Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:35 AM.A group of Wellingtonians are striving to save food from landfill. The composting initiative, Kaicycle, takes compostable scraps from homes and offices and recycles them into living compost. The… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party Campaign Director in 2020. He is a director of several companies, including Museum Street Strategies, a public affairs firm. Dale… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Rival candidates at an election meeting in North Canterbury found they had plenty in common on Monday evening. Candidates from four political parties were asked to name each other's policies that they… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Nicky Walker reviews The Fraud by Zadie Smith published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sarah Everts is fascinated by sweat. What it is, why our bodies do it and why there is a market for buying and selling artificial sweat - are all questions Sarah has answered. She's the author of The… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Debora Patta is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in South Africa Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A global cancer trial that seeks to use a patient's own immune system to target and destroy melanomas is set to get underway in New Zealand. Aotearoa has the highest rates of melanoma - the most… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Consumer rights advocates want banks to fast-track account name matching to help stave off an increasing number of scams. But how easy is it? Read more Audio

12:05 PM.Auckland Airport and biosecurity officials have apologised for the delays passengers have been experiencing at our biggest international gateway. And as the school holidays kick off, they're asking… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Miami Sound double LP was described as "a curatorial masterpiece" when it first came out 20 years ago. It's just been reissued, so music reviewer Grant Smithies gives us two tracks from that… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Christchurch's mayor Phil Mauger swore he'd never sell the city's council-owned assets, but a new report suggests it might be needed. When asked about the port, the airport, the broadband company, the… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue published by Picador Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Courteney Beven is a scientific diver and chef who in recent years has become an "underwater weeder" on the side. So far, Beven has racked up over 1,000 hours in Fiordland seas, gently collecting the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins looks ahead to the Pacific election debate, hosted jointly by Radio New Zealand and Pacific Media Network from 11am on Monday September 25. PMN's Khalia Strong will be… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Gavin Conroy is the general manager of the Classic Fighters Airshow in Omaka, near Blenheim. He's also a leading aviation photographer and pilot, clocking up 700 photographic flights over his career… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Queenstown has declared a local state of emergency as severe weather continues to affect the South Island. Dozens of people have been evacuated and there are multiple road, business and school… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research joins Kathryn to talk about how to improve outcomes for growing Te Reo Maori in schools. Which schools are… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The number of cases of cryptosporidium in Queenstown is now 18 and the district council has told media it is rushing to get a UV filter for one of its 2 mile water treatment plant. But the mayor Glyn… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the huge ransomware attack that's affected casinos in Las Vegas. MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment have both fallen… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Questions continue to be raised about Waka Kotahi's approach to safety issues, after RNZ reported that despite being aware other passenger trains were running red lights, the agency only sanctioned… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett published by Potton & Burton Read more Audio