Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:08 AM.Christchurch author Jeffrey Paparoa Holman on his memoir The Lost Pilot which retraces the life of his troubled father who survived a kamikaze mission in World War Two and how it led Jeffrey himself… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.A man reported to be a British soldier hacked to death in London in suspected militant attack. Audio

9:26 AM.Disability Rights Commissioner Paul Gibson explains why he's unhappy with the recent Budget decision for some caregivers of disabled family members to be paid. Audio

9:08 AM.The Maori Party MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell says the police response to the damning Independent Police Conduct Authority report is weak. The government is taking advice on whether it needs to… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Deborah Hollings discusses the issue of pre-nups - are the contracts necessary, and in what circumstances. Audio

11:20 AM.Marty Duda looks at the work of Ray Manzarek from The Doors. Audio

11:05 AM.Justin Paton is the curator of the NZ Exhibition at the Venice Bienale. Audio

10:40 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Red Moon by Benjamin Percy. Audio

10:10 AM.John Green is a best-selling author of young adult novels. His latest book 'The Fault in our Stars', about a teenage couple who meet at a cancer support group has sold more than 270,000 copies and is… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Karen Middleton discusses the Australian government's budget. Audio

9:40 AM.Pastor Ben Glover, Minister at the Oakcrest Church of Christ in Oklahoma City. Audio

9:10 AM.A petition in Christchurch calling for an overhaul of EQC's claims management system has garnered 2,000 signatures since its launch by Jeremy Bertenshaw. EQC head Ian Simpson responds to the criticism… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The Fairfax pictures story; doctoring of award-winning pictures; and does a judge have the power to impose a "moral obligation" on a broadcaster? Audio

11:33 AM.The economic and business progress New Zealand is making. Audio

11:10 AM.Vera Egermayer is leader of the Moriah holocaust button project. She was held in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia as a child and moved to New Zealand after the war with her family. The plan is… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Harry Broad reviews 'Linda, as in the Linda Murder' by Leif Persson, published by Doubleday. Audio

10:10 AM.John Bunker is a Maine USA nurseryman and the founder of Fedco Seeds Trees. He is trying to save rare heirloom apple varieties and over the last 30 years, he estimates he's saved more than 80… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.There are multiple scandals around the US Government. Audio

9:35 AM.Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy; and Federated Farmers National President Bruce Wills, who is the organisation's spokesman on trade issues. Audio

9:07 AM.The father of a disabled teenager about his four year battle to expose his son's abuse in a care home run by the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board. Audio

11:48 AM.Going underground, basement extensions and the rise of the Iceberg Home. Audio

11:33 AM.Johanna Knox is a writer, editor and researcher with a long standing interest in food, sustainability. Audio

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