Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:40 AM.Swimming New Zealand facing a governance shake-up; the netball team Central Pulse posts another six-figure loss; the Rugby World Cup Twitter ban for All Blacks; and back-ups for Ritchie McCaw and Dan… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The songs are 'Cold Feet' off the album FOMO by the artist Liam Finn, 'Kiss the Specifics' off the album The Deep Field by the artist Joan as Police Woman (composer - Joan Wasser), 'Streetwise' off… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.The books are 'Mending Lucille' by J.R. Poulter and Sarah Davis, published by Lothian. 'The Important Things' by Peter Carnavas, published by New Frontier Publishing.'The Bear and The Wildcat' by… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Juliane Kopcke was the sole survivor of a plane crash over the Amazon in 1971. The daughter of two prominent zoologists, she was training to be a zoologist herself, and was travelling to Peru on a… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The turmoil in Papua New Guinea, the Samoan Prime Minister in Australia and an update on the spat between Fiji and Tonga. Audio

9:39 AM.Nadine Bott, DOC marine ecologist in charge of the annual whale count. Audio

9:24 AM.Leon Stallard, apple grower from Hawkes Bay and president of the Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association; and Doug Steel, BNZ economist who focusses on agriculture. Audio

9:09 AM.Dr Rod Carr, Vice Chancellor of Canterbury University, which expects to lose more than 1500 students, resulting in a $14 million drop in revenue. Audio

11:52 AM.Reviews of Super 8, and dark new arthouse flick Biutiful. Audio

11:25 AM.Shortland Street actor Michael Galvin on his latest play, Station To Station. It explores evangelism and terrorism, and is touring the North Island from today, starting in Hawkes Bay. Audio

11:08 AM.Discusses the Ultra Fast Broadband network, the 2001 Catching the Knowledge Wave conference, and IT governance. Audio

10:36 AM.A Simple Nullity? The Wi Parata Case in New Zealand Law and History - written by David V Williams, published by Auckland University Press. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

10:07 AM.John Hellstrom is Chair of National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) and has just been made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday honours for his work in the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.In UK news, unemployment is down, and crime rings have been grooming underage girls in the big cities. Audio

9:40 AM.Will the government's cyber-security strategy be enough to protect internet users from having their information and identities stolen? With guests Marie Shroff, Privacy Commissioner, and Paul Duckin… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.What impact are the earthquakes having on secondary students' education? Lynn Freeman talks to Principal of Avonside Girls High School, Sue Hume, and NZQA Deputy Chief Executive, Bali Haque. We also… Read more Audio

11:52 AM.David Haywood makes a number of apologies. Audio

11:30 AM.Mai Chen discusses the controversial SkyCity proposal to build a $350 million convention centre. Audio

11:10 AM.Marty Duda's Artist Of The Week is Australian synth pioneers Icehouse, led by Iva Davies. They started out in 1977 and were originally called Flowers. Their debut album, called Icehouse was released… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Tina Shaw reviews 'River of Smoke' by Amitav Ghosh, published by John Murray. Audio

10:10 AM.A New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban in November 2008. He was held captive for seven months - during which time the New York Times and other media kept his kidnapping secret. Audio

9:49 AM.Karen Middleton discusses the fall out as Australia suspends its live cattle trade to Indonesia and there's a fresh poll out today showing a 5% drop in support for Julia Gillard. Audio

9:40 AM.Are some NCEA exams too focused on getting students to meet certain criteria, rather than testing their knowledge and understanding of a subject? Audio

9:30 AM.Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, responds to Christchurch residents in limbo awaiting a geotech report into which suburbs will be abandoned. Audio

9:09 AM.Christchurch residents await a geotech report into which suburbs will be abandoned. Lianne Dalziel is an MP for Christchurch East, Barry Tutt owns property in Bexley. Audio