Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:17 AM.Ruatoria's Graeme Atkins is a keen bushman, he knows his way around the Raukumara Ranges and is constantly working to protect and nurture the flora of the Gisborne region. The East Coast DOC ranger… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:09 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how Prime Minister Scott Morrison is getting on with the job after his surprise win, Labor elects Anthony Albanese as its new leader… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Kathryn discusses the future of the insurance market with specialist insurance lawyer Chris Boys and Tower Insurance Chief Executive Richard Harding.

Tower was one of the first insurers to shift to… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.How was highly secret and sensitive budget information made public?

Kathryn Ryan talks with Tony Grasso, e head of technology at Cyber Toa - a cyber security consultancy. Before that he was head of… Read more Audio

9:02 AM.Simon Bridges says the National Party has not been involved in any computer hacking and the government is "lashing out in a witch hunt". Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis and Kathryn discuss a study by two VUW law professors if the impact of reporting on the families of Pike River mine disaster victims, which makes damning reading. Also a… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.After she finished university last year, while many of her friends headed for the beach, Maddy Whitaker set off to walk the length of the South Island on the Te Araroa trail. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:14 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram says banks are critical of the RBNZ in their submissions on its capital proposals. Fonterra is reviewing the future of its Chinese farms and its Brazilian joint venture… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.National has revealed what it says are significant parts of Thursday's Budget but won't confirm if it was a deliberate government leak. It appears to detail spending in 18 areas for the next financial… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:07 AM.Mark Burry is a New Zealand architect, based in Melbourne whose expertise is sought around the world. Professor Burry is recognised internationally as a thought leader and researcher in the domain of… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:53 AM.From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about little sign of change in the US-Japan trade dispute, during Donald Trump's trip to Tokyo. This despite sumo… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.In the American state of Washington, over 80 percent of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are in paid employment, compared to just 15 percent in New Zealand. Before we can create… Read more Video, Audio

9:25 AM.Parents are gearing up for a nationwide primary and secondary teacher strike tomorrow. The Secondary Teachers Union has just announced a range of further industrial action over the next 5 weeks. RNZ's… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Work to clean up rubbish contamination in South Westland is being stopped because the Westland District Council says it can't afford to continue it. It's eight weeks since the Fox River landfill… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:37 AM.A boutique icecream maker in Wellington has been working hard over the past eight years to make great icecream from local ingredients while giving back to the community at the same time. Wooden Spoon… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills take a look at the latest happenings on the political front, including the lead-up to Thursday's budget, bullying in parliament, Christian parties and the looming… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Holly Walker reviews Shirley Smith: An Examined Life by Sarah Gaitanos, which is published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:07 AM.Kiese Laymon is an author and academic whose memoir about his childhood in Mississippi has been described by reviewers as "astonishing" and "an act of truth telling unlike any other". Heavy: An… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Europe Correspondent Seamus Kearney reports on the EU elections - with the future of Europe at stake. More than half of MEP seats have been held by the European People's Party and the Socialists &amp… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.High School students have been canvassed to help the writers of a new theatre show which addresses consent and healthy relationships. Working with 16 to 18-year-olds from three high schools, Eleanor… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A new report calls for an independent regulator to oversee the use of artificial intelligence by government agencies. Analysis by Internal Affairs and Statistics New Zealand last year documented 32… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The week that was with comedians Te Radar and Melanie Bracewell - they take a look at comedian Tim Batt's online protest geared towards Brian and Hannah Tamaki's Coalition Party, which was announced… Read more Audio