Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:40 AM.Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene make magic in our Wellington studio. Read more Video, Audio

11:20 AM.Fausto Mottalini made the news a couple of years ago as the only resident of a tiny Italian hamlet. Auckland artist Josephine Sharp read an article about him and wrote him a letter. Now they're… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Kennedy Warne, Te Radar, Irene Pink and Grant Smithies help us bid farewell to the year, by reflecting on the best, worst and funniest stories of 2017. Nota Bene performs Christmas songs. Audio

10:30 AM.It's been tough, but after much deliberation, Jeremy Taylor brings us his musical picks of the year. Read more Video, Audio

10:05 AM.Portia Woodman was part of the World Cup-winning Black Ferns and player of the year at the World Rugby Awards. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about her busy year on the field, and where she sees the game… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.When Lou Te Keeti won 10.3 million dollars in the Lotto Powerball this year, he made a couple of unlikely decisions - one was to go public, and the other was to stay put. There have been no lavish… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A couple of years ago, 20 year old Ezekiel (Zeke) Raui met Barack Obama. Next year he'll meet the queen to receive an award for his work in leadership and mental health. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Siouxsie Wiles, Rod Oram, Gavin Ellis and Lara Strongman look back at some of the biggest stories of 2017 in the media, science, business and entertainment fields. Audio

11:25 AM.Conflict between siblings is normal and can even be helpful, according to author and psychological researcher Naomi White.  Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Humanity faces a stark choice – either we put an end to nuclear weapons or they end us, says Nobel Peace Prize-winning anti-nuclear campaigner Beatrice Fihn. Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks to Kaikōura Mayor Winston Gray and Dolphin Encounter Kaikōura co-director Lynette Buurman about the town's long hard road to recovery following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 14th… Read more Audio

9:19 AM.A senior fire officer is warning fires can flare up and spread up to six weeks after we think we've put them out. Principal Rural Fire Officer for Nelson Tasman District Ian Reade tells Kathryn Ryan… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.An increasing number of serious threats and abuse to Department of Conservation staff are causing concern. Figures released by the department under the Official Information Act reveal 111 reported… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Twins Rachel and Jeremy Hall are bringing the beats of the Pacific into the digital age with the Patō – an electronic log drum inspired by the traditional Tongan lali. Read more Video, Audio

11:06 AM.With CDs well on the way out, Yadana Saw explores how to give the gift of digital music, featuring music from Troy Kingi, Mariah Carey and Radiohead. Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews Tinderbox by Megan Dunn, published by Galley Beggar Press. Audio

10:07 AM.After the "best year he's had on the bike" 32-year-old New Zealand cyclist Jack Bauer is eyeing up next year's Tour de France. Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is ending the year on a positive note after his candidate, former tennis champ turned MP John Alexander, was victorious in last weekend's by-election sparked by… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.It may go down as one of the most memorable and haunting images of 2017 - the Grenfell Tower block of public housing flats in West London, ablaze in the early hours of the morning, fire spreading at… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A Far North rest home is reeling after being told it faces a 20 per cent hike in its power bill. Switzer Residential Care in Kaitaia has been told it faces paying an extra $20,000 a year when it comes… Read more Audio