Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:08 AM.The Budget - the slim surplus forecast, housing policy and food in schools. Aaron Gilmore's departure, MMP review and Auckland planning. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Liza Marklund, reviewed by Gail Pittaway and published by Random House/ Corgi Adult. Audio

10:08 AM.Tackling addiction - are we getting it right? David Sheff is the author of Clean, a book about addiction, and why in his view, the status quo is failing to address addiction. His previous book… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The escalation of fighting in Syria. A government crackdown in Tunisia. Audio

9:42 AM.Blue whale numbers in Sth Taranaki Bight believed to be higher than previously thought. Dr Leigh Torres is a marine biologist from NIWA. Audio

9:09 AM.With Bruce Tichbon - Ross Asset Management Investors' Group head Bruce Tichbon. Iain Thain - DLA Phillips Fox partner specialising in commercial litigation, regulatory issues and insolvency. Harry… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:33 AM.The new Silver Ferns netball coach Vicki Wilson and the NZ cricket tour of England. Audio

11:07 AM.Bill Fay, The Fall, and The Veils. Audio

10:37 AM.'Hostage Three' by Nick Lake, published by Bloomsbury and 'The Wall' by William Sutcliffe published by Bloomsbury. Audio

10:07 AM.Chief executive of Maori Television, Jim Mather, who's stepping down later this year to take up the CEO role at the tertiary education institute, Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Audio

9:48 AM.Fake condom factories busted in China, five Asian countries join the Arctic Council, and China-India relations. Audio

9:38 AM.Dr Guy Warman is senior lecturer in anaesthesiology at Auckland University's School of Medicine. Audio

9:18 AM.With Bill English, Professor Larry Murphy and PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Geof Nightingale. Audio

9:08 AM.Auckland University property department head Professor Larry Murphy and PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Geof Nightingale analyse yesterday's Budget, which included a move to create 'special housing… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.A review of Harry and Parade's End. Audio

11:25 AM.With winter sports getting underway how do you be a good side-line supporter? Audio

11:07 AM.Texting isn't private and other social media gaffes; Teen's App is a spoiler buster and Indego robots help people walk. Audio

10:39 AM.Written by Abigail Tarttelin, published by Hachette NZ, reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:08 AM.British Pakistani author who now has a fourth novel published. Audio

9:48 AM.The economy; What to do about the EU; Crime against young women; The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson. Audio

9:30 AM.What will the new housing plan do for Auckland and will it be enough to limit urban sprawl? Audio

9:08 AM.There are plans to monitor serious domestic violence offenders around-the-clock. The Corrections Minister wants to include such offenders in a GPS monitoring system. Audio

11:50 AM.The opening of the Auckland Triennial and a show of geek art. Audio

11:30 AM.Juries and the use of social media during trials. Audio