Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:08 AM.A biological anthropologist at the University of Otago who is studying ancient DNA to track Polynesian origins and migrations across the Pacific. Audio

9:49 AM.QANTAS in union disputes, the question of off shore asylum seekers. Audio

9:30 AM.With Johan Vos - Alzheimer's New Zealand national director and Professor John Campbell - Otago University geriatric medicine expert. Audio

9:08 AM.The controversial plans to allow the extraction of fire ice deposits of methane from beneath New Zealand's ocean floor. With Veteran British science writer and journalist Fred Pearce. Audio

11:47 AM.A new report on media ownership comes out today. Audio

11:24 AM.With Sally Raudon, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust fellow, who is researching contemporary funeral practices. Audio

11:09 AM.The review report on the emissions trading scheme and the Government's response. Audio

10:37 AM.William Bligh in the South Seas written by Anne Salmond, reviewed by Don Rood and published by Viking. Audio

10:09 AM.Cheryl Kilodavis is the author of My Princess Boy, a book inspired by her 6 year old son Dyson, who loves pink sparkly things and wearing dresses. After initially struggling with his choices, the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The results of The Emmy awards. Audio

9:28 AM.The head of NZ Trade and Enterprise on what the agency is doing to boost exports and its strategy in key markets like China. Audio

9:08 AM.The Government is to rush through a law that will retrospectively legalise the use of covert video surveillance by the police. Grant Illingworth is an Auckland barrister specialising in public law. Audio

11:48 AM.The 'industrial' in Industrial Design. Audio

11:33 AM.Guest Chef Alexa Johnston has recipes for Little Prune Soufles, Baked Bread and Butter Pudding, and Crème Caramel from Louise Hillary. Stephen Morris provides Wine suggestions to accompany. Audio

11:17 AM.The ongoing debrief over the Rugby World Cup opening weekend, Labour's education policy release and the emissions trading scheme review. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Michael Ondaatje, published by Jonathan cape, review by Jane Westaway. Audio

10:10 AM.Principal dancers with the American Ballet Theatre, who are engaged off-stage. Ethan Steifel is the Royal New Zealand Ballet's new artistic director, and Gillian Murphy, widely acknowledged as one of… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.Dominique Strauss Kahn speaks out for the first time about the US rape allegation, another case of alleged rogue trading at a major bank and the Euro zone crisis shows up tension between EU and US. Audio

9:22 AM.Auckland police are hunting a mystery man who tried to get into a restricted area at the city's airport by dressing as a pilot. Audio

9:22 AM.Two elder statesmen of NZ politics, Michael Cullen and Jim Bolger, discuss how MMP really works and its future in New Zealand. Audio

11:48 AM.Radar and Michele A'Court look back on some of the lighter news stories of the week. Audio

11:34 AM.Discusses the US Open, the first round of the Rugby World Cup, the overshadowed Warriors and the Phoenix soccer team. Audio

11:16 AM.O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack reissue, 'I'm With You' from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pajama Club (Neil and Sharon Finn's new project. Audio

11:10 AM.'Violin Lessons' by Arnold Zable, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:06 AM.Margaret Pope, who was Prime Minister David Lange's speechwriter and later his wife, gives her account of the turbulent 1980s and the political figure at their centre. Her new book is called 'At the… Read more Audio