Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:10 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks to debut Australian author Jessica Townsend, whose first book Nevermoor The Trials of Morrigan Crow has scooped a six figure publishing deal, is being published in 27 countries… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.Lizzie Tollemache and David Ladderman's honeymoon was not exactly normal; in fact it was paranormal. Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Kim Pickering is an award-winning academic who is developing radical new sustainable manufacturing materials. Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The coalition government plans to create Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate miscarriages of justice similar to organisation in the UK. How successful has it been there and will it make a… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Expert natural history writer Janet Hunt has written extensively about our forests, wetlands, sanctuaries and protecting our native wildlife. Janet tells Kathryn Ryan about her latest book How to Mend… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:07 AM.Cassius Clay exploded onto the boxing scene as the charismatic and controversial fighter known as The Louisville Lip in 1960 he went on, as Muhammad Ali, to become the most famous man in the world. Read more Video, Audio

9:33 AM.Justice Mata Keli Tuatagaloa was sworn in as the first female Samoan Supreme Court Judge in August 2015. She also presides over the recently established Alcohol and Drugs Court which helps communities… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The new coalition government has housing high on its agenda with plans to build 100,000 homes for first home buyers over the next ten years, the establishment of a Housing Commission, a ban on the… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Paediatric emergency nurse Sarah Hunstead is on a mission to build caregivers’ confidence and skills at performing first aid on children, in the vital minutes before an ambulance arrives. Read more Video, Audio

11:06 AM.Our political commentators map the progress of the new government. Audio

10:40 AM.Susanna Andrew reviews City of Crows by Chris Womersley, published by Pan Macmillan Australia. Audio

10:11 AM.Bryce Johnson is retiring as the head of Fish & Game New Zealand after 37 years. The organisation was set up under the Conservation Act with the statutory responsibility for the sports of freshwater… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Susan Milligan has the latest on the Gold Star widow whose husband was killed in Niger. She has backed up a congresswoman's account of her telephone call with the President, saying Trump struggled to… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A new report on climate change has painted a stark picture of New Zealand's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. It says climate change is already potentially irreversibly affecting the… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Ministry of Health has described the harm caused to hundreds of women from surgical mesh as a "tragedy". A senior ministry staffer Dr Stewart Jessamine talks to Kathryn Ryan. Read more Audio

11:47 AM.A lighter look at the week including, how 'Donald Trumpkins' are making Halloween great again, and relief that New Zealand's national shortage of potatoes won't affect potato chip supplies. Audio

11:13 AM.A few months ago, Grant Smithies mouthed off on air about how crap most recent Australian bands were and RNZ listeners were quick to respond. Today he plays four ripper Australian bands. Read more Video, Audio