Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:34 AM.The prescription of drugs designed to treat conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions has increased in New Zealand by almost 50% in less… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Kathryn talks with the Disabilities Commissioner Paula Tesoriero, about her strong opposition to the End of Life Choice bill, being considered by parliament. The Justice Select committee is part way… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.TV reviewer, Tamar Munch has been watching Robin Williams - Come Inside my Mind (on Sky and will be streaming on Neon) It's told largely through Williams' own words, and celebrating what he brought to… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.New children's book My Storee is full of spelling errors, with author Paul Russell - himself dyslexic - aiming to show children, parents and teachers alike that writing need not get in the way of… Read more Audio

10:11 AM.A chance meeting with Wilbur Smith and some sage advice led Michael Graham to write a book about his experience in the SAS in Africa. Michael was a covert SAS soldier during the Cold War in Africa and… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Political reporter at the Press Association, Harriet Line has the latest on the Westminster attack, more on Labour Party Anti-Semitism row and a Government strategy to end rough sleeping by 2027 is… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The wording of proposed euthanasia legislation should be tightened to ensure it only applies to the terminally ill, members of an Australian advisory panel say. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.There are continuing ructions at the country's largest company, Fonterra, which now has both an acting Chief Executive and as-yet unelected Chair. Fonterra's CEO of the last seven years, Theo… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Beth Hill is the programme leader for arts, self-directed learning, and living skills at Northland Regional Corrections Facility. Earlier in August she was awarded the Arts Access Maui Tikitiki a… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In his book Murdoch - the All Black who never returned, rugby historian Ron Palenski delves into the layers of speculation about what really happened in Cardiff, prior to prop Keith Murdoch being sent… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Bernard Keane has details about the National Energy Guarantee plan to settle climate and energy policy; a massive new expansion of surveillance laws that would enable the Government to force tech… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.New Zealand scientists have published the first major results from their study of the unique & extremely resilient organisms living in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, in the world's most comprehensive look… Read more Audio

9:19 AM.Physician, heal thyself! How the medical professions, including dentists and vets, are working towards a better understanding of the stress their jobs cause so they can manage and prevent career… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.As primary teachers take to the picket line for the first strike in decades - other pay claims within the industry are starting to gather steam. The Government has announced a 30% pay rise for women… Read more Audio

11:42 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses a newspaper letter writer's point about 'The right to listen…or not' as a defence against offensive speech. Is the right not to look or listen the best antidote? Or should media… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.True crime author Scott Bainbridge has spent years investigating and writing about some of the country's unsolved missing persons cases. Some of the names in his latest book, The Missing Files, may be… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Business Commentator Rod Oram has been watching the Kiwi dollar slide, and Fonterra cuts its milk payout and dividend. Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass from Timeout bookstore reviews Mayhem: A Memoir by Sigrid Rausing, which is published by Penguin. Audio

10:07 AM.US author Robert Wright delves into the science and philosophy of meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism in his latest book, Why Buddhism is True. Wright argues that through meditation and mindfulness… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.US correspondent Susan Milligan looks at the messy departure of former White House advisor, Omarosa Manigault Newman, a white supremacist rally in Washington DC, and how some states are despairing at… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.The National leader Simon Bridges talks law and order and where his party sits on the question of criminal law reform.The government is planning the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in… Read more Audio