Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.Noise pollution in the ocean is affecting the navigational skills of whales and other marine animals. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Donald Trump's hush money trial is nearing a possible verdict this week in New York. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.As AI systems become more advanced, so - apparently - does their ability to try to hoodwink humans. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Thousands of school children across Hutt Valley could lose out on science kits as the organisation which provides them faces closure. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As the government puts tens of millions of dollars more into community housing, the sector says it is up against unfair headwinds. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.We go off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne, who has just returned from an expedition in Scotland. He will detail what he got up to, and talk about the life and writing of Nan Shepherd - a mountain… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Good Sh*t Soda launched in March 2021 and mixes pre and pro-biotics together in a low-sugar drink that's good for your gut. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.It's Budget week, what can be expected on Thursday? First home grants have been ditched to save $240m. And David McLeod's donation missteps. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kelly looks at what the Government's recent damning report on Kainga Ora means for Rotorua's many housing developments.  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Professor of Classics at Victoria University in Wellington Jeff Tatum, has released a new book, called A Noble Ruin, which examines Mark Antony's life and career and a pivotal time in history.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.There's trouble in the Sahel region which is seeing an increase in extremism and coups. Meanwhile there's famine in Sudan. And It's 30 years since South Africa's first democratic election - famously… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.An Auckland based start-up is growing leather-like material out of fungi, which it says is versatile, strong and sustainable.Sapro-tech was founded by biotechnolgist Dr Keith Hudson. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.There are calls for those who look after family members with eating disorders to be recognised, and paid, as carers.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sam discusses the threat from professional rugby players to walk away from their national union amid concerns over governance. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.New music from Justice, Portishead's Beth Gibbons, Polite Company, and a cracker from Gerry Rafferty. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Simon details the rates rises facing Aucklanders, mounting concern about crime and safety in the inner city, traffic calming measures out West and blockbuster turn out to the Auckland Writers'… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kim Pittar of Muirs Bookstore reviews The Coast Road by Alan Murrin published by Bloomsbury Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Cameroon born refugee, Dr Bernard Sama's fight for all asylum seekers to be treated equally in Aotearoa Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Taiwan has a new president - who is William Lai, and how is Beijing responding to his election and inauguration? The US-China trade war is back in full-swing after Joe Biden's latest comments on green… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Singing researchers have been investigating cross-cultural patterns in music and language. Read more Video, Audio

9:20 AM.Matai Medical Research Institute - a not-for-profit research and innovation centre - first opened its doors in Gisborne-Tairawhiti in 2019. Five years later, it has a brand new purpose-built campus… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Conservation and health authorities are urged to remain on high alert as two instances of bird flu hit Australia. Distinguished Professor of infectious disease epidemiology and public health, Nigel… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Copa 71 on the pioneering women that attended the 1971 Women's Football World Cup that was witnessed by record crowds - who then got… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Gratitude journals have been embraced by some adults in recent years - but what about children? An electrician turned writer, and an Auckland teacher have now created a wellbeing journal for tamariki… Read more Audio