Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:24 AM.Kiwi-born teacher-turned-author of the internationally well-received I Feel Brave book series, Avril McDonald, writes 'little stories about big feelings' for four to seven year olds. Additionally… Read more Video, Audio

11:06 AM.Ahead of Tech Week, technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at the success in the US of Kiwi company Pushpay - but why is its CEO and co-founder retiring? And Uber has listed on Wall Street - but it… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Rae McGregor reviews Conventional Weapons by Tracey Slaughter, which is published by Victoria University Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.The non-profit sector has a white saviour complex and is battling a raft of other problems like finding funding for decent overheads, says blogger Vu Le, himself an executive director at a non-profit.

9:49 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie looks at the axing of the Jeremy Kyle show after the death of a guest as more stories emerge from participants about the negative effect it had on their lives. She'll also… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.Coromandel residents are gearing up to fight a proposed marine farm in Mercury Bay, off Cooks Beach, saying an untouched environment would become industrialised and affect marine mammals. If the… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:09 AM.The Democratic Republic of Congo has been battling an outbreak of Ebola for the past 10 months, but political conflict and violence against health workers is hindering the response. Lawrence Gostin, a… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.Widely regarded as Australia's foremost landscape designer, Paul Bangay shares tips with Kathryn Ryan to help turn a small outdoor space into a garden paradise. Paul's new book Small Garden Design… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Music commentator Charlotte Ryan shares a song from her favourite new band Soaked Oats, takes a look at a new album from 19-year-old BENE and an album from Neil Finn's youngest son Elroy that's out on… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu into his fifth term as Prime Minister - but with the threat of indictments hanging over him. What price might his coalition partners extract for their support? And… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on the 4-day home stretch to polling day, how religion's been injected into election debate thanks to Israel Folau, wellness fraudster Belle Gibson's… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.South African two-time Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya has been ordered to medically suppress her unusually high levels of naturally-present testosterone, if she is to continue high level… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.Auckland Council's proposed plans to re-open access to the Waitakere Ranges haven't gone down well with the public. Areas of the park were closed to prevent the spread of kauri dieback and the Council… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Resistance to a proposed mine next to a fossil rich geological site of international significance near Middlemarch is growing.. Foulden Maar is a 23-million-year-old crater lake containing large… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:20 AM.Golden Bay farmer Wayne Langford's philosophy on life is "you only live once" - or YOLO. The sixth-generation dairy farmer, who is also Federated Farmers' national dairy vice-chairman, was in his… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:08 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram discusses the sale of Vodafone NZ to a consortium which includes Infratil and Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management, and Fonterra sells Tip Top - what next for the… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Kathryn talks with Wellington teacher Shelly Wilson about storytime.rnz.co.nz - RNZ's newly revamped home for children's stories. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Over the past twenty years, US stand-up comedian, actor, and writer Josh Wolf has been honing his skills as a funny man and as a father. In the early days of perfecting his live comedy he wrote a… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about the race to outlaw abortion in Alabama, with Georgia and five other states signing bills to dramatically curb… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.American explorer Victor Vescovo has set a new record for human exploration at the foot of the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean. Inside his specially designed submersible, he found sea creatures… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:22 AM.Joel Rubin from the LA Times has been delving into the college admissions scandal, and tells Kathryn about how the lid was blown on the scam. At least 50 people, including two high profile actresses… Read more Audio