Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Rod talks to Kathryn about Silver Fern Farms' vow to make its meats net carbon zero. Also, the climate commitments of most G20 countries stilll falling short of the UN's 1.5c degree goal. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews When You Are Mine by Michael Robotham, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

10:09 AM.How often have you looked around where you live to identify new ways have fun. Alex Bonham has just written a book Play and the City - How to create places and spaces to help us thrive. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Susan talks to Kathryn about the Biden administration’s efforts to hit vaccination targets by going door to door and also, how that is being weaponised by the right. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A new report on wellbeing has found New Zealanders remain satisfied with their lives, despite the major impact Covid-19 has had on the country. Stats NZ says New Zealanders were tested by… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Shifting advertising strategies towards larger, more polluting vehicles is being blamed for a boom in the number of SUVs and utes on New Zealand roads. An environmental sociologist says the rising… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The Shape of Things to Come: The surprising number of government reforms that will affect the future character of our cities and towns. Audio

11:38 AM.Lebanese cuisine has arrived in Ōtautahi's Riverside Markets. Owner and head chef of Habibi Pastries, Carla Motta, shares the dishes passed around her own family's table. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Kathryn talks to Neale and Brigitte about the pace of the Covid vaccine rollout and the worsening infection rates in Australia, particularly in New South Wales. What might this mean for the Trans… Read more Audio

10:11 AM.The use of tikanga and toi Māori in Hawkes Bay Regional prison has seen the efforts of Lawrence Ereatara and Hone Fletcher recognised with an arts award.  Read more Audio, Gallery

9:52 AM.The England-Italy final in the Euro 2020 football tournament has boosted spirits in the two countries heavily hit by the Covid pandemic, with fans delighted to be able to watch the game in pubs and on… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.A new report calling for a national strategy to address a mismatch of skills and a lack of upskilling in our lucrative IT industry, finds our IT sector is over-reliant on overseas recruits and isn't… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A just-retired science professor from Auckland University says student cheating is widespread and growing as a result of exams moving online due to Covid. Peter Wills retired last week after being… Read more Audio

11:36 AM.Sam says all eyes are on the England-Italy Euro Cup Final. Read more Audio

11:31 AM.Eleven people have been injured when a hot air balloon crashed while landing near Arrowtown this morning. The police were told the balloon had come down on Morven Ferry Road about an hour ago. One… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The quicksilver guitar of Mdou Moctar, a wonderful new track from Anthonie Tonnon, and Tracey Thorn's homage to her friend Lindy Morrison. Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Leah McFall reviews Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, published by HarperCollins. Sorrow and Bliss is the second novel by ex-pat Kiwi, Meg Mason, compared to Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joan Didion… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.American health writer and queer feminist activist Heather Corinna is one of the first nonbinary people to publish a book about menopause. What Fresh Hell is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The Olympics will take place without spectators in Tokyo as a Covid resurgence forces Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the Games. Ed White is a… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Research has found New Zealand's burgeoning health-tech sector has significant economic potential but access to lucrative foreign markets is being slowed by hurdles in the earlier stages of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Australia's four phase pathway to transition from suppressing Covid 19 to living with it - once enough of the population is vaccinated.Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined the general plan earlier… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to look at the fifth season of Canadian comedy Workin' Moms (Netflix), Kevin Hart's new film Fatherhood (Netflix) and provocative new show Sex/Life… Read more Audio