Nine To Noon Podcast Options

9:05 AM.One of the country's most experienced wildfire experts is concerned over Fire and Emergency NZ's restructure plan. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with a new study that looked at 86,000 people in 27 European countries to understand how multilingualism may influence their brain health as they… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?'  Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Music correspondent Dave Wilson talks about Romani music, which is widely celebrated around the world - even as they're among the most oppressed minority populations in the world. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Libby discuses the local impact of a decision by Fire and Emergency to pull back from responding to water emergencies, wire thefts leaving life threatening hazard and the Japanese textile collection… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews An Eccentric History in Batik by Dinah Priestley, published by Mary Egan Publishing. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.A new book covers cartographical conundrums like disappeared Soviet cities and whether Google Maps has completely ruined our ability to navigate. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how the toxic sand discovery is being handled by different states. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The government is aiming to get more disabled and neurodiverse people employed in manufacturing, engineering and logistics. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.New Zealand needs to better manage the decline of domestic gas to avoid costly business closures, according to a new report.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Police attended 7,370 fewer mental health-related requests in the year to June - the result of a plan to wind back on responding to calls for help.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The All Blacks' loss to England has sparked questions about what went wrong, whether Scott Robertson is the right coach heading toward the next World Cup.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.The story of Thomas Cheeseman, Auckland Museum's curator for 50 years  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The housing market has stabilised, but a well-stocked rental market is pushing down rents. Dan talks about the inevitability of more taxes to pay for an increasing amount of public needs. And the… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Michael covers strong visitor numbers at the renovated Sarjeant Gallery, investors wanted to build a new hotel in Whanganui's CBD, a new pirate ship with an interesting past for Ohakune's playground… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Stefan Powell, co-founder and CEO of Dawn Aerospace, has received the Prime Minister's Space Prize for Professional Excellence. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Australian journalist Aaron Patrick on the fight in southern Afghanistan that created - and then destroyed - a national hero.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The US shutdown is over, and the House is back working again with Democrats releasing Epstein emails that President Trump "knew about the girls" and was the "dog who hasn't barked".  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A kiwi avoidance programme for dogs now has more trainers than ever, as demand rises ahead of summer.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A Dunedin building company is lifting houses in a flood prone suburb by as much as a metre to prevent future inundation.

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9:05 AM.Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologists warn their workforces are depleting to the point there won't be enough experienced professionals to provide supervision for those in training.  Read more Audio