Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to look at final hours of campaigning, before the UK goes to the polls in a contest almost guaranteed to deliver a Labour landslide. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Ashleigh Hoeta is the first woman in the world to bench press more than 300kg, and is now vying to be named world champion in arm wrestling. Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Challenging conditions for Bluff oyster harvesters have seen some operators pull up anchor early for the season.  Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The steady creep of widely available black market cigarettes is costing the country millions of dollars in lost tobacco product revenue. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Kirsten traces the important contributions made by Native Americans to rock music, particularly the guitar sounds. Read more Audio

10:47 AM.The 80 thousand dollar reward offered by the police for information on missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips and his three children has expired, so what happens next in the search for the elusive… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North published by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:11 AM.Betty Hall recently retired after more than three decades in animal welfare in Tauranga. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.A controversial new ban on the sale of flavoured vapes has taken effect - and the makers of mushroom gummies withdraw them from sale after a number of people took ill. Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Ride-share scooters have been a familiar sight on New Zealand's city streets for the past six years - but what about one that can "scoot" to repark itself? Read more Audio

9:27 AM.As the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery visits Wairoa today, a mayoral relief fund on Givealittle for the town has swelled to more than $120,000. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.What will unwinding Te Pukenga look like for students and staff in the vocational education sector? Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A landmark decision from the Employment Relations Authority has found the Bank of New Zealand tried to fire a whistleblower for complaining about a series of events at her workplace. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Piers Fuller, editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, discusses the district's largest community housing provider, Trust House plans to spend $130 million redeveloping, or rebuilding, most of its housing… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Auckland reviews All That we Know by Shilo Kino, published by Moa Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kathryn speaks to Scottish author Stuart McBride, author of A Place of Darkness, about why he cares about his characters, what makes a good killer and what's truly scared him. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron discusses the US Supreme Court ruling that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The New Zealand International Film Festival kicks off at the end of this month, with 105 local and international films on offer. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Some Wellington region mayors are reviving talk of a Supercity.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Family doctors say the government's latest funding offer is inadequate, and will see more GP practices shut down.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The Government is planning to liberalise granny flat rules, promising people will be able to get one built without resource consents.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Author, broadcaster, recipe developer and food editor Nici Wickes invites us back into her Quiet Kitchen for the second in her cookbook series. Read more Audio