Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:40 AM.Harry Broad reviews Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.On March 25, 1942, 997 young, mainly middle class women boarded a train in Slovakia. They'd been told to report to central locations in the country's east to sign up for what was described as… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to delay removing the rest of the Covid restrictions thanks to the growth of the Delta variant across the UK, which has pushed… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report warns extreme pressure is crushing morale and causing fatigue in agribusiness leadership, citing Covid-19 related labour shortages and shipping challenges among… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.There are growing calls for the Building Act to require all new housing to be easily adaptable for people with disabilities and for our aging population. A recent study found that one in six New… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Up to 15 thousand workers at the country's largest health care provider have been underpaid for seven years. HealthCare New Zealand provides nursing, disability, mental health and rehabilitation… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.Allan joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taken 20 years to sequence the human genome - but there's still more to be done. Why have three experts resigned from the US Food and Drug Administration… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.With recent news that pop music producer Joel Little has sold his music catalogue for undisclosed millions to music service Hipgnosis, Yadana Saw will be taking us into the world of songs management… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Faith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Psychologist and author Steve Biddulph is a best known for his very popular parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls. His latest book takes on a slightly bigger subject: the human race in… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Bernard joins Kathryn to talk about the free trade deal announced between Australia and the United Kingdom, with 99 percent of Aussie goods able to enter the UK duty free once the deal comes into… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.New data revealing the sheer unseen power of an earthquake, indicates a "mega flood" of rocks swamped Kaikoura's seabed during 2016's 7.8 quake. On-going research undertaken by NIWA using Swedish… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Ski industry leaders are pleading with the Government to cut red tape and allow skilled overseas workers in for the winter, saying the economic revival of regional areas is at stake. Ski operators say… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Wellington Regional Council is pushing the government to put buses and bus infrastructure back into public ownership. The capital's bus system continues to struggle with driver shortages - which… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Harry Ricketts is a poet, editor, biographer and has taught English literature and creative writing at Victoria University in Wellington. During his career he has published more than thirty books. His… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Rod discusses key themes in the Climate Change Commission's final recommendations to Government and what will happen next. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass reviews the 2021 International Booker Prize winner At Night All Blood is Black, written by David Diop, published by Pushkin. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.American journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Susan talks to Kathryn about Joe Biden's first trip aboard as US President, and what will be on the table for his meeting later this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Susan Davis is a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Dr Gabrielle Jenkin is the Director of the Suicide and Mental Health Research Group at Otago University, Wellington. For the past four years she has been conducting in depth research into four acute… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The former design lead for the abandoned SkyPath planned for the Auckland Harbour Bridge says the Waitemata needs a new crossing - but not the boxy expensive one the government wants. Read more Audio