Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:08 AM.A report on the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than eleven thousand people in West Africa, has concluded that the World Health Organisation lacks the capacity and culture to deal with global… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Siouxsie Wiles discusses the discovery of a circulating protein in the blood linked with memory loss and why exercise may help with work productivity. Audio

11:35 AM.The Magna Carta was sealed 800 years ago. What is its significance today? Dean Knight, Victoria University Senior Law Lecturer and Associate Director, New Zealand Centre for Public Law. Audio

11:06 AM.After several false starts, Duane and Gregg Allman formed the Allman Brothers Band in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969. Originally inspired by blues-rock bands of the day such as Cream and The Jimi… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Published by Auckland University Press, RRP $39.99. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books. Audio

10:07 AM.Social worker, Daryl Brougham grew up in a range of foster homes as a ward of the state, experiencing horrific neglect, abuse and maltreatment. Earlier this year he received an apology and… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Karen Middleton reports on the Australian Government is cracking down on foreign investors circumventing Australian law to buy up property. Audio

9:45 AM.Labour MP for Mangere Su'a William Sio's heart is behind Manu Samoa, but he has split loyalites - having relatives on both sides. Audio

9:35 AM.The New Zealand online course, helping aspiring writers around the world to tell the stories of their own cultures to young readers. Five thousand learners worldwide have enrolled in the past month to… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Roland Kun is a Nauruan opposition MP whose passport was confiscated three weeks ago when he tried to leave the country for New Zealand. He's facing further uncertainty, and is calling for New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dr Adrian Macey New Zealand's former climate change negotiator says the targets announced by the government yesterday are the bare minimum. Audio

11:48 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses the implications of the Harmful Digital Communications Act - and whether the legislation will be used in attempts to stifle free speech; and whether gossip columnists have too… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.Dame Joan Metge is a social scientist, anthropologist and author. She has spent several decades endeavouring to improve communication and cultural understanding between Maori and Pakeha. At 85, she… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rod Oram discusses the FMA's (Financial Market Authority's) 18 million dollar settlement with Hanover Finance directors, also the latest on the Chinese Stock Market and the financial turmoil in… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Published by Penguin, RRP$35.00. Reviewed by David Hill. Audio

10:11 AM.Anna Broinowski is an award-winning Australian documentary filmmaker whose latest work is an anti-fracking propaganda film made in North Korea with the help of its top directors, composers and movie… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.Has a rise in the number of teacher aides in classrooms around the country been matched by a rise in achievement among those students? A startling UK study suggests that teacher aides can have the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Questions are being asked about what has happened to almost half a billion dollars of aid money donated to the Red Cross to help Haiti after its catastrophic 2010 earthquake. Politicians in the US and… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Outdoors man and adventurer Kennedy Warne discusses cycleways, the proposed Eden Project in Christchurch and community conservation. Read more Audio

11:32 AM.New Zealand's first ever truffle festival is to be held in Canterbury over 11-18th July giving local growers, top chefs, restaurants and wineries the chance to show case Canterbury's 'black gold'… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton discuss clouds on the economic horizon and the government's social housing policy - can it work? Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Starlight Peninsula by Charlotte Grimshaw, Published by Vintage, RRP $38.00 Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Peter Wothers is bringing chemistry to life in a series of demonstration lectures and public talks across New Zealand. Audiences are getting the chance to learn about the chemistry of two items… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir - facing war crimes - and with a warrant issued for his arrest - has managed to attend a conference in South Africa, and then leave the country again. Our correspondent… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.The rules for how much lines companies can charge consumers for their use of local electricity grids are being reviewed, with the focus on how emerging technologies such as photovoltaic and battery… Read more Audio