Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.Carsten von Nahmen discusses German politics and the battle for balance of power between the EU and Russia concerning the Ukraine. Audio

9:30 AM.Should GST apply to more offshore internet purchases, including digital downloads?

PwC partner Eugen Trombitas; Owner of Sportsworld Cambridge, Jay Marshall; and Consumer NZ CEO Sue Chetwin. Audio

9:20 AM.Meir Javedanfar is an Iranian-born analyst based in Israel. He is a lecturer in contemporary Iranian politics at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. Audio

9:05 AM.Alan Seay is Andarko New Zealand's spokesman. Bunny McDiarmid is the CEO of Greenpeace NZ. Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:32 AM.The woeful cricket tour; the Rugby league world cup; the final game of the All Blacks tour this weekend; and farewell Ricky Herbert. Audio

11:06 AM.MIA, Julien Dyne, and Tourettes. Audio

10:42 AM.Kiran Dass reviews 'The Receptionist: An Education at the New Yorker' by Janet Groth, published by Algonquin Books. Audio

10:10 AM.Tennessee Williams, F Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Cheever, Carver, Berryman… Six giants of American literature - and all addicted to alcohol. In her new book 'The Trip to Echo Spring: Why Writers… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.China loans and aid money to the Pacific islands; the public debate in Samoa about sexual violence; and a mutiny trial in Fiji. Audio

9:36 AM.The Nga Tangata Microfinance Trust last night won the supreme award at the National Sustainable Business Network Awards. We talk to Dr Claire Dale, from Child Poverty Action Group, who is also a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Jim Quinn, Chief Executive of KiwiRail; and NZ First leader Winston Peters. Audio

11:50 AM.'Thanks for Sharing' and 'Valley of Saints'. Audio

11:27 AM.Clinical and health psychologist Sarb Johal is an Associate Professor in Disaster Mental Health at Massey University in Wellington. He discusses starting school and daycare and how to play with your… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Apps and security, wearable technologies and media text hackathon. Audio

10:39 AM.Louise O'Brien reveiws 'We Are Water' by Wally Lamb, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:05 AM.Paul Prociv is a retired lecturer in Medical Parasitology from the University of Queensland. Audio

9:50 AM.The lack of interest in the phone hacking scandal; investigations into the near failure of the Co-operative Bank; and 'Selfie' - the word of the year. Audio

9:32 AM.Jan Wright, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has just released a new report: Water quality in New Zealand: Land use and nutrient pollution. Audio

9:08 AM.Dr Claire Robinson, political commentator and Massey University's Pro Vice Chancellor. Audio

11:50 AM.Conspiracy theories. Audio

11:30 AM.Police under scrutiny. Audio

11:10 AM.The trio known as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club formed in the late 1990s when high school buddies Robert Been and Peter Hayes, both from San Francisco, hooked up with British drummer Nick Jago. The… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Stuff I've Been Reading was written by Nick Hornby, published by Viking and reviewed by John King. Audio

10:10 AM.Ian Brown is Associate Director of Oxford University's Cyber Security Centre and Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute. Audio