Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:34 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer canvases the allegations of bullying levelled against coach Mark Hagar, some former Black Sticks players have a different take. Also, a double header at Eden Park… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.A teensy boutique festival based along Auckland's Karangahape Road, The Others Way returns on Friday 31 August for its fourth year, with around 40 bands performing throughout the day. We hear tunes… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Stella Chrysostomou from Volume book store reviews A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:06 AM.A passion for singing took Wellingtonian Lisa Nimmo from her job as a from sales rep to achieving a dream. She opened for Elton John as half of the pop duo Pearl. Her memoir, Blame it on Abba tells of… Read more Video, Audio

9:55 AM.Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades has just returned from Papua New Guinea. The damage caused by the 7.5 quake earlier this year is affecting preparations for PNG hosting the November APEC meeting. Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The National leader Simon Bridges fronts up to media over the latest twist in the expenses leak controversy. A person claiming to be a National MP has sent Mr Bridges an anonymous text confessing to… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Drought conditions have given up clues to previously unknown ancient settlements in Wales, which experienced some of the hottest days ever in the UK in July. Dr Toby Driver is aerial commissioner for… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:09 AM.The Environment Minister David Parker is expressing further concern around cattle feed practices, and the impact on the waterways. Earlier this this week the animal welfare group SAFE and Fish & Game… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:48 AM.Reviewer Lara Strongman has been watching The Price of Everything about the international art market and major art collectors. She's also been casting her eye over somewhat ruder new British comedy… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Over the last 100 years there's been much fascination about whether a person's birth order among siblings has a lasting impact on their life course. Does it influence personality? Does it influence… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Have you ever wondered how whole-body cryotherapy works? Or how Braille works? Or how the sun works? These are just a handful of the many and varied topics that Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant have… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.To protect the public from paying excessive fees, the Government's announced a cap of $100 to get clamps removed. Consumer advocates say they should have gone further and introduced a full ban… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Calls for reform of the family court system and the need for more resources are being backed by a prominent international expert on legal issues related to children and families in the justice system… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Airbnb is launching a new business channel in New Zealand, which could further increase the global accommodation platform's sway in the tourism market. It comes weeks after Auckland Mayor Phil Goff… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Science commentator, Dr Siouxsie Wiles has more on why Elephants have low rates of cancer; a very mature cheese found an Egyptian tomb and why do little dogs strain so much when weeing?? Are their… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Australian comedian Tim Ross is well known for his passion for preserving Mid Century design furniture and architecture. He's bringing his internationally acclaimed modernist design stand-up show to… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone discusses parents and their offspring who make music together. She features Neil and Liam Finn, Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson, and Tom Scott, whose father plays bass on… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:07 AM.Whiti Hereaka is a playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Her latest book is Legacy, is a timeslip YA novel about a teenager from 2015 who is hit by a bus and finds himself in WW1, in 1915 serving as… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Australia correspondent, Karen Middleton on what next for Prime Minister Malcolm Tunrbull and challenger Peter Dutton after yesterday's leadership vote. Plus more details on a record drought for New… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.The Sew Good Cooperative is making some very cool bin liners from rescued advertising banners, which would otherwise be bound for the tip. It's one of 21 creative ideas rolling out of the workrooms at… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:31 AM.Lincoln University is citing pressure from the government as one of the reasons it's looking to "explore partnership and merger options" with Canterbury University. The leaders of both institutions… Read more Audio