Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:26 AM.A different take on sponsoring the arts is seeing lawyers take centre stage at Pop Up Globe. Thanks to a unique sponsorship approach with law firm Anthony Harper aspiring young lawyers have been using… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the music industry here: which bands have cancelled their tours to New Zealand, which New Zealand bands have had to cancel their tours… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Chris Tse reviews AUP New Poets 6 by Ben Kemp, Vanessa Crofskey and Chris Stewart. This collection is published by Auckland University Press. Audio

10:22 AM.Southlander Brendon Fairbairn is keeping his Scottish ancestry alive to the tune of the bagpipes! Not only is he an A grade solo piper, he makes bagpipes too, by hand. The talent runs in the family… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.A Sydney airline analysis and consulting firm is warning most airlines will be bankrupt by May unless urgent action is taken. With large swathes of the globe effectively in lock down, and extensive… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The aged care sector has formed an industry task force to deal with the challenges posed by Covid-19, and is now bringing in restrictions on visitors in line with Ministry of Health pandemic safety… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Grant Robertson talks to Kathryn Ryan about his unprecedented $12-point-one billion dollar stimulus package. It includes wage subsidies of $5.1 billion, which for employers means $585 a week for full… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The implications of Covid-19 for the media industry, not least what are sports reporters going to do? And it's the third anniversary of Newsroom, established by news veterans Tim Murphy and Mark… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Auckland Arts Festival event, Babble brings young South Auckland voices to the stage. Kathryn talks to Babble director, Scotty Cotter and performer Hunter Karaka about navigating a noisy world. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Rebecca Stevenson joins Kathryn to talk about boomers, Covid-19 business fallout and she looks at what is considered to be an old house? Stuff's national business editor Rebecca Stevenson. Audio

10:42 AM.John King reviews Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, Text Publishing. Audio

10:17 AM.New York Times Beirut bureau chief, Ben Hubbard, has written a gripping portrait of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his mythic rise to power. Also known as MBS, the prince has been… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Covid-19 is shutting down much of America yet somehow leaving a substantial minority unmoved. The intense Donald Trump supporters apparently deem it disloyal to the president to take any precautions… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.One of the country's biggest land-bankers, Garry Robertson, says local council compliance hurdles and delays are a major headache for people like him, and developers - and must shoulder some of the… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.As the Covid-19 pandemic fuels panic buying around the world, what assurances can supermarkets give customers about whether they can get food and other items when they need them? Kathryn is joined by… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson will unveil a multi-billion dollar rescue plan later today, to help combat the deepening impact of the Covid-19, expected to be worse than the Global Financial… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Jackie Norman and Gareth Scurr share vegan recipes for busy people - all developed in their camper van kitchen. Read more Audio

11:14 AM.What are the political ramifications of the government's decisions on coronavirus?

Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments… Read more Audio

10:43 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews Indelicacy by Amina Cain, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:13 AM.One of the country's biggest land-bankers, who has been involved with some of Auckland's best known new housing areas including Milldale, Silverdale, Flat Bush, Pokeno and Tuakau, says local council… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The New Zealand stock exchange has just opened 1.3 per cent down on Friday's close. Earlier the Reserve Bank governor cut the benchmark interest rate to the lowest level ever and trading in Air New… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the shock reverberating around Europe as governments moved rapidly to impose unprecedented, strict lockdowns on millions of citizens, closing… Read more Audio