Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews Theroux the Keyhole by Louis Theroux, published by Macmillan. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Ai Weiwei has been described as the most important artist working today, and an `unsilenceable voice of freedom'. His sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the world. His… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.There are new lockdowns in Europe as Covid infections climb, the EU considers action over Poland-Belarus border crisis and at COP26, a late change on coal introduced by India. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some key areas of the adult decision making capacity law have been standing for decades and the Law Commission says it's time for a refresh. This aspect of law affects tens of thousands of New… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A former Health and Disability Commissioner,Ron Paterson is concerned that some people isolating at home, because there's no room at MIQ, are falling through the cracks and not being adequately… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The Black Caps will face Australia for the Twenty20 World Cup title on Monday morning - our sports commentator Sam Ackerman looks at what they'll need to do to win it. Plus the All Blacks step up a… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Covid testing centres are getting set up this morning in the Taranaki town of Stratford after the discovery of six positive cases.One patient is in hospital....all six are linked to the Auckland… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy marks the 30th anniversary of Primal Scream's seminal 'Screamadelica' Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews Just Like That: Kevin Ireland New Poems by Kevin Ireland, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Shaun Barnett is an outdoors author, editor and photographer who began tramping as a teenager in the mountains of Hawke's Bay - and has tramped the length and breadth of the country since. He's… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Ed reflects on what has been a big week for China and climate politics and although Xi Jinping was missing from COP26, a surprise agreement with the US has been reached. Also there appears no end in… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A family of winemakers in Marlborough are building an equine solution to the tricky problem of sustainably working the land. The Weaver family has run Churton Wines for decades and over the last 15… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.A major new report on the threat of exotic plants is warning that if left to their own devices, they will transform our ecosystems beyond recognition. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Susie to talk about the new season of Dexter (Neon) - after eight years and what's considered by many to be one of the worst endings of all time, can it… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.With a little under two weeks until NCEA exams kick off, you might have an anxious teenager in the house. Of course, Covid has thrown a curveball into this year's preparations - particularly for… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Susie for a look at how My Vaccine Pass will work, whether humans will really be able to control super-intelligent AI and plans by Auckland-based submarine… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews Treasure and Dirt by Chris Hammer published by Allen and Unwin. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth. Albania was Europe's last outpost of communism; nearly impossible to visit, and even more difficult to leave. It was a place of queuing… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Susie with developments in the sleaze scandal engulfing the Conservative Party, even as Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies the UK is a "corrupt country". Read more Audio

9:30 AM.How will a major merger in the wool sector help prices and farmers out of the doldrums? Wools of New Zealand and Primary Wool Co-Operative, which have about 700 and 14-hundred grower shareholders… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A climate economist says the introduction by Tower Insurance of a new pricing model for flood risks is just the beginning. Tower is the first insurance company to offer customers a low, medium or high… Read more Audio

11:55 AM.Performing arts commentator Lyne Pringle joins Susie to talk about the challenges dance companies have faced, and decisions they've made, in the Delta outbreak with shows cancelled or postponed. Many… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Since Todd Karehana's brother died 21 years ago, the Auckland filmmaker has reflected a lot on how the loss has affected his family. When his mother Alma said she couldn't come to his graduation… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw takes a deep-dive into the world of boybands - from their origins in the Beatles to what makes them such a hit with their fans. Read more Audio