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9:25 AM.Consumer NZ says nearly a fifth of households have struggled to pay their power bills over the past year, while the big four generation and retail power companies or gentailers have made their… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.There's a push for more transparency over which businesses are on the brink of insolvency, to protect suppliers, employees and customers from being caught up in the fallout. Data from credit reporting… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.So you didn't win $37m on Lotto - but that doesn't mean you won't get lucky. Every week some Kiwis receive large inheritances or relationship property settlements or find themselves with large amounts… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Author Saige England has taken on a rather uncomfortable subject in her new book about the early days of colonial New Zealand. During research for Ngai Tahu's land and fisheries claim before the… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Jane Patterson on Nine to Noon Read more Audio

11:05 AM.This week music commentator Ian Chapman presents the highs and lows of sheep music; that is, music either inspired by, or partially performed by, sheep. Running the full gamut from the raw electric… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu with David Williams in Christchurch Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ash Davida Jane reviews Strong Words 3: The best of the Landfall Essay Competition Selected by Lynley Edmeades and Emma Neale published by Otago University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Brother and sister country duo, Sonny and Tiana Miti, weave their Pacific heritage into country music melodies. The siblings grew up in Cannons Creek, Porirua, where alongside their proud Samoan… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how the country's 'national carrier' is feeling the wrath like it rarely has in the past, following it posting a $2.4b profit this… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Advocates for migrant workers who have been turned around at the border, or told not to travel here because they're at risk of exploitation, say they should instead be given open visas. Ten migrants… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.As the government promises a range of initiatives to boost nursing numbers, Massey University is scrapping its Bachelor of Nursing at its Auckland campus. From next year, the programme will be… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dr Jack Poulson is a Silicon valley whistleblower shining a light on the link between tech companies and the military. Five years ago, he quit as a Research Scientist in Google's AI division, over… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Nine to Noon's 2023 Short Story competition is now open! We're looking for stories of 2000 words. The top five winning entries will be adapted for radio. Read more

11:45 AM.Sam talks record-breaking results and not all of the good kind for NZ sports over the last few days. He looks at the repercussions on reputations and asks, is there ever a good time to lose in… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Even the gentlest of family pets can bite - for a range of reasons. Research by Auckland emergency doctor Dr Natasha Duncan-Sutherland has found there are around 25,000 dog-related injuries recorded… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Victoria discusses the Mainzeal Supreme Court judgement and the significance for company directors.The Supreme Court rejected an appeal the appeal of the four directors of the collapsed construction… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jonathan Leask is in Ashburton, where the effectiveness of newly implemented 30km/h zones around schools, outside of school hours, is under doubt. And, both major political parties have now committed… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Phil Vine reviews Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen published by Allen and Unwin. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Preventing state-sponsored attacks from countries such as China, Russia, Iran and Syria is an ongoing battle for cybersecurity engineer, Denise Carter-Bennett. She works at Datacom, and has a… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The Republicans have kicked off their first debate of the election season - minus one Donald Trump. The former President was off being booked at a jail in Georgia with his now infamous photo - from… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Marine Biologist Brendon Dunphy explains why the Hauraki Gulf is seeing increasing numbers of stressed shearwaters and albatrosses. He says the food chain for titi, or sooty shearwaters - also known… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Muriwai residents are absorbing yesterday's categorisation of their storm-damaged properties. 27 home owners have been told they do qualify for the buy-out scheme, but decisions have not been made… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Insurance premiums jumping by as much as 50 percent in a year has forced some councils to reprioritise what assets to protect. The increase has meant some memorial halls - the heart of rural… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at how the built environment isn't as neutral as you'd think - it can be racist, sexist, elitist, ageist and ableist - and subtly and frequently… Read more Audio