Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:40 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews "Are Friends Electric" by Helen Heath, published by VUP. Audio

10:07 AM.Debbie Stewart has spent decades dedicated to the predatory birds of New Zealand. She's the founder of Wingspan based in Rotorua, the conservation, education and research organisation for birds of… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:41 AM.How will AI and robotics revolutionise (or disrupt) architecture and the construction industry? Lauren Vasey from the Institute for Computational Design at the University of Stuttgart is at the… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.New research is revealing how parenthood contributes to the gender pay gap, with motherhood coming at a significant price for most women. The Parenthood and Labour Market Outcomes study shows having… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.What's behind the Government's decision to try and eradicate the disease rather than manage it as an ongoing presence in NZ farming? Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is a window to attempt the… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Wellington pâtissier Maxine Scheckter –fresh from working at celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurant - shares her recipe for chocolate canelés. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:12 AM.The first poll conducted since the new Labour-led Government's first Budget, suggests Simon Bridges status as leader of the Opposition is failing to get any real traction with voters. Matthew Hooton… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Louise Deans discusses writing a novel based on letters detailing the experiences of one of our very first pioneers, William Deans. William Dean's dispatches home to his father and brother in Scotland… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Tax agents say they've been left frustrated again by the latest round of updates and changes to the Inland Revenue's systems and website. This is the latest rollout of the IRD's 1.7 billion dollar… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The New Zealand Bar Association is adding its voice to concerns over the huge backlog of cases across the judicial system, that has prompted the Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue to divert… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.With te Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:34 AM.Auckland's waterfront Stadium debate kicks off again, and the new All Black who didn't even have a Super 15 contract. Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy Taylor previews the new album from Tami Neilson - and likes what he hears. Also Childish Gambino's critique of modern American society, and the long-time-coming new album from former Fur… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews The Cow Book: A Story of Life on a Family Farm by John Connell, published by Granta. Audio

10:06 AM.Former president of Kiribati Anote Tong talks to Kathryn Ryan about his continued fight to save his low-lying island nation from disappearing into the Pacific ocean before the end of this century… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.US President Donald Trump has cancelled a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, blaming "tremendous anger and open hostility" from the North. Audio

9:37 AM.Kilauea has been erupting since the beginning of May - which has been a dream come true for self-confessed lava chaser, Demian Barrios. He's lived on Hawaii's Big Island for 2 decades, working as a… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Mike Dickison - curator of natural history at the Whanganui Regional Museum - is taking on a new role as New Zealand's first Wikipedian-at-large. This job is not about him creating and editing lots of… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Federated Farmers, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ say they are close to a consensus on their agreed position but are seeking more information in a call with government ministers today - ahead of the a… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.TV and Film writer Paul Casserly reviews true-crime series Evil Genius, BBC series Civilisation on Youtube, and the Royal Wedding. Audio

11:25 AM.Starting daycare can be a daunting and emotional time for children, and their parents. How can you prepare yourself and your child? How much crying is normal? Early childcare education teacher Heather… Read more Audio