Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:07 AM.Seven of the most powerful figures in global soccer are facing extradition to the United States on corruption charges after separate Swiss and American inquiries into the game's governing body… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.How gut bacteria can help fight hospital infections Audio

11:33 AM.Tony Bouchier is the President of the Criminal Bar Association. Audio

11:06 AM.Herbie Hancock has helped reinvent what people consider to be jazz music, not once, but several times. He started out with a bang in the early 1960s with the hit Watermelon Man, from his debut album… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.The HOOPLA series 2015 (poetry), reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio

10:08 AM.Christopher McDougall is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and is now a contributing editor for Men's Health, he's also written for Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine, Outside… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The Australian Government is revoking the citizenship of dual nationals who are involved in terrorism or fighting overseas for groups such as IS. Audio

9:27 AM.California is in the grip of its worst drought in over a thousand years with no significant rainfall in about four years, and only about a year's supply of water left in its reservoirs. Water… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The Human Rights Commissioner says getting school principals to agree to collecting and sharing data on bullying is a breakthrough. The Bullying Prevention Advisory Group has agreed to the idea which… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis discusses 3D and the 30 minute news on TV3; (the shorter Sunday bulletin works, two 3D presenters doesn't), and its interview with Teina Pora; the demise of Campbell… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Historian Vincent O'Malley has researched the many journeys Maori made to England and Australia for his book Haerenga, Early Maori Journeys Across the Globe. He says they were the pioneers of the… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram discusses the Budget, Comvita's excellent results, and Contact Energy's decision to pay out more of its rising profits to shareholders rather than invest in geothermal… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Published Penguin Random House (NZ), RRP$37.99. Reviewed by Rae McGregor. Audio

10:13 AM.He's the best-selling author of 14 books translated into 35 languages. Canadian born, Bruce Fogle lives in London with his British actress wife, Julia Foster, their three grown children nearby… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The conclusion of two popular TV shows and fallout from a conservative Cable TV dynasty. Audio

9:32 AM.A Kawerau Recycling company is under fire for storing tens of thousands of tyres in neighbouring regions while it builds its recycling plant. Councils in Bay of Plenty and Taupo are concerned about… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Relationships Aotearoa is to close, leaving up to 7000 counselling clients to find help elsewhere. The not-for-profit organisation was in talks with the Ministry of Social Development after it was… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Housing affordability is in the news daily here but sometimes we forget that it is, if not a global issue, then at least an issue globally. While here in NZ the issue is (currently) focussed on the… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Traditionally business people in Asia drink tea after dinner. When Tzu Chen arrived here from Taiwan, he couldn't find a good tea - but saw lots of camellias in Waikato. Now after nearly 20 years of… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Mike William discuss Bill English's 7th budget. Read more Audio

10:39 AM.The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent. Published byMacmillan, RRP$34.99 Audio

10:12 AM.Hekenukumai Busby, known as Hec, is a Master Waka Carver, a Maori leader and an authority on Polynesian and Maori celestial navigation. He's crafted more than 30 waka, and was awarded an MBE in… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Kate Shuttleworth has been reading the 'Breaking the Silence' Report. Audio

9:40 AM.A group of farmers in Australia have launched a class action suit against ANZ Bank, which they accuse of kicking them off their land after forcing new loan agreements on them. Sydney barrister Peter… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.A DIY team of sea rescuers has launched its second season of migrant relief missions in the Mediterranean, bracing for the spiraling humanitarian crisis to get even worse. Read more Audio, Gallery