Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:30 AM.The Chief Executive of Barrier Air, says keeping fares down is a huge challenge, with the cost of aircraft parts up five-fold since Covid.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The government has a goal of 98 per cent of everyone being able to access "in person" urgent and afterhours healthcare within a one hour drive from their home.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.With 10,000 places across school boards open for nominations - only 2000 people have so-far put their name forward, with the deadline looming this month.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM. Ben Sedley a clinical psychologist on latest book is called Holding the Heavy Stuff - a self help guide for anyone who has struggled with low mood, self doubt, worries or mean thoughts about… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at Amazon's acquisition of Bee AI which makes a Fitbit-like device that listens in on your conversations. The UK's move to age verification  has led to a … Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jimmy talks about his interview with Scott Guy's parents, 15 years since Feilding farmer was killed. Palmerston North hospital staff are concerned about safety, and worries about school buses.

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10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Strong Words 4: The best of the Landfall Essay Competition, published by Otago University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Huw Kingston and Laurence Mote are half-way through their 90-day, 4000-kilometre fund raising journey from the north to the south of the country, which will also seem them tackle the slopes of 24 ski… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Rob Watson joins Kathryn to talk about reaction to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement Britain is ready to recognise Palestinian statehood and new talks to help avert any… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.From October 14 devices running Windows 10 will no longer receive free security updates, technical assistance or software patches from Microsoft. Jamie Hall of technology distributor firm Ingram Micro… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Landslides are among this country's costliest natural hazards. Auckland Council has completed a detailed region wide study to map landslide susceptibility, the first since 1997. Kathryn is joined by… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Another regional airline - Air Chathams - says it is considering cutting back its services, because of mounting cost pressures. Air Chathams' boss Duane Emeny and Cath O'Brien is executive director of… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jesse reports on a meeting to approve an expanded Joint Management Agreement with the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lucy Black reviews Sleep by Honor Jones, published by Fourth Estate. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Heart researcher Professor Julian Paton is director of the University of Auckland Heart Research Centre, as well as the national Centre of Research Excellence. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks about why state governments are pushing for tighter regulation on electric bikes and scooters. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Four of New Zealand's largest primary healthcare organisations have joined forces to create an innovation hub to improve patient care.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Our ability to make decisions can be affected by many things - including brain injury, dementia and learning disabilities. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A blanket ban on Year 14 students competing in high school sport is at the heart of sweeping new eligibility rules being proposed by School Sport New Zealand. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Joe discusses Kiwi cyclist Ally Wollaston who finished third on stage three of the Tour de France Femmes, and the Black Caps who their Zimbabwe series.  Read more Audio