Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:08 AM.Institutional investor groups are the latest voices calling for government's around the world to plan for a sustainable recovery from Covid-19. The Investor Group on on Climate Change represents… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The kitchen has become a hive of activity during lockdown. Bill joins Kathryn to talk about how kitchen design has evolved from being out the back of the early settlers cottages to becoming a central… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Kathryn meets Judi Ashby from Pa Hill Produce in Miranda, on the Firth of Thames. Judi and her business partner Jean produce a range of chutneys, jams, sauces and peanut butters. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Matthew and Stephen discuss the growing expectation for a move to level 2, given the number of daily cases of Covid-19 is consistently in single figures. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Celia Sack has a pretty special shop. It's called Omnivore Books and it collects and sells cookbooks from all over the world from its brick and mortar storefront in San Francisco. Remote delivery of… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about how Europe is hoping to lead the way in bringing world leaders together to fight Covid-19, arguing a global crisis needs a global… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.A group developing technology for smart thermal camera systems for predator control has teamed up with University of Canterbury mechanical engineers, Callaghan Innovation, and the Auckland… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.We're at the half way mark of the government's 12 week wage subsidy which so far has paid out over $10.5 billion to nearly 1.75 million New Zealanders . In the first four weeks of lockdown 33,000 more… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Justine Smith what a science lab at an Indiana high school revealed, which solved a 65 year old mystery. Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Sam talks to Kathryn about the biggest soap opera in sport - the happenings in the NRL. Also the battle for who will lead World Rugby, the old guard or the new? And the advent of Extreme E motor… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.The extraordinary new Fiona Apple album, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien's first solo album as EOB, and the Magnetic Fields in miniature. Read more Audio

10:43 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Too. This book is published by Scribner, UK. First published in 2016, this slender novel had a profound impact in South… Read more Audio

10:12 AM.Prize-winning Australian crime writer Michael Robotham has applauded Craig Sisterson for his "passion for stories that thrill, frighten, puzzle and surprise us". Craig is a Kiwi feature writer… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.There have been 15 pro-democracy figures arrested in Hong Kong during a police raid sparking more protests. And speculation mounts about the health of North Korea's Kim Jong-un who has been noticeably… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.With everyone at home, does your house feel like a zoo ? It's time to measure household chaos, which there's actually a scale for. It's called 'CHAOS which stands for the Confusion, Hubbub and Order… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Could student loan style lending for households, as well as businesses, help our ailing economy and work better than wage subsidies? Richard Meade is Principal Economist at Cognitus Economic Insight… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The wage subsidy scheme has reached its half way point, and nearly 1.6 million New Zealanders are being supported at a cost of $10 billion. The broad-stroke scheme supports businesses experiencing a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Medicines New Zealand says a health ministry statement on Nine to Noon was the first it heard about the government's plans to bring together 'the key players in a coordinated approach' on a national… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright shares ideas to help develop preschoolers ability to understand and ask questions. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.If you're having trouble sleeping at the moment, you're probably not the only one. We're living through something akin to a nightmare, so it's little wonder a good night's sleep might be hard to… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the arrival of a son for Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds, which the pair had said was due in "early summer". The country's Covid… Read more Audio