Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Today, with holidays just around the corner, Kennedy does a whistlestop south-to-north tour, offering 10 of his favourite off-the-beaten-track localities. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.How 20 years of development to produce Scifresh and Scilate apples, lead to the later commercialisation of Jazz and Envy apples.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dale, Ben and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including the latest on expelled Te Pāti Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tom talks about opponents joining forces to oppose road changes and a new planned tunnel, a new world class music festival for the capital, Wellington City Council wins more votes on the water… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Jane Westaway reviews How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978-1998 by Helen Garner. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.John and Elisa Mendzela on how they uncovered evidence of abuse of students and sexual misconduct by other teachers.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.US President Donald Trump puts  pressure  Venezuela's leader, but grants a pardon to former Honduran President and the countdown is on for the football World Cup. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Former Prime Minister and constitutional law expert, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, on what he calls a quick and dirty way for the government to get its own way. Read more Audio

9:05 AM. Ministry of Justice figures show the specialist addictions court is improving re-offending outcomes at rates far higher than the prison-based initiatives. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Comedians Pinky Agnew and Donna Brookbanks bring some of the lighter stories of the past week, including the latest stats on how many butter chickens New Zealanders ordered on Uber Eats in the past… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam discusses a big week for Liam Lawson, the All Blacks World Cup draw, Black Caps, Ashes and the A-League derby. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Kereama discusses a local rahui on collection of seafood and Whakatane's major Nándor Tánczos on government plans to restrict rates increases Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor from Slowboat Records plays a brand new track from The Phoenix Foundation, new music from Dijon, who has co-produced Bon Iver and Justin Beiber, and UK born soulful singer-songwriter… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Lisa Adler of Unity Books Wellington reviews Queen Esther by John Irving, published by Simon & Schuster. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.A drone successfully delivered medical supplies to a remote island in the Western Bay of Plenty last week.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Julia Bullock is a Grammy Award-winning American classical soprano who'll be performing in New Zealand early next year as part of the Auckland Arts Festival.  Read more Audio

9:50 AM.RNZ Pacific's Moera Tuilaepa with the latest from the region. Read more Audio

9:37 AM.The Tongariro fire earlier this month left nearly 3,000 hectares of the national park scorched. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The number of rental properties on the market has climbed to an 18-month high, according to the online listings platform realestate.co.nz.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The biggest overhaul of retirement village laws in two decades promises clearer rules and stronger protections for residents. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Is competition, jealousy, and conflict between brothers and sisters a normal part of growing up? While bickering and nitpicking can be hard for parents, can sibling rivalry also be a way for children… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech commentator Alex Sims looks at computer programs that use artificial intelligence to pursue goals and tasks with minimal input. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Ché discusses the decision to pay $500,000 to remove large trees in Invercargill's central business district. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews 50 Years of the Waitangi Tribunal edited by Carwyn Jones and Maria Bargh, published by Huia Publishers. Read more Audio