Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:08 AM.Are prison terms the answer for dealing with the worst student offenders? School principals are calling for more extreme punishments for students who repeatedly bully or fight. Audio

11:50 AM.Denis discusses media forecasting of the Don Brash coup and Hone Harawira's new party. Audio

11:20 AM.Sara Gruen - author of Water for Elephants and Ape House. Audio

11:10 AM.Rod discusses the government's announcements on water policy. Audio

10:40 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews King of the Badgers by Philip Hensher. Audio

10:10 AM.Michael Quinn - former head chef at the five-star Ritz Hotel in London and one of the UK's first"celebrity chefs". Audio

9:45 AM.Jack discusses the continuing fallout from the bin Laden raid and political solutions to the gas price crisis. Audio

9:20 AM.What safeguards are there to ensure children in foster care and children's homes are being treated well and having their education needs met? Audio

9:10 AM.Murray Gibb, Chief Executive of Water New Zealand Audio

11:50 AM.Kennedy has been sailing down the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal. Audio

11:38 AM.Quick recipes reflecting cheaper cuts of meat - corn beef and pork belly and how best to cook them; plus a recipe for little chocolate cakes as the dessert. John Hawkesby selects wines to match. Audio

11:08 AM.Looking at possible strategies leading up to the general election. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Mandy Sayer, published by Allen and Unwin, reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio

10:06 AM.Ken Morse is the founding Managing Director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center and is an advisor to Barack Obama on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and amp; Entrepreneurship. Audio

9:50 AM.Rumours that Greece is looking at abandoning the Euro currency. Audio

9:27 AM.Are people with autism treated fairly by the justice system? Audio

9:10 AM.A banned chemical from an insecticide that kills bed bugs could be behind the deaths of New Zealand woman Sarah Carter and three others in Thailand. Audio

11:48 AM.A fun look at topical events of the week. Audio

11:35 AM.It's a big anniversary for athletics and particularly for the mile. Audio

11:10 AM.It's 100 years since the birth of Robert Johnson. Today Chris looks at his legacy and where the 'Blues' has evolved to. Audio

10:39 AM.Today John McIntyre has an indigenous theme to his book selection. Audio

10:12 AM.Sam Martin is a New Zealand landscape designer, known as an exterior architect in the UK, where he's currently living and working. He has just scored a major contract. Audio

9:50 AM.What has been the reaction throughout the Asian region to the killing of Osama bin Laden? Audio

9:40 AM.What does the body representing the interests of nearly a quarter of the Maori population living in this country on the new Auckland Super City Council actually intend to do? Audio

9:30 AM.Are NZ mums getting the right messages about drinking and drug use during pregnancy? Audio