Nine To Noon for Thursday 28 November 2013
09:05 Swimming pool law changes
CEO of Water Safety NZ Matt Claridge.
09:25 The CEO of the NZ Venture Investment Fund on its performance over the last decade
Franceska Banga has been CEO of the NZ Venture Investment Fund since it was set up in 2001.
09:45 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
10:05 Mark Donaldson - Australian SAS soldier
Australian SAS soldier Mark Donaldson was the first VC winner for that country since 1969. He tells us about the fire-fight in Afghanistan in which he earned the honour.
10:35 Book review with Quentin Johnson
Cook by Rob Mundle
Published by ABC.
10:45 The Reading Fish 'n' Chip Shop Song, a short story by Carl Nixon
A busy Friday night in a fish 'n' chip shop. The owner's daughter dreams of what she might be missing out on as she serves the customers
11:05 New technology with Sarah Putt
Battle of the consoles – Xbox One vs Playstation 4; the sale website Click Monday; and the government to appoint a Chief Privacy Officer who will oversee privacy and security issues across all government agencies.
11:30 Parenting - Kids, cliques and powerplays
Nicole Price is the author of Y do U H8 Me. Nicole is interested in how children get on in their peer group, what cliques are and why they form, and how to empower children to fight their own battles at school.
11:45 TV reviewer Nick Grant
TVNZ's new season and its launch.
Music played in this show
SONG: Virginia Plain
ARTIST: Roxy Music
COMP: Ferry
ALBUM: Best of Roxy Music
LABEL: Virgin
TIME PLAYED: 11:05
SONG: Nothing from Nothing
ARTIST: Billy Preston
COMP: Fisher/Preston
ALBUM: The Kids and Me
LABEL: Sivascreen
TIME PLAYED: 11:20