Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Tech correspondent Sarah Putt looks at Disney joining the "streaming wars" in New Zealand at a time of great disruption. Spotify has announced the creation of a podcasts playlist and is it really the… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Dean Bedford reviews Rugby Folklore by Matt Elliott, which is published by HarperCollins New Zealand. Audio

10:07 AM.Danny Ing is the founder of Start-up Cin7. The Auckland based connected inventory management company has recently sold a majority stake to US firm, Rubicon Technology Partners. The deal exceeds $100… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn for a look at how the election campaign is progressing - including the controversy over the Tory party portraying itself into a fact-checking service during… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Strategies to stop the degradation of waterways and improve drinking water quality, a US-New Zealand collaboration aims to improve water quality and make advances in water treatment options. The… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Following allegations that New Zealand First has been using a foundation to hide donations, the media outlet Stuff, is reporting that the foundation has received more than 500-thousand dollars in… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a review of major trials that shows healthy adults don't need to take calcium and vitamin D supplements. We're also one step closer to… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Eighteen young women from all over Auckland talk about their lives and take on stereotypes of Generation Z in 18x18 – a new photo exhibition launching next week. Participants Katie and Allyssa tell… Read more Video, Audio

11:10 AM.RNZ Music's Yadana Saw has been spending the last few weeks taking stock of the last two decades in local music. Short of plugging in a tape deck, unearthing a CD player or rebooting the 1st… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:07 AM.Healthy relationships are essential to a happy life, but many of us are not taught how to foster them, says Auckland psychology professor Nickola Overall. She talks with Kathryn Ryan about what she's… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at today's catastrophic fire warning for South Australia, Queensland and parts of New South Wales, a visa rule changes that will fast track permanent… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.15 young Northland entrepreneurs are coming face to face with the man whose name heads up the programme helping them to reach their business dreams.The group are going through the Enterprise programme… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A special Gang Focus unit has been set up in Hawke's Bay to curb the rise of gang violence, with plans to extend to Gisborne. Earlier this week there were four gang-related attacks in Napier in less… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Andrew looks at reaction to the Government considering replacing RNZ and TVNZ with a new public broadcaster and what issues the debate surrounding this has revealed. Standing in for Gavin Ellis this… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Looking skyward and the importance the stars have had historically for Aotearoa-New Zealand. Science writer Naomi Arnold's book Southern Nights: The story of New Zealand's night sky from the Southern… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:13 AM.Rod comments on the importance of the passing of the Zero Carbon Bill. Also, Abano accepts a takeover offer and Glidepath sells to a French tech company. Audio

11:07 AM.Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Neon Daze by Amy Brown. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:10 AM.Linda Trubridge and her husband David, the renowned designer, decided in 1982 to sell their home and business and take their two sons, aged one and four, on a sailing trip around the world. The family… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:52 AM.Lisa talks to Kathryn about the first week of open impeachment inquiry hearings with President Trump saying he is strongly consider testifying in writing. Current and former officials are scheduled to… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.More than half a billion dollars worth of roading, school, water and energy projects will get close to starting next year. But the independent commission set up to advise the government on projects… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A stand-off is continuing between police and students at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Police have surrounded the campus in central Kowloon, and all roads in and out are blocked. Some students… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne looks at the work of Australian environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht, who's finding new ways to express a changing world. Audio

11:30 AM.Matt Genefaas and Dan Craig are the creators of Eat Crawlers - selling chocolate/sugar covered spiders and scorpions in a bid to get Kiwis eating insects, and have also launched Tomorrow Foods, which… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Kathryn chats to Stephen and Trish about the Zero Carbon Bill deal, also a look at education issues and next year's referendum questions about euthanasia and recreational cannabis. Read more Audio