Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:44 AM.It sounds like a standard Hollywood blockbuster -  car chase, explosions, a raging fire, the heroic fire brigade working to save the city - but the twist is the city and its inhabitants are made of… Read more Video, Audio

9:35 AM.Seasonal workers are turning down jobs due to an accommodation shortage caused by Airbnb in Southland. Business owners in Te Anau say workers are struggling to find accommodation in the tourist town… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.International education, is the country's fourth-largest export earner and has a GDP of about $4.5 billion,(Education NZ) with private tertiary education contributing to around a quarter of that. PTE… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Matt Cross (aka The Tart Man) is a regular fixture at the weekly Otago Farmers Market. He learnt to cook and bake from his nanas and mum, doing things properly and not cutting corners. He tells… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.What does each party have to do to achieve success in next 3 years ?, where are the fracture risks out of the two differing deals Labour has done, and how is policy shaping up so far ? Audio

10:42 AM.'Origin' by Dan Brown, reviewed by Kathryn Carmody, Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

10:13 AM.Whether it's on land, up in the air, under water, in the clouds or even in outer space there are a jaw-dropping number of Kiwi innovations. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:52 AM.The big pro-unity rallies in Spain as sacked Catalan leader calls for peaceful resistance to direct rule, with all eyes now on how supporters of Catalonia breaking away from Spain will react to the… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.The New Zealand Law Commission is undertaking a review of how couples' assets are divided should they break up. Under current law it's a 50-50 split if the couple is married, in a civil union or a de… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The government is making moves to ramp up mental health services in New Zealand schools. A pilot programme is being planned to bring counsellors into primary schools, and multidisciplinary mental… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.The rapid and sudden rise, into the ranks of Formula One motor racing by Brendon Hartley, the 27 year old from Palmerston North, the four new faces in the All Black squad for their Northern Hemisphere… Read more Audio

11:06 AM."The first new music from former Pale Fountains/ Shack singer/ songwriter Michael Head in a decade, a compilation of Japanese folk and rock, the dark, South London rumblings of King Krule, and a… Read more Video, Audio

10:37 AM.Dean Bedford reviews Constant Radical - The Life and Times of Sue Bradford by Jenny Chamberlain, published by Fraser Books. Audio

10:08 AM.ABC broadcaster Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason are two friends who share a deep attachment to the folklore of Iceland. Together they traveled from Australia to the places where the great Viking… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.China's President Xi Jinping sets himself on a course to be the country's most powerful leader in decades; Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe is re-elected and keeps his super-majority, and the… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.Central Otago winemakers have been celebrating the ten year anniversary of the Central Otago Burgundy Exchange in one of pinot noir's spiritual homes. Lynn Freeman talks to Nick Mills who is one of… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Theatre and screen director, Simon Bennett had the task of bringing the oral Stories of Ruapekapeka to life. His reconstructions of life during the wars form an important part of the documentary… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Mayors across the country are underlining the increasing affordability pinch they're facing and the urgent need to improve the quality of infrastructure. It comes off the back of the Transport… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.With a few weeks before NCEA exams, education consultant Karen Boyes has key tips for students heading into study leave. Read more Audio