Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:31 AM.In today's competitive job market it's not easy getting employment, and it can be even more of a challenge if you have an intellectual disability. Janie Martin, had a hell of a time even being… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Mike Williams and Trish Sherson discuss NZ-China diplomacy with Kathryn, and also the Greens talk on the budget fiscal limit. Read more Audio

10:06 AM."At best you 'll end up in prison at worst you'll end up in a factory." Despite teachers' low expectations Shaun Wallace rose above the discrimination to become a barrister with a famous TV quiz… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Auckland's biggest cemetery, Waikumete, has just four years of burial plot sales left before it's full. Auckland Council's Environment Committee Chair Penny Hulse explains what plans the council has… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Significant reform of the family court is inching closer. The Independent Panel making recommendations to the government is embarking on a final series of consultation meetings throughout the country… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer looks at the Super Rugby season kicking off tonight, a good showing in the T20 series and Steven Adams' worth on the NBA earning list. Audio

11:07 AM.Grant Smithies is along with an earful of a powerful new collection of radical jazz, street funk and proto-rap recorded in the US during the Black Power era (1969-75). Soul of A Nation 2: Jazz Is The… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Sally Wenley reviews The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:06 AM.Actor John Rhys-Davies has been a screen and stage actor for more than 50 years. Best known for his role as Gimli the puncacious dwarf in Lord of the Rings, he's also had roles in many other films… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Pacific correspondent, Johnny Blades backgrounds the Fiji Malolo island resort controversy, the torture of a West Papuan with a snake, and a change in Bougainville mining laws. Audio

9:41 AM.A unique dance tour of the country is getting underway that sees a collaboration between two of the longest-running contemporary dance companies in New Zealand and China. Footnote New Zealand Dance… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.Gisborne District Council Director Community Lifelines, David Wilson has the latest on the water leak, which plunged the city into immediate water rationing, how did this happen and what effect has it… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Federated Farmers' mid-season survey has found the lowest level of confidence in the general economic outlook since 2009 - just after the Global Financial Crisis. We examine what's brought on the… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.What goes on in the anxious mind ? There's been a lot of talk lately about young people feeling overwhelmed, anxious and confused. So what's the best way of getting these feelings under control… Read more Audio

10:11 AM.From rubbish dump to city asset and attraction, we meet Peter Sergel. He had the vision for turning 54 hectares into the much loved Hamilton Gardens. Back in the1960s, the land was overgrown and… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie looks at how bar-room gossip by Theresa May's chief negotiator exemplifies the stagnation in Brexit. It's not often net curtains get mentioned in a legal determination, but… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Psychoactive substances have been banned in New Zealand for five years, but their illicit trade is booming. Why is it so hard to determine what's in them? Forensic toxicologist Diana Kappatos is with… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Minister of Education says a massive shakeup of the polytech sector will get more people into on-the-job training while delivering financial stability. 16 polytechs around the country will be… Read more Audio