Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:05 AM.Joan Withers, a leading figure in NZ's corporate scene, left school at 16 to become a bank teller, rose through executive ranks and completed an MBA in her mid-30's while working full-time. She's… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Our Europe Correspondent Seamus Kearney. Audio

9:35 AM.Bali Haque, former school principal and deputy chief executive of NZQA is calling for radical reform of the education sector; how teachers are evaluated and paid and how schools and the bureacracy are… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A senior paediatric surgeon says the government is neglectful and irresponsible for not fully funding the chickenpox vaccine to all children. Brendon Bowkett is a paediatric surgeon working in the… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.With comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:31 AM.Reducing the cost of the Olympics by multi country hosting and decreasing the number sports events. Wrangles over government funding. The Australian cricket test. Audio

11:06 AM.Grant Smithies reviews two low-fi bedroom music producers, Amelia Murray and Tom Lark. Audio

10:38 AM.John McIntyre reviews books designed for parents to read, and especially to reconnect with their children. 'Listen to the Moon' by Michael Morpurgo. published by HarperCollins, 'Skink No Surrender' by… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Sam Prince is the founder of the Zambrero chain of Mexican restaurants where every burrito or bowl sold, buys a meal for the hungry in developing countries. So far, more than 3.4 million meals have… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Dr. Grant Morris is a law lecturer who has written the first biography of one of New Zealand legal history's most infamous figures - this country's third chief justice, James Prendergast. The author… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.War museum fudges Samoan history and uproar in Fiji over rugby sevens telecast. Audio

9:43 AM.We hear from Casey Eden, the co-founder and manager director of Neighbourly, the online social network aiming to bring neighbours together to connect with their local communities. 60 000 people in 14… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.The government's flagship communities of schools - today the Ministry of Education will name the 90 schools which will make up the first 11 collaborative hubs. From next term, these communities of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Byron Armstrong killed his friend because he thought he was a demon, and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, but there were plenty of warning signs the family told mental health services… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Dan Slevin reviews You're Not You, What we did on our Holiday. Audio

11:28 AM.Helping shy children cope in the classroom. We speak to the director of America's Shyness institute, Lynne Henderson on why teachers need to pay attention to the quiet kids. Audio

11:09 AM.Micromappers, a future without passwords, and retro-games. Audio

10:41 AM.Crystal Beavis reviews 'Moriarty' by Anthony Horowitz, published by Orion. Audio

9:55 AM.Suspicious death of a millionaire, threats to the police in West Midlands, and excessive use of food banks. Audio

9:37 AM.The Reserve Bank Governor has left the official cash rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. Radio New Zealand's Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio

9:37 AM.The Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Awards have been running for five years, and this year seven winners were whittled down from 100 entries. They were set up to recognise outstanding young achievers… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.The primary teacher's union, the NZEI has strongly opposed the governments 359-million dollar plan to pay some teachers and principals more to improve groups of schools. But it has now agreed to enter… Read more Audio

9:12 AM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata. Audio

11:48 AM.Siouxsie discusses the HPV vaccination - and why, in her view, the strategy of only vaccinating girls is the wrong one. Audio

11:30 AM.Robert Lithgow discusses the questions raised and lessons learned from Phillip Smith's escape. Audio