Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney looks at topical issues including surveillance, leaks and recession. Audio

9:35 AM.Financial Markets Authority CEO Sean Hughes on the regulator's concern that the Government has failed to heed a call for better and clearer information for ordinary investors in its offer documents… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.A new study by the Construction Strategy Group suggests an overhaul of house building industry sector is needed, including re-engineering the way developed land comes to market and auditing and… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.With Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:35 AM.Steven Adams' NBA debut; the early rounds of the Rugby League World Cup; and a changing of the guard for sports radio. Audio

11:09 AM.Paul McCartney, Bailter Space and Sebastien Tellier. Audio

10:36 AM.'The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd' by Finlay Macdonald, published by Penguin Books; 'The Teddy Bear's Promise' by Diana Noonan, illustrated by Robyn Belton, published by Craig Potton Publishing… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Norfolk-based Mark Cocker is naturalist, environmentalist and author of nine books. He spent seven years writing his latest book, 'Birds and People', (published by Random House) which describes and… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The car crash terrorist attack in Tiananmen square; Amnesty bill proposed for Thaksin Shinawatra; and the National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Audio

9:38 AM.Marcus Stickley heads the team launching Radio New Zealand's new youth website The Wireless, aimed primarily at the 800,000 New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30. It's the culmination of a years-long… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.Nils Muiznieks, Council for Europe's Commissioner of Human Rights. Audio

9:07 AM.Graeme Harris, director of Civil Aviation for the CAA. A major report by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission on the Carterton ballooning tragedy calls for legislation to address drug use… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.TV3 and Four's upcoming line ups, and The Walking Dead. Audio

11:25 AM.Dr Michael Flood, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wollongong discusses teenage boys and pornography. At what point is it harmful and how can parents deal with this? Audio

11:09 AM.The rise of privacy; NZ tech industry going strong; cats on the internet. Audio

10:40 AM.Gina Rogers reviews 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' by Helen Fielding, published by Jonathan Cape. Audio

10:07 AM.Gabrielle Carey is the author of novels, biography, autobiography, essays, articles and short stories. She teaches writing at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her first book, Puberty Blues… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The recent UK storm and the phone hacking trial. Audio

9:24 AM.The Minister responsible for Youth Justice, Chester Borrows, this morning launched the government's strategy for reducing offending by young people over the next decade. Audio

9:08 AM.The Ministry of Education's special education manager, Brian Coffey, responds to claims that learning disabled students are missing out on exam help. Audio

11:49 AM.New exhibitions at the Adam Art Gallery, new research on the makers of ancient cave paintings, and the death of the art philosopher who helped us define "art" in the 20th century. Audio

11:40 AM.Toni Collins is a Canterbury University PhD researcher in law, who is investigating how commercial leases could be written to better deal with the aftermath of earthquakes, and how cases of disputes… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.As a founding member of The Velvet Underground and then as a solo artist, Lou Reed was one of the most influential musicians and songwriters of the last 50 years. Songs like 'Venus In Furs', 'I'm… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Hon. Michael Cullen reviews 'Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914' by Max Hastings, published by Harper Collins UK. Audio

10:06 AM.President emeritus of the Open Society Foundations and one of the founders of Human Rights Watch. Aryeh Neier was deeply involved in efforts to create the International Criminal Tribunal for the… Read more Audio