Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:44 AM.District Commander of Counties Manukau Police, Superintendent John Tims, explains the initiative. Audio

9:08 AM.Housing Minister Nick Smith on new mechanisms to tackle the residential housing shortage and rising prices. Audio

11:46 AM.On the state of the media, the Al Nisbet cartoons and leaks. Audio

11:33 AM.Founder of Whitestone cheese in Oamaru. He turned to cheese making as a way of diversifying away from farming during the rural downturn in the 1980s. The award-winning company, best known for its… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.On the accuracy of polls, the Green Party conference, food in schools, unemployment and skills shortages. Audio

10:38 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo. Published by Chatto & Windus, RRP $36.99. Audio

10:10 AM.Annie Sperling is the right hand woman of 'creative director to the stars' David LaChapelle. Together they have created numerous international art projects for museum exhibits, as well as commercial… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Jack Hitt on Game of Thrones and Drones. Audio

9:25 AM.After an incident in Whangarei where a district court trial had to be adjourned because of a lack of potential jurors, lawyers are concerned that it might become difficult to get a jury that take… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Are some of Wellington's hillsides a ticking time bomb when it comes to the risk of serious slips? GNS engineering geologist Chris Massey is about to embark on a major government funded research… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The Week That Was with James Elliott and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:30 AM.Cricket, NZ vs England. Rugby, All BLack's considering an extra test in Japan en route to Europe, Tennis. New Zealander Marina Erakovic through to third round of French Open. Audio

11:07 AM.The Exponents, Beth Orton, and Mark Lanegan with Duke Garwood. Audio

10:40 AM.Cross Sections Castles by Stephen Biesty, published by Dorling Kindersley and Into the Unknown by Stewart, published by Dorling Kindersley. Reviewed by John McIntyre. Audio

10:08 AM.Princeton University economist and former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder talks about his new book After the Music Stopped, about the financial crisis. Dr Blinder believes that many… Read more Audio

9:58 AM.Asia correspondent Jamil Anderlini brings us the latest news from the Asian region. Audio

9:38 AM.Alan Dennis is former principal of Tweedsmuir Junior High in Invercargill which was closed in 2005. Audio

9:23 AM.Should schools receive name suppression if staff are charged with indecently assaulting pupils? Audio

9:10 AM.Auckland University law professor Bruce Harris. Audio

11:48 AM.Black Mirror on Soho; Breaking Bad; Changes to free to air schedules. Audio

11:25 AM.How to talk to your teen about their career. Janet Tuck is a career specialist and director of Career Clinic. Audio

11:06 AM.Facebook users desert Facebook in droves; Pew Internet Survey - Teens and Privacy; and Digital Detoxing. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Edward Rutherford, published by Hachette NZ, reviewed by Rae McGregor. Audio

10:06 AM.Sculptor Paul Dibble's works include The Southern Stand, which is the New Zealand Memorial, in Hyde Park. Audio

9:52 AM.The death of Drummer Lee Rigby; The European Union has lifted its banning on exporting arms to Syria; Garden nomes. Audio