Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:35 AM.Gus Flower, Operations Manager for the Hamilton Gardens, discusses the range of produce grown and harvested each year. Audio

11:05 AM.The standoff between the government and Auckland council over special housing areas, this weeks budget, and the UK election result. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.The Soldier's Wife by Pamela Hart. Published by Hachette, RRP$34.99. Reviewed by Sonja de Freiz. Audio

10:10 AM.Morris Gleitzman is one of Australia's funniest children's authors, but he also tackles some serious and complicated topics including cancer, the holocaust, World War 1. Morris Gleiztman says he loves… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The rescue of hundreds of girls in Nigeria who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram and tensions in Burundi. Audio

9:30 AM.The International Trade Union federation estimates that 4-thousand workers will die by the time the Fifa World Cup begins in Qatar in 2022. Sharan Burrows, General Secretary International Trade Union… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dairy NZ scientist John Roche says between 2003 and 2013 the average dairy farmer added 100 cows to their herd - but he says they're no better off financially because they have to spend more on… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Comedians James Elliott and Irene Pink look back at this week's issues that hit the headlines. Audio

11:31 AM.Should New Zealand consider hosting the Olympic games? Richie McCaw's concussion. Kiwi's wins the Rugby league against Australia. An ongoing scandal in American Football. Audio

11:06 AM.Grant Smithies drops into a Manchester tower block to appraise Lonelady, checks out some local roots reggae from Wellington's Israel Starr and straps on his pork-pie hat for some nostalgic skanking to… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews: 'Playing Rugby' with Aaron Cruden by Aaron Cruden - Random House, 'Play in the Garden' by Sarah O'Neill - New Holland and 'The Walking… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Carol Graham researches what makes people happy, finding that the lowest times in peoples' lives occurs when they are in their forties, but after that their life satisfaction improves. It's called the… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Tonga still debating CEDAW. Backlash against moves in Solomon Islands to offer tax-free salaries to federal members of parliament. Tuvalu takes climate message to Venice Biennale. Audio

9:34 AM.In his book, How to Speak Cat, veterinarian Dr Gary Weitzman has endeavoured to decipher just what a cat is saying with its meows, tail movements and purring. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The US Court of Appeal says the National Security Agency has been breaking the law by sweeping up and storing the phone records of millions of Americans. It's directed congress to modify the programme… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Matt Dathan is a political reporter for The Independent in the UK and has been covering the election campaign. Audio

11:48 AM.Dan Slevin reviews That Sugar Film (Damon Gameau); Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (Brett Morgen) and Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev). Audio

11:25 AM.They're the bane of many parents' lives. Head lice!  Why are they so hard to get rid of? Why can't you drown them? Why does it take so much combing? We get the answers from expert Professor Rick… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.New Technology commentator Sarah Putt discuss privacy in the age of drones, and trouble with the Yik Yak app which allows people to post anonymous messages. Audio

10:42 AM.Reviewed by Gyles Beckford Audio

10:14 AM.Leah Lui-Chivizhe is a doctoral student in history at the University of Sydney where her research focuses on Torres Strait Islander relationships and engagements with the marine environment and the… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The Uk elections. Audio

9:35 AM.Will Russell Brand’s endorsement of UK Labour leader Ed Miliband actually translate into votes and what role is new media now playing in democracy? Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Dr Nina Scott is a Maori public health physician with Waikato DHB, she's a researcher for the University of Auckland and was on the research team for this study. She was the Ministry of Health's… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The survival of New Zealand men with advanced prostate cancer is bleak and worse than in comparable countries, according to a study released today. Graeme Woodside is the Chief Executive of the… Read more Audio