Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:18 AM.Greenpeace claims that rainforest timber has been found in Cottonsoft toilet paper. The company denies this, so is the certification system that it uses up to scratch? We hear from Ben Gunneberg… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Rugby World Cup Co-ordination Group chair Rachel Dacy explains how Party Central organisers are going to cope with the tens of thousands expected on Auckland's Queen's Wharf. Audio

11:46 AM.Simon explains some of the extraordinary lengths that animals will go to in order to escape the grasp of a predator. Audio

11:30 AM.Discusses how UK newspapers the Sun and Daily Mirror were fined for contempt of court for articles published about a man arrested on suspicion of murdering Joanna Yeates. Audio

11:07 AM.Written by Catherine Robinson, published by Black Swan. Reviewed by Sonja de Freiz. Audio

11:07 AM.Marty's been listening to Texas-born singer-songwriter Guy Clark. The 70-year-old artist has just released his second live album Songs And Stories. Audio

10:15 AM.Reverend James Cooper is 17th rector of Trinity Wall Street, which is located in the heart of Manhattan's financial district. It's St Paul's Chapel stands just across from Ground Zero and was used as… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Rupert Murdoch's national newspaper The Australian makes the news itself, Australian involvement in the war in Afghanistan, and options for asylum seekers now that the High Court has rejected offshore… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.There have been calls for more help for former sawmill workers suffering serious health problems caused by exposure to PCP. We hear from former sawmill worker Nikora Curtis, who is fighting for more… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.An ombudsman's report into a series of attacks at Hutt Valley High School in 2007 has found some children were terrorised and tortured by a gang of fellow teenage students. Kathryn talks to the… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.The implications of the Waikato Times becoming a morning newspaper from this week. Audio

11:25 AM."Gurbing" or Green Urban Living. How to work with nature to create a sustainable and productive garden without being a slave to the spade every weekend, even in an urban setting where space is… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.The legacies of Telecom CEO, Paul Reynolds, who will stand down next June and Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard, who died in a car crash last Friday. Audio

10:37 AM.By Kathy Reichs, published by Heinemann and reviewed by Graham Beattie. Audio

10:10 AM.Connie Hedegaard is the European Commissioner for Climate Action. She's in New Zealand leading the EU's delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum, where she is also meeting Pacific leaders ahead of… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Dick Cheney's new book and the build-up to the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Audio

9:25 AM.Ed Husic, The Australian Labor MP wants the competition watchdog to investigate why tech companies like Apple Inc are charging local consumers more than US customers. Paul Brislen, Chief Executive of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A critically ill eight-year old child has been moved to Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital and a seriously injured six year old is still being treated in Rotorua Hospital after a horror crash… Read more Audio

11:52 AM.Where have all the big ideas gone? Audio

11:35 AM.Vietnamese restaurateur Jimmy Pham is in New Zealand to launch a programme which trains street kids into hospitality industry workers around the world. In 2000, Jimmy opened his restaurant Koto in… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.National's post-election list; Other People's Wars and more from both the Left and the Right. Audio

10:40 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Fiona Pardington's book which is published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:06 AM.Ruth started her own trades business, Ruth's Reliable Renovations, when she was 56. More than 20 years on she's still working hard, and has no regrets about moving into an industry dominated by men -… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The latest from Europe. Audio

9:25 AM.International environmental lawyer and activist, Polly Higgins, joins the programme to talk about her UN proposition that ecocide be recognised as the 5th Crime Against Peace. Audio