Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher looks at calls by Western nations for their citizens to vacate Lebanon, as the possibility of a wider conflict in the region grows. Iran has threatened… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Farmer confidence has remained at an all time low in the latest bi-annual Federated Farmers survey. So how is their mental health faring?  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Critics are concerned the government's first steps into regulating online casinos won't do enough to protect addicts and young people from savvy offshore operators. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring some levity to the end of the week. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.As New Zealand's medal tally at the Olympics grows with overnight success in the rowing, Sam has the latest. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A third solo album from former Shack/ Pale Fountains frontman Michael Head, the pure pop hit of Charli XCX's 'Brat', and we farewell one of our great Martin Phillips from the Chills. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Government is looking to extend contracted emergency housing motels for another year and Rotorua Daily Post reporter Kelly Makiha backgrounds the situation on the ground. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Along with her day job as an anaesthetist based in Nelson, Katie Ben is the new president of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie covers the Supreme Court in Bangladesh scrapping quotas on government jobs, Myanmar's military dictatorship extending a state of emergency, and Hong Kong Pizza… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.In just over a year pre-employment service 'I'm In' has grown to have two offices, one in each half of the country, and a newly opened centre in Lower Hutt, placing 50 people in jobs in its first… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Financial mentors are worried more people will spiral into debt now that regulations requiring affordability checks for loans have been scrapped. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The country's stricken vocational education providers need to cut staff and courses to become financially sustainable, Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds says.  Read more Audio

11:52 AM.Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Lady in the Lake, Sunny (Apple+),  Dirty Pop (Netflix). Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Health NZ will stop using an equity adjustor tool that prioritised ethnicity as one of five factors in non-urgent surgical waitlists even though a review found it was "legally and ethically… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.A University of Auckland led study has investigated how parents discuss setbacks with their children - and how that impacts a child's fear of making mistakes. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.A University of Auckland led study has investigated how parents discuss setbacks with their children - and the correlation with a child's fear of making mistakes. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin  talks about the latest Microsoft outage, the government's AI plans, Meta's fine over facial recognition and how AI is affecting the bottom line of big tech. Read more Audio

10:51 AM.We catch up on the news of the region with RNZ Waikato Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Harry Broad reviews The Fight for Freshwater: A Memoir by Mike Joy published by Bridget Williams Books. Audio

10:32 AM.Health NZ will stop using an equity adjustor tool that prioritised ethnicity as one of five factors in non-urgent surgical waitlists, after a review found it was "legally and ethically justifiable"… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has returned to New Zealand for a new adventure comedy designed for all ages. He talks about Bookworm, which premieres tonight, along with director Ant Timpson. Read more Audio

9:52 AM.UK correspondent Natasha Clark joins Kathryn for the latest on the outbreak of violence and hooliganism that followed the stabbing deaths of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Read more Audio

9:36 AM.A game of chicken gone awry has won the annual 48 Hours Film competition. Read more Audio

9:16 AM.A family and whanau support programme that's run for 20 years is a casualty of funding cuts by Oranga Tamariki. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Ahead of the expected release of an independent report into what caused Transpower's transmission tower to fall north of Auckland in June, the issue of compensation is very much still live. Read more Audio