Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:30 AM.Oranga Tamariki has launched two investigations after allegations of staff at its youth residences acting inappropriately to young people. Chief executive Chappie Te Kani says the allegations involve… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Life coach and anorexia survivor Brittany Farrant-Smith wants to bust misconceptions about eating disorders and offer hope to others struggling with food. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to play some music from Jenny Lewis and SJD, ahead of his New Zealand tour. She'll also play a new track from Rufus Wainwright featuring Chaka Khan which… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.RNZ reporter Tess Brunton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to cut a multi-million dollar centre that would've housed teaching and professional development from Dunedin's new health precinct… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews SAS Great Escapes Two by Damien Lewis, published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Former professional rugby player Carl Hayman is speaking up about the dangers of concussion in the hope that current and future players won't have to endure degenerative brain conditions. His memoir … Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Parliament finally passing legislation to enable a referendum later this year on whether to enshrine formal recognition of… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A veteran banker says the Commerce Commission's inquiry into banking will not deliver any change. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Ruapehu Alpine Lifts will file for liquidation today, after two options to take over management failed to gain enough support among creditors at a crucial meeting yesterday. The coming days are… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Earlier this morning the All Whites refused to take the field in the second half of their match against Qatar in Austria because of racial abuse. New Zealand Football said on social media that Michael… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.A historical mystery novel set in 1914 Fiji takes readers back to the era of British colonialism - and an economy supported by indentured labourers brought over from India to work on the nation's… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Victoria discusses two recent big developments involving pharmacy retailers - The move to scrap a $5 prescription charge and a victory by independent pharmacies in their case against Countdown… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.What was once a commercial airport is now struggling to retain users and investment. Mary talks to Kathryn about whether Masterton's Hood Aerodrome is stagnating. She also elaborates on why Wairarapa… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon, published by Penguin Read more Audio

10:05 AM.A challenge to swim every lake in the South Island, no matter how cold the water and how hard they are to reach, has brought together a Queenstown swimming club. Members of the Southern Lakes Swimming… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The US secretary of state Antony Blinken has just visited China meeting with leader Xi Jinping and other officials. He has described the Beijing talks as candid, substantive and constructive. His… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.After two years in the making a new disability centre for pre-schoolers has opened in Napier aimed at helping children with developmental differences. The Pudney Hub is the creation of Esk Valley… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dairy owners are vying for a place on a scaled-back list of retailers who will hold on to their smoked tobacco licence by the year's end. Only one in 10 shops who currently sell cigarettes will still… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay jumps back in history to a time when the Railways Department ran a successful building programme in the 1920s that ensured its employees had somewhere to stay… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Rewena baker George Jackson's bread flies off the shelves of his Whanganui shop which opens three days a week. The Rewena recipe has been in his family for generations. George Jackson says it's all… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Neale and Tim join Kathryn to discuss the campaign for the rural vote, particularly between National and Act. National has put off pricing farming emissions until 2030 and there's been two failed… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Government has released its draft plan for the Emissions Trading Scheme to incentivise greater emissions reductions instead of just planting trees. The scheme is a government-run market where… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.NZ Herald Supercity reporter Bernard Orsman says it's been a few weeks of drama around the Auckland Council budget, which finally passed last week after months of public debate and contentious final… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Michelle Rahurahu reviews Mana Wahine Reader 1987-2022 vols 1 and 2, published by Te Wananga o Raukawa Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The FIFA Women's World Cup kicks-off at Eden Park on July 20th. It's in the league of being the most attended women's sporting event ever. Kathryn speaks with FIFA's Chief Women's Football Officer… Read more Audio