Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Lynn Freeman reviews The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do, published by Macmillan Publishers. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Northland fisherman Cliff Barnes has had more brushes with death than most of us have had hot fish dinners. His stories have been told in a new book by retired journalist David Hastings. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom reflects on Monday's big Ukraine summit in the Oval Office attended by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.An energy analyst says solar panels on school buildings could rapidly increase electricity supply and slash CO2 emissions for schools.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Reports of fever and cough symptoms have climbed to their highest levels so far this year, but remain in line with previous years' figures.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A report out the morning from the Security Intelligence Service has found young and vulnerable people are more likely be radicalised online.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.James McCarty is a second-generation fine jeweller whose career spans from apprenticing on London's Bond Street to crafting bespoke heirlooms in his Auckland studio today. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Ian Chapman is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Music at the University of Otago. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Local democracy reporter Alisha Evans has the latest from Tauranga. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.When Gilbert Enoka started working with top rugby teams in the 80s, the idea of a 'mental skills coach' was frowned upon.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the three-day Economic Reform Roundtable underway aimed at generating ideas to boost productivity. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A New Zealand biotech company has signed a deal with a major UK car maker to pilot an EV battery recycling programme.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Natural Hazards Commission is reminding homeowners what and what isn't covered.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A gifted children learning expert says the Ministry of Education still doesn't understand and value the benefit of one-day schools. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The All Blacks top the rugby world rankings, but should they be worried about a resurgent Wallabies team?  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.How much of your life is ruled by an algorithm? It's possibly more than you think. Everyday algorithms are aiding us to make decisions - and increasingly making decisions about us.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A2 Milk, Freightways and Contact Energy start earnings season, and Hamish looks at Mercury's result today before a preview of results from Spark and Fletcher Building tomorrow.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Libby discusses the local wards where only one person is standing, why Tokoroa might be losing its polytech and funding struggles for projects to protect endangered bird species. Libby Kirkby McLeod… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Battson from The Next Chapter reviews Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025: Breath, published by Massey University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Former Finance Minister Grant Robertson has opened up about his early life, and his political journey in a new memoir. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The latest from the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump at the White House. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Hundreds of roofs across the Pacific, and other parts of the world, are being painted white, as part of a health study to determine whether this helps occupants beat the heat. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.The government is planning policies to limit the full conversion of farmland to exotic forestry - particularly those registered in the emission trading scheme. Read more Audio