Nine To Noon Podcast Options

11:45 AM.What researchers found by studying the microbiome of the world's oldest known person - and the other researcher went to some icky places to understand the behaviour of her two cats, Mildred and… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.How to navigate relationships when one partner's plans or hopes for the future differ from their spouse. Do partners have to have the same dreams to be happy together?  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke digs into scat, the vocal jazz improvisation where a singer uses wordless vocables. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.David discusses the decision by police to cancel controversial restructuring in Canterbury , progress in local election voting and Environment Canterbury's Ngai Tahu councillors reflect on their first… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, published by Penguin Books New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.101-year-old Audrey Lilley is doing 101 laps of Methven House to raise money for a new care facility. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Bill Mouat has turned his family's pioneering farming history into a beautifully detailed book called 'Gold Under the Manuka'. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia and PNG signing a landmark security treaty to become formal allies. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The Well-being of Future Generations Act requires public bodies to consider the long-term impact of their decisions.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.For the first time in 26 years the Ministry of Transport is reviewing penalties for traffic offences.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new report has outlined just how seriously our coastlines are under threat from climate change and the impact for homes and industries. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The All Blacks win in Perth, while the Silver Ferns fail to come to a resolution with stood-down coach Dame Noeline Taurua. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Rutherford's life and his work has been diligently chronicled in a new book by Kiwi author Matthew Wright called Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.There's been a raft of departures of companies from the NZX as investors see value that local stakeholders do not.  Read more Audio

10:55 AM.Firms planned to keep cutting jobs and cut back on investment as they faced higher costs and are being forced to raise prices.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The 10th annual Taupo Winter Festival is reported to have been another success with thousands turned out to enjoy the vibrant programme.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Broad reviews New Zealand Rustic by Kate Coughlan, Tessa Chrisp, Yolanta Woldendorp, published by Rough & Co publishing. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Political scientist Dr Carlo Masala on what could happen, if the conflict in Ukraine is settled on terms advantageous to Russia. How far is NATO really prepared to go to defend one of its member… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.President Trump has been blocked from deploying national guard from other states to Oregon.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The amount is less than half of the $300 million initially offered to ASB to settle in July. However, the final settlement is still subject to court approval. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Another three degree-apprenticeship programmes in architecture, construction management and quantity surveying are all in the pilot stage. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.According to the survey - just released by the social services provider Barnardos - this is due to financial pressures, unstable home environments, bullying, and worries about the future.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy reflects on the life of Jane Goodall, and the popular New Zealand falcon, karearea. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Popular Auckland restaurant Fatima's 30 years on and now with a new cookbook. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones on electricity reform, building consensus and Te Pāti Māori facing difficulties. Read more Audio