Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:42 AM.Wasps are a plague every summer, the unwelcome harasser at your picnic or tramping rest stop. Kathryn talks to Gemma McLaughlin, a PhD candidate at Otago University, who's at the forefront of efforts… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.The Commerce Commission is investigating whether supermarkets are charging too much for groceries and treating suppliers fairly. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Hits to council revenues, amid a pandemic, and as they grapple with generational challenges like climate change, means adequate funding at local level has failed to keep pace. Read more Audio

11:52 AM.You're close to buying an apartment but how to know you're choosing the right one? Here's part two of University of Auckland lecturer Bill McKay's checklist of things to think and ask about when… Read more Audio

11:39 AM.Little Beauties is a Nelson-based company producing handy resealable bags of freeze-dried slices of sungold kiwifruit and feijoa and whole boysenberries, either nude, or pre-dipped in white or dark… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Kathryn shares listener feedback on calls for a change of approach at the Department of Conservation. Read more Audio

10:44 AM.Rae McGregor reviews The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor, published by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.New Zealander Linda Collins has lived every parent's worst nightmare - the death by suicide of her 17-year-old daughter. Her life was shattered when she woke one Monday morning to find her daughter… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.Katy talks to Kathryn from Sao Paulo, where Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is yet to congratulate US President-elect, Joe Biden. And in Peru, where President Martin Vizcarra has been impeached by… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Using light to activate or deactivate drugs, photopharmacology, is a relatively new area of medicinal chemistry, with a key advantage being the high degree of control over the time and place where… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A backcountry expert is calling for a fundamental rethink at the Department of Conservation - away from a focus overseas visitors, towards better serving growing numbers of New Zealanders getting into… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Comedians Te Radar and James Elliott have ducks, bread lamps and mongoose on their minds. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Could the lastest covid pressures be the death knell for minority sport in New Zealand?. Also, how will the West Indian cricket team perform against the Black Caps after being sanctioned for flouting… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The 3rd album from dreamy electronic pop locals Glass Vaults, a lockdown covers set from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and an Ace Records compilation of female-led power pop" Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Hera Lindsay Bird of Unity Books reviews Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake, pictures by Jon Klassen, published by Allen and Unwin. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The centenary of one of our most influential design and advertising studios is being celebrated in a very beautiful new book from Te Papa. Railways Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse following China's moves to quash dissent, and Myanmar's election has been called as a victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.Humanity stands at a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with the climate emergency - and failure to act risks catastrophe. Climate scientist and conservationist Professor Tim Flannery doesn't… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett talks to Philippa Tolley about the impact of the latest Covid outbreak in the central city. Read more Audio

9:19 AM.The woman at the centre of the Auckland case was a retail worker at A to Z Collections on High Street. According to health officials, she tried to call in sick - but after speaking with her manager… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Early results from genomic testing shows the latest Covid-19 community case in Auckland is looking more likely to be linked to the Defence Force cluster. The Minister of Covid-19 Response Chris… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan joins Philippa to talk about Julia Ormond's latest work, Reunion. She'll also have a look back at what happened to film in 2020 and she pays tribute to the man who… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.A nationwide survey of New Zealand parents explores how families coped with Covid lockdown. Our regular parenting commentator Nathan Wallis was an advisor on the survey, conducted by health insurer… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Paul Matthews looks at Zoom's leap in encryption, after initial wobbles at the beginning of the year's lockdowns. Fibre is getting faster - even though it doesn't seem like that… Read more Audio