Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew with a wrap of funny stories, including New Zealand's worst personalised plates Audio

11:40 AM.Is the new All Blacks coach, Ian Foster, the best person for the job? Audio

11:15 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Life: Selected Writings by Tim Flannery, Text Publishing. Tim Flannery is one of the world's great thinkers, environmental scientists and writers. Sir David… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan. Audio

10:15 AM.Rob Bilott is the lawyer who revealed the dangers so-called 'forever chemicals'. It started with a phone call from a concerned farmer and uncovered decades of water contamination. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Courtney Johnston is to become Te Papa's new chief executive. At 40 she is the youngest person to ever lead the national museum and the first woman since its founding chief executive Cheryll Sotheran.

9:50 AM.Ed talks to Kathryn about a new report based on interviews with hundreds of North Korean defectors, which has revealed the healthcare for women and infants in the country is likely in a far worse… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Russia has been banned from competing hosting or bidding to host major global events for four years. The suspension was announced by The World Anti-Doping Agency earlier this week after finding Russia… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Specialist surgical mesh clinics for men and women who've experienced complications are to be set up on the back of a report highlighting the severity of harm it's caused in some cases. From January… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Film and television reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about some of the year's biggest shows on the small screen, including Chernobyl, Succession, Fleabag, Watchmen and End of the F**king… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Brain researcher, educator and parenting commentator and educator Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about teenagers and drinking. He says the science is clear that alcohol damages the young brain, and he… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.The government has officially released its working group report on Northport. The report - which was leaked to Nine to Noon last week - makes the case for the Auckland Port to move to Northland. RNZ… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about Google's labour woes after four workers fired from the tech giant last week plan a federal labour complaint against it. He'll also look at… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Police are warning retrieving the bodies of those still on Whakaari White Island too quickly could compromise their ability to gather the necessary evidence to identify people. The Police Deputy… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.West Auckland rapper and hip hop artist Tom Scott won Album of the Year and Best Hip Hop Artist at last month's New Zealand Music Awards. His album, Avantdale Bowling Club is a fusion of jazz and hip… Read more Video, Audio

10:11 AM.Jane Westaway reviews The Cockroach by Ian McEwan, published by Penguin Books. Read more Audio

9:48 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been giving a speech this morning in which he's outlined his position on public broadcasting. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson joins Kathryn to examine… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the final hours of campaigning before the UK goes to the polls later tonight NZ time. He'll also look at a deal the NHS has cut with Amazon… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.It's taken more than a year of challenging ACC for Auckland paraplegic, Sally Wenley to get the organisation to reinstate her gym membership and agree that she should be entitled to ongoing… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Phil Vine reviews Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas. Published by Allen and Unwin. Audio