Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:30 AM.Children and after school activities. Audio

11:12 AM.Digging up the Past: Archaeology for the Young and Curious by David Veart, reviewed by Harry Broad and published by Auckland University Press. Audio

11:06 AM.Digging up the Past: Archaeology for the Young and Curious by David Veart, reviewed by Harry Broad and published by Auckland University Press. Audio

10:07 AM.Trevor Worthy looks back on New Zealand's fascinating prehistoric past - from the tropical superlake that covered Otago to the birds, bats, lizards and crocodiles that inhabited the region. Audio

9:50 AM.With Craig Tuck. A group of lawyers and other advocates in New Zealand has set up the Slave Free Seas Trust - to push for more human rights protection for crew members and ensure the perpertrators are… Read more Audio

9:12 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to the Labour party leader Phil Goff Audio

11:45 AM.David discusses if we should believe the "margin of error" number stated on opinion polls and how silence in spoken communication can carry meaning, and the implications of both for the NZ election. Audio

11:32 AM.Mental harm in the work place. Audio

11:08 AM.Blues and R&B singer Etta James has just released a new album called The Dreamer. Marty will take us to 1954 and her first recording, and also feature her rendition of I'd Rather Go Blind. Audio

10:41 AM.Beat Till Stiff: A Woman's Recipe for Living written by Peta Mathias, reviewed by Sonja de Freiz and published by Penguin. Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Patterson is the President, Director of Research and co-founder of the Gorilla Foundation. Koko the gorilla can communicate with her human carers using sign language. Penny has worked with Koko for… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Chief political correspondent for SBS Television discusses how Prime Minister Julia Gillard's poll ratings are beginning to turn as parliament enters its final week of the year. Audio

9:44 AM.With Rick Shera - a partner at Lowndes Jordan law firm. Audio

9:08 AM.Kathryn Ryan interviews National party leader John Key. Audio

11:46 AM.The previous night's televised leaders' debate and the "worm". Gavin also talks about the abuse sent to media figures, in particular female columnists. Audio

11:27 AM.Lisa Harper recently won the the Supreme Award in the 2011 Enterprising Rural Women Awards. She is involved in the family business, Sherrington Grange, a 180ha farm in the Mahau Sound, with her… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rod discusses the role of the economy in the election campaign. Audio

10:40 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews 'Daniel Stein: Interpreter' by Ludmila Ulitskaya, published by Scribe. Audio

10:08 AM.Queenstown-based Sue van Schreven was inspired by a visit to Romania in the early 2000s to establish "Casa Kiwi" and Orphans Aid International. The charity has now expanded into Russia, India, and… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The US is relying on a Super-congress to push through financial reforms. Audio

9:36 AM.An Auckland community leader who is making custom fitted floatation vests for Polynesian fisherman says concern from water safety officials is bureaucratic nonsense. Audio

9:08 AM.Kathryn Ryan interviews Green party co-leader Russel Norman. Audio

11:50 AM.Snow in the upper Mid-West of the US and Thanksgiving. Audio

11:35 AM.Guest chef Sean Armstrong with roasted lime and chilli marinated duck breast with spicy herb salad and tamarind dressing, strawberry chocolate eton mess with minted sugar, and chocolate dipped… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Winners and losers from the teapot saga, John Key's branding of Winston Peters as an unstable coalition partner and Labour's focus in the last week of the election campaign. Audio