Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:10 AM.Since the death of Apple's controversial co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011, the tech company's massive success has been due to internal collaboration as much as innovation, says New York Times tech… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the trial getting underway for the man accused of raping former ministerial staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament in 2019.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Nearly 300,000 people are expected to attend major stadium events in Auckland this summer as the city, and the country, gets back to a bit of post-Covid normal.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Our national power grid is aging, yet we're needing more and more power. Is it up to the job? What are the solutions? Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about the ingredients to an "epic" playlist in an era where technology makes it easier than ever to compile options for you. What makes a song… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Liz talks to Kathryn about- the ability to withstand life events that impact your income or assets. She says financial resilience has three aspects - your personal characteristics, your financial… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.In his twenties Michael Whittaker started losing his vision due to a progressive condition, retinitis pigmentosa. He was an international model at the time, and still fits in some modelling… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Nikki Mandow takes a look at managed retreat and councils' willingness to accelerate planning, the potential of green hydrogen and its role in the America's Cup, plus how embedded carbon works in the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews Fairy Tale by Stephen King, published by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.What will the world look like in 2050? What will be our biggest challenges and the major issues shaping our world? And what countries will have the biggest economies? Hamish McRae is one of Europe's… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron Elving talks about how the US economy and inflation, which has slightly slowed, and also how the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian will affect elections. There is also more concern about… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Advocacy group JustSpeak's new five-part podcast series True Justice gives a new perspective on life behind bars. It journeys through the justice system, from the moment of arrest to life after… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Auckland commuters are set to have their travel plans derailed for large chunks of the coming year. KiwiRail and Auckland Transport yesterday announced plans for a major rebuild to rail lines across… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy talks to Kathryn about godwits which are currently en route to New Zealand from Alaska, the gannets of Cape Kidnappers and one of the most ancient Gondwanan forests: the Daintree rainforest. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.Auckland mates Charlie Farrelly-Gruar and John 'Seymore' Harrison share a passion for delicious kai and deep kōrero. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Kathryn, Brigitte and Lamia discuss National holding firm on tax cuts, constant pressure on the Government over social housing and what the latest political poll shows. Brigitte Morten is a director… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kim Pittar from Muirs Bookshop in Gisborne reviews All The Broken Places by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

10:05 AM.Businessman and entrepreneur Ian McCrae founded Orion Health three decades ago, but after 30 years at the helm he's appointed a new CEO - his son in law Brad Porter. Ian McCrae remains an Executive… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The Russian President has suffered another humiliating defeat in Ukraine, just a day after he was condemned by the West for escalating the war by declaring the annexation of four eastern Ukrainian… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been running a programme in some High Schools aimed at identifying students' undetected hearing loss. In the last survey, of 15 High Schools… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Cotton buds, drink stirrers and PVC food trays are among a raft of products that have been banned under new waste rules; the first of three key phases to ban throw-away plastic and polystyrene… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.From construction of a multi-purpose bridge over the Ganges to restoring the power grid in Afghanistan, New Zealander Shanny Campbell has worked on some major global infrastructure projects. As a… Read more Audio