Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:35 AM.A three-week winter soup festival underway for the second year- the Waitaki soup sipper trail. Eateries around the district cook up a diverse range of broths and winter warmers.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tim and Dale join Kathryn to look at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's time in the US for Nato and the meetings he held with various world leaders.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Woodend Bypass north of Christchurch has got the greenlight as one of the first seven roads of national significance - how has the announcement gone down in the community? Waimakariri residents… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Lucy Lawless' roles in her career have typically been strong women - so it should come as no surprise that Lawless' directorial debut is a documentary on fearless Kiwi war camerawoman Margaret Moth. 

9:50 AM.Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding speaks to Kathryn about the fallout in Ukraine after a children's hospital was struck by Russian missiles last week.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A big spike in cases of leptospirosis in flooded areas is concerning health officials, rural people and vets. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A youth crime expert is ruing the loss of prevention work, and moves to a more punitive policies. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Former President - and would-be President Donald Trump is continuing his journey to the Republican Party convention, following yesterday's assassination attempt.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Our comedic duo Michele A'Court and Elisabeth Easther look at the lighter moments of the week - including poor Larry the cat, of 10 Downing Street, who has outlasted another British Prime Minister. Read more Audio

11:40 AM.President Joe Biden held an unscripted media conference declaring himself the best person to beat Republican candidate Donald Trump.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Wellington band Terror Of The Deep have just reissued a long-lost album from 2010. Grant Smithies has two key tracks from that today, followed by a new single from Christchurch-based singer Holly… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Chris discusses the ownership of Hawkes Bay airport, the 70th anniversary of the Pania of the Reef sculpture, and a big rugby game in Wairoa tomorow. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Airini Beautrais reviews Coastal Fishes of New Zealand by Malcolm Francis published by Potton & Burton Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Keeping connected - how a Gisborne charity is helping elderly, kaumatua and the technically challenged across the Tairawhiti Region.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins talks about the latest death toll from the New Caledonia riots, a change in dynamics for Fiji's political scene and it's Kiribati language week. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.They're the squawking, chip stealing, icon of New Zealand beaches, but environmentalists say the red-billed gull is in trouble.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The country is not going to produce enough gas to meet expected demand in at least the next three years, according to the latest data from MBIE. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Should a new entity be set up to run the Interislander ferries? Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the government has received recommendations by an independent advisory group on what to do with the… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look new documentary Brats, and a Māori TV's feature on climate change.

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11:25 AM.Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses the different spoken language stages preschoolers go through as they learn to talk.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Cybersecurity consultant Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about a rise in brute force attacks in New Zealand - what are they and how can they be successfully headed off?  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.RNZ Nelson reporter Samantha Gee talks about two high needs schools which are unsure of their future, despite the promise of refurbishment from the government. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ash Davida Jane reviews Bad Archive by Flora Feltham published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Read more Audio