Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:05 AM.A deep dive into the inflation figures after Stats NZ revealed yesterday it reached a 15-month high touching the 3 per cent.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The winners and losers in local government elections, as stoush over a Palmerston North park and letting dogs off the leash and the opening of a new mental health ward. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews Eat Wilde by Sophie Merkens, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.A Hawkes Bay family that lost a son to suicide is now behind a drive to get digital well-being support into as many schools as possible.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.When Rachel Hill's son, who has Down Syndrome, left school there were limited options for his employment, education and training. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Millions joined the global 'No Kings' protests this weekend - as dissent towards the Trump presidency grows.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Researchers are calling for a review of tenant occupancy limit rules, saying the limits are increasing housing costs. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Former Black Cap Lou Vincent received a lifetime ban from cricket in 2014, after admitting participating in matchfixing.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new report paints a sobering picture for road workers - with drivers regularly refusing to stop and verbally abusing traffic controllers.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kath Irvine and Jason Ross know a thing or two about growing their own fruit. Kath is an organic gardener who has been teaching food growing for 25 years. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Torika reports on the new faces on the Auckland council, the latest on the fortnightly rubbish collections, the woman who stepped in to protect a teenager being attacked and almost half of Auckland's… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Holly Walker reviews The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Immigration New Zealand is dealing with a growing problem with people applying for visas, with photographs that have been filtered and airbrushed.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.One in five adult New Zealanders have lived with chronic pain at various levels, with women, Maori and those living in areas of high deprivation at higher risk. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Precious gems stolen in daylight robbery at Louvre museum in Paris, Former French president Sarkozy to start five-year jail sentence, Could Putin be arrested if he enters Hungary to meet Trump? And… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.An engineer says councils and Government are not making the most of wastewater heat as a cheap and readily available energy source.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A charity is calling for the loss of a baby to be included in official data, to better understand why miscarriage occurs.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Lawyers have written to the Prime Minister saying the country's reliance on cloud computing and storage will result in catastrophic harm.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Many Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae acts cut their teeth recording cover versions of American funk and soul classics. The new Soul Jamaica album collects some of the best of these. We'll hear two… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tess has the latest with the Otago councillor accused of financial misconduct, court action over protecting the hoiho, and Dunedin's new mayor. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Gloam by Jack Mackay, published by Oneworld. Read more Audio