Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:52 AM.Charles Kennedy former leader of the Liberal Democrats. EU referendum bill. Audio

9:37 AM.A new resource for Maori palliative care has been developed by a team at the University of Auckland's School of Nursing. Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Patrick O'Meara reports on the Reserve Bank decision to cut the 'Official Cash Rate'. Audio

9:08 AM.Eight-year-old Charlotte Figi of Colorado has severe epilepsy, but her seizures were virtually eliminated in 2013 after she was given a low THC form of cannabis oil. Her case has lead to a huge… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Allergies, libidos and bad science! Audio

11:30 AM.Following the Lecretia Seales case on assisted dying, the government has said it will support an inquiry but any law change would have to be via a private members bill. Public law expert, Ryan Malone… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Donovan is celebrating his 50th year as a recording artist with the release of a double-disc retrospective featuring the best of his 1960s recordings. The Scots/Irish musician first hit in 1965 with… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Published by Hachette, reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

10:09 AM.Australian lawyer Michael Magazanik successfully represented thalidomide victims in a class action suit against its Australasian distributors, Distillers. The lead client was Lynette Rowe, born in… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The Australian Government is cracking down on foreign investors circumventing Australian law to buy up property. Audio

9:27 AM.A new project to educate children who often fall between the cracks in mainstream schools faces an uncertain future. Lower Hutt teachers Kelly Layton, Clare Curry, and Natasha Furness started Akoranga… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.The Chief Executive of the country's largest company, Fonterra, fronts up in the face of concerns from farmer shareholders. The milk price is down, payouts lowered, farm debt balooning and farmers are… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses Maori TV, 3 News Ratings, sponsorship and news. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz. Audio

11:20 AM.In 2003 the lies of one man, Rafid Ahmed Alwan Al-Janabi, were used to unleash war on Iraq. Why did he do it? We ask Matthias Bittner the German filmmaker whose interview with Al-Janabi is the basis… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Rod Oram discusses Z Energy to purchase Caltex; and David Jones' taking over Kirkcaldie and Stains. Audio

10:38 AM.'A Place To Go On From: The Collected Poems of Iain Lonie', published by Otago University Press, edited by David Howard and reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio

10:06 AM.Natasha Fennell is the co-author of the book The Daughterhood with Roisin Ingle. When Natasha Fennell's mother was diagnosed with a progressive illness, she wasn't ready to deal with the inevitability… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The transition of Bruce Jenner into Caitlyn Jenna. The Democrats election primarys. Reality TV show - The Briefcase. Audio

9:33 AM.Westpac is proposing the closure of its Ruatoria branch - which means locals would have to travel to Gisborne to do their banking. Bill Burdett has lived in Ruatoria for more than 60 years, He's been… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Tensions are ratcheting up between Greece and its creditors as its next debt repayment deadline looms. In a surprise move Athens missed a 300 million euro payment to the IMF last week, saying it would… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The mayor of Porirua says the city is in a stalemate over amalgamation and the government needs to step in. The Local Government Commission is expected to announce its decision today on whether or not… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Outdoors man and adventurer Kennedy Warne discovers some hidden lakes around the country. He speaks to us from Golden Bay. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:34 AM.Shepherd Elliot is the chef/owner of Te Kouka cafe in Wellington. He talks with Kathryn about the art of cooking with unloved ingredients. Audio

11:10 AM.Sheepgate, social bonds, the new Green Party co-leader and the Gould report into Labour's election performance. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Published by Hachette, reviewed by Sonja de Friez. Audio