Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.The upcoming float of Z Energy and Labour's proposal to ban sales of houses to non-residents. Audio

10:38 AM.Written by Anthony Marra, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and published by Hogarth. Audio

10:07 AM.Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide. Alan's a former Wellingtonian who is leading groundbreaking research which uses ancient DNA to record and study… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.US Congress getting serious about overhauling NSA surveillance programmes and lawmakers are also called for an overhaul of the secretive national security court that approves surveillance orders. Audio

9:40 AM.Could writing a diary about difficult or traumatic emotional events help the healing process post surgery? Researchers at Auckland University have been studying the mind-body connection looking at… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Connal Townsend - chief executive of the Property Council - Alan McMahon, Colliers International national director of research and consulting - and Iona Pannett, Wellington City Councillor. Audio

11:47 AM.Tommy looks at the threat to traditional bricks and mortar university with the rise and rise of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses. The idea started in Silicon Valley with two start ups offering free… Read more Audio

11:37 AM.Citrus Fruit preserves and sauces. Audio

11:06 AM.Discuss Labour's housing policy; and the GCSB Bill protests - will the government listen to the concerns being raised? Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Simon Urban, reviewed by Gyles Beckford and published by Harvill Secker. Audio

10:06 AM.Marian Salzman is an author or co-author of 14 books and an award-winning blogger. She was the keynote speaker for a Communication Agencies Association of New Zealand forum on 3 July. Audio

9:48 AM.The ongoing violence in Egypt. Audio

9:30 AM.With Maree O'Halloran - the official spokesperson for the National Welfare Rights Network (NWRN) and the Director of Sydney's Welfare Rights Centre. Duncan Sandilands - Founder of the Fair Go 4 All… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Alarm at leaked Defence Force document warning that certain investigative journalists a 'subversion' threat. With Rick Neville - Editorial director of the Newspaper Publishers Association. Dr Paul… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.With Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:29 AM.The latest on rugby union, rugby league,and international cricket. Audio

11:06 AM.Tricky, Bo Diddley, Willie Bobo and Roy Hamilton. Audio

10:38 AM.'Blue Moon Bird' by Sabrina Malcolm, published by Scholastic; and 'The Frog Who Lost His Underpants' by Juliette McIver, illustrated by Cat Chapman, published by Walker Books. Audio

10:06 AM.British director Michael Apted is the maker of '56 Up', the eighth episode in the world's longest-running documentary series. Every seven years Apted visits the same people he first interviewed about… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The new mandate given to the prime minster in Japan, and corruption in the health sector in China. Audio

9:41 AM.Oxford professor Peter Millican helped confirm that Harry Potter author JK Rowling was posing as Robert Galbraith, author of 'The Cuckoo's Calling'. He is an expert in computer linguistics who… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Professor Julian Savulescu, the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford and director of its Institute for Science and Ethics, believes it's time to consider legalising performance… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Wellington City Council says a lift shaft has developed a lean since Sunday's earthquake and is urging people living in Lukes Lane to evacuate. Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown, and Stephanie… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.The TV One series Mr Selfridge and the future of local drama on our screens. Audio

11:24 AM.Glenn Wood talks about his new book, The Bully Chip, which takes cyber bullying to the extreme. Audio