Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:30 AM.RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford discusses the major announcement that our biggest construction business, Fletcher Building has requested a further trading halt of its shares and capital notes on… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme, which tracks animal movements around the country, has not worked as intended during the outbreak of the cattle disease Mycoplasma Boivs… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Our comedians discuss the lighter stories of the week including the return of Sirocco the kākāpō, who has been found after a two-year disappearance. Audio

11:28 AM.Team NZ takes the top award at the Halberg Awards; a call from a former Black Cap Simon Doull for both Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor to be dropped from the T20 Black Caps side; and the latest on the… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Brace yourself, people. After a decade of dormancy, Auckland garage rock reprobates The D4 are reuniting for a whistle-stop NZ tour, culminating in the closing gig of hallowed rock venue, The King's… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck, reviewed by Stella Chrysostomou. Published by Granta Books. Audio

10:07 AM.Film producer Hweiling Ow is one of New Zealand's leading horror movie makers, but as for watching scary stuff herself, it terrifies her! She has likened her work to a combination of the TV shows… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.A commission of inquiry is launched into the Butiraoi ferry tragedy in Kiribati as a grieving public continues to search for answers, dengue continues to sweep through the region amid concerns there… Read more Audio

9:28 AM.Hunters are being warned over the danger of eating wild game shot with lead bullets. Two researchers from Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology have published a report in the American Journal of… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.New Zealand has spent $14 million on a Maritime Safety programme in the Pacific, with a further $16 million of spending planned for the coming three years. In light of the recent Kiribati ferry… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.TV and film writer Lara Strongman has been watching three programmes, which are charming, funny, full of dignity and love, and as New Zealand as they come: Casketeers (TVNZ), Subject:Dad (TV3)… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Wellington-based author Philippa Werry talks to Kathryn Ryan about the importance of talking to children about war. Although children might hear about the big international wars, what do they know of… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Sarah Putt on how Amazon is the most valuable brand in the world, how Smart glasses are being revisited, and how to raise $10vmilliom for your start up, in a week! Audio

10:37 AM.Lisa Finacane reviews The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, published by Hachette. Audio

10:06 AM.In 2002, Mary Lynn Bracht visited her mother's childhood village, and first learned of the Korean sex slaves set-up for the Japanese military during WWII. It was to be the inspiration for her debut… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.UK Correspondent Tim Sculthorpe on current Cabinet talks to agree a UK position on Brexit trade talks, while rumours persist the right-wing Tories could try to evict Theresa May from No 10. Audio

9:37 AM.Online fraudsters are targeting both young and old in increasingly sophisticated ways, according to the Commission for Financial Capability. Its Fraud Education Manager, Bronwyn Groot, has spent 20… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Massey students say glitches with the university's IT system is seeing some students miss out on courses, and even student loans and allowances. On campus and extramural students are reporting… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Absurd, unpredictable and downright funny. Auckland-based comedian Angella Dravid talks to Kathryn Ryan about what makes her laugh and how she turned a spell in a British prison into award-winning… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Claire Murdoch reviews Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:34 AM.RNZ's Business Editor Gyles Beckford as the New Zealand stock exchange opens for the day - down 2% Audio

10:07 AM.Jessica Watson came to world attention in 2010 for her single mindedness, bravery and huge skill navigating the world's oceans, on her own for 210 days, when she was only 16. Read more Audio