Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:26 AM.Education and parenting consultant Joseph Driessen talks to Kathryn about how to parent children who struggle with underdeveloped executive skills, and who find living an organised life extremely… Read more Audio

10:11 AM.A ballet school in Auckland is out to challenge the idea that the art form is only for the young and agile. Read more Audio

9:51 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie looks at the legal dilemma facing the British government over Julian Assange after his arrest, how the Extinction Rebellion is adding to London traffic hell and there's no… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Whether you're decorating them, eating them, rolling them or all three, there's no denying that hen's eggs are a huge part of the Easter season. In New Zealand eggs are now officially safe to eat up… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Families who use au pairs say they'll be unfairly impacted by the government's recent announcement that they will now require all home based childhood educators to hold a level 4 ECE qualification… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Auckland Council is considering selling off inner city carpark buildings to help pay its half share of a projected billion-dollar budget blowout for Auckland's City Rail Link. The massive blowout in… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Arts correspondent Courtney Johnston joins Kathryn to talk about how the first image captured of a black hole connects to an exhibition in Wellington at the moment, a heads up on the Auckland Art Fair… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:20 AM.26 year old Isaac Giesen is all about rowing solo, so you don't have to. Known as 'the blue rower' he became the first New Zealander to row the Atlantic solo to raise awareness about depression. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Music reviewer Charlotte Ryan has a tribute to Notre Dame and a nod to Avantdale Bowling Club, which won last night's Taite Music Prize. Audio

10:35 AM.Gina Rogers reviews The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris - a new novel from the author of Chocolat. Audio

10:10 AM.The rapid growth of China and its rise to near-superpower status is something many countries in the West are wrestling with. 40 years ago, as it struggled to recover from the Cultural Revolution, it… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at the speech News Corp CEO Robert Thomson gave last night slamming the New York Times' recent 20,000-word investigation into the Murdoch… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.People with haemophilia will soon have access to new therapies funded by Pharmac which will drastically change the way the bleeding disorders are treated. The long-acting treatments being funded from… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Callaghan Innovation is launching Scale-Up New Zealand - a free online platform that will help showcase New Zealand's innovative businesses. Callaghan's General Manager Erica Lloyd joins Kathryn to… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.David White's daughter Helen Meads was murdered by her husband a decade ago. In his daughter's memory, he is travelling the country to raise awareness of domestic violence. David White's campaign Harm… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Waikato District Health Board has been given notice by the Health Minister David Clark it could be sacked and replaced with a commissioner if its performance doesn't improve. It has two weeks… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.It's 30 years since a devastating crush at Hillsborough stadium killed 96 Liverpool fans. Wellington-based Danny Fearon was 19 at the time, and gave up seated tickets to join his fellow fans in the… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram looks at support in the construction sector for reforms, and which companies have signed a government accord. Also,Infratil is to pay a 100 million dollar management fee… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Jenna Todd of Auckland's Time Out Bookstore reviews Spring by Ali Smith. Dazzling and inventive, this is the third book in Smith's seasonal quartet. Audio

10:07 AM.Australian nature writer Sophie Cunningham talks with Kathryn Ryan about her latest book - a passionate treatise to arboreal life; the beautifully written City of Trees - Essays in life, death and the… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about the US President's idea of moving illegal immigrants to so-called "sanctuary cities", urban centres usually run… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The number of cyber-security incidents reported in New Zealand last year more than tripled from those in 2017, with phishing and credential harvesting topping the list of breaches. The incidents were… Read more Audio