Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:10 AM.Fergus Barrowman from Victoria University Press - which published The Luminaries speaks live from the Man Booker Ceremony. Audio

10:07 AM.New Zealand author Paula Morris speaks live from the Man Booker prize-giving ceremony. Audio

9:52 AM.The Australian Labor Party has a new leader, meanwhile the government is making progress to repeal the 'Carbon Tax' legislation. Audio

9:43 AM.Ged Shirley is Horizons Regional Council Incident Control Manager, in charge of river management. Audio

9:27 AM.Harvard Assistant Professor of Public Policy John Friedman whose recent work has focused on the long-run effects of education and has featured in policy debates including President Barack Obama's 2012… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Does Len Brown have the support of his councillors to stay on as Mayor of Auckland following the revelations of an extramarital affair? George Wood, Penny Webster, Arthur Anae and Dick Quax are all on… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Revelations on Maori TV's Native Affairs programme. Audio

11:24 AM.Mary Jane O'Reilly is one of New Zealand's most prolific and accomplished contemporary dancers and choreographers. She co-founded the Limbs Dance Company and the Auckland Dance Company, and… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Our business commentator discusses the Meridian float and Mighty River Power's share buy back; the US government budget and debt ceiling negotiations; and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. Audio

11:07 AM.Written by Robert Harris, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and published by Hutchinson. Audio

10:17 AM.In 1973, submariners Roger Chapman and Roger Malinson were trapped 480 metres below the Irish Sea in a fatally crippled midget submarine. The workmates remarkably survived the 84 hour ordeal despite… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The latest on the U.S. debt ceiling deadline. Audio

9:46 AM.With Norman Hammond - Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at Boston University, Associate in Maya Archaeology at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at Cambridge University. Audio

9:34 AM.With Te Ururoa Flavell - Maori party co-leader. Audio

9:09 AM.Residential construction costs in the spotlight amid drive to build new houses in Auckland and Christchurch. With Tony Sewell - Ngai Tahu Property chief executive and President of the Property Council… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.What is 'peak sprawl' and how does it help determine a city's walkability? Audio

11:30 AM.Author, floral designer, travel writer and keen gardener, Fionna Hill talks microgreens - how to grow them and what to do with them when you have. Audio

11:10 AM.A national lean to the left after the local authority elections? And if so, what does this herald at the national level or for the National Party? Audio

10:40 AM.Sonja de Freiz reviews Australian author Collen McCullough's book Bittersweet which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:09 AM.86-year old Marie Hull-Brown talks about a career spanning: the British army; being a policewoman in post WWII London, and; 25-years raising mental health awareness. Audio

9:50 AM.The refuge of Europe and how to handle and process asylum seekers, especially those from the sea, and; good fiscal news from Ireland and a turnaround for the economy, but mass migration still abounds.

9:30 AM.The Mara Elephant Project (MEP) is engaging a new strategy to save the continent's largest behemoth. The Project's manager, Marc Goss, talks about targeting poachers directly through Rapid Response… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Incumbent deputy-mayor Penny Hulse and returned councillor Cameron Brewer discuss the big issues for Auckland and how the council will navigate a satisfactory path to embrace these challenges. Audio

11:47 AM.With Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:32 AM.Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's retirement next month; Sonny Bill Williams going back to rugby; another defeat for Roger Federer; Lydia Ko about to turn pro; and NZ fight back in test cricket v… Read more Audio