Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:40 AM.A fire engineer, who has studied short term residential accomodation, says they are four times riskier than houses.Dr Geoff Thomas's 2014 national study looked into housing similar to the 92 room… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews Katherine Mansfield's Europe: Station to Station by Redmer Yska, published by Otago University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The information age has altered our relationship with knowledge; everything we could ever want to know is now instantly searchable through a small device that fits in our pocket. So what does that… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.In the US, the debt limit crisis looms, and the immigration crisis threatens to derail President Joe Biden's bid for second term. More Donald Trump rivals emerge in the Republican Party but his… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Weather-related events have taken a massive toll on any number of people around the country this year. Many businesses have faced massive - and sometimes repeat - clean-ups, disruption to operations… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Five months into 2023 and the year has posed more than its fair share of environmentally-fuelled mental health challenges - with the fallout from January's floods in Auckland, Cyclone Gabrielle and… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Six people are thought to have died in a blaze at a Wellington Hostel over night, and many residents are missing. Police have not yet confirmed the number of fatalites but estimate fewer than 10… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Ministry of Education has hired just fewer than seven attendance officers as part of its new centralised Attendance Service, set up to tackle record low school attendance. $74 million has been… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Off the beaten track with geologist Bruce Hayward. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Young Maori chefs Joshua Hunter and Mitchell Tierney have turned the capital's well known inner city eatery, Havana Bar and cafe into a wharekai as part of Wellington on a Plate. Josh, who is Ngati… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Political commentators Lamia Imam and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to talk about the latest political poll, which shows the two main parties neck and neck. How important are the minor parties this… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Simon talks to Kathryn about a range of issues affecting Tamaki Makaurau, including the effect of wild weather on parts of the city prone to flooding and the effect on public transport. The Auckland… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Nicky Walker reviews The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader, published by HarperCollins Audio

10:05 AM.Two-hundred and forty acres of native forest in the Wairarapa serve as an outdoor school. Kindergarten, day care and school children come to New Forest School in Masterton for a day. Here, kids can be… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the close eye being kept on Turkey as President Erdogan faces a tough election fight, Volodymyr Zelensky is in Paris for talks with… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Katherine Trebeck is a political economist, writer and advocate for economic system change. She is the co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, an international collaborative organisation focused… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New research has found much harm was caused to families of end of life patients and the clinicians caring for them. The study published in the BMJ Quality and Safety - was led by University of… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Bic Runga has been awarded just about every musical honour that Aotearoa has to offer. Later this year, she's embarking on a four-date tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her second album… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with range of interesting stories, including how Penny Mordaunt coped with holding a 3.6kg sword for 51 minutes at King Charles' coronation. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The CEO of one of the Warriors major sponsors has created a bit of a stir, Dana breaks down the brouhaha, and also looks at why netball bosses have been slow to address safety concerns in the game… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A spectacular fourth album from Tamaki's Tiny Ruins, plus reissues of out of print classics from The Magnetic Fields and Dorothy Ashby. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The parents of a young teacher who drowned in Wellington harbour have spoken about their grief. Issac Levings died following a night out at a concert. Georgina says his death is eerily similar to… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Martene McCaffrey from Unity books Auckland reviews Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Uncertainty continues for about 1 million Rohingya refugees who have been stuck in Bangladesh for nearly six years despite the latest attempts to return them to Myanmar. Thailand goes to the polls but… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Questions are being asked about whether airline pilots are properly protected and supported. Particularly whether they feel comfortable reporting mental health issues.The recently passed Civil… Read more Audio