Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:11 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks with wildlife photographer and author of over 40 books - on geography, biography, natural history and the environment. Fascinated by wild and remote environments, and unique fauna… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.Daily Mail deputy political editor Tim Sculthorpe: Teresa May's first meeting with EU countries since becoming PM, UKIP falling apart and Nicola Sturgeon's fresh call for a referendum on Scottish… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.As Antarctica melts, pushing sea levels higher, scientists in New Zealand and America have been looking at a similar phenomenon, 23 million years ago, using ancient leaves. The study has proved for… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:09 AM.Brendon McCullum talks to Kathryn Ryan and answers questions about some of the biggest controversies surrounding his career, including the evidence he gave to the perjury trial of former teammate… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Ngahiraka Mason is the guest curator of the Auckland Art Galllery's exhibition featuring more than 120 Māori and Pākehā portraits by late 19th and early 20th century painter Gottfried Lindauer. Audio

10:16 AM.Writer and photographer Shaun Barnett talks to Kathryn Ryan about his guide to the best huts of the beaten track. . A Bunk for the Night, a Guide to New Zealand's Best Backcountry Huts. by Shaun… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:36 AM.As the Ombudsman investigates complaints about two schools confining special needs children in seclusion rooms, Kathryn Ryan talks with teacher and mum of three, Julie Hanify, who was diagnosed with… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Nine to Noon hears from two District Health Boards which have begun painting fluoride varnish onto childrens' teeth, to fight decay - with positive results so far. Dental decay is the biggest cause of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Iraq analyst and advisor to the US military led coalition Micheal Knights discusses the battle for Mosul & post ISIS plans once the fighting ends. Mosul, was declared as the de facto Iraqi capital of… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.The cars we used to drive from 1950-1970. Audio

11:08 AM.Rod Oram talks to Kathryn Ryan about the real momentum building from governments and companies on the Paris climate agreement, and related initiatives to reduce emissions reductions. Also the NZ fruit… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Sir Craig Oliver was the head of former British Prime Minister, David Cameron's communications team. He spent six years at Downing Street advising on how policy and the PM should be portrayed. He… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.We're three weeks out from the US Presidential election, Hillary Clinton's lead has solidified, and Donald Trump faces more accusations of sexual assault and harrassment. Audio

9:29 AM.The transfer system in professional football inevitably leads to corruption and should be abolished, a sports economist says. Read more Audio

9:09 AM.In a world where technology is rapidly changing the future of the workforce, what does global evidence tell us about how the education system can lead to good jobs for people?

Kathryn Ryan speaks to… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Carine Claudepierre is a scientist and sweet-tooth who discovered a few years ago she was pre-diabetic. That set her off on a journey of trialing new ways of baking - without refined sugars and flours… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:08 AM.Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams discuss the Government's Immigration `announcement', housing, the "dead rat" season prior to election year, the surplus and the death of unionist Helen Kelly. Audio