Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.The debate about high risk industries and the fallout from the Saudi Arabian sheep deal. Audio

10:40 AM.Circling the Sun by Paula McLain. Published by Little Brown RRP$37.99. Reviewed by Jane Westaway. Audio

10:06 AM.Waikato University Professor Bruce Clarkson is charged with getting collaboration and agreement on the most pressing matters affecting the country's biodiversity and biosecurity among universities and… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Improving US Cuba relations, Brazil's president Dilma Rouseff facing major protests over corruption allegations and the economy. Audio

9:33 AM.Dr Nouh El Harmouzi is the Director of Morocco's first Democrat-Liberal Think Tank, The Arab Center for Scientific Research and Human Studies. He says Islamic State has moved into the vaccum in… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Queenstown man Guy Pope-Mayell nearly died in an avalanche four years ago, and who is calling for airbags to be used routinely by all heliski operators. Charlie Hobbs represents the Heliski Operators'… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The Justice Minister, Amy Adams has asked her officials to look at whether allowing 17 year olds to remain in the youth court will reduce reoffending. She says there is more support and rehabilitation… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:35 AM.A review of the recent games in rugby and netball. The Rugby World Cup. The Olympics. Audio

11:08 AM.After being sent a terrible new album of Nina Simone covers, Grant Smithies is sent scurrying back to Nina's priceless originals. He also gets an earful of touring North Carolina bluesman Big Daddy… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Reviewed by Kiran Dass. 'Animals' by Emma James Unsworth, published by Canongate. Audio

10:07 AM.For years US psychologist Jean Maria Arrigo warned that the American Psychological Association was complicit in state sanctioned torture - and has been proven right. Audio

9:52 AM.News from the Asian region with our correspondent Financial Times Beijing Bureau chief, Jamil Anderlini. Audio

9:27 AM.The Topp Twins have been entertaining for more than three decades - singing, yodelling and parodying the best Kiwi characters from town and country. Jools and Linda Topp are about to return to TV… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.Researchers invent a process that turns polluting carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers, a highly sought-after manufacturing material with the potential to be used in the aerospace, construction, and… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Government has unveiled a 30 year plan to improve New Zealand's infrastructure. What will this mean for small provincial communities with ageing populations and low rating bases? Hastings Mayor… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Paul Casserly reviews TVNZ's Sunday Theatre: How to Murder Your Wife; Smashed Palace, a new NZ reality show set in a wreckers yard on the volcanic plateau (The Box Mondays 9pm); and High Maintenance -… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Dr Leila Masson is a paediatrician who has written a guide on how to care for a sick child, when to seek help and advice and how to confidently support your child through an illness: Children's Health… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Paul Matthews, the chief executive of the Institute of IT Professionals discusses the implications of the TPP on the tech sector, including whether it will impact on innovation in the sector. Audio

10:36 AM.Reviewed by Sonja de Friez, Published by Headline. Audio

10:10 AM.Dog photographer and animal rights advocate David Darcy has turned his lens on New Zealand dogs and their owners. He travelled from south to north, and coast to coast meeting those, with four legs and… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.The UK Labour Party leadership race. Audio

9:37 AM.Next weekend about 250 nominated people around the country will get an anonymous gift of baking. Auckland woman Joyce McDonald, set up the weekend treat-giving - called NZ Ninja Baking Drop - to take… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.A tobacco giant is trying to use freedom of information laws to obtain data from surveys of Victorian schoolchildren and teenagers revealing their attitudes towards smoking. Todd Harper is the Chief… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Phil Harding is the immediate past president of the Principal's Federation. Audio