Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:28 AM.Building and renovating homes in New Zealand in an environmentally friendly way. Architecture and design writer Melinda Williams has researched the best ideas for making homes as eco-friendly as… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.RNZ's Kirsten Johnstone's theme of her selection today is sisterhood, including a new EP from literal sisters Klara and Johanna Soderburgh - they perform under the name First Aid Kit. Kirsten also has… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Holly Walker reviews Stardust and Substance: The New Zealand General Election of 2017, edited by Stephen Levine, and published by Victoria University Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Eddie Ayres struggled with depression and identity for years until realising in his 30s that he was a transgender man. The professional musician and ABC Classic FM presenter formerly known as Emma… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent, Karen Middleton has the latest on the tonnes of strawberries being dumped after suspected industrial sabotage; a new royal commission into aged care services and how is the… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Natalie Lawrence talks to Kathryn Ryan about coming home to New Zealand to become the first female head coach of our male National Youth League team. It's not Natalie's first role in New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The College of Midwives will not ruling out legal action if it does not receive support from the Minister of Health for its pay equity claims and support for changes to how the profession is funded… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the legislation against cyber-bullying was so poorly drafted that Sir Ray Avery's use of the Harmful Digital Communications Act to stifle Newsroom's investigation of… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Ngarino Ellis (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou) has a dream that one day the approximately 18,000 Māori artefacts held in international museums will be documented for the people of Aotearoa, even if they're not… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram looks at whether the Government will appoint a Chief Technology Officer, following the Derek Handley debacle, and a look at the state of the electricity market. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Phil Vine reviews The River in the Sky by Clive James, which is published by Macmillan. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Adrienne Jansen's new novel A Change of Key is about community, music and a life in exile. Adrienne Jansen has written extensively about the experience of migrants to New Zealand, both in fiction and… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.US correspondent Susan Milligan on the latest in the Brett Kavanaugh controversy which is dividing US lawmakers. President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court vacancy is clouded by a sexual assault… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Current advice on sun protection is flawed and could mean some people aren't taking the necessary precautions to prevent skin cancer, according to a new Australasian study. Health agencies in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Fewer and fewer New Zealanders are making wills, and those that do exist are more and more open to challenge in the family court, according to research by the Public Trust. The research finds that… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Aroha is the key to making award winning cheese, says Zev Kaka-Holtz from Whangarei boutique cheese company, Grinning Gecko. His kau piro cheese was recently recognised at an international cheese… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills dissect recent political happenings, including the Auckland event where party leaders and MPs from Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens unveiled a blueprint for… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.From winning Miss New Zealand in 1949 and traveling the world, to dealing with family tragedy, and finally to embracing an identity of her own as an older woman, Mary Woodward, has certainly lived… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.European correspondent, Seamus Kearney on another suspected poisoning case is making the headlines. An anti-Kremlin activist has been flown to Berlin for treatment after losing his sight and ability… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.The secondary teachers union, the PPTA is calling for an end to funding for out of zone students, as a means of cutting down on competition between schools. The proposal is part of a discussion… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.IT upgrades across the country's District Health Boards are in the works, with the Health Minister David Clark saying fixing "ageing and fragmented" is a priority. Complaints to the Health and… Read more Audio