Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:51 AM.Could the next president of FIFA could be a Brit? Audio

9:36 AM.Churches around the country are shutting their doors as congregations and funds dwindle, and ageing buildings need seismic strengthening. St David's Presbyterian church in Khyber Pass, Auckland… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:23 AM.Glenda Anthony, Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Research in Mathematics Education at Massey University. Audio

9:08 AM.A new report being launched by the Education Minister today has criticised the way maths is taught to primary students, saying there is a lack of emphasis on the basics which is holding children back… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Art meets fashion in exhibitions in Wellington and Dunedin. Audio

11:30 AM.Canterbury University Law professor and co-author of Legal Response to Natural Disasters. Professor Elizabeth Toomey from University of Canterbury School of Law, is the co-author with Professor Jeremy… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.London-born Florence Welch has become an artist to be reckoned with ever since the release of her debut album, 'Lungs', in 2009. Welch is a powerful vocalist who has captured the hearts and minds of… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Published by Penguin Random House, reviewed by Lynne Browning. Audio

10:20 AM.Mark Major is a kiwi tech entrepreneur from Wellington whose back-breaking injury was instrumental in his first success, Plummet Free Fall. He can't code, and isn't great at drawing. Instead he used… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Bonita Mersiades is a former Australian football executive turned whistleblower. She made claims of FIFA malpractice during Australia's failed bid to host the 2022 Football World Cup. She is also a… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Bernard Keane reports from Australia where the cabinet is split over the government proposal to strip the citizenship of non-dual national citizens suspected of terrorism. Audio

9:28 AM.The QEII National Trust has just had registered its 4000th covenant. Chair James Guild discusses why landowners big and small are opting to voluntarily protect habitat for rare plants and animals as… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Adrian Bevington is a Former FA (Football Association) executive he is now with Sports and PR Ltd. Audio

11:44 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis discusses the Fairfax restructuring, The Listener music reviewers walk out, and a dignified exit from John Campbell. Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Sunfed meats in Auckland is partnering with Massey University to develop meat alternatives to feed a burgeoning population. Shama Lee the co-founder of Sunfed Meats wants us to change the way we think… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Political commentator Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton discuss the Green Party's new co-leader and more on the story Matthew Hooton broke on the strange deal Murray McCully had with a Saudi… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Published by Hachette, reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Audio

10:06 AM.Award winning investigative journalist Heidi Blake on her book The Ugly Game - The Qatari Plot to buy the World CupThe book is based on a cache of hundreds of millions of documents from a FIFA… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Susan Milligan is a Contributing Editor to US News and World Report. She also writes for The Washingtonian, Rhode Island Monthly, AARP Bulletin, eJournal and other publications. She teaches a course… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.The New Zealand Council for Educational Research is putting together a national strategy to raise the standards of adult literacy and numeracy in Māori. Fifty percent of Māori are below the world… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Jim Luders is Principal of Northland College in Kaikohe. Audio

9:08 AM.Specialist orthodontists are concerned about what they say is an increasing number of general dentists offering orthodontic treatment, saying they lack the training to do so. Kieran O'Neill is the… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:32 AM.The corruption scandal in FIFA. Test cricket in England. Audio

11:07 AM.Jeremy Taylor clocks the return of Faith No More, the zen, spiritual meditations of Bill Fay, and Calexico getting back to their roots. Audio