Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.Jacinda Ardern announces that the reopening of the borders will begin with Australia at the end of this month, and outlines a five stage plan to reconnect New Zealand with the world. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite reads from 2021: Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris published by Hachette NZ, Tenderness by Alison MacLeod published by Bloomsbury and The Man Who Died… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Sarb Johal is a psychologist of 30 years, author and speaker. His latest book is called Finding Calm: Managing Fear and Anxiety in an Uncertain World. Sarb says particularly in the midst of the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about Boris Johnson's sticky week - with the release of the Sue Gray report into parties at No. 10 and more of his Tory colleagues joining in no… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.Are you planning to mow the lawn over Waitangi weekend? You might want to rethink your plans after listening Dr Bruce Burns, a plant ecologist at the University of Auckland. He says it's time to… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Controversial new lending rules designed to protect borrowers from high-cost loans and unaffordable debt have been roundly criticised for forcing banks to take an overly zealous approach to consumer… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Divorce lawyer Jeremy Sutton joins Kathryn to talk about the issues couples need to think about if they're separating from an intermittent relationship. How is the length of a de facto relationship… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Several years ago, family violence survivor Anita Hinton founded a charity for others like her. The I Got Your Back Pack charity distributes backpacks of essential items to women, men and children in… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw unravels the Spotify stoush, as Joe Rogan responds to Neil Young's departure from the platform. She'll also play a couple of her favourite summer tracks. Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Workers who have been made redundant or who have to stop working for health reasons could receive 80 percent of their usual salary for up to seven months, under a proposed new government scheme. The… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews three of her favourite novels of 2021: The Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter published by VUP, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen published by Harper Collins, Devotion by Hannah… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Renowned economist Mariana Mazzucato argues that governments ought to be active co-creators and co-shapers of markets alongside the private sector. She is a is Professor in the Economics of Innovation… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about a likely May election and how Scott Morrison is struggling in the latest polling. School's back from summer - and all students will… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Kathryn speaks with the new Director General of the Department of Conservation, Penny Nelson. She's taken over from Lou Sanson, and has held senior roles with the Ministry for the Environment and the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.How is the credit crunch biting small businesses seeking loans? Changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA), which were intended to protect borrowers from loan sharks, are now… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's easy to burn out amidst the collective stress of a pandemic, says Rebekah Ballagh. The Nelson-based counsellor and writer posts daily mental health tips on her hugely popular Instagram account… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Pattrick talks to Kathryn about the IRD figures that show that a lot of business owners declared dividends last year, and paid tax in advance on those dividends, in order to avoid having to pay the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews three favourite novels from 2021: Some Answers Without Questions by Lavinia Greenlaw, published by Faber; Intimacies by Katie Kitamura published by Jonathan Cape and My Phantoms by… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.A performance of air, featuring aerialists, live music and dance artists, Belle is featuring in the upcoming Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. The performance is above and all around you… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.When US President Joe Biden took office a year ago promising to focus on the domestic crisis of that moment - the COVID-19 pandemic that was killing tens of thousands of Americans each week, confining… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The OECD says rising debt due to government Covid stimulus and the soaring housing market are risks for the economy. The Paris based intergovernmental economic organisation has issued its three yearly… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Russia - Ukraine crisis deepens by the day. 100,000 Russian troops, tanks and artillery have massed on Ukraine's borders in recent weeks, prompting fears of an invasion - despite repeated Russian… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Auckland Light Rail from the City Centre to the the airport has been announced, Bill examines the route and whether it is a good option or not. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Read more Audio