Nine To Noon Podcast Options

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

11:50 AM.Coverage of the sexual complaint made against former Labour MP Darren Hughes. Audio

11:26 AM.Former All Black captain, now UK based motivational speaker and author of new book WINNING MATTERS: Being the Best You Can Be by Sean Fitzpatrick. Audio

11:10 AM.The restructuring plan of Sir Ron Brierley's Guinness Peat Group. Audio

10:39 AM.By Beryl Bainbridge. Published by Little, Brown and reviewed by Carole Beu. Audio

10:05 AM.United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Baroness Amos has had an extraordinary career. She was first black woman appointed to a British… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Anthony Weiner. Audio

9:42 AM.The captain of a British Airways jumbo that flew into ash from an Indonesian volcano in 1982, causing all four engines to fail. He helped launch a new European satellite to track worldwide volcanic… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.South New Brighton resident, Peter Broome, who has spent a night without power. Audio

9:29 AM.Co-chair of the Sumner Residents Association, Marnie Kent. Audio

9:19 AM.The Chair of the Aranui Community Trust, Rachel Fonotia. She says yesterday's aftershocks have dealt a further blow to an already rattled community. Audio

9:09 AM.Chief Executive of the Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction Authority, Roger Sutton. Audio

11:50 AM.Flourishing decisions. Audio

11:30 AM.Guest chef Niki Bezzant is the Editor of the Healthy Food Guide magazine and gives us some delicious reasons to be more health conscious. John Hawkesby matches some delicious wine options. Audio

11:06 AM.From the left and the right. Audio

10:40 AM.Graham Beattie reviews Adam Nicolson's The Smell of Summer Grass which is published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:06 AM.Expat New Zealand ballet dancer and choreographer who teamed up with designer Karen Walker to create Satisfied with Great Success, a new ballet that is part of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.We hear the latest on the unrest and civil conflict in Syria. Audio