Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:11 AM.Business Commentator, Nikki Mandow dissects MPI's handling of the Kiwifruit PSA crisis, and what the negligence means for taking class actions and potential compensation for growers. Also the… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Niki Ward reviews Meariki: The Quest for Truth by Helen Pearse-Otene, illustrated by Andrew Burdan, published by Huia. Audio

10:07 AM.Conrad Anker has been described as America's best all-round alpinist. He's a rock climber, ice climber and big peak mountain climber, having summited Everest numerous times - without oxygen, and a… Read more Video, Audio

9:49 AM.From the US, correspondent Gabrielle Levy talks to Kathryn about a Supreme Court judge vacancy and widespread protests about the immigration crisis. Audio

9:29 AM.Plant pathologists here have been trying to get an eye-in-the-sky project off the ground that would use airborne cameras and thermal imaging detectors to map at risk trees, long before symptoms are… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.All 12 members of the Thai youth football team and their coach who went missing in a cave network in the north of the country have been found alive, nine days after they disappeared. Recent footage… Read more Video, Audio

11:33 AM.Jackie Lee Morrison trained as a pastry chef at five-star London hotel Claridges, before working at near-by celebrity hotspot Chiltern Firehouse and Micheline star French eatery Galvin La Chapelle… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.On the agenda is the new Families Package, business confidence, David Parker's political handing of Te Arai property development and Wellywood. Matthew Hooton is the managing director of the PR and… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In setting out to write her latest novel, Fiona Kidman tells Kathryn Ryan she intended to write about the fragility of young lives: how they can change suddenly and completely. This developed into… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Auckland university Professor of biochemistry, Juliet Gerrard is the new Prime Minister's Science Advisor. She starts in the role today, taking over from Sir Peter Gluckman. She talks to Kathryn about… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Smaller housing developers are being locked out by bureaucracy costs, and experts say the government must connect people with expertise so affordable housing, particularly for Māori, can be built. Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer with a comprehensive look at the Football World Cup, including the elimination of Germany and the lengths some extreme fans will go to to celebrate their teams… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Music reviewer Grant Smithies looks at the primary themes of requited and unrequited love, which run through the music of Auckland-based artists Boycrush and Princess Chelsea. We also hear new music… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Carole Beu from the Women's bookshop reviews Happiness by Aminatta Forna, published by Bloomsbury. Audio

10:07 AM.Roma Agrawal loves all things to do with buildings; how they're designed, constructed, used and she wants to share her passion. She is a 34 year old structural engineer with credits including The… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.RNZ Pacific correspondent Sara Vui-Talitu looks into the history of blackbirding (the Pacific slave trade), and Samoa's moves to ban plastic next year. Audio

9:42 AM.Hundreds of citrus, feijoa, plum and apple trees are being planted in remote parts of Northland as part of a rural regeneration plan to help Ngāpuhi whānau return to a culture of living off the land.

9:26 AM.Victoria University lecturer John Randal is part of Team NZ - a group of Kiwi cyclists taking on the full Tour de France circuit to raise awareness and money for the Mental Health Foundation. He tells… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.Christchurch City Councillor Jamie Gough says new Council rules banning smoking in outdoor dining areas it owns are draconian and over-the-top. Yesterday, councilors voted to extend the council's… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.Children who sacrifice their own emotional needs to support a parent can end up struggling with identity and intimacy as adults, says psychologist Sarb Johal. Read more Audio