Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Musicologist Graeme Downes marks the recent death of Pete Shelley, founder of the Buzzcocks, by sharing something of the great musical wit we've lost. There's also room for some Bruce Springsteen… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.From Matamata farmboy to Snapchat darling. Actor, playwright and comedian, Tom Sainsbury is a man of many impressions, alter egos and voices. He talks to Kathryn about getting under the skin of Paula… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.Australia correspondent, Donna Field talks to Kathryn about the Federal budget's balance sheet, and how mining is helping the slash the deficit. Also the MP in hot water over sugar baby allegations. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.It's been a remarkable year for North Korea. In the first part of 2018 U.S. president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un traded insults that took us to what was feared could be the brink… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.More than 7400 people are already using a new website Joblist which connects people with workers willing to tackle their chores. Lawyer, Brittany Earl set up the service in July this year. She joins… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Concern at the highest level over a scathing report detailing the use of private investigators by government organisations. A State Services Commission investigation has found four government agencies… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.As Chief Financial Officer of Fonterra, Marc Rivers' current focus is a wide ranging strategic review of the whole dairy co-op, after a year in which the company reported its worst ever financial… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.New rules are needed in the legal profession to address unacceptable behavior, according to a Law Society working group chaired by Dame Silvia Cartwright. The report finds professional codes aren't… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.China refused to take any more waste plastic at the start of 2018, and in April we saw startling images of mountains of recycling with nowhere to go. This year will also be remembered as the year New… Read more Audio

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Beef and Lamb NZ food writer Kathy Paterson's new book Meat & Three is a return to traditional recipes with more seasonal vegetables on the plate than protein. Wairarapa born… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.A review of the big moments in politics this year with political commentators Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton - who has done well in the Beehive and who hasn't really fired?. Also an examination of… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Karl Tu'inukuafe talks to Kathryn Ryan about his remarkable turn-around from being a security officer warned by the doctor to loose weight, to becoming an All Blacks prop nominated for World Rugby's… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:32 AM.Goodnature traps are self-resetting non-toxic devices that target possums, stoats, and rats. The Wellington company says the business is growing so fast it is hiring more staff and will need to move… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.An advocacy group is calling on companies to design products and services to suit the needs of those in financial hardship. The National Building Financial Capability Charitable Trust or FinCap say… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Healthcare professionals have created a new set of guidelines for transgender people in the hope they'll go some way to address what's been called 'gross disparities' in access to treatments around… Read more Audio