Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Emma Hislop reviews Pataka Kai: Growing Kai Sovereignty by Jessica Hutchings & Jo Smith published by Massey University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The Return - a retelling of Homer's epic The Odyssey - is directed, co-written and produced by Uberto Pasolini. It tells the story of a soldier's return from many years at war to his land, his wife… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the messaging from the government in the Chancellor Rachel Reeves' spring statement.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.An Irish entrepreneur is recycling old Nissan leaf batteries and has begun turning some of them into energy storage for the home. How is it done, and is it possible here in New Zealand?  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Researchers looking into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to repeated head blows, say they have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the condition. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A former director of the White House Situation Room and senior CIA and NSA official says he is horrified by the use of a messaging app by Senior White House and Pentagon officials.  Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Biologist Dr Sophie Fern on which animals or plants attract conservation funding and which get left behind. Read more Audio

11:32 AM. Auckland writer Vivienne Lingard's book Mrs Forsythe - a musing on motherhood in the 50s, 60s and 70s Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Yadana plays local sounds self described  as 'swamptramp,' Turkish psych-rock and Chaka Khan  Read more Audio

10:46 AM.Around the motu: David Hill is Local Democracy Reporter with North Canterbury News Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Book review: Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell   Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Oxford historian, Dr Moudhy Al Rashid, on her book Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton on the federal Budget  and Queensland's new stadium for the 2032 Olympics  Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The Melbourne-based company aiming to build the first multi-storey 3D printed home in the Southern Hemisphere. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A lawyer for most of the clients currently being kept in New Zealand's only extreme-threat prison unit says the Corrections department wants to change the law to allow human rights abuses to… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A music event promoter is renewing calls for new legislation to protect concert goers if an event is cancelled.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tess discusses updates on the Queenstown Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dunedin's mayor has expressed frustration with the slow progress of the hospital upgrade, and a new bylaw for freedom… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews Invisible Boys TV Tie-in edition by Holden Sheppard published by Fremantle Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sarah Anderson is a writer, painter and the founder of the Travel Bookshop in London which featured in the film Notting Hill. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The Department of Homeland Security is cutting back its civil rights and oversight offices after it revoked parole status from half a million people. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Auckland Councillors are due to vote on two competing projects to be Auckland's main stadium today - but advice from Council staff is that neither is a viable option without significant public… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A Hawke's Bay biotech company is using cutting edge technology to turn waste from the dairy industry into high value protein. Read more Audio