Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:06 AM.'Nanotech' by Denis Wright, published by Submarine, and 'Lullaby' by Bernard Beckett, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:06 AM.Getting to the top of Mt Everest was for our most famous New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary, the making of a legend. But the same feat for Lydia Bradey, the first New Zealand woman to get to the top of… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.USA wants islands for bombing range. No more dolphin hunting in the Solomon islands? The political influence of China and Japan in the pacific. Audio

9:40 AM.A labour of love has turned into a European adventure with a couple devoted to celebrating the works of the former Woodville artist Gottfried Lindauer, invited to his homeland in the Czech Republic… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.More than two people a day are shot and killed by police in the US, yet the government doesn't keep its own record. Top lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, who Desmond… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Wellington lawyer who took a landmark case to the High Court over assisted dying, had died just hours after receiving the judgement. Lecretia Seales was 42. She was a highly experienced public… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Tomorrowland (directed by Brad Bird) and Gemma Bovary (directed by Anne Fontaine). Audio

11:24 AM.Saying no to persistent children is a tough job for many parents. Clinical and health psychologist Sarb Johal, and Associate Professor at Massey University has tips. Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Published by Macmillan, reviewed by John King. Audio

10:09 AM.Updating rural broadband and encouraging young people to take up careers in ICT. Audio

10:05 AM.Head of Art History at the University of Auckland and International authority on 17th century portraiture, Dr Erin Griffey is the curator of a New Zealand tour of 50 digitally re-mastered, life size… Read more Audio, Gallery

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