Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:50 AM.Problems with the roll out of Obama-care. The new mayor for New York. Audio

9:25 AM.With Professor John Werry - A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with more than 30 years experience. He was the first Professor and Head of the Psychiatry Dept at the University of Auckland Medical… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Peter Hughes took over as Education Secretary earlier this year after the departure of Lesley Longstone, who ended her contract after a breakdown between herself and the Minister, Hekia Parata. He… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The fruiting of the beech forest, otherwise known as masting, is projected to have an abundant year or 'super mast' in the upcoming summer. Audio

11:30 AM.Gabriel Davidson from the Wellington Chocolate Factory talks about sourcing the best chocolate and taking it from bean to bar. Audio

11:07 AM.The political response to the Roastbusters fiasco, the alleged rapes of underage girls by young men in West Auckland; the rise in confidence of the New Nesters demographic and an upsurge in economic… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Phil Vine reviews Sebastian Faulks' take on the classic Wodehouse character in Jeeves and the Wedding Bells, which is published by Hutchinson. Audio

10:06 AM.Novelist Laurence Fearnley has a new book out, 45 South, with photographs by Arno Gasteiger. The work comprises stories from along the wayline that marks the halfway point between the Equator and the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.CNN's Africa correspondent Nima Elgabir gives an insight into Kenya post the Westfield terrorist attack by Somali militants - the cross border relationship between Kenya and Somalia, the Kenyan media… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The government's waterways plan allows for up to 20% of freshwater flora and fauna species to be negatively impacted. We hear from representatives of Federated Farmers, Environment Canterbury, and the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dave Peacock is the father of a mental health patient, Ashley Peacock, who is being kept in semi-permanent seclusion. Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Elisabeth Easther. Audio

11:32 AM.A look at the week's sport including the Black Caps' apocalyptic tour of Bangladesh. Audio

11:06 AM.New music from Pearl Jam and Fall Out Boy. Audio

10:39 AM.Tilly Lloyd reviews 'Trip to Echo Spring: Why Writers Drink' by Olivia Laing, published by Canongate. Audio

10:07 AM.Ventriloquist and comedian David Strassman is most famous for his puppet creations Chuck Wood and Ted E Bare, made more lifelike through the cutting-edge use of robotics. In his spare time, David is… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Samoa mourns Peter Fatialofa; Australia Fiji relations; and corruption in PNG. Audio

9:42 AM.The New Zealand citizen science website NatureWatchNZ is celebrating over a year of people reporting their natural history discoveries. Amateur scientists have amassed more than 32,343 records made by… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Michelle Lee is a Counties Manukau Health smokefree specialist. Audio

9:07 AM.The Police Commissioner is pleading with young women who may have been vicitms of the Roast Busters group to come foward and lay formal complaints, saying they can have complete confidence in the… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The Counselor, The Butler and Tim Winton's The Turning. Audio

11:29 AM.Social worker in private practice who deals regularly with young men. Audio

11:11 AM.Is the neutrality of the internet under threat?; Aging gamers. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Conn Iggulden, published by Michael Joseph, reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Audio

10:08 AM.American psychiatry lecturer and writer. His latest book is called 'Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity'. Audio