Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Save Australia by Victor Steffenson, published by Explore Australia Publishing. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.On September 18th 2012, senior Harvard University scholar, Dr Karen King, revealed she'd found an ancient manuscript, which had the potential to send shock waves throughout the Christian world. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about Boris Johnson's threat to renege on the EU withdrawal treaty, and as a new wave of Covid infections is feared in Britain, the government has… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Critics of televised school sport want to see greater scrutiny applied to how it's run, amid concerns the professionalisation of sport at a younger age will increase the pressure on teenage players. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Yesterday Labour announced its new tax policy - a hike in the top tax rate to 39 per cent for every dollar earned over $180,000. The new rate will raise $550 million per year. Read more Audio

11:53 AM.Science commentator Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to look at the number of Covid patients that have experienced neurological issues, and how that could grow as the pandemic progresses… Read more Audio

11:39 AM.League of Live Illustrators' Steve Templer and Megan Salole join Kathryn Ryan to explain their unique way of making important ideas visible and shareable, on topics as diverse as health, criminal… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

11:14 AM.Hip hop turned 47 last month. RNZ Music's Yadana Saw will explain how an art form from the Bronx became one of the world's most popular forms of music. She'll tackle the unfair rap, rap has received… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Anne Else reviews The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte, published by HarperCollins. Read more Audio

10:16 AM.Tim Tipene was raised in two cultures, Pākehā and Māori. A white boy with a Māori name, Tipene constantly faced suspicious questions, typically "How did you get the name Tipene? Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at Facebook and Google's aggressive campaigns against the government's plan to force them to pay for news content - could it change the way… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn shares listener feedback on her interview with Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive Rhys Jones over safety standards at the National Training Centre. Audio

9:38 AM.A new report that looks at ways to boost New Zealand's literacy levels is stoking a decades-old debate about how best to teach children to read. The report, The Literacy Landscape in Aotearoa New… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Fire and Emergency says it has made safety improvements at the National Training Centre in Rotorua, since a recruit was badly burned last February. The trainee professional firefighter, who spoke on… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Media commentator Andrew Holden joins Kathryn to talk about the move by Discovery Inc to buy Mediaworks' TV operations. When it comes to the TV news, why does TVNZ keep out-rating Newshub? And Munted… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.It's not every author who is gifted the idea of a book in a tin trunk full of family letters, but that's what happened to Auckland-based writer Robyn Pearce. She was given letters about her relations… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about the continuing, large loss of talent from Air New Zealand's senior executive ranks, stock markets here and abroad are racking up their first… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Harry Broad reviews Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC & Bar by Tom Scott, published by Upstart Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In 'Bill & Shirley', Keith Ovenden, takes an intimate and candid look at the lives of his parents-in-law, the Wellington power couple, Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith. Each led their lives in the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.US correspondent Susan Davis looks at the reaction to the President's comment disparaging US war dead, Kamala Harris steps up her role on the campaign trail and attacks the president on race and… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.We've got the creativity - but where's the capital going to come from? It's a question the Screen Sector Strategy 2030 has sought to answer in its 15-month deep-dive into what New Zealand's screen… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Farming advocates claim pest control has failed in northern Hawke's Bay, as bovine tuberculosis is traced to wild pigs, with implications for more than 500 cattle farmers. Rural Support Trust… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.Urban issues commentator Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the situation with Auckland's Queen Street, and how work to improve it for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers seems to have ruined it for… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Award-winning chef Monique Fiso has just released a book named after her acclaimed Wellington restaurant. Hiakai is the book Monique wished she had when she was delving into Māori culinary history and… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to discuss the 'innovative' policies coming from National, including the 'first 1000 days' policy for new parents. As Greens'… Read more Audio