Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:47 AM.A plan change mooted by Canterbury's regional council, ECan, could lead to a halt to dairy expansion in the province. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews Pretty Ugly by Kirsty Gunn published by Otago University Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Dan Jones has been the editor of the New York Times essay column Modern Love for 20 years. So what has he learned about life and love? Read more Audio

9:42 AM.An iwi-lead earn-as-you-learn programme in the Far North is teaching young people the basics of plumbing as it inches closer to the mammoth task of installing nearly 600 drinking water tanks. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The Thames-Coromandel District Council is moving to shore up shipping as a viable transport alternative into and around the region should future severe weather events cut off communities' road access.

9:07 AM.Several housing projects to be considered under the proposed fast-track law are on potential flood-prone land, despite warnings about any construction there. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at a new study into whether cats are really liquid (just search the internet). Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Coming out to family can be really difficult, but what happens when it results in someone being disowned? Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke is along to look at why whistling is such a popular inclusion in songs. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Figures released to RNZ show Health NZ MidCentral spent over $100,000 each on two coronial cases over deaths at Palmerston North Hospital.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Community sport is under pressure with fewer volunteers putting their hand up to help run local clubs.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Michael Mansvelt has spent 30 years creating beautiful spaces. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton discusses the reaction after King Charles and Queen Camilla were shouted at by an Indigenous senator, danced at by a bunch of students outside the Sydney Opera… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Ans Westra documented New Zealand life through her photography for more than six decades, taking an estimated 320,000 images; 160,000 of them feature people.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A new organisation has just launched to advocate for serving military personnel it says are underpaid and living in mouldy unsafe housing. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The head doctor of a medicinal cannabis clinic responds to concerns his sector has begun to look more like a recreational market.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sport in Aotearoa is on an absolute high - after an astonishing few days on results for New Zealanders.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Dr Kat Littlewood, a veterinary specialist and Massey University lecturer in animal welfare talks with Kathryn about 'animal senses', and how dogs and cats 'see' with their noses.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dileepa and Kathryn mark the passing of former Fonterra Chief Executive Theo Spierings who has died after a short illness. Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Georgina discusses the Wellington City Council's fiasco last week, with the Government threatening to intervene over the decision not to sell airport shares.  Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lynn Freeman reviews My Animals, and Other Animals by Bill Bailey published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Honey Hireme-Smiler's sporting prowess is undeniable. She joins Kathryn to talk about a tumultuous start in life and why the time was right to detail what she's gone through. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Ron discusses Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's choice to lean into vulgar language and sex jokes. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Nature Baby is now a fully grown 'nature adult' - as the infant clothes maker celebrates 25 years in the business.  Read more Audio