Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.James Curran is a statistician from Auckland University, whose skills are regularly called on by forensic agencies here, as well as Australia and the UK. Audio

9:30 AM.The Auckland lawyer for Ioane Teitiota of Kiribati, who has asked the High Court to recognize him and his family as climate change refugees on the grounds that they face serious harm if they return to… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.William Galston is the Ezra Zilkha governance studies chair at the Brookings Institution. He was a policy advisor to President Bill Clinton, serving as deputy assistant for domestic policy, and has… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Eleanor Catton on the phone from London after having been announced as the winner of the Man Booker Prize. Audio

11:43 AM.New exhibitions at the Adam Art Gallery; the effects of the government shut-downs on Washington's museums; and the new research on the makers of ancient cave paintings. Audio

11:29 AM.Jenny Baldwin is a partner in the law firm Anthony Harper, based in Auckland. She specialises in Retirement Village Law. Audio

11:07 AM.Singer-songwriter Amos Lee, has just released a new album Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song. Philadelphia-born Lee began his career being referred to as "the male Norah Jones", in part because he… Read more Audio

10:17 AM.Sean Pica on his journey from serving sixteen years for murder in a US federal prison, to heading the organisation that helped him get a degree while he was inside. Audio

10:10 AM.Fergus Barrowman from Victoria University Press - which published The Luminaries speaks live from the Man Booker Ceremony. Audio

10:07 AM.New Zealand author Paula Morris speaks live from the Man Booker prize-giving ceremony. Audio

9:52 AM.The Australian Labor Party has a new leader, meanwhile the government is making progress to repeal the 'Carbon Tax' legislation. Audio

9:43 AM.Ged Shirley is Horizons Regional Council Incident Control Manager, in charge of river management. Audio

9:27 AM.Harvard Assistant Professor of Public Policy John Friedman whose recent work has focused on the long-run effects of education and has featured in policy debates including President Barack Obama's 2012… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Does Len Brown have the support of his councillors to stay on as Mayor of Auckland following the revelations of an extramarital affair? George Wood, Penny Webster, Arthur Anae and Dick Quax are all on… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Revelations on Maori TV's Native Affairs programme. Audio

11:24 AM.Mary Jane O'Reilly is one of New Zealand's most prolific and accomplished contemporary dancers and choreographers. She co-founded the Limbs Dance Company and the Auckland Dance Company, and… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Our business commentator discusses the Meridian float and Mighty River Power's share buy back; the US government budget and debt ceiling negotiations; and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. Audio

11:07 AM.Written by Robert Harris, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and published by Hutchinson. Audio

10:17 AM.In 1973, submariners Roger Chapman and Roger Malinson were trapped 480 metres below the Irish Sea in a fatally crippled midget submarine. The workmates remarkably survived the 84 hour ordeal despite… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The latest on the U.S. debt ceiling deadline. Audio

9:46 AM.With Norman Hammond - Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at Boston University, Associate in Maya Archaeology at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at Cambridge University. Audio

9:34 AM.With Te Ururoa Flavell - Maori party co-leader. Audio

9:09 AM.Residential construction costs in the spotlight amid drive to build new houses in Auckland and Christchurch. With Tony Sewell - Ngai Tahu Property chief executive and President of the Property Council… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.What is 'peak sprawl' and how does it help determine a city's walkability? Audio

11:30 AM.Author, floral designer, travel writer and keen gardener, Fionna Hill talks microgreens - how to grow them and what to do with them when you have. Audio