Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:46 AM.Out of nearly 70 applications from primary schools and pupils aged between 7 and 11, five young gardeners and a School of the Year have been revealed in the inaugural Garden to Table, Young Gardener… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Professor Cris Shore has looked at the rise of 'audit culture' and isn't a big fan. In fact, he calls the use of accountancy techniques and metrics to manage our universities, health services, and… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.New Zealand's top performing tech firms are the country's third largest source of overseas revenue, behind tourism and dairy, with an estimated foreign revenue of more than 7-billion dollars… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis on Sean Plunket's decision to resign from the Broadcasting Standards Authority as well as coverage of the High Court action to overturn the Commerce Commission's… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.When you next go to grab your phone, take a moment to notice how you're feeling. The more conscious you are of what drives the impulse, the more you'll see the 'space for choice' in these moments… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Rod Oram talks to Kathryn about the probability Fletcher Building will have a for a difficult AGM next week, ANZ's loss on its lending to Inteuri, the failed education provider and Stephen Tindall… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Jenna Todd from time out bookstore reviews Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang, published by Bloomsbury. Audio

10:06 AM.Florenz Maxwell is a Bermudian author and activist who was part of the underground group that successfully ended segregation through a series of theatre boycotts in 1959. She's just published a young… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Antarctica is shrinking, and thanks to advances in computer modelling and data analysis, we now know that its ice is contributing to global sea-level rise, an international climate expert says. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Does the disability sector in New Zealand do enough to employ people with disabilities into senior roles within its own organisations? Kathryn speaks to Pam MacNeill, who is blind and says progress… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A Maltese journalist who was killed in a car bomb this week has been remembered as an anti-corruption warrior for the investigation she led into the Panama Papers scandal. Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Life is getting faster and more complicated but how easy are we making it to navigate the urban environment? Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Newly picked nuts are the way to go, say Marlborough nut grower Jenny Horwell and food writer Jan Bilton. Jan shares recipes for Orange Walnut Cake and Hazelnut Chicken. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.The New Zealand First board meets to determine the make up of the next government, amid calls for a more formal process for coalition negotiations. Audio

10:42 AM.Niki Ward from Ekor Bookshop reviews The Inner Life of Animals - Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

10:14 AM.Auckland's 'green infrastructure' should include agricultural spaces - not only for food security but so it is a vibrant, livable city of the future, says Dr Clive Cornford from the Manukau Institute… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The clock is ticking for the head of Spain's Catalonia region, amid pressure to clarify position on independence; and Austria is set to elect the European Union's youngest-ever leader and move to the… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.The kiwi tradition of the OE, where young people go off overseas to travel and work, is an accepted part of many New Zealanders CVs. But workers who go on an OE later in life may not be considered in… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.AgResearch - one of the country's latest crown research institutes - says digital agriculture has the potential for huge gains in productivity, the environment and reducing the pressure on farmers… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The death toll has climbed to 48 in Puerto Rico and some people who desperately need water are getting it from hazardous sources. More than 35% of the island's residents -- American citizens -- remain… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.The crucial intercontinental play-off matches (home and away) involving the All Whites and Peru, and English cricket's governing body considers a proposal that in theory could end rain interrupting… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.New releases from Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and Beck have a common hand on the production tiller, while former Fur Patroller Julia Deans releases her first new music in seven years. Audio

10:39 AM.Jane Westaway reviews 'Manhattan Beach' by Jennifer Egan, published by Hachette NZ. Audio