Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:30 AM.The build of a new communications network for police, the fire service and ambulances is underway. It replaces the old analogue network, which the public were able to listen in on.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new report by GNS maps the country's potential for new mining. Minister of Resources Shane Jones hopes the information will spark new investment in the sector.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.As the second-biggest diamond is dug out of the earth, science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at why we use the term carat to describe them and why they spontaneously turn into graphite. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to explore instrumental pop and rock hits over the decades. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Nelson's long-awaited hospital rebuild will now be made up of several smaller buildings and include existing infrastructure. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews The Voyage Home by Pat Barker published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Mathematician Eugenia Cheng has set out to rid the world of 'maths phobia,' asking simple questions to uncover deeper understanding. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the massive protest by construction workers angry at the federal Labor government and in support of a controversial union forced… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It is nearly five years since the End of Life Choice Act became law, and nearly three years since it was implemented, allowing some terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live to be… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.New Zealand households could save as much as $95 billion dollars by 2040 if the country fully electrifies the economy, according to an international renewable energy advocate. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Consumer NZ's head of research and advocacy Gemma Rasmussen joins Kathryn to look at the issue of localised pricing in the supermarket sector. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Court of Appeal has upheld an Employment Court ruling that Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.As rain hits the lower North Island so far it's spared the Tararua District, but Jimmy says that wasn't the case a week ago when heavy rains in the region meant rivers ran high and surrounding land… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews Wild, Wild Women by Janis Freegard published by At The Bay. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Growing up in Wellington, in full Lord of the Rings fever in the early 2000s, Leon Wadham had no inkling how much of Tolkien's world he'd one day be a part of. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suspended his campaign, encouraging his supporters in key states to back Donald Trump instead. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Why is it so hard to stop eating ultraprocessed foods once you've started? Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Three second tier lenders have quit New Zealand in the last year - and those in the sector say it means less competition for the big banks. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.IKEA is due to open a shop at Auckland's Sylvia Park next year. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.We head off to Timaru to check in ahead of an event that celebrates local produce and producers.  Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Dale, Tim and Kathryn discuss proposed changes to the Fast Track Bill, a potential capital raise for Kiwi Bank, escalating power prices, the Treaty Principles Bill and what came out of the Local… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.There is widespread flooding in Pāuatahanui north of Porirua where rain is still falling heavily. Read more Audio

10:50 AM.The Invercargill Airport is today celebrating five years of the Invercargill-Auckland direct passenger jet service. Read more Audio