Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:35 AM.Richard gives us his take on the imprisonment of two Pakistani cricketers for match fixing, is cricket the only game to fall prey to corruption? Audio

11:08 AM.The 30th anniversary of Flying Nun record label and new music from Ria hall. Audio

10:35 AM.Poo Bum written by Stephanie Blake, published by Gecko Press. Bruiser written by Gavin Bishop, published by Random House Rudie Nudie written by Emma Quay, published by ABC Books. Audio

10:10 AM.Children's author Hayley Pitts lives on the remote Mount Gladstone station in the Marlborough high country. She combines writing with home-schooling her two young boys and helping her husband on the… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Air Pacific plans to spend over a billion dollars on new aircraft. Audio

9:39 AM.Research shows two thirds of New Zealanders underestimate how long they are going to live. Alison O'Connell is an actuary and researcher currently completing a PhD on longevity risk at Victoria… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The earthquake-damaged Christ Church cathedral has been issued with a Section 38 notice - what does that mean for its future? With Gary Moore - former mayor and passionate Cantabrian and Ian Lochhead… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.A review of the tv series The Kennedy's and the new Soho channel. Audio

11:30 AM.Classroom behaviour: Bad, disruptive or just perhaps plain ugly. How do you deal with challenging students - from teenagers at high school, primary school pupils or even pre-schoolers? Audio

11:07 AM.Virtual format wars. Audio

10:42 AM.Written by Pam Ayres, published by Ebury Press, reviewed by Anne Else. Audio

10:08 AM.Canadian ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker who spent more than three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer and went to Haiti to study folk preparations implicated in the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.UK debt crisis; Protests about globalism; GDP growth; Cricket betting scam; Use of internet porn. Audio

9:34 AM.November 19 will mark a year since the Pike River mine disaster and the impact on the West Coast community and the families of the 29 men killed continues. Audio

9:08 AM.Europe's leaders are in emergency talks with Greece's Prime Minister, George Papandreou, after his shock announcement to call a referendum on the bailout package put together last week. Audio

11:46 AM.Steven Joyce's road plans from an energy engineering perspective. Audio

11:33 AM.Grant talks about human rights legislation. Audio

11:10 AM.November marks the 30th birthday of iconic NZ label Flying Nun Records. Roger Shepherd is back at the helm and one of the label's most important and influential bands, The Bats, are back on the label… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Written by James Lee Burke, published by Orion. Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:07 AM.Australian social demographer Bernard Salt has just published a new book, "The Big Tilt", about the different generations - Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y - and the changes to each group over the last… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Disruptions stemming from Qantas' industrial dispute may cause long-term damage to the airline. Audio

9:35 AM.The Ethics Committee has granted approval for the beginning of a world leading clinical trial in New Zealand involving stem cells to try to treat spinal injuries. Kathryn talked to Dr Jim Faed… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.How realistic is National's plan to get 46,000 people off the benefit and save $1 billion over the next 4 years? We hear from Sharon Davis of the Welfare Working Group, Kay Brereton of the Wellington… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Gavin Ellis takes a look at the various political debates curerntly taking place. He weighs up the success of the various participants as well as the usefulness to the public looking for policy and… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.In a rework of Molière's Tartuffe, Paris becomes Paratai Drive and the lead in this Auckland stage version, complete with swimming pool, is taken by Paolo Rotondo. Audio