Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.In the near future, the climate emergency has forced the wealthy to seek refuge in Aotearoa. Water is rationed, and things like coffee and beer are now luxury items - prohibitively expensive for most… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Tonga's first postive Covid case has now tested negative and the CEO of Tonga's Health Ministry, Siale 'Akau'ola says the person will be tested again today, but already there's a collective sigh of… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.In amongst the many events dealt the Delta blow this summer is NZ Sculpture OnShore - a major art exhibition held in Takapuna, Auckland. The exhibition is not only the country's largest sculpture… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.More than half of the most popular New Zealand websites may be unfairly manipulating you, often into spending more money, or giving away your personal information. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at what's on offer at the New Zealand International Film Festival, new Western The Harder They Fall starring Idris Elba (Netflix) and new series… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.It's easy for parents to become angry when children fight repeatedly but a strategic approach is needed to help restore the peace, says parenting coach Joseph Dreissen. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about Mark Zuckerberg's announcement last week that Facebook would rebrand to Meta, to focus the direction of the company on the metaverse. Mark… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, published by Penguin. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.The first major deal of the COP26 climate summit was a pledge to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. Kathryn speaks with highly acclaimed and award-winning British science journalist Fred Pearce… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to look at how Conservative MP Owen Paterson has avoided punishment for using his position to benefit two companies he worked for. He'll also discuss the… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A new study has found that self-rehabilitation after a stroke could make a significant difference to recovery outcomes for patients. Dr Harry McNaughton has been leading the research for the Medical… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Businesses across all sectors are seriously struggling to find staff and fill job vacancies, and latest unemployment statistics out yesterday paint the stark reality. The jobless rate dropped to 3.4%… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The tussock grassland is a landscape unique to Aotearoa, once covering over 30 percent of the mainland about the time of European settlement. It's been used in innumerous paintings by Dunedin-based… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan plays a new single from local singer-songwriter Benee, which is her first solo material since she released her debut album last year. She'll also feature a song from… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin reviews After Dark: Walking Into the Nights of Aotearoa by Annette Lees, published by Bateman Books. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Architectural historian Owen Hopkins book The Museum takes the reader on a tour of the world's most celebrated cultural institutions and museums, from origins to the 21st century. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to detail the extraordinary exchanges at COP26 between the French president Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The country's largest data specialist business, Qrious has the results from its inaugural State of AI report. Qrious' acting CEO, Stephen Ponsford, says it's the most complete picture of artificial… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Family doctors say they're coming under pressure from some patients to issue vaccine exemption certificates. President of the College of GPs, Samantha Murton, speaks with Kathryn Ryan. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As a deadline looms for teachers to be vaccinated to be allowed in school, some principals are being presented with questionable exemption certificates, causing much confusion. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The climate change conference in Glasgow throws up highly complex issues which demand detailed knowledge by reporters there. Andrew believes Stuff is the strongest local outlet, with a dedicated… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.With the Covid-19 pandemic putting more people under financial pressure, the Citizens Advice Bureau says it's pushed people to the very limits of their financial resilience. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Pattrick has been closely following the Supermarkets inquiry, where the rubber is meeting the road with the duopoly terrified of being required either to divest stores to create a competitor or to… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Mary Wadsworth of Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop Auckland reviews Pony by R J Palacio, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio