Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the controversy within Labor ranks over a government decision not to include a gender identity and sexuality in the 2026 census.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Yesterday carmaker Volkswagen announced it may have to shut two of its factories in Germany - the first-ever closures in its home country. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A social worker in Wairoa says more than 50 whanau are caring for elders at home who should be in aged care - but there is no aged care facility in the town. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Joe talks about the All Blacks test loss to the Springboks and looks ahead to the second test, and how New Zealand athletes are faring at the Paralympics and at on the tennis court at the US Open. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's a season of blossoms and change and also variable weather - Xanthe talks to Kathryn about the season and when to prune, plant and pick. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A Kiwi billionaire who has banned working from home now wants to stop staff from leaving the office to get coffee. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Georgina discusses a business levy being used to 'prop up' Tākina convention centre. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews A Wreck of Seabirds by Karleah Olson published by Fremantle Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.We all have things that go wrong on the job - but having a formerly hot water bottle stuffed down your pants burst as you bow to a king probably isn't one of them. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The countdown is on to the first Harris-Trump debate next week and the needling continues. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Declining and ageing congregations, crumbling buildings and fewer clergy: are traditional Christian churches in crisis?  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The SIS says threats to New Zealand's national security are increasingly likely to come from within - be it disgruntled government employees or those in desperate need of extra cash. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Watercare has revealed that 90 trucks a week are carrying waste from 300 homes in a new subdivision because they do not have adequate sewage connections. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Phil Vine reviews Happiness Falls by Angie Kim published by Faber. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.When Dr Sea Rotmann moved to New Zealand as a coral reef ecologist, she did not expect to end up as one of the country's leading researchers in energy hardship. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of six Gaza hostages held by Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is committed to achieving a deal to release those remaining in… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A New Zealand business which makes education software used by millions around the world has just received the backing of a US private equity firm. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.New research has found that humans age in two rapid bursts rather than in a gradual, chronological way. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Primary age students are able to view pornography, sexualised animal content, and information about self-harm on school devices - shocking school leaders and leading to calls for far better online… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Dana says Scott Robertson is set for the biggest test of his All Blacks coaching career when his side take on the Springboks in Johannesburg this weekend. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy's chosen tracks include what he calls the joyful uplift of Nick Cave's 'Wild God', and the subtle sensuality of Clairo. And Christchurch legend Al Park continues his late career upswing. Read more Audio