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9:10 AM.Auckland youth lawyer claims that an increasing number of youth offenders on remand are being forced to stay in cells because tougher sentencing laws are increasing demand on beds. Audio

11:47 AM.Denis Welch discusses coverage of the Pike River mine tragedy and Redmer Yska's new book 'Truth:The Rise and Fall of the People's Paper'. Audio

11:26 AM.Nick Fancourt is a Paediatricic Registrar who's studying the link between poverty and poor child health. He's been awarded a Fulbright Award to complete a PhD in the US. Audio

11:07 AM.Business and Economic commentator Rod Oram discusses the Auckland Council's business case for the CBD rail loop and Transport Minister Steven Joyce's comments on the issue. Audio

10:40 AM.Rae McGregor reviews 'A Tiny Bit Marvellous' by Dawn French. Published by Michael Joseph. Audio

10:08 AM.Faced with the prospect of not being able to sing after a debilitating stroke in 2008, Ray needed a project - so set about compiling the best bits from the TV series That's Country (on air 1976 -… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.From Washington, Luiza Savage discusses more on Wikileaks and plans to keep the US deficit under control. Audio

9:28 AM.Chair of the Welfare Working Group, which recently released its options paper aimed at tackling long term benefit dependency. Audio

9:07 AM.Guardian reporter Robert Booth who has been looking through some of the leaked documents from whistleblower website Wikileaks. Wikileaks has begun publishing a quarter of a million US state department… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Kennedy discusses sea-kayaking and community-run bird sanctuaries. Audio

11:35 AM.On today's menu - Deep Fried Moorish Whitebait, Herb-crusted Blue Cod with Champagne and Chive Sauce and Lemon Posset with an interesting assortment of wines to match. Audio

11:12 AM.Politics across the spectrum. Audio

11:06 AM.Phil Smith reviews Stephen Levine's new book. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:06 AM.Professor Bedford is the Director of the Population Studies Centre at Waikato University. He has recently been awarded the Dame Joan Metge medal after forty years of study into Pacific migration. Audio

9:47 AM.The latest news and stories affecting the African continent. Audio

9:30 AM.Chief Executive of the New Zealand Childcare Association, Nancy Bell, Chief Executive of New Zealand Kindergarten Inc, Clare Wells, and Education Minister, Anne Tolley, speak to Nine to Noon about… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.National Secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, Andrew Little, and NZ branch chairman of the Minerals Institute, Cam Wylie, speak to Nine to Noon about the proposed Royal… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.With Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:31 AM.Joseph discusses cricket. Audio

11:06 AM.The songs are 'Because The Night' off the album The Promise by the artist Bruce Springsteen, 'Just A Boy' off the album Pikachunes by the artist Pikachunes and 'I've Got A Feeling' off the album The… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The books reveiwed are 'Boys Don't Cry' by Malorie Blackman published by Doubleday, 'The Magician's Elephant' by Kate De Camillo published by Walker and 'The Haystack' by Jack Lasenby published by… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The farmer's wife and mother of six started painting as a hobby in the 1960s, attending an Elam art school summer course, where she was taught by Colin McCahon. Now 82, she is regarded as one of New… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Mike talks about the Tongan elections and the rescue of three boys. Audio

9:42 AM.Dr Susan Morton is the Director of Growing Up In New Zealand, a new longitudinal study led by Auckland University. Its first findings have just been released what sort of a picture does it paint about… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Peter Townsend is the Chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, which has nearly 100 members on the West Coast, including Pike River Coal. Audio