Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:34 AM.Brendan Telfer questions whether Richie McCaw's try last weekend contravene the laws of rugby; and Lydia Ko's brilliant start at the British Women's Open. Audio

11:11 AM.From southern soul to fetid punk-funk, Grant Smithies checks out new releases from Leon Bridges and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Audio

11:06 AM.Frontline police officers are to carry tasers at all times.The announcement was made by the Police Commissioner Mike Bush at a media conference this morning. Currently, tasers are available to police… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews: 'Bye-Bye Grumpy Fly' by Ruth Paul, published by Scholastic. 'Yak and Gnu' by Juliette MacIver illustrated by Cat Chapman, published by… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Every year thousands of people head into New Zealand mountain ranges, pitting themselves against the elements and the environment. Sometimes they are under prepared and ill equipped and don't make it… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Pacific correspondent Mike Field reports issues in the Pacific. Audio

9:23 AM.A newly released report has found 13 hundred hectares of important marine habitat was destroyed in just four years between 2011 and 2015, more than 71 percent of the area originally surveyed. The… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Investigators expect to take at least a day before they can confirm whether debris found on an Indian Ocean island is from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The debris, which was discovered on… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Dan Slevin talks about Mr. Holmes, Self/Less and picks from the New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio

11:22 AM.Louise Bourne is a former early childhood teacher who has long felt that kids spend too much time indoors. She decided to set up a rural experience programme for children at her 3 acre farm in… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Ban the robotic arms race. Best cities for start-ups. Will connectivity influence house prices? Audio

10:40 AM.The Predictions by Bianca Zander.Published by Little Brown, RRP$29.99. Reviewed by Lynne Browning Audio

10:06 AM.Tech entrepreneur Salim Ismail discusses exponential technological growth and is optimistic about the impact on sectors like healthcare and finance as well as our systems of governance. He argues that… Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.The Lord Sewell cocaine scandal and the state of politics in the U.K. Audio

9:36 AM.Chris Valasek successfully hacked a Jeep Cherokee using only a laptop, taking over so that the driver no longer had any control. He's the Director of Vehicle Security Research at IOActive... the… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Social Development Minister, Anne Tolley has put a stop to an "observational study" of children to assess a new tool to predict the risk of abuse. The Ministry of Social Development commissioned… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The suspended Nauru opposition MP Roland Kun remains without a passport and separated from his family here in New Zealand. Mr Kun's passport was confiscated six weeks ago when he tried to leave the… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Courtney Johnston discusses an exhibition about the seemingly endless appeal of cats on the internet and a new collection of essays by one of the founders of feminist art history. Audio

11:31 AM.Paul Sumpter will talk about copyright, patents, trade marks and other intellectual property elements. He teaches intellectual property law at the University of Auckland's law faculty. He is a… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Siblings Kitty, Daisy & Lewis began recording when they were in their early teens. Their retro sound, built around old analogue equipment blends elements of jump blues, hillbilly, ska and 50s rock &amp… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.'The Song Collector' by Natasha Solomons, published by Hodder, RRP$37.99. Reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio

10:10 AM.Graeme Lay has completed a fictional trilogy with his latest work- James Cook's Lost World. His series began with The Secret Life of James Cook and continued with James Cook's New World. The three… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Karen Middleton reports on the decision by the Premier of New South Wales to audit school prayer groups to counter potential extremist messages. Audio

9:35 AM.A three-year international study shows the long term health impacts of contact sports like rugby. The study was commissioned by the International Rugby Board, and undertaken by Auckland University of… Read more Audio

9:12 AM.John Key has admitted that patents on medicines will be extended under the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is being locked down at a trade meeting in Hawaii this week. That means it will take much… Read more Audio