Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Money expert David Boyle joins Kathryn to talk about what kind of funds are really needed to live a comfortable retirement.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Move over Famous Five, there's another bunch of kids with their pets having amazing adventures - this time through the Pacific.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Ian Chapman shines a spotlight on four exciting Otepoti Dunedin acts both new and established.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Samantha Gee is RNZ's Nelson reporter, rounding up news from the region. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Chameleon by Robert Dessaix published by Text Publishing. Read more Audio

10:30 AM. Riley Smith is someone who knows and appreciates climbing - both indoors and out: he started aged around 8. His new book focuses on climbs around Dunedin - but goes beyond being just a guidebook. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.A neuroscientist at Cambridge University is challenging traditional concepts that illnesses divide into either mental or physical. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about where Australia is positioned on the issue of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Food rescue organisations fear thousands of tonnes of surplus food could end up in landfills if funding due to run out in June is not renewed.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The tit for tat tariff exchanges are heating up with Donald Trump responding to Canada's latest trade threats on social media. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Less than 24 hours after the US decided it would pause military aid to Ukraine, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.For over 50 years it was a staple for Kiwi kids - be it in book, radio play or theatre form: Spike Milligan's Bad Jelly the Witch.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The 'world's worst marine pest' continues its spread, the government has responded with a $6 million boost in funding. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Toitu Te Whenua by Lauren Keenan published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio

10:30 AM.Mindhive Global, an Auckland based AI company, is partnering with the world's largest leather processor to modernise one of the world's oldest industries.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.31 years after founding the Newtown Festival, Anna Kemble-Welch and Martin Hanley are stepping back. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Republicans are getting into line behind President Trump and blaming Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for antagonising his American counterpart.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Are our most promising companies and startups getting the investment they need to grow?  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Chief Ombudsman is concerned that people are being put in secure aged care facilities without the proper legal authority. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.When money is tight, what becomes of 'nice to have' public art pieces? Bill McKay on urban issues. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.The Avo Spreadable Vutter that won the chilled award category and the Supreme prize at the New Zealand Food Awards last year. and it's passionate vegan producers,  Aline Fonseca and Patrick Malloch.

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11:05 AM.Political commentators, Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten discuss the turmoil on the world stage, the Prime Minister's issues with communication, controversial proposed arrest powers and the proposed… Read more Audio