Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:09 AM.Former Labour Party President, Mike Williams, and Political Commentator, Chris Trotter, talks to Kathryn about the demise of Chris Carter. Audio

11:49 AM.Tommy discusses future building procedures in response to the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

11:34 AM.Guest Chef Brett McGregor takes us through recipes for seared yellow fin tuna with fennel salad and salmon caviar for an entree, larb gai for a main and chocolate fudge cake with olive oil chocolate… Read more Audio

11:13 AM.The local body election results and the implications for national politics, the latest on the economy and TVNZ's reviewing of its editorial policies. Audio

10:39 AM.Phil Smith reviews The Weekend by Bernhard Schlink. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Audio

10:11 AM.Don Ritchie lives by the notorious Sydney suicide spot, The Gap. He is nicknamed "Angel of the Gap" for helping to save lives of an estimated 160 people who had planned to commit suicide there. He was… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.The latest on the the toxic spill in Hungary and the Eurpoean budget for next year. Audio

9:39 AM.After trouncing John Banks with a majority of just under 65,000 in the first super city elections, Mr Brown now has to figure out how to run the largest council in Australasia. He's already in… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Paula Rebstock, Chair of the Welfare Working Group, independent welfare commentator Linsay Mitchell and Kay Brereton from the Wellington People's Centre discuss benefit dependency. Audio

11:52 AM.With Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:34 AM.Commonwealth Games highlights, cricket, and Southland's biggest Ranfurly Shield challenge of the season, versus Canterbury. Audio

11:07 AM.Featuring Mark Ronson and the Business Intl., Sufjan Stevens, and Halcyon Digest. Audio

10:44 AM.Being reviewed is 'A Perfect Gentleman: The Life of Sir Wilson Whineray' by Bob Howitt, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:09 AM.William Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in a short story written back in 1982. His 1984 debut novel Neuromancer has become one of the most influential and acclaimed science fiction works of recent… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Topics - Fiji day celebrations and voting in Samoa. Audio

9:45 AM.We are joined by Dr Andy Asquith, a senior lecturer in management at Massey University, Albany, whose research interests focus on Auckland's mismanagement and misgovernance. Audio

9:08 AM.Ingrid Betancourt was campaigning as a presidential candidate for a left-leaning green party in Colombia, when she was taken hostage by the guerilla movement FARC - Colombia's revolutionary Armed… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.Dan looks at Animal Kingdom, Water Whisperers/Tangaroa and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. Audio

11:25 AM.Bridget Williams' books have won a number of significant awards, the most recent of which, Judith Binney's Encircled Lands, has recently won the NZ Post Book Awards Book of the Year Award. Audio

11:06 AM.Nigel discusses the dark side of social media and dodgy overcharging for mobile calls in the US. Audio

10:38 AM.Carole Beu reviews Guest House by Nicole Krauss. Published by Viking. Audio

10:09 AM.Australian journalist Peter Lloyd, who was working as a correspondent in Singapore when he had a very public fall from grace when he was jailed on drugs charges. Audio

9:48 AM.The first conservative conference since the election, the withdrawal of child benefits and government budget cuts. Audio

9:32 AM.Bill McKibben, founder and global organiser of 350.org. The American environmentalist and author has been described by Time magazine as"the world's best green journalist". 350.org is organising a… Read more Audio

9:17 AM.A former patient of Dr Chidozie Onovo was treated by him between March and August this year. The Canterbury District Health Board employed Dr Onovo, a convicted drug smuggler from Nigeria. He was last… Read more Audio