Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:37 AM.John McIntyre reviews Donovan's Big Day by Leslea Newman, A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager and King and King by Linda de Haan. Audio

10:08 AM.An Anglican minister who 30 years ago was a key figure in the anti-springbok tour rallies. Prior to that he began the Peace Squadron, a flotilla of boats which would take to the water in protest at… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan brings us the latest news from Asia. Audio

9:26 AM.One hundred and fifty-one people were killed in the 1953 Tangiwai train disaster when an overnight express train from Wellington to Auckland plunged into the Whangaehu River after the bridge had been… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Bob Parker, Christchurch mayor and Peter Townsend, chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. The Christchurch City Council has unveiled its $2 billion vision for the rebuild of… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Simon reviews an NZSO tour documentary, and the final in this series of Sons of Anarchy. Audio

11:30 AM.Auckland hospital Paediatrician Simon Rowley discusses Immunizations for measles and influenza, how children develop immunity. Audio

11:08 AM.Sarah tells us what the switch to digital TV will mean for your mobile operator, and why BlackBerry was the device of choice for London rioters. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Rachel Simon, reviewed by Gina Rogers and published by Windmill Books. Audio

10:08 AM.Joe Alves is the man behind the Great White Shark that terrified audiences more than 30 years ago. As the production designer for Jaws - he designed the mechanical shark that menaced the seaside town… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The causes of the riots in England. Audio

9:28 AM.What risk do solar flares and geomagnetic activity pose to Earth? Joe Kunches is a space scientist at the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Community leaders in the UK say they issued repeated warnings about a summer of violence but their voices were ignored by the country's leaders. Professor Gus John is a fellow of the London Centre for… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.When chimps and human ancestors split about four million years ago, what was it that led to the enormous intellectual gap between us and our closest living relative? Audio

11:32 AM.Andrew Scott-Howman discusses issues around sacking and being sacked. Audio

11:07 AM.Marty talks about Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes. Audio

10:40 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews Hinterland by Caroline Brothers. Audio

10:07 AM.Piera McArthur began painting in earnest during a 1973 coup in Chile that confined her to the NZ diplomatic compound. She and her husband diplomat John McArthur lived in Paris three times, where expat… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.Correspondent Ray Moynihan with the latest news from Australia. Audio

9:33 AM.As the debate over the benefits of screening for prostate cancer continues, pathologists here and in Australia are taking a stand on the issue and recommend men should be tested from the age of 40. Audio

9:07 AM.Update on the situation in London. Audio

11:47 AM.The possible sale of TV3, and the Kate Lynch "reversioning" affair. Audio

11:32 AM.Fay Loney's book  'New Zealand Through The Goalposts', combines her passions for rugby and the NZ landscape. The photos are of rugby grounds all over the country, from the big modern stadiums to the… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.The extraordinary state of the global economy. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Linwood Barclay, reviewed by Ralph McAllister and published by Orion. Audio