Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:40 AM.Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books, Christchurch, reviews Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore, published by HarperCollins. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Sandra Beerends uses never-before-seen archival footage to tell stories of Indonesian nannies (known at the time as 'babus') who cared for Dutch families during Dutch colonial rule. Read more Video, Audio

9:30 AM.New studies reveal more about the damaging affects of Covid-19 on the human brain. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The President of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand says change is not happening fast enough on dealing with surgical mesh complications in this country. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Elz Carrad is the lead actor in Rūrangi - a ground-breaking transgender web series set in a fictional small-town dairying community. Read more Video, Audio

10:40 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Lost Souls by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Christopher McDougall is best known for his super-popular book Born to Run about the natural joy of running, the science of sport and super athletes. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.US correspondent Susan Davis looks at the state of the US presidential race, where the latest polls continue to be bad news for Republicans. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A NIWA research voyage hopes to better understand the effect gases emanating from the sea floor have on ocean acidification and climate change. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Hydrologist Earl Bardsley joins Lynn to explain how the hydro project proposal for Lake Onslow would work and what benefits it could bring, as well as concerns over biodiversity. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Two Northland communities fear raw sewage dredged up from recent flooding poses serious health risks. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:50 AM.Bill talks to Lynn about the National Policy Statement on Urban Development: taller buildings and fewer carparks all around the country, how will this affect our cities and towns? Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kate and Levi Slavin, and their business partners, have created a frying pan that's designed to last 100 years. The Ironclad Pan is locally designed and made. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM.John King reviews Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, published by Hachette NZ. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Twenty-two years after it first went to air, the award-winning British comedy drama Cold Feet is back on Kiwi television, for a 9th season. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Thomas talks to Lynn about the EU leaders agreement of a groundbreaking plan to jointly borrow 750 billion euros to respond to the coronavirus crisis, which has killed 135,000 people in the bloc. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Every year around 600 families in New Zealand experience the unimaginable heartbreak of losing a baby at birth or shortly after. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.First responders and corrections officers are disappointed a bill which would have seen tough penalties imposed on offenders who attack them has been shelved. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Our comedians Gemma Gracewood and Irene Pink look at a weighty issue facing gondolas in Venice. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Here we go again with the 'where will Sonny Bill go next' saga. With his Toronto Wolfpack quitting Super League for the season there's now mass speculation to where he lands. Sam also talks to Kathryn… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor brings us the triumphant return of Jarvis Cocker, the gritty indie-folk of Waxahatchee, and the deadpan stylings of ex-Brunette Jonathan Bree. Read more Audio