Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:30 AM.The nation-wide science and innovation competition Solve for Tomorrow has just announced its winners for 2025. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.If you find it hard to break your routine, but secretly harbour a desire to try something new - boy does Sally Millington have a story for you.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.US President Donald Trump came away from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping calling it a "great success" and rating it 12 out of 10. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.People with neurological challenges such as autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, ADHD or brain injuries are disadvantaged in court.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.With only about 80 percent of New Zealanders immunised against measles, Plunket is urging households with babies to make sure they are vaccinated. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A number of schools in Palmerston North, plus several early childhood centres, have decided to shut today over asbestos fears following a large fire. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch with what she's been watching.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Love it or loathe it - it's that time of year when kids roam loose around neighbourhoods looking for fun and sweets.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech correspondent Alex Sims focuses on the increasing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms and lecture halls. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kelly reports on the fire that destroyed an historic rugby club, a reward is offered for a missing local teacher, manslaughter charges four years after the disappearance of a local man and a local… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie, published by Bridget Williams Books. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.US master arborist Basil Camu has made a daring business move - refusing to cut down trees.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Raukumara Conservation Park was said to be dying - over run with deer, possums and goats - when iwi raised the urgent need for action more than 10 years ago.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Solar companies say they are lining up to put panels on public buildings and land around the country, and that this could save the state millions.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New national flood data maps the properties and infrastructure at risk from flooding now - and as the climate changes.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about the annual Massey University retirement spending guidelines, which yet again shows that retirees spend more than they get from NZ Super. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Fifty years ago this month the Māori  Land March entered Parliament grounds on a rainy day, led by Dame Whina Cooper. Read more Audio

11:05 AM. Ian Chapman explores the entertaining and often amusing world of the mondegreen - aka the misheard lyric.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Southland correspondent Kirsty Pickett joins Kathryn to talk about how the deep south fared in the recent bad spring weather. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews Twist by Colum McCann, published by Bloomsbury. RRP: $37 Read more Audio

10:30 AM.A week after storms that caused widespread damage, farmers in Southland are still struggling with power supplies.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.What is it about an art heist that fascinates people so much? What motivates thieves? And what happens when it goes wrong? Dr Penelope Jackson's written a number of books about art crimes and shares… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche to talk about the decision by the competition watchdog ACCC to sue Microsoft for alleged misleading conduct over adding Copilot AI to its 365 subs. Read more Audio