Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:30 AM.Back in 2013, Gus Hayden was working as a chef in Wānaka when he saw an ad for spray-free apricots in the local newspaper. He bought a couple of banana boxes full, looked up preserving on the internet… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations. Brigitte Morten is a director… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Bruce McKenzie of Bruce McKenzie Booksellers in Palmerston North reviews The Fish by Lloyd Jones, published by Penguin Random House Audio

10:05 AM.Sustainable intensive gardening might sound like a contradiction in terms, but small-scale market gardener Jodi Roebuck and his partner Tanya are proving it can be done. They farm a half acre block 12… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Sebastian and Kathryn discuss whether we are about to see agreement finally on reviving 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and if the recent summit in Israel with 4 Arab countries will be a significant harbinger… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Stephen Charles is a former judge of appeal in the Victorian Supreme Court, QC, member of the Accountable Round Table and the Centre for Public Integrity making the case for a Federal anti-corruption… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Vaccine mandates end in schools and early childhood centres at midnight, as they do in many settings, including Police, Defence Force and businesses operating vaccine passes. An estimated 96% of… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam says with the the America's Cup now going to be raced in Barcelona, although it is technically NZ's Cup, he ponders whether it will feel like it, and whether support for Team NZ will dwindle. Also… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Wendy Kopp is the founder of Teach for All - an international network placing graduates and professionals in schools and communities where they're needed most. Established over 30 years ago, there are… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Shanghai officials have expanded the city's lockdown ahead of schedule as Covid cases jump in the city. China has relied on stringent isolation, contact tracing and testing to maintain its dynamic… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Professor Damon Salesa is the country's first Pasifika Vice-Chancellor. He has begun his new role leading AUT this week, previously he was the University of Auckland's Pro Vice-Chancellor (Pacific)… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Fifty years ago today, University of Otago researchers began to study over 1,000 Dunedin babies born in 1972 and 1973. The Dunedin Study, as its known, is now the world's longest-running… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

11:50 AM.Film reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about the second season of Bridgerton (Netflix), The Duke (in cinemas), The Newsreader (ThreeGo) and Lady Boss (Rialto, rentals). Read more Audio

11:30 AM.How often do you hear your mum or dad's words come out of your mouth when you talk to (or shout at) your kids? Words you swore you would never say to your own child. One of Australia's foremost… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Cybersecurity expert Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at why Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has been added to the national security threat list by the FCC. He'll also talk about a… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Chris Tse reviews The Pistils by Janet Charman, published by Otago University Press. Read more Audio

10:18 AM.Corey Peters won gold in the Men's Downhill Sitting event at this year's Winter Paralympics in Beijing- only to win silver less than 24 hours later in the Men's Super-G Sitting event. This added to… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The first commuter rubber has hit the new motorway fast-tracking the Capital with the Kapiti Coast. Transmission Gully opened its brand new 27kms of tarmac quietly to traffic at 2:45am this morning… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about Boris Johnson's insistence the Covid rules were followed, despite police fining 20 people who attended parties at Downing Street. Universal… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.There are an estimated 2500 refugees in Nelson - mostly from Nepal, Myanmar and Colombia. Local dentist Dr Jacob Linn realised that many of the refugees he was treating at the local hospital dental… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Process units at Marsden Point have now been shut down, marking an end to the refining operation at the plant. From tomorrow Refining NZ becomes Channel Infrastructure and the 60-year-old refinery… Read more Audio