Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:35 AM.If you've been to Akaroa recently, you may have stopped at The Cake Room and tasted beautiful cakes baked by owner Katey Thew-Thin. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Brigitte and Neale reflect on this year's Waitangi Day commemorations, and the Government's decision to scrap Auckland's regional fuel tax. Also, a look at how Labour is adjusting to its position as… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Simon discusses the proposal for a new waterfront stadium in Auckland and transport plans as the regional fuel tax is axed. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Harry Broad reviews The Tui Has Landed by Jodie Shelley published by Bank Street Publishing Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dynamic Planet, narrated by New Zealand's own Cliff Curtis, is the latest project from Natural History New Zealand and is more than three years in the making. Producer Ben Lawrie joins Kathryn to talk… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.European Union member countries have unanimously reached a deal on the EU AI Act, the bloc's landmark legislation regulating artificial intelligence.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Wanaka-based athlete Hamish Elliott is the 2024 Kathmandu Coast to Coast Champion. He talks to Kathryn about the event. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Local health advocate and Te Ropu Tupeka Kore spokesperson Catherine Manning says vaping is a scourge on small towns.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Banks in Australia are introducing anti-scam measures to better protect customers - but advocates here are way behind the 8-ball. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Donna Brookbanks and Irene Pink bring some of the lighter moments of the week, including an Indian woman who has set the record for the most teeth, and another world record attempt in France - a man… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam looks at the latest in cricket, including a blunder which saw Australia take credit for some of our greatest batsmen. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Today Grant brings two soft and whispery tracks today from Reverie, the debut album by Les Imprimés, aka Norwegian soul singer Morten Martens. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The issue of vehicles on beaches is dividing seaside communities throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty, Diane unpacks the tensions. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Melissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Killer Rack by Sylvan Spring published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Bex Chapman fell into meth addiction as a young mum but is now free of drugs and working as a building apprentice in Upper Hutt. After seeing many other women lose custody of their kids as a result of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins updates us on the latest Pacific news. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Fierce competition from Australia's gaming industry has seen seen growth in the sector wane, and key talent lost. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.National campaigned on 'Teaching the Basics Brilliantly' - a central plank of that policy was an hour each day of reading, writing and maths. Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Mr & Mrs Smith, a TV adaptation of the 2005 film which stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in the lead roles.  Read more Audio

11:32 AM.When is the right time to talk to children about depictions of sex on the internet?  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Technology correspondent Mark Pesce on the huge advance in "spatial computing" introduced by Apple's Vision Pro.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Buller District residents were warned a couple of months ago that they could be facing an astronomical rates increase, Westport News reporter Ellen Curnow says that's now been pared back a bit and… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Introducing Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Claudia Orange; Edited by Jared Davidson published by Bridget Williams Books. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Three decades ago Adrian Jackson founded a theatre company in London called Cardboard Citizens, with a mission of creating theatre projects with - and for - people experiencing homelessness.  Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the pressure on Prince William to step up his public duties as his father receives treatment for cancer and his wife recovers from surgery. Dan… Read more Audio