Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:05 AM.Some of the world's biggest tech companies are now subject to new laws in European Union that are aimed at minimising harmful online content while protecting users' privacy. Last Friday the 19 largest… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Pinky Agnew and Kathryn Burnett bring a few laughs - how far would you go for a free train ride? Austria is offering a free rail ticket to anyone brave enough to get a very specific tattoo… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Why All Black coach Steve Hansen has been making headlines! Sam says Sir Shag, the man who bleeds black, is going in camp with the Wallabies. The reaction has bordered on the Blackhearts/Coutts/Team… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.From the depths of the deep south Ian showcases four acts that the rest of New Zealand may not yet have heard but which they surely should: Ivy, Akoba, Mads Harrop and The Mentalist Collective. Each… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu : Logan Savory in Southland Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Tom Lake by Ann Patchett published by Bloomsbury Read more Audio

10:05 AM.David Keenan turned from music journalism to writing relatively late in his career - but did something unusual with his first book. After completing it, David Keenan fulfilled a vow he'd made to… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Pacific correspondent Lydia Lewis Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Athletes from over 30 nations have gathered in Wanaka for the Winter Games which get underway today with an opening ceremony at Pembroke Park. In additional to the regular schedule of alpine, freeride… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of the four directors of the collapsed construction firm Mainzeal and ordered them to pay 39-point-8-million dollars for breaching the Companies Act. It's… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.As a teenager in Tāmaki Makaurau, Dua Asim didn't see images of women in the wilderness wearing hijabs so didn't consider outdoor adventures an option for her. Now, three years after her first camping… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Prostate cancer campaigners are calling for a trial screening programme to be implemented as a first step towards curbing the 700 deaths a year from the disease. Over 4000 men are diagnosed each year… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about Waco: The Aftermath, a follow up series screening on Neon that looks at the fallout from the siege against Branch Davidians at Waco… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.The birth of a child is supposed to be a time of joy and wonder at new life. But it also can be a very difficult time, and for thousands of New Zealand, childbirth can also lead to post natal… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about the big changes to Europe's digital laws that come into effect from tomorrow impacting the largest social and tech companies in the… Read more Audio

10:49 AM.RNZ's Jean Edwards is in Christchurch, where the dust is still settling following the Lauren Dickason trial. Jean looks back at how the case unfolded, after the mother of three was found guilty of the… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Te Kooti's Last Foray by Ron Crosby published by Oratia Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Celebrated musician Don McGlashan has been inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame. He joined one of his first bands, Ethos, at the age of 15, then came Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about nurse Lucy Letby's conviction and sentencing for the deaths of seven babies in her care. There are questions over why she wasn't forced to attend… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.After three long years, Kiwi designers are set to hit the runway with the return of New Zealand Fashion Week. Like so many events, the pandemic put paid to two shows - in both cases just days out from… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Dentists are noticing a rise in people presenting with shoddy, often unsalvageable dental work which they had done cheap overseas. It's known as the 'Hollywood Smile' treatment, and often involves all… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn with three great studies - one that details how many lottery tickets you'd need to buy in order to guarantee a win, another that has uncovered details… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Workbridge Chief Executive Jonathan Mosen talks about the advances in technology in assisting people living with disabilities - and his bugbear that simple household appliances have failed to keep up

11:05 AM.Music commentator Kirsten Zemke shares some tunes that celebrate the rain, from Eddie Rabbitt's I Love a Rainy Night to Prince's Purple Rain. Kirsten Zemke is an ethnomusicologist at the University of… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Western Bay of Plenty Local Democracy reporter Alisha Evans is in Tauranga, where a judge has ordered a rottweiler that bit a vet be put down, following a lengthy court battle. And Western Bay of… Read more Audio