Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.In the next three years, Australian, Allie Pepper has her sights set on climbing 14 of the world's highest mountains without supplementary oxygen. She has already completed two in the last couple of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about what was included in the King's Speech this week - the first in more than 70 years. King Charles laid out the priorities for Prime Minister Rishi… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Octogenarian Ivan Fahey is the proud new owner of a Lamborghini supercar after his name was pulled from a hat at the Highlands Motorsport Park last weekend. Prior to this, the only thing he's ever won… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.In the last five years geopolitical threats have ramped up with worsening climate change, China-US tensions over the South China sea and Taiwan, war in Europe with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Add to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Ongoing anti-social behaviour in central Auckland is prompting safety concerns among business owners and tourism operators, as more people flock into Downtown for summer. Co-owner of Vivace Restaurant… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The late Murray Ball, created Footrot Flats and other iconic New Zealand characters in his comic strip which first appeared in the Evening Post. Murray passed away in 2017, and his son Mason has… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.It's been a big year for Taylor Swift - she's become a billionaire, and this week her latest release 1989 (Taylor's Version) became the fastest-selling vinyl record since the statistic was first… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Water by John Boyne published by Penguin Random House N Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Over two recent summers, former newspaper editor Tim Pankhurst, his wife Sue and their friend Kerry Prendergast completed the epic 3021km Te Araroa Trail. The trio speak to Kathryn Ryan ahead of the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fared on his visit to China and relationship with President Xi Jinping. She'll talk about the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A genetically modified banana which has been engineered to resist disease is offering a glimmer of hope to the increasingly strained industry. There's been a considerable outbreak of Panama disease… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new government is still to be formed, but councils around the country are urgently wanting direction on what will happen with new policy on water infrastructure. Wellington Water estimates it would… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Marc is freshly landed from the Rugby World Cup, and talks to Kathryn about his impressions and access to the All Blacks throughout the tournament. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.BusinessDesk investigations editor, Victoria Young looks at the country's worst carbon emitters of the NZX50, with Fonterra topping the list. And revelations Supie founder Sarah Balle first approached… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.In February 2021 a human chain of 150 volunteers held hands and slowly waded into the sea. Their aim was to stop what remained of a pod of long-finned pilot whales from re-stranding at Farewell Spit.

10:45 AM.Legal action has been launched over the $1.25 billion Transmission Gully motorway. The builder of the road is taking Waka Kotahi to court in relation to incomplete work. A pool, skatepark upgrades and… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Holly Walker reviews Good Material by Dolly Alderton published by Penguin Random House NZ. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Jim Jermyn is a world-renowned expert in alpine plants and is the former head gardener of the Branklyn Garden in Perth. Jim is in the country as the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society's Steve Newall… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Danielle Kurtzleben is in Washington, where Democrats are split about the United States policy over Israel. And the party is also raising alarms over political group No Labels. It's been around for… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.South Island company Spout is helping to reduce the number of plastic milk bottles by offering a milk-in-keg service to big milk consumers. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.We had a huge response to our story on retirees who rent and are pleased to pick it up again today with John Collyns, the Executive Director of the Retirement Villages Association. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.A Napier school is introducing a hard ban on cellphones, including at lunchtimes, in the hopes students will begin to appreciate time away from their devices. Read more Audio