Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:30 AM.Jane King is the founder of Creators Aotearoa, a website that connects charities and non for profits who need marketing and design work, with creatives who want to volunteer their skills - bridging… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Ian Chapman looks at some of the best covers of David Bowie songs and how they came to be. Ian Chapman is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Music at the University of Otago. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.A 1.6 km stretch of road designed to handle 150-tonne logging trucks has opened in Kawerau. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.While nearly everyone has a camera on them these days, only a few know how to capture a story of global significance.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Frontline Surgeon: New Zealand medical pioneer Douglas Jolly by Mark Derby published by Massey University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.From golden larches in Greenland to a collection of more than 300 oaks in Southwest France - people come to collect trees for all sorts of reasons.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about calls to keep tax benefits for plug-in hybrid vehicles amid a surge in sales.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.US Vice President Kamala Harris is continuing to shore up her support to be the frontrunner on the Democratic presidential ticket.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The authors of a new world-first MRI brain scan study say it has revealed the largest differences yet discovered in the structures of male and female brains.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Critics say a decision by the competition watchdog to block the sale of a local DJ software company will have a chilling effect on tech sector investment. Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Sports correspondent Marc Hinton joins Kathryn to talk about the All Blacks win over Fiji in the US, Ardie Savea is off to Moana Pasifika - can he save the struggling franchise? And ahead of the Paris… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.If you've always wanted to start a garden, but were unsure of where to start, Philip Thomsen can help. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson talks about how The Warehouse's founder Stephen Tindall has joined forces with Sydney private equity firm Adamantem Capital seeking a takeover bid.  Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Southland region correspondent Che Baker joins Kathryn to look at Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark's return to work after a month off following his 'brain fade' with some comments he made at a… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Claudia Herz Jardine of Scorpio Books reviews In the Half Light of a Dying Day by CK Stead published by Auckland University Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.From age 10, Dominic Gordon began to to find opportunities for risk taking every day. His debut memoir Excitable Boy is an unsettling, un-sugarcoated collection of essays, an account of a life of risk… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Kathryn to talk about the growing support for Kamala Harris to take the top of the Democrat ticket. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.New Zealand's biggest independent electricity retailer says it's no longer taking on customers because of wholesale energy prices. Read more Audio

9:26 AM.One man is now in charge of reforming the public health system and finding $1.5 billion in savings.  Read more Audio

9:06 AM.A major bank has this morning announced a target of at least $1 billion in lending to affordable housing solutions over the next three years. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy joins Kathryn to talk about the springtime activity of backyard birds - particularly the song thrush, beloved of poets and musicians. He also looks at an author whose book sparked a major fear… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Haku ambassador and chef Jeremy Singleton on what he'll be serving up at this weekend's Brew of Islands' Craft Beer Festival. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dale and Liam join Kathryn to talk about how the decision by US President Joe Biden to step down may impact New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Simon joins Kathryn to talk about the likelihood of Mayor Wayne Brown standing for the job again.  Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lissa Michell reviews Sight Lines by Kirsty Baker published by Auckland University Press Read more Audio