Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Kingdom of Dust by David Dyer published by Penguin Books Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Anna Hiatt grew up on a farm in North Canterbury and spent much of her early years in her granny's vegetable garden. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Koroi discusses widespread political instability in the Pacific: Vanuatu, Tonga, and now the Solomon Islands Prime Minister is facing a vote of no confidence Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Property developer Winton is being forced to remediate a Significant Natural Area after it cleared a potential wetland in the Coromandel town of Matarangi.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Enerlytica's head of research John Kidd has crunched numbers, including MBIE data, to reach his estimate. Figures show a 10 per cent drop in industrial electricity use for the June to September… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and television reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at new documentary series Breath of Fire Read more Audio

11:25 AM.What should parents do when they're concerned their child has a mean or 'toxic' friend Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at research from Stanford University which harnesses AI to make a 'deepfake' of someone's personality Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Lee Scanlon on changes to the air service between Westport and Wellington, the death of Frank Dooley, and the ongoing battle for the Westport News. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Gina Rogers reviews The Crash by Kate Furnivall published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Two young Auckland filmmakers are getting plaudits for a film putting the spotlight on a man caring for donkeys in a beachside reserve north of the city.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.He'll look at the UK's resounding welcome to the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, while it assesses the implications of the coup and pauses asylum claims.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.With the growth of Facebook Marketplace, analysts are sounding a warning to Kiwi online marketplace pioneer TradeMe, over prices.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New Zealand fuel retailer Waitomo says the writing is on the wall as banks move to wind up new lending to petrol stations.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Money expert David Boyle is along with his picks for the top three things you could do next year to improve your financial situation.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Landscape designer and gardener Xanthe White talks with Kathryn how to have a great garden, without spending much time in it. She says the key is selecting the right plants, and not being a plant… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to play some songs that engender a sense of rest, something many of us need at this increasingly frantic time of year. Read more Audio

10:46 AM.RNZ Reporter Robin Martin has a wrap of the region's news, including another development in the ongoing saga that is the Mt Messenger bypass, and a new hut in the Pouakai Ranges. Read more Audio

10:33 AM.David Hill reviews Unreel: A Life in Review by Diana Wichtel published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.How two kinds of prehistoric humans managed to coexist by a Kenyan lakeside a million years ago.

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9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue at the weekend which is being treated as an act of terrorism and has prompted criticism of the government's… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Courtrooms are becoming increasingly dangerous, lawyers say, as calls for better security ramp up. Read more Audio

9:11 AM.Local casino operators say they could miss out on a licence to operate online, as they prepare to square up against large offshore operators with deep pockets. Read more Audio