Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Susie to discuss the meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden in Northern Ireland, amid a continuing political stalemate. The health… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The Covid years were tough ones for the arts sector - and now it's facing extra challenges amid a cost of living crisis. A new funding platform - the first and only one dedicated to the arts and… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Supermarket produce bags and throw-away plastic lunch-time, food truck and party-ware will soon be a thing of the past. The Government is phasing out a second tranche of plastic typically used once… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The government is expected to abandon its plan for four massive water entities in favour of ten when it announces its re-worked plans for 3 waters reform this morning. Many councils around the country… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.We celebrate academic excellence but the skill that will really benefit a child later in life is the ability to budget and save, says financial expert Liz Koh. "The most important gift you can give… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.In her first novel in decades, author Sue McCauley explores the theme of starting over in your mid-60s amid a rapidly-changing New Zealand of the 1980s.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kelly talks to Susie about the severity of the housing crisis in Rotorua and the efforts to improve the situation including Kainga Ora's building programme. Also the cost to ratepayers of dumped super… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews A Private Spy - Letters of John le Carre edited by Tim Cornwell, published by Viking Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Prior to taking an academic position teaching engineering at the University of Auckland, Neil Broom was a research fellow for 20 years, applying his engineering skills to tissue biomechanics research… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Susie to talk about how the planned referendum on establishing a permanent indigenous body to advise Parliament and enshrine it in the Constitution has… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A huge volume of cyclone silt and sediment is building up in our rivers and coastal environments, swamping sea animals and plants. Susie Ferguson speaks with Professor of Marine Science at the… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.A newly released survey of staff at Te Pukenga finds one in three staff do not believe they have a future with the new mega polytech, and the vast majority would not recommend working there to family… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dr Yuriy Sak is an advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Defence and has led Ukraine's strategic communications efforts since the beginning of Russia's invasion. He's in New Zealand to meet with… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Joe covers a lot of ground - including the Football Ferns drawing 1-all with Iceland, wins from the Blues, Hurricanes and Crusaders in Super Rugby. In netball, the ANZ Premiership title contenders are… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.We're off to North Otago For some hearty fare as the weather cools. Author and cook Philippa Cameron lives on Otematata Station, a sheep and beef farm, with her husband and two young children. She is… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Political Commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle join Susie to talk about the Green's "crybaby" snafu, Jacinda Ardern's valedictory speech and legacy, whether Te Whatu Ora is another government… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.RNZ Waikato senior reporter Andrew McRae joins Susie to detail the ongoing work in Coromandel and around Raglan to patch up roads badly damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. No decision has been made yet… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews Laughing at the Dark by Barbara Else, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.When does deliberation and contemplation turn into overthinking? Melody Wilding is an executive coach, academic and author who argues that we need to be very intentional about how we use our brain… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ximena talks to Susie Ferguson about the recent leak of secret US defense documents, said to be Washington's most comprehensive security breach in years. Also what former US President Donald Trump has… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A local startup is helping people around the world access help for their mental health, and has now partnered with Google. Elliot Taylor is a former youth worker who's founded Throughline, the largest… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Louise Duffy's mother had an advance directive, or living will, which stated she did not wish to be treated if she had severe loss of physical or mental capacity. But when she suffered a severe… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV commentator Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about The Power (Amazon Prime) starring Toni Collette about what happens when women develop a mysterious new ability to electrocute at will… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Advice for parents with children experiencing feeding challenges - when it's more than just "fussy eating". Rebecca Barnard is a Christchurch based Occupational Therapist whose private practice… Read more Audio