Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Kennedy gets into deep water, talking about fish that are the size of cars, the locusts of the sea, and a reef that now qualifies for a name change. Audio

11:30 AM.Three nights a week, Wellingtonians can feast on authentic Middle Eastern food at a suburban community hall. The mobile restaurant Damascus is run by Syrian-born chef Hasan Alwarhani and his… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.National's leader Christopher Luxon makes the case for tax cuts. Kathryn, Stephen and Brigitte discuss what further sanctions New Zealand could place on Russia. Also, the protest at Parliament is… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton, published by Penguin Audio

10:05 AM.Cofounders of e-motobike start up FTN Motion, Kendall Bristow and Luke Sinclair, talk to Kathryn Ryan about their range of e-motorcycles and the overwhelming response they've had. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.It's estimated more than 1.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country in search of shelter, with many more expected to join the exodus. It's shaping up to be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since WW2… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Russia has taken control of Europe's largest nuclear power station in south-eastern Ukraine after an attack that set it on fire and raised worldwide fears of nuclear catastrophe. There has been a lull… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The Ministry of Primary Industries is suggesting changing the forestry settings here in New Zealand so further planting of stands of pinus radiata aren't rewarded by the Emissions Trading Scheme… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Big changes are coming to the way we get fuel into, and around, the country - and there are warnings about the huge implications of getting it wrong. The price of petrol is already burning a hole… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sports commentator Sam Ackerman with his take on the White Ferns World Cup changes, sporting sanctions against Russia, the Winter paralmypics and a week of celebrating some true sporting success… Read more Audio

11:00 AM.The third solo album from Don McGlashan, a tribute album to Yoko Ono, and a fond farewell to the great Mark Lanegan. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books Auckland reviews The Recent East by Thomas Grattan, published by Macmillan Its 1989, the Berlin Wall is freshly down when an East German defector receives news… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.From "alternative facts" to the most outlandish fringe conspiracy theories - we're now living in the age of disinformation. We all became familiar with Russian groups using Facebook to spread fake… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.China is being criticised by many in the west for failing to join international efforts to stop Putin's invasion. Ed talks to Kathryn about China's official response to Russia's invasion and to… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Last week Nine to Noon looked at plans to build a big film studio complex on the outskirts of Wanaka. The proposal, which was given the greenlight late last year under a fast-tracked consent process… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A major new report calls for much closer scrutiny of chemicals approved of, and used, in New Zealand. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says on paper, there is a robust system in… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at the new Batman film in cinemas, simply called The Batman, with Robert Pattinson in the lead role. He'll also look at The Dropout (Disney+)… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.With Omicron established in University populations nationwide and particularly in Dunedin, we're going to take a look at the mental health impact on young people and student life. Dr Kerry Gibson is… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Mahsa joins Kathryn to look at how the first week of the academic year is shaping up during the omicron outbreak, and what university students' experience of online learning has been. The theme of… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Joanna Ludbrook of Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade Robinson, published by Duck Creek Press Read more Audio

10:30 AM.RNZ Political reporter Charlie Dreaver from parliament where a huge clean up is underway after the chaotic scenes yesterday in which protesters were cleared from the grounds they had occupied for 23… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Larry Miller is the head of the Michael Jordan brand for Nike. But during his steady corporate rise, colleagues had no idea that as a teenager he'd shot and killed a man and served time in jail. When… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the UK's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Boris Johnson condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions as "war… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Advocates for people with rare disorders say they feel overlooked and let-down the government which promised funding, but has failed to deliver. Around 300 thousand or six percent of New Zealanders… Read more Audio