Nine To Noon
5,303 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFrom nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Christchurch's Ōtākaro Orchard Community Garden to open education hub
April 28, 2024 23:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBBeside Christchurch's Avon River, Otakaro Orchard Community Garden and Food Forest has 96 different fruit trees, and an underscrub filled berries, herbs and medicinal plants.
Political commentators Fletcher Tabuteau and Gareth Hughes
April 28, 2024 23:07 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBFletcher Tabuteau is a former NZ First MP from 2014 to 2020, former deputy leader of the party, and former Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the then Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and the then minister for regional development Shane Jones. He now works for lobbying and communications firm Capital Government Relations. Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.
Around the motu: David Williams
April 28, 2024 22:46 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBDavid looks at leaked documents that show the Canterbury arm of Te Whatu Ora had been told to save $13.3m by July.
Book review: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
April 28, 2024 22:41 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBKim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop in Gisborne reviews The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon published by Simon and Schuster.
Doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay on finding the funny in a job he found toxic
April 28, 2024 22:06 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBAdam Kay has been very open with what turned him off working as a doctor and into a successful writer and comedian.
Wood-based energy industry starting to gather steam
April 28, 2024 21:35 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBBlack wood pellets are seen as a potential silver bullet replacement for coal by major industrial users in New Zealand like Fonterra and Genesis Energy.
Preparing mental health workers to attend emergency calls "could take a decade"
April 28, 2024 21:25 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBThe Mental Health Foundation warns preparing the sector to pick up all mental health-related emergency calls could take a decade.
Police Association talk pay dispute, shift away from mental health callouts
April 28, 2024 21:05 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBThe police pay dispute is now in the hands of a third party, who will decide whether or not they should be earning more.
The week that was with Michele A'Court and Irene Pink
April 25, 2024 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBComedians Michele A'Court and Irene Pink look at the lighter moments of the week.
New music with Jeremy Taylor
April 25, 2024 23:05 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBMusic commentator Jeremy Taylor has reissues from Air, Spice Girl Emma Bunton and Kirsty MacColl, plus an outlier track from the new Taylor Swift album.
Around the motu: Peter Newport in Queenstown
April 25, 2024 22:45 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBPeter Newport is Managing Editor, Crux, based in Arrowtown
Book review: How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
April 25, 2024 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBGail Pittaway reviews How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin published by Hachette
The entrepreneur with plans to bring cheap electricity to tens of millions of Africans
April 25, 2024 22:05 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBMansoor Hamayun has grown his Bboxx company out of a university project that set up six villages in Rwanda with electricity - and now he wants to expand that to tens of millions more people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr Hillary Bennett: Protecting workers' mental wellbeing after job cuts
April 25, 2024 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBIn the past six months, redundancies have been signalled across both the private and public sectors.
As school goes back, the cellphones go away
April 25, 2024 21:20 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBFrom next week, the kids will be back. But TikTok and messaging in the classroom won't be. The government's cellphone ban kicks in from term two.
Does NZ need mandatory child abuse reporting?
April 25, 2024 21:05 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBMoves to make reporting of suspected child abuse mandatory should be treated with caution, says Safeguarding Children group.
Personal finance: How to get through being made redundant
April 23, 2024 23:45 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBAs thousands of jobs are cut, particularly through the public sector, Lisa joins Kathryn with some of her tips on what to do if you're being made redundant.
The Taranaki gym encouraging older people to lift weights
April 23, 2024 23:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBTaranaki seniors are showing it's never too late to summon strength, pulling off deadlifts and squats in a community gym group. Dane Carr, head coach at the Lion's Den Gym & Fitness Centre, tells Kathryn Ryan how weightlifting benefits bodies of all ages.
Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
April 23, 2024 22:45 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBMike digs deep into the rates rise signalled for the city - set at about 12 percent.
Book review: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
April 23, 2024 22:35 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBJenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen published by Penguin Random House NZ
Natalie Haynes on bringing the classical world to the modern one
April 23, 2024 22:05 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBNatalie Haynes is an author, stand-up comedian and self-confessed nerd. As a teenager she embraced Latin and Ancient Greek, before going on to study classics under the famed Professor Mary Beard.
Australia: The state vs Elon Musk's X, PM hikes Kokoda
April 23, 2024 21:45 - 9 minutes - 8.32 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken on Elon Musk.
New Zealand adds to its seed reserves at remote global vault
April 23, 2024 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAnother batch of New Zealand's most precious pasture seeds have been delivered to a doomsday mountain vault in Norway.
Changes to fishing in Fiordland and Chatham Islands
April 23, 2024 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBFrom tomorrow the amount of finfish and shellfish recreational fishers can take from inside Fiordland will be reduced.
Police Association warns officers cannot take gang patches in real time under proposed law
April 23, 2024 21:05 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Police Association warns officers will not be able to confiscate gang patches in real time, under a proposed law change.
NZ's response to 'significant' migration levels
April 22, 2024 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13 MBStats NZ figures in the year to January show more than 250,000 people arrived in New Zealand. Massey University Professor Paul Spoonley says the volume of arrivals has contributed a significant net gain of more than 131,000. He joins us to discuss the record levels of migration, the challenge for processing visas, and the government's response. Professor Paul Spoonley is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Honorary Research Associate in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at M...
Around the motu: Che Baker in Invercargill
April 22, 2024 22:50 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBStuff's Southland Editor Che Baker looks at Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark's apology for his interview with comedian Guy Williams.
Book review: Girl of the Mountains by Trish McCormack
April 22, 2024 22:40 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MBElisabeth Easther reviews Girl of the Mountains by Trish McCormack published by Glacier Press
Nick Stride on why his family fled Russia and went into hiding
April 22, 2024 22:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBBritish construction worker Nick Stride was working in Moscow in 1998 to help build the British embassy there.
Roading experts discuss Government's big maintenance plans
April 22, 2024 21:30 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThe Government is planning to spend billions of dollars on new roads under a transport plan proposed last month.
A leading youth advocate is worried boot camp kids will end up without support
April 22, 2024 21:15 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBA leading youth advocate is concerned young people sent to boot camps will come out the other end without crucial support.
Emergency management system has 'significant shortcomings' - inquiry
April 22, 2024 21:05 - 14 minutes - 13 MBAn inquiry into the response to last year's catastrophic North Island storms that killed 15 people has found the country's emergency management system is not fit for purpose.
Urban Issue with Bill McKay: The history of kitchen design
April 21, 2024 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBBill McKay discusses the history of the classic layout of a kitchen, and its connections to pre-Nazi Germany.
The Muriwai Deli: From food trucks to permanent fixture
April 21, 2024 23:30 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBThe Muriwai Deli is a permanent fixture in the West Auckland community, but it wasn't always that way.
Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
April 21, 2024 23:05 - 26 minutes - 24 MBDale Husband is a long time broadcaster and Radio Waatea presenter hosting a Maori focused current affairs programme. Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawyer, political commentator and a National Party member.
Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
April 21, 2024 22:45 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBRangiora High School's building project includes a return to single-cell classrooms.
Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband by Kerstin Pilz
April 21, 2024 22:35 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBCynthia Morahan reviews Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband by Kerstin Pilz published by Affirm Press
Hidden Japan: The astonishing places you shouldn't visit
April 21, 2024 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBGrowing up in an American Navy family, Alex Kerr lived in many places including Italy, Hawaii and Washington DC.
Sue Novell on why we should eat our weeds and flowers
April 21, 2024 21:30 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBOut with the lawn and in with the food.
Portable toilets will soon no longer cut it for freedom campers
April 21, 2024 21:25 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBIncoming rules for freedom campers have left rental companies feeling confused.
Owners of earthquake-prone buildings given more time to strengthen them
April 21, 2024 21:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MBOwners of earthquake-prone buildings will now have a four year extension on the requirement to strengthen or demolish.
The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
April 18, 2024 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBComedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks look at the lighter moments of the week, including Uber's annual list of the most unusual items left in rideshare cars globally. This year it includes a live turtle, a 'fart sensor', and a WWE championship belt. And how much would you pay to smell like Eden Park? The Auckland stadium has released a fragrance which "encapsulates the lush greenery" for $170 a pop.
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
April 18, 2024 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13 MBThe Kiwis league captain, the Golden Boot winner for the best player in the world, the main main in the Panthers forward pack that's won three straight NRL premierships - is coming to the Warriors. One All Black heading overseas (briefly) has been a talking point this week, with Jordie Barrett's deal to stay in NZ Rugby slightly overshadowed by his rugby playing sabbatical at famous Irish club Leinster The boat for team NZ's America's Cup defence in Barcelona has a name - and it's not a ...
Book review The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren MacDibble
April 18, 2024 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBRoger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren MacDibble, published by Allen and Unwin.
Foraging safely for edible wild food
April 18, 2024 22:05 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBPeter Langlands says his passion for foraging food has turned him into an "accidental botanist". The Christchurch bird-watcher and conservationist presents a guide to over 250 edible plants and funghi in his new book Foraging New Zealand.
Full immersion pre school for neurodiverse and disabled
April 18, 2024 21:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBTe Puna Reo o Manga Tangaroa in Kaikohe has been set up to prioritise children living with disabilities. The school was created by local couple Claraand Manga Aperahama-Kopa to provide quality education to tamariki of all capabilities. Clara talks to Kathryn about her young son who inspired the whanau to fund-raise and build the pre school
Auckland University hostel students to withhold rent over spiraling costs
April 18, 2024 21:15 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBSome students at halls run by the University of Auckland will refuse to pay their fees from next month in protest at what they say are unjustifiable price hikes.
Boeing whistleblower claims company 'putting out defective planes'
April 18, 2024 21:05 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MBA Boeing engineer has given compelling testimony detailing his concerns about how Boeing aircraft are being put together.
Screentime: Civil War, One Question, The Royal Hotel, Eileen
April 17, 2024 23:45 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MBFilm and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Civil War (cinema), which follows a group of journalists through an America at war with itself, in a race to reach the White House. One Question (Sky Open) is a new season of a popular game show with Claudia Winkleman, The Royal Hotel (online rental from April 24) stars Julia Garner as one of two backpackers stuck in a small outback town in Australia and Eileen (online rental from April 24) stars Kiwi Thomasin McKenzie and...
How mums can support their daughters' healthy body image
April 17, 2024 23:30 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBNegative body image is a lifelong issue for many women which social media only serves to fuel. Yet the habits and self-talk of mothers can also have a profound effect on young girls becoming overly critical of their bodies. Psychologists Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher offer advice on what to do and what not to do in their new book Beyond Body Positive: A Mother's Evidence-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Image.