Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.After a double dose of unexpected medals, the New Zealand flag has been flying again in Paris. Sam revels in our latest Olympic medalists, looks ahead to the next great chances on the horizon and… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The latest season of the podcast will traverse stories about early missionaries in the 1810s as well as a famous teenage highwayman in Taranaki. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Rebecca talks to Paddy Gower about the turmoil on the international sharemarket, US stock markets have recovered slightly after falling sharply on the opening of trading. Concerns about the US… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Thames motorists have been experiencing some of the highest fuel prices in the country - a month ago it was $2.99 a litre for 91 when 25 kilometres away out on the Hauraki Plains and up the Thames… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews Voyagers by Lauren Fuge published by Text Publishing Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Christchurch Vet Marcus Taylor shares some classic stories from a life with animals around the world.

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9:50 AM.Danielle Kurtzleben, political correspondent with NPR's Washington Desk, on the latest in the race for the White House. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The Kiwi company taking on polystyrene and styrofoam with a sustainable, scalable - and natural - alternative.

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9:35 AM.It's now been more than a year since invasive golden clams were found in the Waikato, and a new study has shown just how much they have spread. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Health Commissioner, Lester Levy is three weeks into a two year term, tasked with fixing the system many describe as broken. He tells Paddy Gower the financial situation is worse than he expected. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy takes us into the mind of a Search and Rescue searcher and discusses the meaning of mana. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Anthony Yotis is a second generation Melbourne fishmonger, always with an eye to seeking out quality produce.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Sue Moroney and Tim Hurdle join Paddy to talk about all things political. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Wairarapa Times-Age has just launched a campaign to shine a spotlight on homelessness in region and helping to raise money to get a night refuge operational. And a nurse is speaking out about an… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews The Garden Against Time: In Search of Common Paradise by Olivia Laing published by Picador Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Australian filmmakers Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien who tried to solve a 40 year old cold case in an Indiana town. Read more Audio

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