Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:05 AM.Music man Grant Smithies plays the tunes. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jimmy Ellingham is a RNZ Checkpoint reporter based in Palmerston North with news from Manawatu. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Chthonic Cycle by Una Cruickshank published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Karangahape Road will be filled with live music tomorrow with the return of The Others Way festival. Read more Audio

10:05 AM. Korean New Zealand pianist turned author Dami Jung on confronting her demons and learning to love music again.

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9:35 AM.New cycle trails open around the country in time for summer. We take a tour with New Zealand Cycle Trails general manager Janet Purdey. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Scientist and entrepreneur Dr Michelle Dickinson speaks about the difficult decision to put Nanogirl Labs into liquidation.

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9:05 AM.Bank scams are estimated to cost customers $200 million a year and from today, all New Zealand's main banks are rolling out a confirmation of payee service to help stop scams. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about Joy (Netflix), a film which looks at the core team behind the development of IVF and stars Bill Nighy, James Norton and Kiwi Thomasin… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Neuroscience educator and parenting coach Nathan Wallis says if your teenager seems self-obsessed, defiant and unmotivated, you're not alone.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech commentator Tony Grasso looks at how AI is being harnessed to monitor access patterns and identify anomalies that could signal a potential security breach. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Libby updates us on the latest in Waikato including Kinleith Mill proposed job losses, Te Awamutu paper may close after more than 100 years, and more. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Gliff by Ali Smith published by Hamish Hamilton. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sandra Corbett (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pikiao) has been on the front line of public health for the last 30 years - much of it in cervical screening and immunisation. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at how plans to ban smoking for anyone born from 2009 onwards are moving full steam ahead. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.An adventure tourism business set high in the air has found great success in conservation efforts down on the ground.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The demise of the country's largest provider of childbirth and parenting classes has left some expectant parents worried. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Local councils fear public transport fare rises will see patronage plummet after a directive to pick up a greater share of the cost of buses and trains.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The latest census figures show that around a quarter of people over 65 don't live in a home they own, or partly own.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Historian Jock Phillips talks about the controversial opening of the country's first abortion clinic in Auckland in 1974. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.As the Broadway hit Wicked makes the leap to the big screen, music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at what makes great Act I finales in musicals. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Social service Birthright Whanganui closes after 65 years and others are fighting for survival. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Bookshop in Featherston reviews Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War by T K Roxborogh published by Huia Publishers. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Solar power company SolarZero has been put into liquidation, leaving some customers worried about the contracts they have signed with the company.  Read more Audio