Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:25 AM.The race for the leadership of the National Party is wide open - after Bill English's resignation - who's already said he has no preferred successor. Bill English will stand down as Opposition Leader… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New Zealand's biggest construction company Fletcher Building has announced further losses of over $660 million - more than four times what was projected in October. Audio

11:55 AM.Bill English says he's decided now is the right time to step aside from  leadership of the National Party.

His resignation will take effect on Tuesday February 27th. He says he does not have a… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Musician and founding member of Trinity Roots, Riki Gooch, talks about his creative alter-ego Eru Dangerspiel and the massive super-group of musical mates he's bringing to the Auckland Arts Festival… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Bill English resigns as National leader. Audio

11:23 AM.Gavin Ellis joins Kathryn to talk about Seven Sharp's new presenter, Jeremy Wells, who has yet to find his comfort zone. Could Hilary Barry fly the show solo? Also did NBR make the right decision in… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Women & Power by Mary Beard. Reviewed by Hannah August, published by Profile. Audio

10:10 AM.Brian Anderson has installed video cameras gathering time lapse videos showing changes on Fox, Franz Joseph, Tasman and Brewster glaciers which not only transmit stunning visual evidence of the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The fallout over the two men pushed out of their White House jobs because of allegations of domestic abuse. The President has now gone on the offensive tweeting that it's awful people's lives are… Read more Audio

9:41 AM.Dr Alex Tups is one of the inventors of a new treatment to stop pre-diabetes developing into type 2 diabetes. It uses a natural extract derived from the dahlia flower. The treatment is beginning a… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.Tonga's National Emergency Management Office are struggling to get a full picture of the devastation after tropical Cyclone Gita smashed into the island kingdom overnight. Roads all over the main… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Wanaka is about to be reduced to only one working midwife for a growing population. Morgan Weathington says the exploding population and expensive rent means providing midwifery care under the current… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules talks to Katherine Ryan about her latest culinary exploration through the vibrant region that bridges Europe and Asia, known as the Caucasus. She has recipes for Serdakha… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.The Atomic City Girls: A Novel by Janet Beard. Reviewed by Anne Else. Published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:09 AM.Richard Roxburgh is one of Australia's most accomplished and recognised actors on stage, film and TV. He's best known for his leading role in the hit series Rake - in which is plays the chaotic… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.Germany finally has a coalition deal five months after the General Election, and the Berlin Wall has now been down longer than it has been up. Audio

9:41 AM.Netball is the number one women's sport in this country and the second largest team participation sport after rugby. Yet despite its popularity it is losing numbers, especially in Auckland, where… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford discusses the major announcement that our biggest construction business, Fletcher Building has requested a further trading halt of its shares and capital notes on… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme, which tracks animal movements around the country, has not worked as intended during the outbreak of the cattle disease Mycoplasma Boivs… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Our comedians discuss the lighter stories of the week including the return of Sirocco the kākāpō, who has been found after a two-year disappearance. Audio

11:28 AM.Team NZ takes the top award at the Halberg Awards; a call from a former Black Cap Simon Doull for both Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor to be dropped from the T20 Black Caps side; and the latest on the… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Brace yourself, people. After a decade of dormancy, Auckland garage rock reprobates The D4 are reuniting for a whistle-stop NZ tour, culminating in the closing gig of hallowed rock venue, The King's… Read more Audio