Grimshaw, property lawyer.

09:20 Kaitaki Interislander ferry's close shave on night of storm last month

Tony Mowbray, the Kaitaki's bosun, a senior crewman on the deck; and Mike Clark from the Maritime Union, which had about 30 of its members crewing that night.

09:30 Differences in court sentences according to geographic location

Criminologist and researcher Wayne Goodall has been looking into whether place of sentencing impacts on the severity of sentence.

09:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

10:05 Charley Pride - country music superstar

Charley Pride is a superstar of country music - an improbable destiny given his humble beginnings as a sharecropper's son on a cotton farm in Mississippi. His unique journey to the top of the music charts includes a detour through the world of Negro league and semi-pro baseball as well as many long years labouring in a smelter. But with perseverance and undeniable musical talent, he managed to establish an amazing legacy of hit singles and tens of millions in record sales. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. His greatest hits album 40 Years Of Pride has just been released. He'll also be touring NZ in November.

10:30 Book Review with Ralph McAllister

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Bloomsbury Publishing, RRP $27.99

10:45 Reading: The Invisible Rider by Kirsten McDougall

(Part 1 of 6)

The story of a cycling lawyer, husband and father, who increasingly finds simple things in life baffling.

11:05 Marty Duda's Artist of the Week

Sam Phillips started out as Christian singer 'Lesley Phillips', but in the mid-80s she changed her name to 'Sam' and began recording with her then-husband T Bone Burnett, who produced all of her albums until they split in the mid-2000s. Sam is due to release her new album Push Any Button shortly.