Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:06 AM.Mark Pesce is an inventor, educator, author and futurist. He is the keynote speaker at the tech innovation conference, Digital Disrupt next week. Mark Pesce predicts that within five years, every… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Karen Middleton talks about the Australian budget; politics and weather. Audio

9:37 AM.The Reserve Bank has released its 6 monthly Financial Stability Report on Wednesday, in which it has announced measures to cool the Auckland housing market. Audio

9:25 AM.Jill Mikucki is an Antarctic researcher who's been studying the evocatively named Blood Falls at the McMurdo Dry Valleys. She's discovered the falls are part of an extensive network of interconnected… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Andrew Butler is the lawyer for terminally ill woman, Lecretia Seales, who is going to the High Court seeking the right for a doctor to help her die without criminal prosecution. www.lecretia.org Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis discusses the re-litigation of the Lundy trial by North & South and The Listener, the Matthew Sinclair story revisited. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.In 2008, British woman Naomi Jacobs went to bed one night, she was a 32-year-old mother. When she woke the following morning, her world had changed. She didn't recognise her home, nor her 10-year-old… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram discusses Foodstuffs new CEO; and the economics of coal, in light of Solid Energy's latest job cuts. Audio

10:39 AM.Paul Diamond reviews 'Sanctuary: The Discovery of Wonder' by Julie Leibrich, published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:06 AM.For New Zealand actors, those great roles can be hard to come by, so Mark Mitchinson created his own. He and writer/director Justin Harwood recently completed the second season of their acclaimed web… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The NFL deflategate scandal. The Apple watch. Late night television shows. Audio

9:42 AM.Managing Director of actuaries and investment firm Eriksen & Associates, which evaluates the liabilities of funds like ACC. Audio

9:08 AM.The Social Development Ministry is stopping short of implementing a predictive risk assessment tool that can identify children at risk of abuse. MSD commissioned Auckland economist Professor Rhema… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Tommy Honey discusses the new National War Memorial Park, Pukeahu, which recently opened in Wellington. Audio

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