Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:52 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court cast a comical eye over some of the wry stories of the week. Audio

11:47 AM.With all of us being told to enjoy a 'staycation' this weekend, we're turning our mind to Easter crafts. Think, finger crocheted baskets or Easter inspired amigurumi (soft crochet toys). Kathryn Ryan… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen shares five tips for running a harmonious household under lockdown. He says the key is getting the family to work as a team, and for parents, that might… Read more Audio

11:19 AM.Technology commentator Paul Matthews looks at some of the privacy and security issues that have hit Zoom as its popularity during the Covid-19 crisis soars. Inland Revenue is most of the way through a… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.1000 students have signed up to the volunteer army, working with supermarket chains to shop and deliver groceries to elderly and vulnerable around the country. Not only that - they've developed a… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Halibut on the Moon by David Vann, published by Text. Shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. Audio

10:07 AM.Mystery crime-writer and forensic anthropologist Dr Kathy Reichs speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her double-life as a scientist and best-selling author. Kathy's first novel Déjà Dead was a New York… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn with the latest on PM Boris Johnson's condition and the steepest one-day rise in the number of fatalities. As the outbreak continues to rage, there are growing… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.The race to find a vaccine against Covid-19 is on with several major pharmaceutical companies announcing they plan to begin testing. Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, has… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Comprehensive contact tracing is being touted as the single most important thing New Zealand could do to stay out of another lockdown. Around the world, many countries are looking at how technology… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The level 4 alert lockdown and the Government's directive for staycations over Easter are compounding a worrying business outlook for many independent service stations, and also biting into the… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tells us about some of the latest research related to Covid-19. The studies include how far a sneeze travels, research into how the virus sheds itself… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.It's been 38 years since the first kohanga reo centre opened in Wainuiomata - and there's now over 8,500 tamariki in centres across New Zealand. But the competition from mainstream centres, and a… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw has some music apps and activities to keep all ages amused, as well as artists, DJs and music fans who are finding inventive ways to keep their spirits high. Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Linda Burgess reviews Grandmothers: Essays by 21st-Century Grandmothers edited by Helen Elliott, published by Text. An Australian collection of essays written by.....grandmothers. Excellent for… Read more Audio

10:15 AM.Saying what schizophrenia doesn't mean is a lot easier than saying what it does mean, says former psychiatric nurse and writer Nathan Filer. He's written a fascinating study of the condition he calls… Read more Video, Audio

10:07 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the stricken cruise ship that's now the subject of a police investigation for allowing 3000 passengers to roam around Sydney while… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.BNZ has extended the Community Finance programme it runs with Good Shepherd NZ, allowing $5m of no-interest loans to be accessed by families impacted by Covid-19. The bank says the loans of up to… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has begun the first stage of testing vaccine candidates for COVID-19, in what it's calling a 'critical research milestone'. Australian Animal Health… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.In this Covid-19 crisis, the internet has emerged as a vital tool for continuing life with some semblance of normality. There's virtual work meetings, online school and university lessons, and - when… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.At the half way point of the four week level four Covid-19 lockdown Chief Science advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard, talks to Kathryn Ryan about the importance of contact tracing Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Andrew talks to Kathryn about turbulence throughout the media sector. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Cheryl Eldridge takes Kathryn Ryan on a tour of Stansborough Wool where they're using old fashion looms to make long lasting textiles made from wool that goes back to Viking days. Read more Audio

11:19 AM.How NZ businesses are responding to the Covid-19 crisis with innovation amid severe financial and operational impacts. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now in intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.He'd been admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London yesterday with "persistent symptomsâ€�. A… Read more Audio