Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:20 AM.A union representing bus drivers in Auckland says many are going to work fearing for their lives, as aggressive behaviour and intimidation reaches crisis point. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's the five yearly door to door survey that literally counts us up, and gives us a picture of who we are, where we live, and how we identify. But after two disappointing censuses - Stats NZ says it… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about the New Caledonian fork fern which now holds the record for the largest amount of DNA stored in its nucleus of any living organism on the… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Landscape gardener Xanthe White on the pros and cons of staking and garden frames. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to look at which cities have inspired songs of their own - including perhaps, a surprising New Zealand contribution. Kirsten Zemke is an ethnomusicologist… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.John discusses the issues facing the Hauraki Gulf Forum and their response to last week's Budget.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews Long Island by Colm Toibin published by Macmillan. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Ginni Mansberg is a GP who specialises in women's and children's health whose latest book takes a no-holds-barred look at menopause and how it can affect not only the women going through it, but… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks about New Zealanders being able to join the Australian Defence Force as part of a solution to retention in the military. Who's eligible?  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.An Auckland startup has been approved to scale up its production of dairy proteins using genetically modified yeasts. Daisy Lab uses precision fermentation to make whey or casein products.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Nurses Organisation says its members fear the directive from Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora to save $105m across hospitals by July will put their own safety, and that of patients, at risk. Te Whatu Ora… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Parliament's primary production select committee is considering a full inquiry into rural banking - with MPs from all sides concerned over what they've heard in preliminary hearings.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Forty years ago, Wellington man Gregory Hill had the idea to travel from New Zealand to the direct opposite part of the world by train. In 2019, he made it happen. Read more Audio

11:00 AM.Hawke's Bay fast-food software company Fingermark has a new investor. US-listed giant Ecolab is taking a more than 9% stake, putting a nine-figure valuation on the tech firm. Victoria backgrounds what… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Enterprise North Canterbury has been working with other regional tourism organisations to develop a Canterbury dark sky trail. The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve was established in… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dai Henwood is well known to TV viewers, as a funny guy, but he's been going through some serious stuff. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron Elving looks at the many unanswered questions after former US president Donald Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records at a New York trial. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A central North Island lines company is dangling a giant saw off a helicopter in a bid to protect its infrastructure. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Stephen Kafka has been transporting conservation workers and researchers to remote sub-Antarctic islands for the past 25 years. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Nurses say they're at breaking point already, and fear cuts to hospital budgets demanded by Health NZ will put their own safety, and that of patients, at risk. This is despite the multi billion dollar… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Donna Brookbanks and Irene Pink wrap up the lighter moments of the week, including an Austrian man who found three mammoth skeletons in his wine cellar. And a US new anchor who is being… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.New Zealand Rugby's governance landscape is as murky as ever after yesterday's contentious vote - Sam Ackerman looks at what it means and why this saga keeps dragging on. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Hefty new dubs From The Neighbourhood album by Auckland producer Christophe El Truento is released next week. Read more Audio