Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:30 AM.It can be hard to avoid what's going on in the world right now, including for children. How can parents help their kids make sense of what's going on, without scaring them? Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Bill Bennett looks at Chorus' plan to extend the fibre network further into rural New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Logan discusses the latest events in Southland including tension around the Southland Museum and Art Gallery. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Considered one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, Beth Rodden, has conquered much more than some of the world's most challenging summits.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the government's plans to push ahead with cuts to benefits for disabled people. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.It's estimated that spiders consume up to 800 million tons of insects globally every year.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Children who grow up in state homes have more behaviour issues in early childhood than those who don't, but they largely converge by early adolescence to have similar or higher wellbeing.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Just six months ago the Prime Minister announced a major shakeup of Crown Research Institutes Niwa, GNS Science, and AgResearch. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Money commentator David Boyle reckons a budgeting date night could be just the tonic for couples to talk through their money challenges. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.When it comes to natural disasters, New Zealand's unfortunately well-placed. But could you get through? Stephen Barnett's written the guide to help. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Otepoti Dunedin has always been a highly fertile hub for musical creativity and 2025 is proving to be no exception.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Otago reporter Tess Brunton has the latest from the region, including a Kainga Ora tenant who spent a week without hot water and the return of trans-Tasman flights into Dunedin. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Base Notes: The Scents of a Life by Adelle Stripe published by Orion Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tim Wigmore's new book Test Cricket: A History tells the story of the game's evolution since its inception in the 1870s.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sign-up bonuses, deposit matches and "free" bets .... are just some of the tactics sports betting companies are using to lure young men into gambling. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at how Australia responded to the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and and the Safety commissioner has called for YouTube to be included in the… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Phage therapy has been hailed as the next line of defence against the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Dr Leah Smith has been researching the treatment.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Every tree in Aotearoa New Zealand's forests is about to be tracked - from space. A New Zealand data science company has just been award a million dollars from MBIE. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Disability advocates are worried funding for subsidised transport will be cut without notice - fearing the situation could be the same as the shock cuts to disability support service funding last… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sam Ackerman has the latest sports news. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Kat Littlewood, a veterinary specialist in animal welfare, talks with Kathryn about some of the typical pet care myths she hears about in the clinic.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Calida Stuart-Menteath is co-editor at the National Business Review Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle. Read more Audio