Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:38 AM.Some materials in a stockpile are being turned into fence posts and ducting for cables for sale to local consumers.  Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Questions are being asked about why the government won't release a full review of the funding decisions for its National Science Challenges. $420 million in additional funding for the decade long… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.New research has found that 42 per cent of those who've reported corruption or wrongdoing they've discovered at work have faced repercussions for speaking up. The research conducted by Victoria… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.The story behind the fight to save New Zealand's native forests and the people who championed the early conservation cause. Conservation foot soldier, Paul Bensemann, has written a history of the… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram discusses Spark setting a target date for starting its 5G mobile network.

Also, the APEC and ASEAN summits are stark examples of the fast growing tensions between US and… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Phil Vine has been reading Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan. The novel was shortlisted for the 2018 Booker Prize. Audio

10:07 AM.Professor Craig Rodger is an expert on space weather and the impact that it can have on our lives here on earth. He is Head of Physics at the University of Otago and his research looks into what could… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.USA correspondent Susan Milligan with a wrap of US news including digging down into the mid term election results, a look at the future of the House Democrat Leader, Nancy Pelosi, and President… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.New Zealand has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the developed world and half of young New Zealanders engage in non-suicidal self-injury, such as cutting. But any possible link between the… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.New research reveals what makes our towns and cities good places to live and do business - but we can't always have both. Kathryn Ryan talks to Motu Economic and Public Policy Research 's Arthur… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A bogus psychiatrist who claimed to have qualified in New Zealand has been working as a consultant in the British medical system for 23 years. Zholia Alemi falsely claimed to have a medical degree… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne, including the South Westland cave he went in search of, and a group of community weedbusters in South Titirangi tackle wild ginger, a hard-to-control weed in… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Dames Lynda and Jools Topp talk to Kathryn Ryan about their huge appreciation for tasty tucker and the passionate food producers up and down the country who work so hard to bring it to the plate… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Brigitte Morten and Stephen Mills take a look at the international politics at APEC, and also which domestic issues are proving tricky for the government. Also the risk factor in bold decisions over… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Harry Broad reviews Black Boots New Zealand Rugby Legends. It is written by Phil Gifford, with photographs by Barry Durrant, and is published by Bateman Publishing. Audio

10:10 AM.What is going on in the brain when we are doing crosswords? David Astle is somewhat of a dictionary expert, he is also Melbourne-based writer and a full-on word nerd - somewhat of a walking… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.German correspondent, Thomas Sparrow says in the wake of Germany celebrating 100 years of women's suffrage, the race is now on to replace Angela Merkel following her announcement that she will be… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.A reusable coffee cup lending scheme is about to be trailed in Wellington for caffeine addicts looking for convenient, takeaway coffee that's also waste-free.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The Royal New Zealand Ballet says it is listening to feedback from dancers, audiences, funders and others and will make changes to improve support for young dancers. Earlier this year the ballet… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.As the government considers new minimum standards for rental homes, a new online tool to assess if a house is warm, safe and dry has been launched. The Homefit intiative www.homefit.org.nz has been… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Women Talking by Miriam Toews, which is published by Faber. Audio