Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:08 AM.A first national day of commemoration on October 28th is designed to put an end to what has been described as an "uncomfortable silence" about the New Zealand Wars. Witi Ihimaera's new novella Sleeps… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Barcelona, a city of 1.5 million people, was visited by 30m tourists last year. Recent protests there are part of wave of anti-tourist actions across Europe. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Consumer NZ is calling for urgent reform of the ticket resale industry in an investigation released today. The industry is estimated to be worth more than $20 billion globally, but it's beset with… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.As the number of cases of the micoplasma bovis doubles in the South Island... Can the establishment of the cattle disease here, be stopped? Six cases have now been confirmed in farms in Canterbury and… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Gavin Ellis talks to Kathryn Ryan about the release of information regarding Winston Peters' pension over-payment, Thursday night's leaders debate on TVNZ, the appointment of new Stuff CEO Sinead… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.With the sun setting on the humble VW Beetle, Carl Penwarden has been on a mission to bring the bug into the electric era.  Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks with Rod about the results of the Business New Zealand/Deloitte survey, namely the shift in business sentiment that socio-economic well being is the biggest concern. Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews The Fuse Box: Essays on Writing from Victoria University's International Institute of Modern Letters. Edited by Emily Perkins and Chris Price, VUP. Audio

10:05 AM.Sebastian Thrun is an innovator, entrepreneur and computer scientist who led the development of the Google self driving car. He's now on a mission to "democratise education", though Udacity, an… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Susan about the latest with Hurricane Harvey as it tears through Texas; and President Donald Trump's pardon of Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Audio

9:37 AM.Sir Kenneth Keith is a former Supreme Court Judge, and the only New Zealander to serve on the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Today he is giving a lecture in recognition of the ACC… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson unpicks the story over Winston Peters' pension over payment controversy and the many questions being asked over how information about his superannuation came to… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.New Zealand research is showing what some people have always suspected, that sexism, not women's unwillingness to bargain, or their chosen occupations is the likely driver of the gender pay gap. Motu… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Wick Nixon is passionate about fuss-free healthy children's lunches. The early childhood teacher and graphic designer has followed up her award-winning 2015 cookbook with the new book Healthy Lunchbox… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.An assessment of where things are and what happens for National and Labour, now less than four weeks out from the General Election. What style are New Zealand's two major parties adopting? Audio

10:06 AM.South Auckland has some amazing talent, but its young people need more support to channel their creativity, says architect Waikare Komene, co-founder of design firm Creative Native and The Roots… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The aftermath of deadly mudslides in Sierra Leone, a journalist killed in South Sudan, and Zimbabwean President's wife granted diplomatic immunity after assaulting a model. Audio

9:37 AM.Research from the Liggins Institute into whether obesity starts in the womb. PhD student Jasmine Plows with her findings so far. She has been researching gestational diabetes and developing potential… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Can the United States' new strategy on Afghanistan work and what are the implications? President Donald Trump announced last week that he would no longer withdraw troops on the ground, counter to… Read more Audio