Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:07 AM.A founding member of Russian activist punk group Pussy Riot, who's been imprisoned for her protests, says freedoms only exist if you fight for them, and she hopes everyone will “take a riot” from… Read more Video, Audio

9:51 AM.Our Australia correspondent Kate Middleton looks at the controversy over a law change designed to make it easier to bring ill asylum seekers and refugees to the mainland for treatment. And who was… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Most people don't want to think too much about the end of their lives, but a new campaign Kia kōrero ILet's Talk does just that. Ria Earp from the Health Quality and Safety Commission is with us to… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Electricity Price Review was set up to investigate whether the electricity market is delivering fair prices to customers. The chair of the Review's advisory panel, Miriam Dean, is with us to talk… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Ruahine "Roni" Albert has been at the forefront of supporting abused women and children for three decades, at the largest refuge in the country. Roni Albert is a co-founder and CEO of Waikato Women's… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram talks to Kathryn about our trade relations with China, the government's plans to completely revamp polytechs and industry training providers and also plans to tax online… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Artists, Feeonaa Wall and Ani O'Neill talk about the collective of Pacific and Maori fashion designers, artists and performers whose work in Auckland gave rise to a new urban style in the 1990's. A… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:31 AM.It's a tough time to be a seabird in New Zealand, with 35% of our 92 resident indigenous species in decline. Climate change, the fishing industry and even cruise ships are all taking a toll on seabird… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Ombudsman is upping his scrutiny of vulnerable people in secure care, following recent shocking cases of people with intellectual disabilities in confinement. Late last year, in what was a major… Read more Audio

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