Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews French Braid by Anne Tyler, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Rebecca Simon's research and writing charts the rise and fall of pirates, from ancient times to a "golden era" spanning the 16th and 17th centuries, which, together with Treasure Island spawned a… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ukraine seems to be hanging on, against all odds, signaling a longer war which means more permanent changes in Russian relations with the West. Ron says the sanctions regime is hardening, much to the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Chief Executive of one of the country's biggest commercial construction companies warns more building companies could collapse. Wellington-based construction company Armstrong Downes Commercial… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy explores some of the rock bivouacs that climbers use for overnight shelter in the valley of the south branch of the Wye Creek, just south of Queenstown. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.The feijoa season usually passes in a blaze of glory. Glorious months with an abundance of the fruit...and then the season ends. So how can you enjoy feijoas all year round? Heather Smith is the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Government is trying to advance some longstanding and challenging big picture policies. Neale, Ben and Kathryn discuss the Government's climate plan and areas at risk of sea level rise, the future… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Laura Caygill reviews Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron, published by Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Over the last eight years, Dave Letele has helped thousands of people lose weight and get fit through his Brown Buttabean health programme. The progamme spun out of Dave's own journey in which he lost… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.In what could be a massive blow to Russia's ability to pay for its Ukraine invasion, there are increasing reports of an imminent EU ban on Russian oil. And in France, just a week of being re-elected… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.New research into what community healthcare workers experienced in the early days of the pandemic has been released this morning - finding many answered 'a call of duty' to care for their patients… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A senior barrister and former crown prosecutor says unless this month's budget contains new funding for the legal aid system, it is is danger of collapse. Hourly rates for legal aid work haven't… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam reflects on a great week for canoe racing, a shocking one for the Warriors and the ongoing, seemingly never ending Silver Lake saga for New Zealand Rugby. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Singer-songwriters Kurt Vile and Father John Misty return with new albums, Questlove's Oscar winning film soundtrack, and the striking indie rock of Vera Ellen. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The State Services Commission has announced an independent review of workplace culture and complaint handling at Fire and Emergency. The review was requested by the Chair of FENZ, Rebecca Keoghan… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, published by Picador Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Charlotte Philby's latest novel tells the story of her grandfather, Kim Philby, the notorious double-agent in the Cambridge spy ring. Edith and Kim is her fourth novel, and tells the linked stories of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The lockdown in China's economic capital Shanghai is now one month old, with most of the city's 26 million inhabitants still confined to their homes, despite a fall in Covid cases this week. The city… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some ground-breaking research into a rock is unlocking the secrets of earthquake faults. From Aoraki Mt Cook to Waiheke Island, and even further North, greywacke is our nation's most common type of… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.Kathryn speaks with Fullers360 CE Mike Horne, who is overseeing a project to amp-up decarbonised commuter crossings across the Waitemata Harbour. A hydrogen hybrid ferry and two Crown-funded electric… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at a new series from the creators of The Wire called We Own This City (Neon, Sky Go), which exposes the corruption and moral collapse that… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about parenting skills for blended families. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The world's richest man has bought the world's biggest megaphone. What's he going to do with it? Tech expert Mark Pesce tells Kathryn Ryan what we know so far. Read more Video, Audio