Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.A life-long love of boats and the sea turned into the perfect way for British journalist Jonathan Gornall to express his overwhelming love for his daughter Phoebe, who has given him a second chance at… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane has details on the Government's attempts to delete references to phasing out coal in the IPCC report; the Sydney Opera House billboard protests and the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Do we need a copyright collective that protects the rights of visual artists in the same way that musicians' rights are protected by APRA? Caroline Stone who has set up the rights management… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Financial Markets Authority's annual report into Kiwisaver is out, revealing more than 32-thousand New Zealanders withdrew nearly a billion dollars, between them, in the year to March, to help buy… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator, Gavin Ellis says journalists play a risky game when they put themselves at the centre of a story but occasionally they produce a winner. Audio

11:30 AM.The first scoring All Black in history, Tom Ryan was also a prize-winning artist and sailor, married the daughter of a Ngāpuhi leader and spearheaded the tourism and troutfishing industries for Lake… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.What is happening in business with commentator Rod Oram ; NZX rejects demands from an activist shareholder, Fletcher Building bids for Steel & Tube and Queenstown Airport to invest in Wanaka Airport.

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews The Incurable Romantic by Frank Tallis, which ispublished by Hachette. Audio

10:05 AM.Jessica Fellowes, has delved into the golden age the roaring 1920s with her murder mystery series books, The Mitford Muders. She got hooked on the 1920s after writing detailed companion books to the… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.US correspondent Susan Milligan on the impact of Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court, and a look at the changing demographic of Texas and how that is likely to affect voting, red or… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.New Zealand's reliance on volume-based commodities - currently dairy and tourism - and their environmental impact is a problem tackled in a new research-based book that goes to the industry for… Read more Video, Audio

9:05 AM.Kiwis think of New Zealand as a small, relatively minor polluter, but its reliance on agriculture and tourism make it a "huge player" that can make a difference on climate change, despite political… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.With the school holidays in full swing, Kennedy Warne has some new words for Scrabble lovers, also a visit to the black sands of Auckland's West Coast to Whites Beach. And is free climbing… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:35 AM.New Zealand's pioneering deer milk industry has been going from strength to strength this year, picking up a host of accolades. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Political commentators Stephen Mills and Brigitte Morten discuss Simon Bridges handling of the Jami-Lee Ross situation with Kathryn, and also look at MMP changes. Audio

10:35 AM.Laura Caygill reviews The Helpline by Katherine Collette, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:07 AM.German Canadian virtuoso cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the world's leading orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics and Chicago and London… Read more Video, Audio

9:49 AM.Africa Correspondent, Debora Patta elaborates on Melania Trump's first solo tour of Africa, Cameroon's election and ongoing tension there, and Congolese Doctor Dr Denis Mukwege is a joint recipient of… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Next year marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first face to face meeting between tangata whenua and European sailors. The Te Ha Sestercennial Trust is preparing for a year of commemoration… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A plan to avert the collapse of the polytechnic sector in New Zealand has been delivered to the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins. New Zealand's Institutes of technology and polytechnics are… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.A feast of funnies with comedians Radar and Pinky Agnew, including a fabulous way to learn te reo at the bus stop. Audio

11:30 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer updates us on NZ Football's independent review of allegations against former Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf - allegations proven, also, to the joy of many rugby… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music reviewer Grant Smithies with the music of young Wellington producer, Lontalius (Eddie Johnson). He currently lives in LA but is back home to play a few shows this week in support of his upcoming… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Anne Else reviews Gone to Pegasus by Tess Redgrave, which is published by Makaro press. Audio

10:07 AM.One of the world's foremost sculptor's creations is standing tall in Christchurch this summer. Turner Prize winner Tony Cragg's solid bronze structure "Mixed Feelings" stands 5.5m tall, weighing four… Read more Audio, Gallery