Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay discusses an aspect of urban design we don't often think about - or want to think about. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The tiny settlement of Houhora - 41 kilometres north of Kaitaia - is the home of award winning smoked mussel producer The Kutai Guy.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A wrap of the week in politics with panellists Neale Jones and Brigitte Morton. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle published by Faber. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.A New Zealand startup is selling smart panels it says will help households save on their power bills. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Rhonda Hāpi-Smith worked inside the toughest prisons for nearly twenty years. She tells her story 

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9:45 AM.Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel about a ceasefire in Gaza are taking place in Qatar. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing pressure at home to end the fighting and is… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Parliament's Finance and Expenditure select committee is reconvening to hear public submissions on the controversial Regulatory Standards Bill.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A new service allows employees to pay for public transport from their pre-tax income - how much can they save? Read more Audio

9:05 AM. Businesses have a level of responsibility for physical and mental health at work, and many rely on external EAP providers. But do employers understand their legal responsibilities? 

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11:45 AM.Michele and Donna lament the end of jaffa sweets and the awkward and inadvisable places people use their phones. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The All Blacks name their starting team for the first test of the year against France, with some interesting inclusions. The latest from Wimbeldon, and the football world is shaken by the sudden death… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Peter de Graaf is a RNZ Northland reporter based in Kerikeri. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Eden Denyer from Unity Books Wellington reviews We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin, published by Atria Books Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The dancer who managed to create a career in ballet despite being brought up in a Palestinian refugee camp after fleeing the Syrian war and against fierce opposition from his father.

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9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins on New Caledonia, Fiji offers troops and cybersecurity warning. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.US palaeontologist Julia Clarke has led fossil finding expeditions all over the world as part of her study of the evolution of birds and dinosaurs.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM. A new blood test being developed for coeliac disease that avoids people having to eat gluten to confirm the condition. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Consumer advocates are pushing for financial complaints organisations to merge to make it easier for the public  to  pursue complaints.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine with what he's been watching.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Oral health promotions manager at the New Zealand Dental Association is Anishma Ram. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce looks at what studies are discovering about our brains as we use AI. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Selwyn mayor hits back at rates rise criticism, does Selwyn have the lowest rates n Canterbury?  Read more Audio