Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.Dan Schreiber has made a career of combining quirky facts with comedy. He's a Q.I 'elf' - part of the team of researchers behind the popular quiz show Q.I, co-hosts a spinoff podcast called No Such… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.US correspondent Ron Elving says with the US elections being held next month, voting processes are under stress and scrutiny. This amid a backdrop of inflation running hot, interest rates continuing… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.It's been a tough season for many whitebaiters - some say it's been one of the worst they can remember. NIWA freshwater ecologist Mike Hickford and DOC's Director Aquatic Kirsty Knowles join Kathryn… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Changes to ADHD care under consideration by health officials are long overdue and will benefit a growing number of adults being diagnosed with the condition. Kathryn talks with ADHD NZ Chair Darrin… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy has an update on incoming flights of bar-tailed godwits, arriving on our shores from Alaska.

He also explores a remarkable new decision from the Supreme Court on the place of tikanga in New… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kathryn speaks to Alex Elliott-Howery, one half of the Cornersmith cafe and cooking school in Sydney, which she runs with her longtime friend Jaimee Edwards. The Food Saver's A-Z: The essential… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa. Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawyer, political commentator and a National Party member. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Former Kiwi rugby league star Kevin Iro has gone from sports champion to ocean champion. After an exceptional 14 year professional and international sporting career Iro moved to the Cook Islands where… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the difficulties facing Italy's coalition of far-right and rightwing parties just weeks after winning elections. The death toll from an… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Data from the online job marketplace SEEK suggests employers can boost their chances of locking in the right person for the job by making some simple adjustments to the recruitment process. SEEK NZ… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.If the government's zero emissions target is to be met - we'll need another 1.5m low emission cars on our roads in the next 13 years. So is our charging infrastructure up to the job? Kathryn talks… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's been a rough weekend for UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. Kathryn speaks with Westminster correspondent Hugo Gye. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The Black Ferns will be looking to get down to business against Wales this weekend at the Rugby World Cup following the hoopla of the opening of the tournament. Dana talks to Lynn about how women's… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dance Exponents stellar debut album gets a vinyl reissue ahead of their Auckland performance, plus new releases from Dexy's Midnight Runners and Julia Jacklin, and a timeless classic from Nat King… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li, published by HarperCollins Publishers Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Finding a way that allows humans to communicate with whales has become the obsession of wildlife film-maker Tom Mustill. His first encounter with a whale was very nearly his last. In 2015 he was out… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.An historic quinquennial congress of the Chinese Communist party will get underway in Beijing this weekend. Ed talks to Lynn about the congress and why is it so important for the future of China and… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.If you can count on one hand, the number of close friends you have, you've probably got it right. Oxford University anthropologist Professor Robin Dunbar reckons five is the magic number. In addition… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A home-grown programme teaching mindfulness to tens of thousands of school children around the country is bringing more calm and less anxiety to the classroom, according to an independent evaluation… Read more Video, Audio

9:05 AM.A proposal for a land based salmon farm planned for near Twizel was unveiled yesterday, with the government committing $16.7 million to it. Mount Cook Alpine Salmon says the farm will be waste free… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Mahsa Mohaghegh joins Kathryn to talk about targeted advertising; how it works, what the difference is between first and third-party cookies and Google's cookie-replacement… Read more Audio