Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:45 AM.The Prime Minister of Samoa has confirmed her government is looking at halting the open recruitment process for RSE workers. In her address to horticulture industry leaders in Hawke's Bay, Fiame Naomi… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Thirty years ago three children disappeared from the same street in a small town in New South Wales. They became known as the Bowraville Three: Sixteen-year-olds Colleen Walker-Craig and Clinton… Read more Video, Audio

9:20 AM.A team of four students at Christchurch's St Andrew's College have won an international mathematics award for their work modelling the most time-effective way for passengers to board and disembark a… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The economy has shrunk, interest rates are on the rise, house prices down, and the cost of living soaring. Are we in store for a recession ? Gross Domestic Product fell 0.2 percent in the March 2022… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Author and parenting coach, Maggie Dent, talks to Kathryn about her new book Girlhood: raising our little girls to be healthy, happy and heard. She says it is vital that parents enable young girls'… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Tech commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to look at why one of Google's Artificial Intelligence chatbots hit the news this week. One of its engineers went public with big news: he thought it could… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.It's official - the economy has contracted. Gross Domestic Product fell 0.2 percent in the March 2022 quarter, according to the latest data from Stats NZ, just released. This compares with a rise of… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Horse by Geraldine Brooks, published by Hachette NZ. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dropped off by helicopter into remote Fiordland, Tanya Bottomley embarked on a 600 kilometre journey to traverse the 45th Parallel, from Caswell Sound to the beaches of Oamaru. Starting at the end of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to look at why the government's plans to send asylum seekers to central Africa were thwarted at the last minute, the EU is launching legal action against… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.An unexpected "swarm" of marine life has been found in a newly explored Antarctic river deep beneath the ice. A team of scientists from Victoria University, NIWA, and GNS made the discovery while… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As Christchurch ratepayers have their say on the future of the city's beleaguered new stadium project, the Prime Minister has made it clear there'll be no more money from central government. The… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Demographer Professor Paul Spoonley tells Kathryn Ryan Covid-19 has had a major impact upon life expectancy around the high-income world. New Zealand is one of only three countries to see life… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris, published by Hachette NZ. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.House sales are taking longer to complete, properties are staying on the market for longer and the upward pressure on prices are easing. The Real Estate Institute has just released its residential… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.When Wendy Davis was attacked at work the incident wasn't taken seriously. Like so many women of her generation, she'd been told never to make a fuss. Her attacker, Bradley Robert Edwards, would go on… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Jacinda Ardern's visit to meet Australia's new Prime Minister, who was sympathetic to Kiwi concerns over deportees but offered no commitment… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.When Neil Edmond's children were at school, he became alarmed that they weren't being taught financial literacy.What is a bank account? How does interest work? What's the difference between a credit… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The All Whites missed out at a shot at the World Cup this morning after a 1-nil lost to Costa Rica in the intercontinental playoff. The South Americans scored first, taking a 1-nil lead in the third… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Children's Commissioner is aghast that a bill effectively dismantling the role is proceeding, despite the majority of submissions opposing it. The Social Services and Community Select Committee… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Simran Kaur is the co-host of the podcast Girls That Invest. She talks to Kathryn about the volatility in the market, the rise in inflation and living costs, and has advice for how to ask for a raise… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.As winter sets in, and leaks and mould appear in homes around the country, the Citizens Advice Bureau wants renters to know their rights. It's landlords who hold the power, especially in the current… Read more Audio