Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:40 AM.Invercargill's is playing a key role in the world's most advanced space delivery truck. Audio

9:20 AM.As the Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard talks about closer economic integration with New Zealand, we ask local companies what would really make a difference to their efforts to build their… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.South African couple Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari were kidnapped by Somalian pirates who are demanding a US$10 million ransom. Audio

11:50 AM.Egypt, retiring columnists, and the latest magazine and newspaper circulation figures. Audio

11:29 AM.Chris Orr is a Community Education Adviser with the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind. He works with councils and transport providers to make the city more accessible not only for blind people… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rod Oram discusses trans-Tasman relations, Mainfreight's results and the 90-day trial period for jobs. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Linda Grant, published by Virago, reviewed by Anne Buchanan. Audio

10:08 AM.The former Royal Marine officer has breakfasted with cannibals, ridden reindeer and dined on rat's innards in some of the world's most remote corners. His award-winning series 'Tribe' saw him live… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The Conservative Political Action Conference allowed the Republican Party to take stock and think of Presidential candidates. Audio

9:29 AM.A new study involving a New Zealand doctor Jim Carmody from the Centre for Mindfulness at University of Massachusetts Medical School, has documented for the first time changes in gray matter over time… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.How incompetent does a teacher have to be before they're stopped from practicing in the classroom? Audio

11:49 AM.Discusses deep discounting, Groupon and the Superbowl . Audio

11:33 AM.Guest chef Kate Fraser has a recipe for Roast Chicken with Herbs and Lemon, and Poached Apricots with Vanilla Ice Cream. Wine selections from John Hawkesby. Audio

11:10 AM.Discuss the political impacts of a double-dip recession, the possible emergence of a new centre-right party, and Hone Harawira. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Hamish Clayton, published by Penguin Group. Reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio

10:07 AM.The pilot in charge of a British Airways Boeing 747 which unknowingly flew through volcanic ash near Jakarta in June 1982. All four engines failed in an event unprecendented in aviation history… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.How the Egypt military might handle the situation. Audio

9:45 AM.With guest Karim Ben-Ismail, lead rugby writer for France's daily sports newspaper L'equippe. Audio

9:25 AM.When is it safe to start leaving children at home unattended? We talk to child development specialist Sue Palmer, and Chief Executive of Parents Centres NZ Viv Gurrey. Audio

9:09 AM.Will Egypt's military hand over power to a civilian government? Robert Springborg, Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval Postgraduate School, explains. Audio

11:50 AM.Gemma Gracewood and Te Radar give a comedic take on our week just gone. Audio

11:40 AM.A look at key events in the world of New Zealand sport. Audio

11:06 AM.Shihan, an anti-Mubarak Egyptian activist, joins the show to give her perspective on the unfolding events after what looks like a defiant Mubarak still attempting to hold the reins of power. Will the… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.John looks at 'Just Jack' by Adele Broadbent and 'The Mine's Afire: The Journal of Tommy Carter Brunnerton 1896' by Susan Battye and Thelma Eakin. Audio

10:15 AM.Tiffany Speight is an Australian soprano playing the role of Romilda in the NZ Opera's production of Xerxes which begins in March. Audio