Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.Auckland hip-hop artist and academic Mazbou Q is becoming an international authority on the burgeoning science of rap. Read more Video, Audio

9:25 AM.As wildfires cause millions of dollars worth of damage each year and disrupt lives, researchers are looking at how to more accurately predict the potential burn path of fires. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Sweeping job cuts across financially strained universities are heaping pressure on the science sector.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science communicator Allan Blackman on how diabetes patients may soon have a new treatment option that doesn't include needles or insulin pumps.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.After a quarter of a decade making custard squares which are sought after around the country the owners of the Denheath bakery are moving on.  Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Two of the Wellington region's mayors are expecting to meet with the local government minister Simeon Brown over how to cope with the water crisis.   Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tauranga City Council is delaying the adoption of its Local Alcohol Policy that would have forced bars to close at 2am.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews three of her favourite books from last year. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.It wasn't until New Zealand playwright Eleanor Bishop was on the New York Broadway scene that she heard about Chris Kraus.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche on the Australian government's decision to put an end to the so-called 'Golden visa'. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The capital's into its second week of water restrictions, as the threats of even tougher cutbacks loom. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Australia will become the first country to ban engineered stone benchtops this year, and there are calls for New Zealand to follow suit.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Getting a good night sleep can be tough on a sticky summer night. It can be even harder for young kids - and their parents! Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into Woolworths, Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island, following an allegation of Fair Trading Act breaches.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Invercargill City Council will hold its first meeting of the year today led by Acting Mayor Tom Campbell. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite books from last year.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Grammy-award winning singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab will be in New Zealand in March.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Republican candidate Nikki Haley is getting one last shot at Donald Trump after Ron DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.It's almost a year since kumara crops, which were ready to be harvested in the Kaipara District in Northland were pretty much wiped out by two major weather events.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.In Opposition, Dr Shane Reti said the-then government had ignored a crisis in health. Now he is the new minister in charge of that system.  Read more Audio