Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Rebecca explores the buy now, pay later scheme's new product, Easipay. Also, Eric Watson is back in the news again with yet another major court decision going against him.

Rebecca Stevenson is the… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Ten years ago, writer Jillian Sullivan took a huge leap of faith – leaving a failed marriage and empty nest to build a house from straw in the remote Ida Valley, Central Otago. She talks to Kathryn… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The latest happenings in the Trump-Biden battle, the US President's recovery from Covid-19 and it has been the first day of confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.

9:36 AM.Two climate-focused business groups, The CEO-led Climate Leaders' Coalition, and the Sustainable Business Council have got together to share resources, amplify their message and accelerate climate… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks with GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton about the repeated cyber attacks targetting the NZX in August, which crashed the website and forced several halts in trading. MetService… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Outdoors adventurer Kennedy Warne joins Kathryn from Lake Hawea and will be talking about one of his books of the year: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations. Trish Sherson is from… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Holly Walker reviews All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton, published by HarperCollins. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Ennaolla Paea is a dancer and choreographer who leads South Auckland-based Lighthouse Famz, a support base for creative artists that produces events and projects for the local dance community.

She… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Kathryn speaks with co-founder of the online election guide Policy. It is a complete online guide, breaking down party policies and backgrounding candidates.

Ollie Neas, who is also editorial… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Auckland drivers' Harbour Bridge woes might be over, but it's another story for the city's rail commuters. Rail network services are set for months of disruption, with rolling four-week outages on the… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther with a few laughs including the puzzling case of the Labour supporter who ended up featuring on a National Party election pamphlet. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam and Kathryn discuss the All Blacks team selected to play Australia in the opening Bledisloe Cup. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Kraftwerk's entire back-catalogue is reissued on vinyl today, and rabid fan-boy Grant Smithies is beside himself with joy. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Betty by Tiffany McDaniel, published by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Ian Theasby and Henry Firth have been dubbed the 'vegan Jamie Olivers'. They have a new book out called Speedy Bosh. Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.A ninth Covid-19 death in French Polynesia, hopes of a travel bubble with the Cook Islands ramp up, and Fiji is keen for the 'bula bubble' to proceed. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Historian Peter Lineham talks to Kathryn about his book 'Agency of Hope' which chronicles the story of the Auckland City Mission from 1920-2020. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:25 AM.Otago University is establishing a sustainability village for students who want to live in a more environmentally conscious way.  Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Electoral Commission says it expects half a million voters will have cast their ballots by the end of today. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at Aaron Sorkin's upcoming Netflix movie Trial of the Chicago 7 based on the legal case against a group of anti-Vietnam protesters. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.With just over a month to go to the start of NCEA exams, there'll be more than a few nervous students around the country. Read more Audio