Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie, published by Bridget Williams Books. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.US master arborist Basil Camu has made a daring business move - refusing to cut down trees.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Raukumara Conservation Park was said to be dying - over run with deer, possums and goats - when iwi raised the urgent need for action more than 10 years ago.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Solar companies say they are lining up to put panels on public buildings and land around the country, and that this could save the state millions.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New national flood data maps the properties and infrastructure at risk from flooding now - and as the climate changes.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about the annual Massey University retirement spending guidelines, which yet again shows that retirees spend more than they get from NZ Super. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Fifty years ago this month the Māori  Land March entered Parliament grounds on a rainy day, led by Dame Whina Cooper. Read more Audio

11:05 AM. Ian Chapman explores the entertaining and often amusing world of the mondegreen - aka the misheard lyric.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Southland correspondent Kirsty Pickett joins Kathryn to talk about how the deep south fared in the recent bad spring weather. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews Twist by Colum McCann, published by Bloomsbury. RRP: $37 Read more Audio

10:30 AM.A week after storms that caused widespread damage, farmers in Southland are still struggling with power supplies.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.What is it about an art heist that fascinates people so much? What motivates thieves? And what happens when it goes wrong? Dr Penelope Jackson's written a number of books about art crimes and shares… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche to talk about the decision by the competition watchdog ACCC to sue Microsoft for alleged misleading conduct over adding Copilot AI to its 365 subs. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Wellington City Mission is celebrating one year in its purpose-built $50 million innovative hub in Newtown where it has supported thousands of people and families in need. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A recent government science funding announcement hasn't impressed one of the country's top scientists, who says the country's best researchers are being driven overseas.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Lower Hutt firefighters say they can't get to fires fast enough because a key station has been closed for nearly four years, while the union says there are stations in Auckland and Tauranga with… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Stats NZ senior manager for prices and construction Nicola Growden talks with Kathryn about the cost of living, and how it is measured.  Read more Audio

11:15 AM.RNZ acting political Craig McCulloch joins us to dissect Labour's tax policy. Then Neale and Brigitte discuss that and other recent events in politics. Read more Audio

10:48 AM.Tom Hunt is a senior journalist with Wellington paper The Post Read more Audio

10:44 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Wreck by Catherine Newman, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.New Zealand has had its fair share of iconic outdoorsmen - some real, some created, some a bit of both - but all genuine characters. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.US President Trump is at the Asean Summit in Malaysia and appears to have struck a deal with Chinese President XI Jinping for a US investment for TikTok.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Nearly 8,000 properties in Southland and Otago remain without power this weekend - and the local lines company is warning residents it could last several days.  Read more Audio