Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:42 AM.The dating of many of the world's prehistoric eruptions, including Taupo's super volcano - may be wrong according to new University of Canterbury research. The study presents evidence that the… Read more Audio

9:19 AM.Since introducing the Climate Change Act ten years ago the UK has made deep cuts in its carbon emissions, what can New Zealand learn from the British experience. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The Week that was with comedians Radar and Melanie Bracewell - have a laugh at the Banksy artwork now worth virtually nothing, what is a moonmoon?, and the woman kicked on a US plane after insisting… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Silver Ferns go down nine in a row to Australia, government money to attract more young women to sport, and new turmoil has hit NZ Football at the highest level this week following on from the… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat Records with new releases from celebrated expat Connan Mockasin, a revitalised Anika Moa and Elvis Costello's first new music in 5 years. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Ko Taranaki Te Maunga by Rachel Buchanan, which is published by Bridget Williams Books Texts. "In 1881, 1500 colonial troops violently invaded the village of… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Literary heavyweight William Boyd has been creating vivid characters and setting them off on amazing adventures for almost four decades. His is the author of more than a dozen novels, several… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Asia correspondent Ed White reports on two high profile disappearances in China, one a top security official and the other, famous actress Fan Bingbing. Also there are more signs of thawing relations… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.The Feisty Feet Senior Dancers programme is a network of dancers aged 60 and up which has now welcomed over 1,120 class participants over three years and is fast gaining momentum in the Auckland… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.What lies in store for the New Zealand financial markets following our biggest one-day fall in a decade yesterday. Over in the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 800 points… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Kathryn talks with urban and climate strategist Professor Boyd Cohen, about the potential for blockchain technology to make cities more efficient - particularly public transport. He's the Dean of… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.Tamar Munch reviews a new local show, Get it to Te Papa - The Spinoff's televised quest to get under-appreciated Kiwi treasures into the national museum. She''ll also preview The 2000s, a new series… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Former West Auckland toy-lending librarian Anne Riley and Gore library manager Lorraine Weston-Webb talk about their services and how families make use of them. Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Tech commentator, Paul Matthews, looks into whether research funding in NZ is moving the country in the right direction, plus how many dial-up connections are still out there? And an update on the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews Beautiful Boy by David Sheff, which is published by Simon & Schuster UK. Audio

10:09 AM.Contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known around the world for her large bright polka-dotted canvas works, mirrored immersive spaces and large distinctive scultpures. She turns 90 next year… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.If you think you’re having a bad week, count your blessings you’re not British PM Theresa May. Read more Audio

9:33 AM.In the first study of its kind in this country 25,000 New Zealand adults completed an 'Active' survey to examine the link between recreational physical activity and well being. It showed people who do… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A new drug testing regime of our waste water will reveal what drugs are being used in our towns and cities, and in real time. Wastewater testing is set to be rolled out across New Zealand, with the… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Garth Gallaway, who's a partner at Chapman Tripp, looks at the increasing legal focus on mental well-being at work. Is it possible to prove a work place causes an employee stress? And are more… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.For the 12-year-old in all of us, and with his two young sons in mind, New Zealand comedian and actor, Rhys Darby has penned his first book for children. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Graeme Downes reviews the music of legendary Kiwi band Straitjacket Fits ahead of their four-city reunion tour starting at the end of next month. Audio

10:40 AM.Stella Chrysostomou from Volume Bookstore in Nelson reviews Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio