Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.RNZ's Kirsten Johnstone has gathered some chilling music for Halloween - the soundtracks to both the 1977 and 2018 versions of the horror film Suspiria. The older version is by Goblin and this year's… Read more Video, Audio

10:10 AM.New Zealanders may have taken so kindly to the kiwi as a national symbol because we like to see its characteristics in ourselves, says Geoff Norman. "It's a fairly modest little bird, it's not flashy… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:42 AM."Ours. By Us. For All." On 2nd - 4th November Black Grace is bringing together some of the boldest voices of the Pacific to consider what comes next for Auckland City. The Guerrilla Collection - a… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.Chalky teeth, or more technically, Molar-Incisor Hypomineralisation is when the enamel on the 6 year old molars does not form properly. When the teeth erupt they are brown and can crumble leading to… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:09 AM.What will getting KiwiRail's operations away from diesel and onto renewable sources mean for jobs, the regions and the environment ? Kiwirail had planned to scrap the electric trains by April next… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator, Gavin Ellis looks at speculation from TVNZ's CEO Kevin Kenrick about the network's future. It may turn back the clock or push the network toward user-pays. Meanwhile, Spark is… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.New Zealand's only independent rug repairer Anna Williams has found herself the subject of a documentary that also involves an Iranian tribe and the British broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram has some rather quirky, but very interesting, innovation stories to discuss with Kathryn. Mercedes-Benz takes a stake in Soul Machines, and hydrogen fuel is to be trialed… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Ian Telfer reviews Made in Scotland by Billy Connolly, which is published by Penguin Random House NZ. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.'Rocky Road' is the story of Darrell Lea, the Australian family confectionery company which has seen four generations of the Lea family make bitter sacrifices to try and make it in the sweet business… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.How big brands use new digital marketing tools to create and sustain new markets for junk food, alcohol and tobacco. Professor Gerard Hastings is a renowned British marketing expert who has been a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Moves to modernise the four decade old law that dictates how couples' assets are divided if they split up, will make significant in-roads this week. On Thursday the Law Commission, which is currently… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Bill McKay takes a close look at the proposed bright and shiny waterfront stadium that Auckland has been offered. A private consortium is offering to build a sports/concerts/events stadium on… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Lucas Putnam and Marianne Elliot of La Boca Loca in Wellington talk us through how to make the perfect guacamole, sing the praises of quesadillas, and share a recipe for marinated fish salad from… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Stephen Mills and Trish Sherson talk to Kathryn about the issues which featured highly in the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll including the rising impact of petrol prices. Stephen Mills is the… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Veronika Meduna reviews Europe: A Natural History by Tim Flannery, which is published by Text. Audio

10:07 AM.Enzyme engineer Professor David Ackerley runs the biotechnology lab at Victoria University in Wellington and looks into engineering enzymes that could help make chemotherapy more effective for cancer… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.South America correspondent, Daniel Schweimler reports that far right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro is set to be Brazil's next leader, also an update on the long march of the migrant caravan of mainly… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.America's Cup boat builder McMullen & Wing is helping eastern Bay of Plenty youth get a foothold on the first rung of the career ladder. A brand new vessel, custom built for NZ's largest off shore… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Informed consent, or patient consent is a vital component for anyone being treated in the medical system, but sometimes practice is falling short of what is ethically acceptable. Research published… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew, including the Australian with a suspended driver's licence, who found that a mobility scooter was just the ticket for towing his boat. Audio

11:31 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer on businessman Owen Glenn putting millions directly into the pockets of the Black Sticks, both men and women. And the Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli passes one of… Read more Audio