Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:35 AM.Max Olson is the founder and CEO of SeaChange, a company that wants to build hydro-foil car and passenger ferries that would deliver zero-emission transit. Earlier this year the company successfully… Read more Video, Audio

9:20 AM.The Law Commission is publishing an issues paper about the review of surrogacy law, submissions on which are invited until 23rd September 2021. Proposals for an overhaul of New Zealand's surrogacy law… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Commerce Commission has just released its draft report of its study into the grocery sector. The Commission has been looking at the main supermarket chains for more than a year, focusing on the… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Over 30 years ago Jenny Scott was farming in Southland when an independent livestock agent friend shared how much time it was taking to keep up with the book-keeping side of the businesses. GST had… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Shaun Barnett reviews The Spirit of the Mountains: Alpine Adventures and Reflections by Ron Hay, published by Mary Egan Publishing. Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Erin French is the owner of the Lost Kitchen in her small hometown of Freedom, Maine, where the population hovers just above 700. The restaurant is located in a former 19th century grist mill has made… Read more Video, Audio

9:51 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at how Sydney's lockdown will have a noticeable economic effect, with the government under pressure to increase financial support. The… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.With the government and the farming sector looking to reduce emissions, the race is on to find practical on the ground solutions to old problems. Methane production is a huge contributor to greenhouse… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A prominent New Zealand scientist is calling for security of vaccine supply through self sufficiency, saying it's not only viable, but vital. Director of the Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa NZ Professor… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Andrew talks to Kathryn about the ground-breaking initiative to train and develop 25 new journalism cadets - including those from MÄori, Pacific and other communities which are traditionally… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Auckland choregrapher and dancer Merenia Gray's latest work pays tribute to her extraordinary late mother, Tiahuia. Tiahuia Gray was adopted at birth into the Kingitanga, as a whāngai to Princess Te… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:10 AM.Pattrick and Kathryn talk about the Meridian/Contact Energy proposal for a global scale 'green' hydrogen plant in Southland. Also the saliva testing saga, Pattrick says a small NZ start-up has quietly… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews This Life by Quntos KunQuest, published by Agate. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. His latest book The Power of Geography focuses on ten maps that reveal the future of the world.

9:50 AM.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rejected two of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's nominations to serve on the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. And Susan looks at how… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Currently, 70,000 New Zealanders have dementia. That's set to rise to 170,000 by 2050. Auckland psychiatrist Dr Etuini Ma'u is the co-author of a University of Auckland study that shows the potential… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Parents devastated by the impending closure of a school that catered for students with diverse needs say there's nowhere left for their children to go because they simply don't fit in the mainstream.

11:37 AM.It's the element that can make or break a dish. Small, but packs a mighty punch. It is, of course, seasoning. Kiwi chef Marcus Peters has returned home to start his own company Smoke and Spice and is… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Kathryn, Stephen and Ben discuss the implications of the suspension of the Trans Tasman travel bubble and how New Zealanders will get home. Also the progression of the Covid vaccine rollout and… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Laura Caygill reviews The Stranding by Kate Sawyer, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

10:13 AM.Emma Lewisham is the Auckland based founder of the rapidly growing skin care brand which bears her name. Launched in 2019 just before the Covid pandemic, Emma Lewisham's skin care range is now sold… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Tens of thousands have taken part in weekend protests against the introduction of a mandatory Covid 'health pass' in France - the toughest yet to be imposed in Europe - as Italy also brings in similar… Read more Audio