Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:34 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews The Freedom of Emma Herwegh by Dirk Kurbjuweit (translated from the original German by Imogen Taylor) published by Text Publishing. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Don't let feeling disconnected from "holiday cheer" set you on a path towards self-isolation, says writer and academic Dr Jeremy Nobel. Read more Video, Audio

9:52 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the reprieve for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the government's Rwanda Bill, which passed its first vote without a predicted revolt from MPs in… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Teenage ocean swimmer Caitlin O'Reilly's taking a well deserved break over summer after continuing her quest to conquer the Oceans Seven. That's the marathon swimming challenge that takes in seven… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.The future of Cook Strait travel has been thrown into turmoil with the government's decision to decline KiwiRail's request for further $1.47 billion for two new mega ferries. To date, $435.1 million… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Never-before-seen supermarket pricing data is revealing just how complicated finding value on groceries is. Back in October, on the same day promising grocery startup Supie collapsed, National… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Science correspondent Dr Siouxsie Wiles discusses how electric eels may genetically modify organisms around them, and how birds in Europe have been building nests using anti-bird spikes. Read more Audio

11:26 AM.MyWellaBee lets users can enter any combination of dietary requirements to filter out products with certain additives and ingredients, to show which foods are available and where. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music commentator Charlotte Ryan features new music from Peter Gabriel, a brand new local artist A LOT of people are getting excited by and a very special - local - Christmas carol. Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Che recaps some of the biggest stories of the year in Southland. Read more Audio

10:32 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Doppelganger by Naomi Klein published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Professor David Strayer says humans function better in the great outdoors because our brains and bodies evolved in, and with, nature. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst discusses moves to tighten visa processes, and also why an Australia Day event in London is not going ahead. Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Over the past eight years Wanaka's waterfront has been getting an upgrade - and the results have drawn praise from an international design body. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Kathryn talks to deputy political editor Craig McCulloch about the legislation being pushed through the House under urgency. Read more Audio

9:17 AM.Moko Tepania has been mayor of the Far North for just over a year, and in that time district's civil defence team has been activated 14 times - for ex-tropical cyclones and other weather events. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Higher interest rates and living costs are forcing more property owners with mortgages over $500,000 into arrears, according to new data. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The new Super Rugby board has officially formed with marketing whiz Kevin Malloy the new chair - and the hunt for the new CEO has already seen them indicate the role is more centred on someone with… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Angela Lim is a doctor and tech entrepreneur who founded the mental health and wellbeing platform Clearhead five years ago. In the past year, it has supported 180,000 New Zealanders, through some of… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dileepa discusses a China Business forum which he attended this week, as well as newly appointed trade minister Todd McClay's upcoming trips to Singapore and India, to establish deeper trade… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Westport News has just turned 150. It is believed to be the oldest independently-owned paper in New Zealand and was set up in November 1873 by politician Eugene O'Connor. Lee talks to Kathryn… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gina Rogers reviews Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton with Holly George-Warren; Curated by Rebecca Seaver published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kathryn speaks with Ana Heremaia, Felicity Brenchley and Jo Walsh from AKAU studio in Kaikohe, in the Far North. They have designed marae, learning centres, civic spaces and housing developments in… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Donald Trump has changed his mind about returning to the witness stand to testify in his own defense at his civil fraud trial in New York. And in Texas, the Supreme Court has temporarily halted a… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.It's shaping up to be a hot dry summer in the City of Sails and Aucklanders are being urged to be mindful of their water use. With the El Niño climate pattern upon us, there's confidence from weather… Read more Audio