Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:35 AM.The Southerner's back with a new name as passenger rail to the South Island main trunk line.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Intermediate schools say it should be easier to keep pupils on past year 8, and grow a year 9 and 10 roll. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Regional councils own assets worth billions of dollars, but what could happen to them with plans to scrap regional councillors? Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Rodger and Cindy Whitson own a 10-acre property just outside of Mosgiel, where they grow paeonies and hydroponic herbs, and salad dressings.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Kathryn, Liam and Lianne discuss recent events in politics.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Simon discusses the ongoing issue of flooding and a "new action plan" to improve quality of life on Queen St. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews The Silver Book by Olivia Laing, published by Penguin Books NZ. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.How about a family camping trip that lasts at least four years? That's the story of the Leopard family. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Jo Aleh is the first woman to join the Team New Zealand crew in the America's Cup defence to be held in Naples in 2027.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney on France deciding bring back voluntary military service, Ukraine's president losing his right-hand man, Italy adding a new crime of "femicide" to its criminal… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Open banking arrives. What does it mean for everyday users?  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Richard Chambers on how he plans to rebuild trust in police and its leadership.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sports commentator Sam Ackerman on conflict at NZ cricket,  huge IPL contract for Amerilia Keer and  the Tall Blacks Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Cult 90s Californian band Pavement, plus  Latin soul from King Nando and a classic from London soul singer, Omar. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Reaction to the proposed local government reform that could see Environment Canterbury scrapped, support for Kaikoura penguins and Hurunui Council backs improving access to a local beach golf course.

10:35 AM.17-thousand health workers are due to strike from 1pm, and at midday, the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union is also taking industrial action for an hour. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews Giving Birth to My Father by Tusiata Avia. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Helen Goh - both  psychologist and pastry chef -  on her book  Baking and the Meaning of Life: How to find joy in 100 recipes.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ed White has the latest on the fire in Hong Kong, India's air pollution and China's efforts to boost the number of marriages. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.This weekend, one of Auckland's best-known roads - Karangahape  - will be partially closed for the Others Way music festival - the first time that's happened for a ticketed event.  Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Launched as a trial in 2023, Health15 supports construction workers by providing free 15-minute on-site health checks. Jamie Summers who had a stroke at 39, is one of those behind the scheme.

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9:05 AM.The Commerce Commission is proposing to let gas distributors moderately lift prices .  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about three TV shows he thinks are great viewing in the leadup to Christmas. Read more Audio