Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:42 AM.The Gaia space observatory was launched last week by the European Space Agency. It mission: to compile a 3D space catalogue of approximately 1 billion stars. Professor Gerry Gilmore of the Institute… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Sports commentator Richard Boock, media commentator Gavin Ellis, business commentator Rod Oram and political commentators Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams wrap up the major stories of 2013. Audio

9:28 AM.48-year-old Auckland father of 6 completed the 160 kilometre round the mountain race in Taranaki - wearing only homemade jandals. Audio

9:08 AM.Sports commentator Richard Boock, media commentator Gavin Ellis, business commentator Rod Oram and political commentators Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams wrap up the major stories of 2013. Audio

11:53 AM.Kennedy talks about learning to see. Audio

11:36 AM.New Potatoes with Honey Mustard Dressing and Crunchy Sprinkle. Herbed New Potatoes with Peas. Potatoes with Caperberry Vinaigrette. Audio

11:07 AM.Looking back on the year that was in politics. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Issac Marion, reviewed by Quentin Johnson and published by Vintage. Audio

10:10 AM.New Zealand's most acclaimed and prolific Te Reo singer, Whirimako Black, looks back on the year in which she made her acting debut in the feature film "White Lies". Audio

9:51 AM.Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon. Audio

9:40 AM.With Quin Etnyre - Thirteen year old American Quin Etnyre who in less than three years, has learned to programme electronics, created his own company, Qtechknow, and started teaching MIT graduates in… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.With Terry Baucher - an Auckland general tax consultant who is on the Council of The Accountants and Tax Agents Institute, who has been lobbying for change to the way IRD deals with penalties. Audio

9:08 AM.Hundreds of people have been killed in a week of fighting, which has spread from Juba to oil fields to the north. With Nima Elgabir - CNN Africa Correspondent. Audio

11:47 AM.With Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:32 AM.The Halberg awards and the cricket tests against the West Indies. Audio

11:07 AM.Prince, Dâm-Funk & Snoopzilla and Lord Echo. Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass reviews 'Stoner' by John Williams (Vintage Classics). Audio

10:06 AM.Founder and chief executive of Xero, who was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Audio

9:45 AM.The news stories that shaped the Asia region in 2013. Audio

9:28 AM.What are the prospects for a golden summer around the country? Daniel Corbett, New Zealand MetService. Audio

9:08 AM.Peter Townsend, chief executive Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. Audio

11:48 AM.The year in cinema and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Audio

11:28 AM.Parenting through the Christmas period. Audio

11:10 AM.Interactive Ads Based on Your Movements, Slingshot Convicted of Slamming and Nextgen Gaming Through Walls. Audio

10:38 AM.New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in our Culture, History and Everyday Life, written by Annie Potts, Philip Armstrong, Deidre Brown. Reviewed by Harry Broad and published by Auckland University… Read more Audio