Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:50 AM.Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers. Today he discusses 3D printing of houses which is happening in China right now, ahead of a prefab conference in Wellington. Audio

11:35 AM.It's a love it or loathe it spread, but if you are Paddington Bear there is no question - marmalade sandwiches are the best. A Wellington couple agree, but they're also coming up with interesting… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams look forward to the budget later in the year. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Rachel Billington, reviewed by Anne Else and published by Orion. Audio

10:06 AM.Kim Thúy is a Canadian writer whose family fled Saigon as boat people during the Vietnam War. Her autobiographical novel Ru was an award winning bestseller - drawing on her refugee past. Her latest… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Over 700 asylum seekers drown in The Mediterranean Sea. Audio

9:32 AM.An Auckland asthma specialist says too many people are being diagnosed with asthma and medicated for it - when it might not actually be the problem. Middlemore Hospital's Jeff Garrett says bronchitis… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The latest road policing data shows that while the number of drink driving offences in December and January was similar to the previous year, the amount gathered in fines went up by more than 300… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.With comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:35 AM.Hosting future major sporting events in New Zealand like the Soccer World Cup. Drugs in sport. Audio

11:11 AM.Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat records with new releases from US emo superstars Death Cab for Cutie and local songstress Anika Moa. Audio

10:42 AM.Published by Faber. Reviewed by Kiran Dass. Audio

10:06 AM.Tyler Hamilton was one of the world's top ranked pro-cyclists, racing for the US Postal Team alongside Lance Armstrong. He was also part of Armstrong's sophisticated and secret doping program, which… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.News from the Asian region with our correspondent Financial Times Beijing Bureau chief, Jamil Anderlini. Audio

9:35 AM.The world's first wave power station connected to the grid is up an running in Western Australia, where it is supplying energy to the country's largest naval base. But in New Zealand several planned… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The government is rolling out a plan to tackle obesity and other health problems. But public health experts are skeptical about whether it will work. Otago University Associate Professor of Public… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.TV Reviewer, Lara Strongman discusses Thunderbirds are Go, Game of Thrones, and The Bachelor NZ. Audio

11:23 AM.Continence nurse advisor Mary-Anne Caulfield discusses toilet training and dry nights for children - what is normal and when should parents worry? Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Looming court action over Global Mode, IBM creates Watson Health to start making sense of biometric data and a 3D printed rocket. Audio

10:37 AM.Published by Little Brown. Reviewed by David Hill. Audio

10:11 AM.What happens to a body when it starts to decompose is not a subject many people want to think about, but for forensic scientists like Shari Forbes, who is setting up Australia's first body farm, a… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.ame Ann Leslie reports on the election campaign (just three weeks to go until the general election) and the aftermath of the diamond heist. Audio

9:33 AM.A major review is underway into how digital and computer technology is taught in schools amid concerns that the education system has failed to recognise its importance and value to the economy. The… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Peter Greste, who spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison, talks to Kathryn about the impact of that and his ongoing concern that the war on terror is being used to limit media freedom. Read more Audio

11:48 AM.New Zealand scientists have discovered 46 genes which they say could potentially help predict patients' individual chances of surviving melanoma. Are some people more susceptible to the placebo… Read more Audio