Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:47 AM.A report by AUT on New Zealand news media. Audio

11:25 AM.Ann Beaglehole's new book explores the history of New Zealand's response to refugees arriving on our shores. Refuge New Zealand: A nation's response to refugees and asylum seekers is published by… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.What we're seeing here mirrors what's happening overseas - increasingly, very mainstream businesses in very conventional sectors are using sustainability as a powerful new managerial discipline to run… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by Ian Chapman and published by Penguin Classic. Audio

10:10 AM.Minnie Baragwanath is the chief executive and founder of the Be. Institute, a New Zealand based social change initiative that aims to make New Zealand the world leader in accessibility. Audio

9:51 AM.The ongoing problems with the rollout of Obama-care. Audio

9:30 AM.Inspector Gary Davey, Auckland City District Prevention Manager for the Police; Derek Liefting, Auckland district operations manager for St John Ambulance; and George Wood, Auckland Councillor, member… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Six months after a fundamental shift in the way house insurance is calculated, claims that the vast majority of homeowners have left it up to their insurer to set their level of cover, and could be… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Modern electronic funds transactional services at the point of purchase with the use of convergant technologies and the bonus of automatic loyalty recognition. Audio

11:30 AM.Billy Scott is the owner of Scott's Strawberry Farm in Havelock North and he talks all things strawberry including his family's long association with this joy of summer, and what we can do with it. Audio

11:10 AM.The Christchurch East by-election and its ramifications; Chorus, broadband pricing over the copper network, the Commerce Commission, and the political ramifications; leadership of the Green Party… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Emeritus Professor of English at Otago University, Lawrence Jones, reviews the transcribed journals of Charles Brasch which is published by Otago University Press. Audio

9:52 AM.The Ukraine and its waivering allegiances between western Europe and Russia; a new Merkel led government for Germany, and; prostitution law reform in France. Audio

9:40 AM.He's one of the world's most influential scientists and the man behind the DNA sequencer, Professor Leroy (Lee) Hood, and talks about a revolution in healthcare and personalised medicine, including a… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A lecturer in education and developmental psychology at the University of Regensburg in Germany, Dr Sebastian Suggate, and a professor of education at Otago University, Helen May, discuss whether the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.This morning a crisis meeting was held in Tokoroa initiated by the country's largest forestry manager, Hancock Forestry Management, following the deaths of two forestry workers in recent weeks… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.A mirthful look back on the week's highs and lows, fasts and slows. Audio

11:30 AM.The All Blacks first unbeaten season in the professional era, a feat which may never be equalled. Audio

11:08 AM.New music this week from Anika Moa, The Drab Doo-Riffs, and The Shocking and Stunning. Audio

10:37 AM.John McIntyre reviews: Maia and What Matters by Tine Mortier, illustrated by Kaatje Vermiere, and; The Further Adventures of The Owl and the Pussycat by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Charlotte… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.The state-of-the-art restoration ecology projects around the world trying to stem habitat loss and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Audio

9:50 AM.Jamil Anderlini is the Asia bureau chief for the Financial Times and speaks from Beijing about China's introduction of the "air defence identification zone" around the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.A leading researcher into the effects of synthetic cannabinoids, Stephen Bright, talks about the health impacts Australia is seeing. Audio

9:20 AM.The government has recently launched a 10-year Children's Action Plan which aims to fundamentally change the approach to children and the way the most vulnerable are protected. The Director of… Read more Audio