Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:00 AM.Grant Smithies is left a little giddy by the new album from Auckland trio, The Roulettes. He chats with the band and waxes lyrical about Venus Burns. Read more Video, Audio

10:10 AM.Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding talks to Kathryn Ryan about self-belief, self-preservation and how she's become obsessed with live performance. Read more Video, Audio

9:46 AM.After 17 years reporting on the Pacific on Nine to Noon, Mike Field signs off. Today, he talks about his long investigation into murder and slave labour in the South Pacific, and reflects on some of… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Iceland has all but vanquished its teenage binge drinking and drug taking culture in under twenty years - thanks to "the Icelandic Model". In 1998 42% of Iceland's 15 and 16 year olds said they'd got… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.A pilot programme to speed up justice for victims of sexual violence has found case times have been halved, in just one year of the two year programme. That means reducing delay and uncertainty for… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Freelance publicist and viewing consumer Tamar Munch has been watching Netflix mini-series Godless, and documentary Voyeur - also on Netflix. Also Mosaic, coming to Soho in January. Audio

11:23 AM.Children need limits and should not be top dog in the family, education consultant Joseph Driessen says. He gives practical tips for working with your child to break a cycle of disobedience. Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Sarah Putt looks back on the year and the tech stories that stand out. Audio

10:39 AM.Claire Murdoch reviews Women in Clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits and Leanne Shapton, published by Blue Rider Press. Audio

10:14 AM.Genevieve Willoughby recounts the social history of life on our highest mountain and the close-knit village of Mount Cook. In her book Life at the Top, Tales from Aoraki-Mount Cook Genevieve has… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Gerri Peev on whether the Brexit deal is watertight and what it means for Theresa May's future. Also, will the UK roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump? Audio

9:33 AM.The construction industry will spend more than $300 billion during the next decade, employing 9% of the New Zealand workforce. In a briefing paper to the incoming government, industry lobby groups… Read more Audio

9:09 AM. At least 180,000 extra homes could be created either by partitioning existing residential properties or adding extra units on to existing sections, according to new research Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Ruatoria-based charitable trust Hikurangi Enterprises is looking at developing hemp as a potential industry for medicinal cannabis. Last year they planted a trial of 5,000 low-THC hemp plants as a… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A celebration of top Kiwi female music artists, featuring music from Nadia Reid's 2017 album Preservation. Graeme Downes is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter, musicologist, senior… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Leah McFall reviews A Pleasure To Be Here: The Best of Clarke and Dawe by John Clarke, published by Text. Audio

10:05 AM.Aboriginal actor and activist Jack Charles brings the show Jack Charles V The Crown to next year's Auckland Arts Festival. Everyone likes the story of a "reformed and rehabilitated old coot like… Read more Video, Audio

9:20 AM.An NZEI survey of more than 600 primary and intermediate schools has shown that despite the pressure on school operational budgets, four in five could scrap donations. About 82 per cent of the… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.What does the future hold for community pharmacies numbered as competiton ramps up from a large Australian super-store chain and Countdown supermarkets? The Australian giant, The Chemist Warehouse… Read more Audio

11:21 AM.Floating Islanders brings together the stories of Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa from 1984-2015. It showcases playwrights, directors and performers whose heritage lies in Samoa, Niue, Fiji, Tonga… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Adrian Orr becomes Governor of the Reserve Bank; Spark and Vodafone spurn an overture from Chorus; and The IRD takes Eric Watson to court. Audio

10:40 AM.Carole Beu reviews Jarulan by the River by Lily Woodhouse, published by HarperCollins. Audio