Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:35 AM.Professor Richard Easther is head of physics at Auckland University, his work focuses on the physics of the very early universe. Audio

9:24 AM.Dr Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of Drug Policy Alliance, has played a pivotal role in most major drug policy reform ballot initiative campaigns in the USA. Audio

9:10 AM.Russian president Vladimir Putin formally declares Crimea a sovereign state of Russia. Audio

11:48 AM.Pedestrians part 2 - pedestrian road safety. Audio

11:34 AM.Chef Antonio Cacace came to New Zealand twenty-one years ago from Italy's Amalfi Coast, where his father owned a hotel and was a well-known chef. A love of authentic Italian food and cooking led to… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Winston Peters and the possible make-up of the next government. Moves to link school funding to performance. Audio

10:37 AM.Harry Ricketts reveiws 'Balancing Act' by Joanna Trollope, published by Doubleday. Audio

10:07 AM.Adisa Banjoko is a hip hop scholar, youth worker, martial arts practitioner, and the founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation which teaches young people the skills - and the shared philosophies - of… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The high yes vote in Crimea referendum to join Russia. Audio

9:37 AM.Ministry of Education and the NZ Qualifications Authority announce more students with learning problems will be able to access exam help. Audio

9:22 AM.A group representing thousands of people with incurable eye disorders say there is urgent need for more rehabilitation and other assistance. Audio

9:08 AM.Todd Curtis is a former safety engineer with Boeing who worked on its 777 wide-body jets - he is now director of the Airsafe.com Foundation. Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:32 AM.Discussing expensive off-season acquisitions of players in rugby and rugby league, for instance Benji Marshall, just named as fullback for the Blues. Plus the state of domestic tennis. Audio

11:06 AM.Featuring Elbow: The Take Off And Landing Of Everything and George Michael: Symphonica. Audio

10:38 AM.Kiran Dass reveiws '& Sons' by David Gilbert, published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:10 AM.Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner is the founding Director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland, and one of the leading figures in cultural and media studies… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Damage reports from Cyclone Lusi in the Pacific. The 'Small Islands Developing States' conference in Samoa. Migration from the Pacific islands to New Zealand. Audio

9:30 AM.They've been a fixture for hundreds of years but their jobs are now in danger. Kathryn Ryan talks to Frank Minal from the GMB, the union representing most residential lock keepers. Audio

9:16 AM.With Privacy Commissioner John Edwards. Audio

9:08 AM.Dr Richard Turner, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research meteorologist has been tracking Cyclone Lusi. Audio

11:48 AM.Critiquing Reality TV: The Inspectors, Wednesdays 7.30pm, TV One; Drug Bust, Wednesdays 8pm, TV3 and Road Cops, Mondays 7.30pm, TV3. Audio

11:25 AM.Discusses children and making friends. Audio

11:07 AM.Orcon is up for sale, crowdfunding your big idea is about to get easier and QuizUp boosts Iceland's tech sector. Audio

10:43 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews 'The Blazing World' by Siri Hustvedt, published by Hodder. Audio