Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:07 AM.Music reviewer Grant Smithies goes ape this week over new double album Mirror from Wellington's Orchestra Of Spheres, then sheds a tear for dearly departed singer/guitarist Pete Shelley of Manchester… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Before being discovered by Stevie Wonder, winning a Grammy with Natalie Cole and working with the likes of Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick - Tena Clark grew up in small town Waynesboro… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.Berkeley Professor of Chemistry and Nobel Prize nominee, Omar Yaghi, talks with Kathryn about solving some of the world's most challenging problems through the construction of metal-organic frameworks… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Two and a half years ago, Te Puea Marae in Mangere made headlines when it opened its doors to what turned out to be hundreds of homeless people in Auckland, in the midst of the city's housing crisis… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Auckland couple Peter and Sandra Altman have been involved in the Toughlove organisation for 25 years, focussing on providing ongoing support for parents and teenagers going through difficult times… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Our technology commentator, Sarah Putt, has her top ten of the year including the battering of the "Founder Myth", the annus horribilis for Facebook, the NZ CFO debacle and robots stealing our jobs… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews We Can See You by Simon Kernick, which is published by Penguin Random House.

"When Brooke Connor’s five year old daughter Paige is kidnapped, her life is turned upside down… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.The electric bike revolution has reached the farm with a electric-powered farm bike that can last for 120km and makes no noise compared to a petrol bike. Timothy Allan in one of the minds behind… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:44 AM.Louis John Steele was celebrated during his life as one of New Zealand's great artists. He was one of Charles Goldie's first teachers and collaborated with him with him on major projects. But when… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:31 AM.UK correspondent: Matthew Parris will have the latest on the UK prime minister's a last-minute appeal for support at an emotional meeting of backbench MPs. She told them she will not lead the party… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.After months of uncertainty and disquiet in the science community Te Papa's restructure is out. Five roles in all have been disestablished across Te Papa, of which two are currently vacant. The… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks about a new study that showed just learning how you have a genetic predisposition for a disease can cause you to experience physical symptoms, and explains how researchers have… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.RNZ's Kirsten Johnstone is very excited to share some kiwi Christmas tunes. She'll be playing music by The Beths, Moniker and Terrible Sons. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Erik Westra talks to Kathryn Ryan about his love of long distance cycling and his 3000 km journey on the Tour Aotearoa. Erik's love of exploration began as a young boy - the son of renowned… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:37 AM.Andrew Barnes is the CEO who shifted his staff at Perpetual Guardian to a four day working week this year - with no drop in productivity. The company introduced a trial for eight weeks in April with… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.The Health and Disability Commissioner is calling for a faster roll out electronic health records nationally to cut down the number of medication errors. Anthony Hill has just released a report… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Census 2018 was the lowest response in more than 50 years. Statistics New Zealand says work on the first release is taking longer than expected due to the complex nature of the task and it has already… Read more Audio