Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:08 AM.Professor Richard Faull is the director of the Centre for Brain Research at the University of Auckland. He discusses his groundbreaking research into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.PM Kevin Rudd clears the decks for an election, and the asylum seeker issue remains outstanding. Audio

9:27 AM.A justice lobby group says 17-year-old would do better in the youth court system than they are currently in the adult courts. Audio

9:10 AM.Russia blocks attempt to turn Antarctica's Ross Sea into the world's largest marine protected area. Audio

11:45 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses David Shearer's premature obituary, graphics and columnists. Audio

11:30 AM.Dianne Bardsley is a lexicographer and author of the Book of New Zealand Words, which contains more than 1,500 unique words and expressions. Audio

11:05 AM.Business commentator Pattrick Smellie discusses business issues, including inflation. Audio

10:40 AM.Sonja de Freiz reviews The Elusive Language of Ducks by Judith White. Audio

10:05 AM.Elizabeth Smither is a writer, a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and was New Zealand's first female Poet Laureate. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Jack Hitt discusses the Zimmerman case. Audio

9:35 AM.After 13 years at the helm of Vogue Australia, Kirstie Clements has written a tell-all book, "The Vogue Factor", exposing the way the fashion industry treats young women, and has been hailed as the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Banks claim first home buyers will suffer if proposed mortgage lending restrictions go ahead Audio

9:10 AM.Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee on the government's refusal to back a proposal to charge Auckland road users. Audio

11:50 AM.From May through to July, off the coast of South Africa, the right combination of currents and the physical barrier of continental Africa helps create one of the largest species congregations on… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.Martin and Stephanie Lynch talk about beekeeping, honey and other apian related products. They've also got some great winter recipes and remedies. Audio

11:10 AM.Labour's leadership 'coup'; the Maori Party AGM, and; the GCSB and new spy legislation. Audio

10:40 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Mark Gimenez's book Con Law which is published by Hachette. Audio

10:09 AM.Jim and Heather Wilson, and their two young sons, had lived in Wellington for 18-months, but decided to sail home to the US, a journey that took them over a year. From New Zealand they sailed through… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Edward Snowden, the US whistleblower, and the implications of state sponsored spying for the people of Germany, and what this could mean for Chancellor Merkel in the next elections. Audio

9:40 AM.Teachers from activity centres for secondary students with severe behavioural problems say they've been unfairly criticised by the Education Review Office, which has no idea how difficult and complex… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Building and decorating firms in Christchurch say work has suddenly and significantly dried up and they want to know why. Joining the panel discussion are: Lester Bryant who runs a Canterbury quantity… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:35 AM.New Zealand cricket's new talent, Americas Cup updates. Audio

11:16 AM.Featuring the Songs 'It's Just Not Cricket'and 'The Umpire' off the Album Sticky Wickets by the artist The Duckworth Lewis Method. And the songs 'Canadee I O' off the Album Penguin Eggs by the artist… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.John McIntyre reviews Into The River by Ted Dawe. Audio