Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:35 AM.The team at the Treble Cone ski field have come up with a playful idea to allow skiers to enjoy the slopes without pesky interventions from the light-fingered mountain parrot, the kea. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Eight gay content creators in the US are suing YouTube for what they say amounts to discrimination. Their suit says YouTube, which is owned by Google, regularly labels the content they produce as… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new lobby group for privately owned early childhood centres wants more money from the government to pay teachers better and achieve pay parity with kindergarten, primary and secondary school… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Bill McKay talks to Lynn about how people can help themselves better when building new or doing alterations: we can be our own worst enemies. Before dreaming or designing, see what's possible: From… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Expat food writer Thomas Heaton is now based in Nepal, working for the Kathmandu Post and enjoying the local cuisine. He took time out to show Lynn around some of his favourite eating places in Patan… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.The latest on the political front including National's denial that former Trade Minister Todd McClay helped facilitate a donation and the Greens' Julie Anne Genter defends the 'feebate' emissions… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls, which is published by Hachette NZ. Easily one of the best of the year. Funny and touching, an adolescent struggles with growing up and falling… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Composer-producer-multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier talks to Lynn Freeman about his transition from making viral multi-track music videos in his bedroom to making three albums and going on a world… Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.EU leaders maintain a united front amid the Brexit drama, and Germany pleas for forgiveness at a ceremony in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion that sparked World War 2. Audio

9:37 AM.Death Researcher Ruth McManus chats to Lynn about alternative options to burial. More than 30 thousand people died in New Zealand last year and some cemeteries are running out of space. Ruth McManus… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Residents from St Johns County which is part of the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area in Floridan have been ordered to evacuate. This affects 148-thousand residents who live the the path of Hurricane… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.It's hoped product stewardship plans for tyres once they've reached the end of their life could be up and running within 12 months, making them the first off the block for regulation. The tyrewise… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Yes, their name looks like a typo, but Brooklyn dance-punks !!! (Chk Chk Chk) make a fine racket, so we'll be hearing two tracks from their new album Wallop. Also, a great new single from Wellington's… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews The Art of Racing in the Rain by Gareth Stein, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:06 AM.Living part of the time in France, part in New Zealand, Wellingtonian Jennifer Andrewes shows it is possible to live the dream. Putting the breaks on the daily grind and stepping off the corporate… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.Johnny and Lynn look at Australia's battle to keep China out of the Pacific and the latest in the West Papua protests. Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Wellington born Dave Ferguson is the co-founder and president of Nuro, which has created the R1, an unmanned self-driving vehicle, custom-built to transport goods. Dave has worked on robotics and… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.World Rugby says for the second year running, more girls have begun playing rugby globally than boys, and that 40 per cent of the sport's 400 million fans globally are female. The sport's governing… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis with advice for parents worried that their kids are not making developmental milestones? When to be worried and seek help, and when to relax and let… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at how tech companies are dominated by male managers, but telco companies are bucking that trend. He'll also look at Spark, Chorus and Sky's results, the GCSB… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry, which is published by Canongate. Audio

10:13 AM.Journalist Tom Bradby is ITV's News at 10 anchor and the author of seven books. He's had various roles over his career, covering the troubles in Ireland and reporting from Asia. He was also ITV's… Read more Audio