Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:41 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews Blood & Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, which is published by Macmillan. Audio

10:07 AM.Gary Fuller is an air pollution scientist at King's College London, where his research focuses on the sources of urban air pollution and also looks at the effect on people's health. Dr Fuller led the… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.USA correspondent Susan Mulligan on where things are at with special counsel, Robert Mueller's report into the Paul Manafort case, the Trump administration is at war with the state of California and a… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Wellington bus commuter chaos continues - with twenty morning rush-hour bus services across the capital cancelled for up to six months because of crippling driver shortages. The regional council… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are both headed Vietnam's capital Hanoi, for the second summit between the two leaders, which starts on Thursday New Zealand time. It's been… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kathryn meets Michelle Tamepo from Gisborne's well known Captain Morgans cafe, icecream shop, takeaway and juice bar. Michelle and the team bake 17 different cakes and slices every day. She shares her… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Mike Williams and Trish Sherson discuss last week's report from the Tax Working Group, in particular capital gains tax. Also the latest poll puts Labour ahead of National. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.The Baka Beyond story goes back to the early 90's when Su Hart and her husband Martin Cradick, inspired by a TV documentary, packed their bags and headed to West Africa. It was to set their lives on a… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:42 AM.Dr João Goulão was instrumental in shaping Portugal's radical drug policy, which emphasises health and treatment options over the criminalisation of users. What did it take for Portugal to undertake… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Tax Working Group dissenter Robin Oliver is a former Inland Revenue deputy commissioner, and a recognised expert on the tax system. While supporting a capital gains tax on rental properties he… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.James Elliott and Elisabeth Easther with the Friday funnies. The will chat with Lynn about why Zebras confuse flies and a German town sees a smurf invasion, as thousands gather to break world record.

11:22 AM.Marcia Pohatu-Brown is the Kaitake Wahine (the women's leader) of the East Coast Kapa Haka group Hikurangi. This year was her first attending Te Matatini as a leader, but as Kathryn learns, the road… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.A covers set from grunge survivors The Lemonheads, a guest singer-laden tribute to the late Bobbie Gentry from Mercury Rev, and a joyfully DIY effort from David Mead have Jeremy Taylor's ear this… Read more Audio

10:22 AM.Kathryn speaks with tutor, winner and passionate advocate of Kapa Haka Trevor Maxwell. Trevor and his late wife Atareta tutored of Rotorua based kapa haka group Ngati Rangiwewehi for more than 15… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn speaks with Te Matatini Chief Executive Director Carl Ross. With thirty years experience performing kapa haka competitively himself, including with many times winner Te Waka Huia, what does it… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Asia correspondent Ed White says tensions between India and Pakistan are running high after a terrorist attack in Kashmir last week. More than 40 members of India's security forces died after a… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Kathryn Ryan and RNZ's Te Ahi Kaa presenter Justine Murray check in from Te Matatini, held every two years and showcasing the best kapa haka performances from around Aotearoa, this year being staged… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Hundreds of cases are before courts around the globe as environmental groups - and in some cases governments - turn to litigation to deal with the impacts of warming. In this country two years ago, a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.With the discovery of three fruit flies in the Auckland area in just one week what's the current threat to our $5.5 billion horticulture industry? A single male fly was found in a trap in Northcote… Read more Audio