Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:05 AM.Whakatane's mayor is calling on the Prime Minister and Minister of Emergency Management to intervene to allow GNS access to Whakaari/White Island. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Sue Moroney and Tim Hurdle talk about the Prime Minister's networking opportunities as he heads to Washington DC for a NATO summit.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Western Bay of Plenty Local Democracy reporter Alisha Evans based in Tauranga with SunLive Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews Wrong Norma by Anne Carson published by Jonathan Cape Read more Audio

10:05 AM.There are more people voting in democratic elections this year than ever before.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.France's far right has failed to make a breakthrough in snap parliamentary elections. Instead, leftist alliance New Popular Front has come out on top according to exit polls. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology is trying to make science, engineering and mathematics more fun for kids with a massive new facility. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.An Otago University researcher says the number of those in energy hardship is likely much higher than government officials think. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.People most at risk from shingles are missing out on the vaccine, thanks to a funding programme which gives 65-year-olds just one year to get immunised for free.  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Comedians Donna Brookbanks and Irene Pink look at the lighter moments of the week, including a nine year old chess star set to become England's youngest player.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Dana discusses the Football Ferns' turbulent path to the Olympics, after coach Jitka Klimková stepped aside under mysterious circumstances. All signs are pointing to a tense series between the All… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Forty years on from their debut, The Jesus and Mary Chain are back with a corking new album, plus local baroque-folkers French For Rabbits, and Engelbert Humperdinck. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.More ferry woes with the Interislander Kaitaki ferry's stabiliser fin missing for more than 18 months. This has resulted in sailings cancelled this week due to large swells, while rival operator… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry published by Canongate. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.As the official election tally continues, Kathryn is joined by Phil Burton-Cartledge to discuss how the two major parties are expected to fare and the elements that led both to this point.  Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Archeologists are in the business of understanding the past, by observing, recording, and interpreting objects and items from history.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.A group of young environmental activists have been jailed in Cambodia on charges, while Japan finally takes the plunge to ditch floppy disks. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Exit polls show Labour landslide likely as official results trickle in. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Minister for Mental Health says promises about improving access to mental health services are achievable.  Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz looks at whether the third season of The Bear lives up to the stellar reputation of the first two. Read more Audio

11:32 AM.During his academic career in psychology, Professor Emeritus Ben Bradley from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales has done research on groupness in infancy, and also belonging in child care. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology correspondent Bill Bennett looks at the first 'Miss AI' beauty competition that sees computer-generated women take part in a virtual parade - and throws up a raft of questions about the… Read more Audio