Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:39 AM.Waikato Beekeepers are taking samples from Hamilton's 1500 hives, in a co-ordinated effort to rid the city of American Foulbrood disease which wipes out bees. Honey Scientist, Dr Mark Goodwin says… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:24 AM.University of Canterbury Coastal Geomorphologist Dr Seb Pitman is developing a way of mapping rip tides on Muriwai beach. He explains to Kathryn Ryan how GPS "drifters" could predict rips and make sea… Read more Video, Audio

9:08 AM.The Commerce Commission is suing ticket reseller Viagogo in the High Court today for breaches of the Fair Trading Act. The website has been the subject of numerous complaints to the Commission, making… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.A comprehensive look at the state of housing. Bill McKay delves into the problems facing KiwiBuild, observes Housing NZ steaming ahead, including medium density developments close to facilities and… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Want to try a new summer tipple? What about natural wine? While the definition of natural wine is slightly nebulous, it's basically wine made with minimal intervention. In some cases, natural wine… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Our political commentators examine Simon Bridges' speech and the implications for tax policy, also fair pay and Kiwibuild. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and Brigitte Morten… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.We hear the compelling story of a man who saved the lives of Yazidi women who were captured by Isis fighters in 2014. As they escaped, they were put in touch with Abdulla Shrem who used his networks… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The rise of crowd-funding and corporate sponsorship in our school system. Kathryn Ryan talks to Waitakere Primary School Principal Heather Atkinson and Mark Potter who is the principal of Berhampore… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Could Brexit hamper European climate regulation? Jos Delbeke, the EU's former director-general for climate action, talks to Kathryn Ryan about the political obstacles to curbing climate change… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Niki Ward from Ekor books shares her picks for the best books of 2018: The Mental Load: A feminist comic by Emma, The Working Mind and Drawing Hand by Oliver Jeffers and The Moomin Craft Book. Audio

10:06 AM.Now that we are living longer lives, it's time to take on the "toxic myth" that younger is always better, says Canadian writer Carl Honoré. While it's true that with age many things are lost, many… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.RNZ Pacific journalist Koro Vaka'uta looks at the aftermath of the cable break which cut Tonga off from the rest of the world, the Kingdom is now relying on back up satellite for basic usage. Also the… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.I can't remember the title but the cover is blue, is a new book by Sydney bookseller Elias Greig. He talks to Lynn about the interpretative powers customers expect him have to track down a book on the… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.One of the biggest sporting occasions for NZ's Nepalese community takes place this weekend. Nepali-based soccer teams from all around the country are vying for the big prize in the annual Tenzing… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Westpac has become the first bank and the biggest corporate in New Zealand to pay the living wage to all staff, including contractors and suppliers. This means cleaners, security guards and other… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at what's been a bad week for Apple; the world's first trillion dollar company has seen its profits drop just as a new security bug was discovered by a… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Stella Chrysostomou from Volume bookstore shares her picks for the best books of 2018: The Long Take by Robin Robertson, Census by Jesse Ball, and Women in the Field, One and Two by Thomasin Sleigh… Read more Audio