Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:45 AM.Todd Niall is in Auckland, where big questions lie ahead for the supercity following the election result. Under National, it looks likely light rail will get the axe, additional Waitemata Harbour… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lynn Freeman reviews The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.For the past 29 years, Matthew O'Sullivan has been working to fill in the gaps of New Zealand's military history. He's the official 'keeper of photographs' at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Susie to discuss the paralysis over appointing a new House Speaker is into a third week. Nine Republicans are vying for the job - but what is the delay doing… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Menopause and the impacts of it have not really been part of mainstream conversation - until recently. Around 7 in 10 women experience moderate to severe symptoms due to fluctuating hormones, which… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Waiheke Islanders will soon have a new option for getting across to the city. Susie finds out more from Island Direct's David Todd - including how the service plans to offer lower fares than its… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Kainga Ora shut its shared home ownership programme at the end of September, just six weeks after expanding it. The first home partner programme helps buyers who do not have enough of a deposit by… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Sports commentator Sam Ackerman Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Teenage songwriters Bob & Gene recorded just a handful of extraordinary soul tunes in Bob's family basement in the late 60s, then it took 40 years for their only album to be released. We'll hear two… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Laura Caygill reviews Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll published by Macmillan Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Fear is what keeps us alive but it can also be destructive and divisive. In his new book Fear: An Alternative History of the World, historian Robert Peckham looks at the role fear has played across… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins Read more Audio

9:30 AM.What do Ongaonga, Puponga, Whangaroa, Whangamomona and Tuatapere have in common? They're all small towns with big histories. Peter Janssen and Elizabeth Anderson have been on an epic journey to… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.It's a big weekend for rugby fans - there is, of course, a World Cup semi-final involving the All Blacks on Saturday morning. But there's another international involving New Zealand's top rugby team… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Tensions are high in Franz Josef as submissions open on a proposal over what to do about the river that runs through the town and is increasingly becoming a flood risk. Stopbanks built to hold back… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about season two of Kiwi comedian Pax Assadi's Raised by Refugees, The Strangest of Angels - a film by New Zealand Opera about the life of… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Parents often say they never stop worrying about their offspring. But how does parenting change as your children become adults? Are today's adult children more dependent on their elders for longer… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the difficulties wartime creates when it comes to tech - can you trust what you're seeing and hearing and are tools to 'detect' fake… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kelly Makiha is in Rotorua, where she recently met Renea Wharekura, who is lucky to be alive after a car smashed into her house, coming to a halt beside her bed. And the Rotorua courthouse has had a… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews Don Binney: Flight Path by Greg O'Brien published by Auckland University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.You could say Motueka writer Donna McLeod's new play has been a long time in the making: over 180 years, in fact. The play is called Tense, and it focuses on the historical significance of the Nelson… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to discuss two by-elections due to be held later on Thursday, that could prove to be problematic for the Conservatives. He'll talk about Britain's reaction to… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Could dung beetles be the solution for farmers managing freshwater on their property? Dr Shaun Forgie is driving a push for change.  Read more Audio