Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Paul Diamond reviews 'Infrared' by Nancy Huston, published by Text. Audio

10:06 AM.The finance spokespeople for the National and Labour parties outline their policies and go head to head on the challenges facing the NZ economy. Audio

9:49 AM.Repercussions from the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap; and Libya after Gaddafi. Audio

9:32 AM.Hamilton City Council's cost saving proposal to remove roses from Hamilton Gardens. Barry Harris, Chief Executive of the Hamilton City Council; and Sam McGredy, a veteran rose breeder. Sam's family… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Health and Disability Commissioner, Anthony Hill on an investigation into a botched operation by a surgeon in Waikato Audio

11:50 AM.With Radar and Moata Tamaira. Audio

11:45 AM.A post-mortem on the Rugby World Cup. Audio

11:37 AM.Christchurch Cathedral is to undergo further demolition. But Anglican Church elders are not saying it will be fully demolished or where a new cathedral will be located. Audio

11:13 AM.New music from Tom Waits, Coldplay and The Unfaithful Ways. Audio

11:06 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews 'The Impossible Dead' written by Ian Rankin, published by Orion. Audio

10:06 AM.Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both poles by surface travel and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. Fiennes has led over 30 expeditions including the first polar… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The floods in Bangkok; and a two year old girl hit by a van in China was ignored by passersby. Audio

9:38 AM.A new report from the United Nations Population Fund looks at the new challenges we face as the numbers continue to rise. Dirk Jena is the director of the UNFPA's Pacific Sub-Regional Office, based in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Kerry McDonald Former head of the Government's Savings Working Group, former chairman of the BNZ and managing director of Comalco New Zealand; Michael Littlewood Co-Director, Auckland University's… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.GT's been watching the romantic drama 'One Day', the French rom-com 'Beautiful Lies', and Wim Wenders' new combination of dance, theatre and spectacle created for film in 3D 'Pina'. Audio

11:30 AM.Janet Frame's niece, Pamela Gordon, has edited a new collection of short non-fiction and unseen material written by her aunt, one of New Zealand's most influential writers. Audio

11:10 AM.Size does matter: how to increase your hard-drive and how does our broadband stack up? Audio

10:40 AM.Phil Smith has taken on Stephen Fry's latest work 'Planet Word', so find out what he thinks of it. Published by Michael Joseph. Audio

10:10 AM.Paediatrician and specialist in newborn intensive care, Professor Harding is an international authority on the regulation of foetal growth, placental function, and the treatment and consequences of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The Presidential race is coming to an end and the polling booths are just hours away from opening. There are seven candidates running and the favourite may have been hobbled near the finish line. Audio

9:30 AM.The University of Hawaii's International Pacific Research Center staff correctly forecast the trajectory of the millions of tonnes of debris spewed into the Pacific as a result of last March's massive… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Most of the country's industry is north of Taranaki and much of it depends, in varying degree, on gas powered energy. Nine to Noon looks at the possible implications of a shut-down of the pipeline… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.The place of art in Occupy Wall Street. Audio

11:35 AM.Issues looming for the government after the election. Audio

11:09 AM.Meatloaf is in the country today for the start of his 'Hell in a Handbasket' tour. Audio