Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:10 AM.What does the future hold for community pharmacies numbered as competiton ramps up from a large Australian super-store chain and Countdown supermarkets? The Australian giant, The Chemist Warehouse… Read more Audio

11:21 AM.Floating Islanders brings together the stories of Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa from 1984-2015. It showcases playwrights, directors and performers whose heritage lies in Samoa, Niue, Fiji, Tonga… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Adrian Orr becomes Governor of the Reserve Bank; Spark and Vodafone spurn an overture from Chorus; and The IRD takes Eric Watson to court. Audio

10:40 AM.Carole Beu reviews Jarulan by the River by Lily Woodhouse, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:16 AM.Why is air conditioning sexist? And how is space junk threatening our future missions to outer space? Dr Karl Kruszelnicki attempts to answer these questions, and many more, in his new book, Karl, the… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The national focus is on Alabama, where Tuesday's Senate election pits accused child molester Roy Moore against Democrat Doug Jones; the GOP's massive tax plan may get done before the New Year; and… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Kathryn talks with Dr Jan Wright, who has for the last 10 years served as Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Over her decade in office she has reported to parliament on a range of issues… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A gynaecologist who has performed more than 50 surgeries to repair damage from surgical mesh, says Medsafe's announcement of restrictions on the products doesn't go far enough. Medsafe yesterday… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Don't be intimidated by Christmas pudding – you can whip one up in the crock pot on the day, says Michelle Matthews from Kitchen Six in Napier. Read more Audio

11:12 AM.TVNZ releases its latest Colmar Brunton poll; Thursday's pre-Christmas fiscal update and Budget; and National's leadership and legacy. Audio

10:10 AM.While set in the near future, Jock Serong's polemic on Australia's border protection policies could almost be mistaken as a factual tale. Set in the waters of Indonesia, and in Canberra, On the Java… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.New research finds that senior public servants feel less and less able to give Ministers free and frank advice in an increasingly politicized Beehive. Researchers Dr Chris Eichbaum from Victoria… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.ACC barrister and researcher Warren Forster has been named the NZ Law Foundation International Research fellow for 2017. He will spend the next 18 months developing recommendations to create a… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.A lighter look at the week including Christchurch's cold beer crisis and the British family who've decked out their house with Christmas lights just to annoy their neighbour! Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy Taylor plays a mixed bag of singer-songwriters, from the Southern soul styles of Curtis Harding, to 80's mining Aussie Alex Cameron, indie doyen Angel Olsen, and the 30th anniversary of Bruce… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Sarah Forster from the Sapling reviews It's my Egg (and you can't have it) by Heather Hunt and Kennedy Warne, and Toroa's Journey by Maria Gill and Gavin Mouldey. Both books are published by Potton… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.2017 has been a massive year for self-described 'haka soul' musician Rob Ruha. In a track on his new album Survivance, Ruha pushes back against what he says is harmful misinformation about Māori… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.North Korea's denouncement of the joint military exercises between the South Korean and American militaries, and are we any closer to resolution on the Rohingya crisis? Audio

9:40 AM.The very hot summer is causing concern at the royal albatross colony at Tairoa Head on the tip of the Otago Peninsula. The breeding season got off to a promising start, but several weeks of searing… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:29 AM.Māmari Stephens Senior Lecturer, Te Kura Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington explores the threats facing marae despite their importance in our society. Her thoughts on the… Read more Audio