Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:51 AM.The closure of NZPA this week and Radio NZ's latest audience ratings. Audio

11:31 AM.Cameron Carpenter is in New Zealand to perform with the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Wellington on Friday 2 September and Auckland on Saturday 3 September. He'll play American composer Samuel… Read more Audio

11:21 AM.The impact of the Canterbury Earthquake on insurance and the EQC's finances. Audio

11:09 AM.The Earthquake Commission has increased its liability for the Canterbury earthquakes by 4 billion dollars to 7.1 billion dollars. Audio

10:47 AM.Political Editor Brent Edwards reports live from parliament on the implications of the rising costs of the Christchurch earthquake for the EQC and the Government's finances. Audio

10:32 AM.Written by Allen sayers and Les Watkins, published by Hodder Moa, reviewed by Anton Oliver. Audio

10:09 AM.Neville Cohen is one of the people behind those mind boggling questions on shows like University Challenge. He is a Mastermind record holder in the UK, and also appeared on the Krypton factor before… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Hurricane Irene and the US presidential campaign. Audio

9:35 AM.John Mitchinson, co-founder of Unbound, a UK initiative to 'crowd-fund' books. Unbound was the brainchild of three British writers who launched the firm in May and announced its first success last… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Acting Minister of Energy and Resources, Hekia Parata, and Green Party Energy Spokesperson, Kennedy Graham, join Kathryn Ryan to discuss the Government's new energy strategy. Audio

11:51 AM.A big weekend for marine conservation: five marine reserves were announced for the West Coast - the first ever for the entire South Island coast, and the Tawharanui Marine Reserve north of Auckland… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Adam is talking classic kiwi dishes, paua and rib eye steak, Stephen Morris chooses the perfect wine match. Audio

11:06 AM.Labour's impending announcement on industry training, Labour's leadership and alcohol law reform. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Tony Orman, reviewed by Don Rood and published by New Holland. Audio

10:06 AM.An artist who works in mostly in paint, but also does sculpture, pottery design, lithograph, woodcut and glass, Fatu Feu'u has been mentor to many Pacific artists, and is one of those exhibiting at… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Libya and Egypt / Israel relations following the militant attacks from Sinai. Audio

9:32 AM.With Dr Linda Beckett - Co-ordinator for Wellington's Sexual Assault Assessment and Treatment Service. Audio

9:08 AM.With Dr Liz Craig - New Zealand Youth and Epidemiology Service at Otago University. Dr Nikki Turner - Senior Lecturer at the Department of Primary Care and General Practice at the University of… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Jesse Mulligan and Gemma Gracewood join the programme in jest to mirthfully go back through the week that was. Audio

11:35 AM.Richard looks at the likelihood of Australian newspapers making good on their threat to can coverage of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

11:08 AM.Award winning New Zealand music historian Chris Bourke brings in an eclectic selection of new music for our listening pleasure. Audio

10:34 AM.'My Princess Boy', written by Cheryl Kilodavis and illustrated by Suzanne DeSimone, published by Simon and Schuster. 'The Sissy Duckling' written by Harvey Feirstein and illustrated by Harvey Cole… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Leading historical writer Kate Grenville. Winner of the Orange prize for fiction a decade ago, for her book The Idea of Perfection and of the Commonwealth writer's prize for the novel she best known… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.A hunger striker in India is protesting about corruption in the country and the online reaction in China to two US officials. Audio

9:25 AM.The new Stock Exchange proposal requiring all publicly listed companies to declare how many women they have in senior rolls. Audio