Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:31 AM.Philip Tetlock, University of Pennsylvania professor, whose ground-breaking 2005 book Expert Political Judgment: How Good is It? How Can We Know? analysed 27,450 predictions from a variety of experts… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Veteran politician John Banks first entered parliament 30 years ago as a National MP. Since then he's been mayor of Auckland twice. He'll be standing for the ACT party in Epsom. Audio

11:51 AM.Reviews Queen of The Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?, Heartbreaker and the World Cinema Showcase Final. Audio

11:30 AM.Why retirement planning is about more than finances. What you really need to think about before you finish full time work. Audio

11:09 AM.Options for watching TV and movies over the internet. Audio

10:36 AM.Written by Simon Sebag Montefiore, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, reviewed by Rae McGregor. Audio

10:09 AM.Siautu Alefaio has become convinced that mainstream western physiological approaches to counseling and rehabilitation do not work for cultures such as that of Pacific peoples. Audio

9:53 AM.Royal Wedding preparations move into top gear. Audio

9:39 AM.Controversial legislation is going through Parliament that will make it mandatory for farmers to tag all cattle and deer with approved radio frequency identification chips. Audio

9:21 AM.Laurie Drew is the father of 21 year old Zen Drew, who died in the Pike River mine disaster last year. The police have just announced that a senior forensic pathologist believes a video image… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The former National party leader and ex-Reserve Bank governor is optimistic he can take over the leadership of the ACT party from Rodney Hide. Audio

11:51 AM.A Taranaki theme today, with Inglewood-born artist Michael Stevenson's show at the MCA in Sydney, and three artists celebrating the hand-made at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. Audio

11:35 AM.The Public Defence Service. Audio

11:10 AM.The music of Derek Trucks. Audio

10:42 AM.Written by Jay Griffiths, reviewed by Anne Buchanan and Audio

10:07 AM.Professor Steve Wratten - ecology professor at Lincoln University, talks about Sustainable biodiversity. Audio

9:53 AM.The latest on the battle for the leadership of the ACT party with chief parliamentary reporter Jane Patterson. Audio

9:43 AM.Asylum seekers protest and The Byron Bay Blues Festival. Audio

9:16 AM.With Stephen Halloran - Professor Stephen Halloran is the director of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Hub in the Postgraduate Medical School of the University of Surrey, it provides bowel… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.With Tom Love - A principal of consulting firm Sapere Research Group, who was commissioned by the Canterbury District Health Board, to examine the population impact of February's earthquake. Audio

11:50 AM.On RNZ's new chairman Richard Griffin, the Sharon Armstrong story, and John Stephenson's investigation. Audio

11:35 AM.Guest chef Rowan Bishop has recipes for Moroccan Tomato Soup with Ras el Hanout, Szechuan Claypot Casserole, and Citrus Brulee; wine selections by John Hawkesby. Audio

11:10 AM.More on Don Brash's offer to lead the ACT party, plus the other big political issues of the past week. Audio

10:41 AM.Written by Mary Lovell, published by Little Brown. Reviewed by Michael Cullen. Audio

10:10 AM.John Craig recently became the oldest person in the world to walk the Pacific Crest trail, which stretches for 4265km along the US West Coast from the Mexican border all the way up to the Canadian… Read more Audio