Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:49 AM.Government looking at more spending cuts; Metropolitan Police reaction to inquiry; Government u-turn on increasing motorway speed; Edward Snowdon case being followed in the UK. Audio

9:28 AM.What economic impact could the implementation of Horizons Regional Council's One Plan have on rural communities? Audio

9:08 AM.Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard ousted as party leader by her predecessor Kevin Rudd. Audio

11:46 AM.Shane Cotton's new exhibition at the City Gallery in Wellington; and a little case of the curse of the pharaohs. Audio

11:35 AM.Stronger protections for lawful migrant workers; and United Future's loss of funding. Audio

11:06 AM.Manic Street Preachers. Audio

10:44 AM.Edited by Max Rashbrooke, published by Bridget Williams Books, reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio

9:50 AM.Labor's continued leadership tension; the prospect of a mandatory data retention scheme; and rare Opposition disunity. Audio

9:30 AM.Why is there is no funding for girls or women without partners to store ovarian tissue if they face cancer treatment, yet there is funding for freezing the sperm of post-pubertal boys? Audio

9:17 AM.David Hawkins, director of climate programmes at the US Natural Resources Defense Council. Audio

9:08 AM.An international court bid to put a halt to Japan's whaling programme in the Southern Ocean is getting underway at the International Court of Justice at Hague. Audio

11:45 AM.Gavin Ellis has autionary media tales from abroad: things that have happened overseas and what could happen in NZ. Audio

11:30 AM.Valerie Monk is the author of a guide to collecting the iconic NZ pottery range, Crown Lynn. Audio

11:05 AM.Fran O'Sullivan the Synlait IPO and the tightening up of China's dairy market. Audio

10:40 AM.Jane Westaway reviews The Son by Philipp Meyer. Audio

10:10 AM.Jay Rayner is one of Britain's most influential food writers and critics - he believes the doctrine of local food is dead, that farmers' markets are merely a lifestyle choice for the affluent middle… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Luiza Savage discusses the Snowden story. Audio

9:25 AM.Otago University archaeologist leading a team that is excavating the site of the first European settlement in New Zealand at the Marsden Cross Reserve in the Bay of Islands. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.David Colapinto, the General Counsel at the National Whistleblowers Centre, Washington DC, which is arguing Edward Snowden should be protected as a whistleblower and not prosecuted. Audio

9:10 AM.WikiLeaks says it is helping Edward Snowden, who is charged with disclosing secret US surveillance programmes. Audio

11:49 AM.China's Unitary Plan. Audio

11:31 AM.Ben Upin and Shane Butland from Seven Springs Farm, which has just completed second season of growing organic vegetables, including okra, and provides them to local community. The community pays for a… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Matthew and Mike on the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election, housing, Lianne Dalziel's candidacy for the Christchurch mayoralty, the economy and whether United Future has a future. Audio

10:39 AM.The Keeper of Secrets: A Novel by Julie Thomas Published by HarperCollins USA. Audio