Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:05 AM.Stewart Island tourism operators are reeling from a stoush over access to nearby Ulva Island bird sanctuary. Nearly 40,000 visitors went to Rakiura / Stewart Island last season, with most travelling… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.With today's commencement of efforts to remove invasive seaweed from Aotea Great Barrier Island, Kennedy dives into the question of marine invaders and what we can do to control them. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Described as the caviar of citrus, finger limes are the hot new ingredient you'll find in high end restaurants around the world. They've gained popularity in recent years after being featured on the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to talk about how much is riding on the first big leaders' debate, happening this Tuesday night. With more people casting early… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jimmy discusses the Rangitikei electorate - it's the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south, across the central plateau, to above Taumarunui to the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Airini Beautrais reviews Root Leaf Flower Fruit by Bill Nelson published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Library shelves and school journals have, for years, been stacked with Jennifer Beck's work. She's an award-winning New Zealand author who's penned more than 50 children's books. Her picture book The… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney talks about the protests that faced European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen during her visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa over the surge in… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A Dunedin-based scientific traceability company is helping global brands like Chanel, Ralph Lauren and Victoria's Secret verify the origin of materials in their supply chains. Oritain is a forensic… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Community pharmacists are calling for a pilot scheme which subsidises minor ailment medication to be made permanent, saying without it, hospitals and GP surgeries will face more pressure. The scheme… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Fiji has staged a stunning upset at the Rugby World Cup just a couple of hours ago beating Australia 22 points to 15. It's the first time in 69 years that Fiji has beaten the Wallabies. Fiji took the… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam joins Kathryn as The Warriors prepare to host an NRL finals match for the first time in 15 years - against the Knights at Mt Smart tomorrow. And the All Blacks are playing Nambia this weekend at… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor dives into some newly released music from shoegaze survivors Slowdive, grunge godfather Neil Young, and pop phenomenon Olivia Rodrigo. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Contracts with two emergency housing motels have ended, with the Government citing a "marked decline" in people needing help. However as Kelly explains, there is concern the clientele has moved to… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Roger Christensen reviews Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood Hargrave published by Orion Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Corrina Connor finds "a kind of purity" in long-distance ocean swimming in just regular togs and a swimming cap. The Wellington librarian and cellist tells Kathryn Ryan about swimming the historic… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia, where he has vowed "full and unconditional support" for President Vladimir Putin. He is expected to remain in Russia for several days. And in Tokyo, the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A pop-up theatre has launched in Auckland which allows guests to see themselves as the star of the show, with the help of articicual intelligence. Participants at Hypercinema have photos taken of… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Doctors in Dunedin say cases of scabies are growing and becoming entrenched among the student population. Scabies are tiny parisitic mites that burrow under the skin and are spread through skin to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A long awaited report into the existence of UFOs by a panel of NASA experts has been released in the past few hours, finding no evidence that aliens are behind the unexplained phenomena, but the space… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano Read more Audio

11:20 AM.She's a psychiatrist by day, and a stand-up comedian by night - but parenting has been her toughest gig yet. Dr Jo Prendergast has written a how-to parenting guide called 'When Life Sucks'. It offers… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Apple has unveiled its iPhone 15 at a time the phone market is in turmoil. The International Data Corporation reports a 12.1% year-on-year decline in New Zealand phone shipments for the second quarter… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Eastern Bay of Plenty Local Democracy Reporter, Diane McCarthy with the Whakatane Beacon Read more Audio