Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:50 AM.Another week of major developments in Hong Kong with local elections, a new US law in support of the protesters and the siege at Hong Kong Polytechnic University drawing to an end after days of… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Robyn Annear is the author of five books on history and her latest work  is titled Nothing New - a history of second hand.  

An avid Op shopper, she'll discuss what buying things second hand means to… Read more Audio

9:28 AM.Researchers are warning that as more and more consumers switch to electric vehicles, better methods of recycling their batteries are urgently needed to prevent a mountain of waste. One million EVs… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A New Zealand technology firm in the race to produce the world's first methane-busting cattle feed supplement made from seaweed is planning to grow and process seaweed in Southland. CH4 Global was… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch looks at The Morning Show, Apple TV's first big original series that explores the challenges faced by those working in morning television. She'll also touch on new… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about the parental attitudes and skills that help children cope with a separation or divorce. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Technology commentator Paul Matthews looks at a recent report into the country's tech sector which again has found huge growth - what does that mean for wages and the economy? Tahi Rua Toru Tech - the… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Jane Westaway reviews Yellow Notebook: Diaries Volume 1 1978-1986 by Helen Garner. Published by Text Publishing. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.The crypto-currency One Coin promised to be the next BitCoin. Even Kiwis got on board with the hype. The problem is, it never really existed and now its founder has disappeared. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie joins Kathryn to discuss what both parties are pledging as part of their election campaigns, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is dogged by accusations of antisemitism by… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Black Friday splurgers are being warned not all consumers are getting the big discounts they're expecting in the American inspired retail sales, while in Europe more than 300 clothing brands are… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A new national landfill levy scheme could increase six fold in just a few years, with some experts saying it should be even higher. The government is proposing to increase the current levy from 10… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Arts correspondent Courtney Johnston joins Kathryn for an update on Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's missing solid gold toilet, and a trip around the motu highlighting exhibitions to see over the… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.11:20 Worth a detour: The travel guide to hidden Kiwi gems

Author Peter Janssen has spent years travelling around New Zealand, finding all the out-of-the-way places that are worth a look. And… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.This Saturday on Music 101, from midday Charlotte Ryan is counting down the top 21 NZ albums of the 21st century in a celebration of local music from the past 20 years. She shares a few of her… Read more Audio

10:46 AM.Chris Tse reviews Queer Objects by Chris Brickell and Judith Collard (Eds). Published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:17 AM.Ruslan Kogan is a man with his fingers in many pies. the head of a company that offers a range of services to Australian consumers - everything from internet, mobile, travel and insurance - and he's… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the domestic spy agency investigating two sets of allegations related to nefarious Chinese activity in Australia, including the… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Raf Manji is an independent adviser to the Christchurch Foundation, who was tasked with consulting the Mosque shooting bereaved and victims and recommending how the money should be distributed. Since… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Sheikh Hasan Rubel was shot three times inside the Al Noor Mosque on Deans Ave. The 34-year-old accountant suffered injuries to his stomach, legs and feet and spent ten weeks in hospital, and has had… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.Shadia Amin's 68-year-old husband Ahmed Abdel-Ghany died at the Al Noor Mosque. Her son, Omar, was late to Friday prayers, otherwise he too could have been a victim. Shadia and Ahmed came to New… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Christchurch Foundation has announced how it will distribute $9 million donated to the victims of the mosque shootings. It's just over eight months since a lone gunman killed 51 people at two… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.We think of those in the world of fitness as exceptionally healthy people, but my next guest is helping to shine a light on an unhealthier aspect of the industry. Nats Levi was working as a fitness… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Murmur by Will Eaves, which is published by Canongate. Audio