Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Timothy Welch, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland, discusses Auckland's rail closures and the lifting of speed limits on roads.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Hamilton gardens are home to the country's only traditional Maori garden - Te Parapara - where everything is done as it was pre-European settlement, including the food that is grown. Head gardener… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Political commentators Ben Thomas & Sue Moroney Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Amy updates us on the latest in Tamaki Makaurau including the upcoming announcement of the first candidate in the mayoralty race, controversy over puppy yoga, Auckland Capital Valuations have been… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Broad reviews Poutini: The Ngai Tahu History of the West Coast by Paul Madgwick published by Oratia Books Read more Audio

10:05 AM.A trauma-informed boxing course in Melbourne is helping women who've survived sexual abuse reclaim their bodies and rewrite their stories. Left Write Hook was founded by Donna Lyon - who was herself a… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher covers the latest on the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went ahead on Saturday after teetering on the brink of collapse. Sebastian Usher is a… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Science advocates say thousands of children around the country are missing out on important science education as funding cuts for outreach programmes bite. The last government cut spending on the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The electricity regulator wants households with solar to be paid more for helping the grid when it's stressed. The Electricity Authority is asking for feedback on a proposal from its Energy… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor from Slowboat Records plays music from Nadia Reid's new album, new music from new from Brooklyn NYC singer songwriter Sharron Van Etten, Grammy winning rapper Kendrik Lamar and pays… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tension over rough sleepers, a $10m centre city makeover and Te Matatini comes to Taranaki. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Edith Collier: Early NZ Modernist by Jennifer Taylor, Jill Trevelyan and Greg Donson, published by Massey University Press, A House… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.President Donald Trump has unveiled a more sweeping tariff regime in a move seen as trying to reset US trading ties with the rest of the world. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Eight years ago Kylie Frost was given a use it or lose it ultimatum by her physio - start exercising or go and find a wheelchair. This weekend, she'll compete in the Tarawera Ultra-trail in Rotorua. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific journalist Caleb Fotheringham from the Cook Islands, where Prime Minister Mark Brown is due to return after a visit to Beijing which has caused major consternation. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Alan Sanson is taking people on a trip down heritage lane in Sanson - where he's collected seven houses from different architectural eras.

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9:20 AM.Environment Southland has warned against backyard nurseries selling pretty, but banned, plants on social media. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Six years after Grace Millane was murdered in Auckland, her mother, Gillian, speaks about the charity she founded which supports victims of violence. It's 2025 appeal gets underway today. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz on what he's been watching Read more Audio

11:25 AM.What's the best way to keep children healthy - and how can you help them when things go wrong? Paediatrician Dr Leila Masson joins Kathryn  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce looks at a big shift in the tech world toward embracing AI Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Natalie Akoorie is a RNZ Senior Reporter based in Waikato Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Claudia Hertz Jardine of Scorpio Books reviews three of her favourite books from last year Read more Audio