Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:09 AM.Tax Working Group dissenter Robin Oliver is a former Inland Revenue deputy commissioner, and a recognised expert on the tax system. While supporting a capital gains tax on rental properties he… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.James Elliott and Elisabeth Easther with the Friday funnies. The will chat with Lynn about why Zebras confuse flies and a German town sees a smurf invasion, as thousands gather to break world record.

11:22 AM.Marcia Pohatu-Brown is the Kaitake Wahine (the women's leader) of the East Coast Kapa Haka group Hikurangi. This year was her first attending Te Matatini as a leader, but as Kathryn learns, the road… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.A covers set from grunge survivors The Lemonheads, a guest singer-laden tribute to the late Bobbie Gentry from Mercury Rev, and a joyfully DIY effort from David Mead have Jeremy Taylor's ear this… Read more Audio

10:22 AM.Kathryn speaks with tutor, winner and passionate advocate of Kapa Haka Trevor Maxwell. Trevor and his late wife Atareta tutored of Rotorua based kapa haka group Ngati Rangiwewehi for more than 15… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn speaks with Te Matatini Chief Executive Director Carl Ross. With thirty years experience performing kapa haka competitively himself, including with many times winner Te Waka Huia, what does it… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Asia correspondent Ed White says tensions between India and Pakistan are running high after a terrorist attack in Kashmir last week. More than 40 members of India's security forces died after a… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Kathryn Ryan and RNZ's Te Ahi Kaa presenter Justine Murray check in from Te Matatini, held every two years and showcasing the best kapa haka performances from around Aotearoa, this year being staged… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Hundreds of cases are before courts around the globe as environmental groups - and in some cases governments - turn to litigation to deal with the impacts of warming. In this country two years ago, a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.With the discovery of three fruit flies in the Auckland area in just one week what's the current threat to our $5.5 billion horticulture industry? A single male fly was found in a trap in Northcote… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The struggles of children who haven't yet developed 'executive skills' – and therefore are prone to being impulsive, chaotic, forgetful and inattentive – can exasperate parents and lead to dysfunction… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Sir Michael Cullen, chair of the Tax Working Group on the highly anticipated final report into how to improve our tax system. The changes would be the biggest shake-up to the tax system since GST was… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch has been watching A Very English Scandal, which stars Hugh Grant as British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe who was accused of conspiracy to murder his gay… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at whether a days of rooftop aerials are numbered, why is music streaming giant Spotify moving into podcasting when it's a low revenue earner and Facebook's… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.David Hill reviews The Four Horsemen by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel C. Dennett and Christopher Hitchens, which is published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Stories from fa`afafine, transgender, and queer people of Samoa - one of the original continuous indigenous queer cultures of Polynesia and the Pacific Islands. Samoan Queer Lives is a new book… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris updates us on the movements in the British Parliament, as three MPs quit the Tory party to join the eight Labour MPs who resigned over their leader Jeremy Corbyn not… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.Hamilton based social-enterprise Ahei was set up late last year by Katie Babbott and Michaela Latimer to curtail the number of people waiting for support for eating disorders. The duo look to provide… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Law commissioner Donna Buckingham speaks with Kathryn Ryan about updating the law regarding storing and accessing DNA, for criminal investigation purposes, looking at where the balance should be… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Arts commentator Courtney Johnston talks to us about two NZ museums joining a global effort to bring together watercolour artworks from before the era of photography. She'll also look at why the New… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.A spotlight on the super rich shopping for passports, including in the Pacific Islands, and what that means for international efforts to combat tax evasion. Since the early 1980s, Pacific island… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music correspondent Graeme Downs focuses on two songs from Canadian-American roots rock group The Band: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down and The Weight. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Phil Vine reviews The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup, which is published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio