Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:39 AM.Reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Hodder. Audio

9:49 AM.The Chinese Presidents visit to the UK. Audio

9:37 AM.The South American Andes is one of the world's most volcanically-active regions and yet little is known about some of the volcanoes, largely because of their inaccessibility. In November an… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Chief Executive of the UK's Commission for Employment and Skills, Michael Davis talks about the skills needed to best equip school-leavers and University graduates for the work force. Yesterday he… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A university professor is telling police this morning that big changes are needed to the licensing system and registration of guns as 96 percent of weapons in the country are not registered. He says… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Courtney Johnston regales us with highlights from her whirlwind 24 day trip round 7 American cities looking at art museums in Dallas, Washington, Baltimore, New York, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Through her charity RAW - Reclaim Another Woman the fashion designer Annah Stretton is helping women offenders, some in prison, some on probation, to help them make a better life for themselves… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Dawes is an American roots/rock band based in Los Angeles who have been closely identified with the Laurel Canyon sound of the early 1970s…Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne. The band is led by… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by Lynne Browning, published by Jonathan Cape. Audio

10:06 AM.British rock music writer, Steve Turner about some of the people immortalised in John Lennon and Paul McCartney's lyrics. He has a long association with The Fab Four, the first article he ever wrote… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Allegations of pedophilia by senator Bill Heffernan. New Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Australian detention centres. Audio

9:40 AM.The Galapagos Islands face a major threat from the El Nino weather system - which has previously wiped out up to 50 percent of some marine animal populations. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:27 AM.The billionaire tycoon Richard Branson has blown the lid on a draft briefing by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime supporting the decriminalisation of all illicit drugs. The two page… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Moira Lawler General Manager of Lifewise, an Auckland based organisation which gives support to the isolated and marginalised says there are massive accommodation gaps that are not being met - and… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.With the New Zealand Herald political commentator John Armstrong forced to retire through ill-health, Gavin Ellis says a lot of institutional knowledge will go with him and his insight and… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.Sarah Houbolt is an aerial artist, fire eater, and former paralympian who thinks nothing of precariously swinging at great heights despite being partially sighted and only 144 cm tall. Now she's about… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

11:10 AM.Chinese business statistics. Interest rates and a cashless society. The budget surplus. Audio

10:41 AM.The White Road: a Pilgrimage of Sorts by Edmund de Waal. Reviewed by Gail Pittaway, published by Chatto & Windus. Audio

10:12 AM.Adventure racer Nathan Fa'avae of Nelson has spent his life climbing, biking, paddling, running and hiking his way around the globe. Read more Audio

9:47 AM.Susan Milligan reports on the killing of nine people at a community college in Oregon reignites the battle over gun control. Audio

9:22 AM.Sometime in the next 20 years there's about a 50/50 chance a robot is going to steal your job. And while traditional blue collar jobs like driving and labouring are likely to be the first to go -… Read more Audio

9:16 AM.Alan Moffitt is a GP working at the coalface of tackling obesity problems. He says while the Government's Obesity Plan is comprehensive, it will only work if it's resourced properly. Audio

9:07 AM.New Zealand has the third highest rate of childhood obesity in the OECD, behind Greece and Italy. There are 22 initiatives under the Childhood Obesity Plan, including identifying obese children before… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Tommy Honey was in Houston, and he discusses issues and solutions for city dwellers. Read more Audio