Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:25 AM.How do you encourage children to start making their own decisions? And at what age should they be able to do this with confidence? First off, it's all about helping them build "decision-making… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Mark Pesce details the flaw he found in a number of AI systems and the difficulty he had in alerting the big tech companies to it. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Almost two years on from the August 2022 storm, Nelson people who were left with uninhabitable homes are finally closer to knowing their fate. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.A proposal to radically revamp New Zealand Rugby's governance structure has failed to be approved. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dee Glentworth is carrying on her family tradition of sharing secondhand treasures at the Wellington op shop Free for All. Over 700 shoppers showed up on the opening day of their new Petone… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line looks at how the election campaign has kicked off, including the reaction to a plan by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to introduce compulsory national service for… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.More than half a billion Ticketmaster customers across the world may have been caught up in a massive data breach. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A property investor who took on a boarding house for people with mental health needs in Auckland has been left stunned by a lack of oversight from government agencies. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A vote on the biggest change in New Zealand rugby governance in the sport's professional history is happening this morning. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about new research that's used tree rings to confirm last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2000 years. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Workbridge Chief Executive and Assistive Technology consultant Jonathan Mosen speaks to Kathryn about Louis Braille's innovation, creating the code which has enabled the literacy of blind people. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Diamond Dogs; one of David Bowie's more unusual albums and a work that is widely regarded as the last of his glam rock era. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The first tranche of data from the last census has just been released by Stats NZ. RNZ's reporter Ruth Hill with what the initial data reveals. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau has established a new business group to advise her, Georgina discusses who is in the mix. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Holly Walker reviews Landfall 247: Autumn 2023 Edited by Lynley Edmeades published by Otago University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Zeinab Badawi will be a familiar voice to many from her time as a BBC journalist and presenter. Her new book: An African History of Africa emerged from a twenty-part documentary series for BBC World… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about an exodus of doctors leaving the UK's health system and heading to Australia - there was a 67 percent increase in 2022-23 on the two… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A New Zealand company producing a methane inhibitor from seaweed says poorly designed, onerous regulations mean it cannot work with farmers here to reduce emissions. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Commerce Commission says the average electricity bill is set to increase by $15 a month from April next year. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.An extra $53 million has been earmarked for teacher training, for more in-the-classroom training as opposed to at university. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Glen looks ahead to a special meeting this Thursday where New Zealand Rugby's governance structure will go to a vote.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.The tradition of sauna bathing is thought to have originated in Finland over 2000 years ago and is gaining in popularity around the world. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Rebecca looks at some strong results on the NZX, including Turners Automotive and My Food Bag. Utilities software company Gentrack has made a notable turnaround. And a look at tech company Rakon which… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Christchurch City Holdings Limited has lost its chair and three directors this month, David takes a look at what is going on and how the council is reacting. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Creative Writer's Sourcebook by John Gillard published by Exisle. Read more Audio