Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:16 AM.Asian countries, including China, are bracing for a second wave of infections with hundreds of thousands of people flocking home as the global pandemic hits the US and Europe. Audio

10:07 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has just been briefing media at the Beehive over the government's 900 million dollar loan to shore-up Air New Zealand. RNZ Political Reporter, Jo Moir, has been… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The Health Minister David Clark says the public health system is readying itself to move quickly if there's a community outbreak of Covid-19 - but we're not there yet.  Read more Audio

9:29 AM.The hospitality industry is braced to take a massive hit from the disruption caused by Covid-19, with an estimated $10 million dollars being lost each week as it drags on. The Restaurant Association… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.New Zealand's borders are now closed for the first time in its history. From midnight last night, no one except citizens, permanent residents, their children, guardians and partners are allowed in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The government is moving to shore-up Air New Zealand with a loan of $900 million. Kathryn speaks with aviation commentator Irene King. Read more Audio

11:26 AM.How can parents best navigate and negotiate the sexuality journey with young people? University of Canterbury Health lecturer Tracy Clelland has conducted the first local research on New Zealand… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.With an unprecedented number of us working from home, and using videoconferencing technology, telcos are offering to waive data caps, technology commentator Peter Griffin says. Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews Here We Are by Graham Swift, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

10:25 AM.Private hospitals around the country are standing ready to help if public hospitals become overwhelmed by patients. Richard Whitney, President of the Private Surgical Hospitals Association explains to… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the Covid-19 situation across the UK as the death toll there rises to 104 Schools in Scotland, Wales and England are due to close to all but… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Representatives from business and tourism in Queenstown are meeting with cabinet ministers this afternoon to discuss their immediate needs in light of the Covid 19 epidemic. The Economic Development… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Universities around the country are implementing strict protocols on Covid - 19 , and are preparing for the possibility of campuses being closed, and lectures going online. Otago University is also… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The retail sector is braced for thousands of job losses as the number of Covid-19 cases in New Zealand increases. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.With more confirmed cases of Covid-19 are expected to be announced later today, after the total number of cases here jumped by eight to twenty yesterday, a public health research says it's time for us… Read more Audio

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