Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Amma by Saraid de Silva published by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Dr Thom Linley has always been fascinated with fish, how they behave, their ecology and their different ocean habitats. He is a curator of fishes at Te Papa, and also co-hosts the Deep-Sea Podcast… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the anti-smoking legislation - similar to what was proposed and then dumped in New Zealand - that's creating huge divisions within the Conservative Party. He'll… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.A recent report by the Education Review Office painted a grim picture of student behaviour - saying violent and disruptive behaviour in schools has reached critical levels. Half the teachers surveyed… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The government's recently announced plans to reform the building materials sector, has the potential to be a massive shake-up to the industry. Before a product can be used on site, builders must… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Dr Allan Blackman joins Kathryn with three new studies.  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Dunedin's history is front and centre of a new book by Karen McMillan.  Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.North Otago gold mine OceanaGold has unveiled a fully electric excavator and the race is on to secure a water supply for the Otago town of Lawrence.  Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Sally Wenley reviews A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci published by Pan Macmillan Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Author Leslie Jamison has been compared to some of the American greats, Joan Didion and Susan Sontag. A novelist and essayist, Jamison's writing style blends journalism and memoir.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche on a rare win for the media in a high-profile defamation case, the fallout of the Bondi stabbings, and why the Woolworths CEO has been threatened with jail time.

9:35 AM.Educationalist Jill Corkin is leading a community intiative aiming to get a secondary school built in Mangawhai, one of Northland's fastest growing areas.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Transparency International says a draft code of conduct for lobbyists has been so watered down from the initial version, it is meaningless.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sports correspondent Joe Porter Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The Haast's Eagle or Te Hokioi bird is the largest eagle every known to have existed. Over the centuries its existence was questioned, was it real, or was it just legend? Scientists have pored over… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dileepa looks at figures showing the number of highly skilled migrants is falling, despite a bump in immigration. And a new BusinessDesk series, JobWatch 2024, looks at layoffs in both the private and… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gina Rogers reviews My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Nigel Ritson estimates he's eaten more than 50,000 feijoas in his quest to find the perfect one. His fascination with the fruit began in in the 1990's when be bought a tough piece of land in Takaka… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.If you're looking to escape reality for a while - or possibly somewhere to entertain the kids these school holidays - a giant colourful labyrinth could be just the ticket. The ABORIALIS Luminarium is… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The first criminal trial of a former president begins on Monday in New York. Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records for his alleged role in a hush money scheme before… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.As the New Zealand news landscape undergoes a radical reshape, there are concerns that many Kiwis are already missing out. Unlike other countries there is no requirement for New Zealand websites… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Some fintechs say they can be the "maverick" disruptor New Zealand's banking system is missing. These are digital services that offer more innovation when it comes to things like budgeting data… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy Warne has paid a visit to the Kiwi Coast Project - 250,000 hectares of coastal Northland under sustained predator control by no fewer than 227 volunteer groups, with the aim of making… Read more Audio