Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:52 AM.New sweeping counter-terrorism laws and the ongoing controversy over Baby Gammy, a young boy with Downs Syndrome born to an Australian couple via a Thai surrogate. Audio

9:35 AM.Penny Wong is a former Labour finance minister under Kevin Rudd, and Climate Change Minister under Julia Gillard. She was the first Asian-born member of an Australian cabinet, also the first openly… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Overnight, dairy prices dropped 8.4% at the Global Dairy Trade auction. This follows a fall of almost 9% a fortnight ago. Economists believe Fonterra will further cut its payout to farmers - it… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Gavin Ellis looks at Mike Hosking's response to criticism of his choice as host of the election debate. Audio

11:28 AM.Rosemary Hepozden is the author of Instant Kiwi - New Zealand in a nutshell (published by New Holland). A small book about what it means to call yourself Kiwi. Rosemary was born in Canada and has… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Rod Oram looks at land sales to overseas owners - particularly Crafer farms owners Shanghai Pengxin buying Lochinver Station. Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by David Hill, published by Pointer Press Ltd. Audio

10:08 AM.Wellington film editor Bridget Lyon shares the story of the inheritance that has plagued her family for generations - Huntington's Disease.When Bridget Lyon discovered through DNA testing that she had… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The latest news from the US including the the African summit. Audio

9:20 AM.The Christchurch City Council is considering selling $400 million of assets to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in financing the city's rebuild. The Cameron Partners report… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Graham Dyer is Chief executive of Hutt and Wairarapa DHB, and chair of the 20 District Health Boards' Employment Relations Strategy Group. Audio

11:45 AM.Tommy is an enthusiastic convert to the standing desk. Audio

11:31 AM.Catherine Bell is the founder of the Garden to Table Trust which partners with primary schools to teach children to grow, harvest and prepare their own food. Catherine set up the trust in 2008 - and… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.On the upcoming election and campaign strategies. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Reviewed by Sonja de Freiz, published by Text. Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Daniel Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard-trained physician-scientist with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and innovation. Dr. Kraft chairs the Medicine track for… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The latest news from Gaza. Audio

9:28 AM.Radio New Zealand journalist Michael Allan, reports from the WW1 centenary commemorations at Parliament and historian, author and the general editor of Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Jock… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A highly critical briefing paper to Government ministers identifies significant shortcomings in the way Child Youth and Family runs Family Group Conferences. The paper has just been obtained by Nine… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.With James Elliot and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:30 AM.Brendan assesses our performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Audio

11:06 AM.Featuring The Bats and their lead singer Robert Scott. Audio

10:41 AM.Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd, published by Granta. Audio

10:07 AM.Sharon Moalem is an award winning geneticist, scientist and New York Times bestselling author. His work focusses on bringing together genetics, biology, and medicine to explain how the human body… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The gutting of Radio Australia. Loss of the Pacific tuna fishery. The Samoan bread fruit -'the new tree of life'. Audio