RNZ: Nine To Noon

The comedians chat about massaging orca whales, pork intestine coffee and honey chasing bears.

Dana Johannsen discusses referees being abused in Horowhenua Kapiti and funding for Moana Pasifika.

Jimmy Ellingham is a RNZ Checkpoint reporter based in Palmerston North.

Leah McFall reviews Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton published by Canongate.

A group of school students in the Nelson region have come up with a way to ease the financial load and make ball attire more sustainable. 

Making sure children see themselves reflected in books is a driving force for author and publisher David Riley, who calls himself The Reading Warrior. 

Ed White discusses how China is responding to the Iran-Israel conflict.

The Retirement Navigator - as it's called - is being described as a one-of-a-kind tool for spending in golden years.

Heavy rain, surface flooding and slips have forced more evacuations the top of the South Island, in the Tasman district. 

Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about new Netflix series Sirens, starring Julianne Moore as an enigmatic billionaire who may have trapped her young employee into a manipulative web. Playing Nice (Three) sees James Norton facing a parent's nightmare of their child being swapped at birth and Long Bright River (Three) is an American crime drama miniseries based on the 2020 book of the same name starring Amanda Seyfried. Perlina Lau is co-host of RNZ's Culture 101 programme

It can be hard to avoid what's going on in the world right now, including for children. How can parents help their kids make sense of what's going on, without scaring them?

Technology correspondent Bill Bennett looks at Chorus' plan to extend the fibre network further into rural New Zealand.

Logan discusses the latest events in Southland including tension around the Southland Museum and Art Gallery.

Lynn Freeman reviews The Name of the Sister by Gail Jones published by Text Publishing

Considered one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, Beth Rodden, has conquered much more than some of the world's most challenging summits. 

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the government's plans to push ahead with cuts to benefits for disabled people.

It's estimated that spiders consume up to 800 million tons of insects globally every year. 

Children who grow up in state homes have more behaviour issues in early childhood than those who don't, but they largely converge by early adolescence to have similar or higher wellbeing. 

Just six months ago the Prime Minister announced a major shakeup of Crown Research Institutes Niwa, GNS Science, and AgResearch.

The MP for Tamaki Makaurau Takutai Tarsh Kemp has died, aged 50. Kemp had been suffering from kidney disease. She was at Parliament yesterday, before travelling back to Auckland. RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly reports from Parliament.

Money commentator David Boyle reckons a budgeting date night could be just the tonic for couples to talk through their money challenges.

When it comes to natural disasters, New Zealand's unfortunately well-placed. But could you get through? Stephen Barnett's written the guide to help.

Otago reporter Tess Brunton has the latest from the region, including a Kainga Ora tenant who spent a week without hot water and the return of trans-Tasman flights into Dunedin.

Kiran Dass reviews Base Notes: The Scents of a Life by Adelle Stripe published by Orion

Sign-up bonuses, deposit matches and "free" bets .... are just some of the tactics sports betting companies are using to lure young men into gambling.

Tim Wigmore's new book Test Cricket: A History tells the story of the game's evolution since its inception in the 1870s. 

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at how Australia responded to the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and and the Safety commissioner has called for YouTube to be included in the social media ban.

Phage therapy has been hailed as the next line of defence against the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Dr Leah Smith has been researching the treatment. 

Every tree in Aotearoa New Zealand's forests is about to be tracked - from space. A New Zealand data science company has just been award a million dollars from MBIE.

Disability advocates are worried funding for subsidised transport will be cut without notice - fearing the situation could be the same as the shock cuts to disability support service funding last March.

Sam Ackerman has the latest sports news.

Kat Littlewood, a veterinary specialist in animal welfare, talks with Kathryn about some of the typical pet care myths she hears about in the clinic. 

Calida Stuart-Menteath is co-editor at the National Business Review

Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle.

Sonja de Friez reviews Letters by Oliver Sacks published by Pan Macmillan.

Chuck Marohn calls himself a 'recovering engineer'. He is visiting New Zealand to present at the Infrastructure Commission's annual infrastructure symposium.

Neil Mulholland leads the New Zealand Nature Fund - he discusses the role of philanthropy in preserving biodiversity.

The latest from the US after the country attacked Iran's nuclear sites over the weekend. 

New Zealanders can now get access to what's being described as the first 'smart' hearing implant system. 

From next week, prices on public transport around the country are going up - as councils try to meet a directive from the Government.

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay discusses the government's decision to introduce a bill to demolish Wellington's Gordon Wilson Flats.

Beth Hill's creative passion turned into starting Taco Bandit, which serves up bold fusion-style tacos in Northland.