Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:05 AM.Reviewed by Don Rood, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:07 AM.Peter Williams QC is of the country's best known lawyers and advocates for penal reform. During a career of more than 50 years at the bar, he has been involved in NZ's most high profile criminal… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Obama's reluctance to put military back into Iraq and the no. 2 rebublican beaten by a Tea-Party candidate. Audio

9:30 AM.The Animal Welfare Amendment Bill is currently before the Primary Production Committee, which is due to report back to parliament at the end of the month. The committee is considering an amendment… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The Inquiry calls for an overhaul of the Family Court....and levels heavy criticism at other government agencies. We ask if a less adversarial system can be introduced, and what the implications would… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Kennedy Warne discusses his highlights of a two-week excursion visiting forests up and down the country. Audio

11:32 AM.Lauren Bramley is a student and amateur cook, whose blog Health Eating on a student budget shares her recipes, and instructions for making cheap healthy meals. Lauren will share a recipe for her Paleo… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.National's accommodation of Colin Craig, and John Key's forthcoming meeting with Barack Obama - on the agenda there: the Security Council, Iraq and TPP. Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by David Hill, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:11 AM.Urban Search and Rescue's lead dog trainer, Brenda Woolley talks about her 17 years of training dogs to step up in dangerous and chaotic situations - including in the aftermath of the 2011… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Ruth Sherlock is in Mosul, Iraq's second biggest city, which is now held by the Sunni militant group, ISIS. Audio

9:39 AM.Insurance providers say New Zealanders are much too trusting when finding online accomodation, or having strangers to stay in their homes - and if your are robbed by someone you allowed to stay in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Brendon Bowkett, a paediatrician at Wellington's Capital and Coast DHB, says the current facility is too small and old to deal with growing demands and lacks a proper air conditioning system. Backing… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.With Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:33 AM.Discusses the opening Football World Cup game between home side Brazil and Croatia; plus the Black Caps beating the West Indies and the emergence of two new stars, Mark Craig and Tom Latham. Audio

11:14 AM.Tracks from Grace Jones, Curtis Harding, and Quantic. Audio

11:08 AM.A first hand report and review of the opening game in the Football World Cup. Audio

10:34 AM.Night Vision by Ella West, published by Allen and Unwin and Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks, published by Random House, reviewed by John McIntyre. Audio

10:10 AM.Gary Myrick has been a courtroom sketch artist in Texas for 40 years - covering some of America's most sensational trials, including the Branch-Davidian arraignments and the Paula Jones vs Bill… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.A look at what's happening throughout the Asian region. Audio

9:30 AM.A campaign to improve access to palliative care in developing countries. Audio

9:08 AM.As Sunni Islamist militant group ISIS pushes closer to Baghdad, US President Barack Obama - while ruling out sending in ground troops - is looking at "all options", including air strikes, to help Iraq… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Dan reviews new releases 'Edge Of Tomorrow', 'The Fault in Our Stars', 'Fantail" and 'Joy and No Fun'. Audio

11:23 AM.Jennifer Senior penned an article four years ago titled, 'Why Parents Hate Parenting' ... it caused a bit of a stir for suggesting that some parents are not totally enamoured with taking care of their… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Why is Mega the only cloud with a key? Audio