Nine To Noon
5,303 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 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.
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Ulva Goodwillie waves goodbye to Ulva's Guided Walks
March 21, 2024 21:05 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBUlva Goodwillie traces her whakapapa to the earliest inhabitants of Rakiura-Stewart Island and is named after the jewel in the National Park's crown - Ulva Island.
Reddit, the internet's 'front page' goes public
March 21, 2024 20:40 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBSocial media network Reddit has launched many a meme stock - and as it goes public, could it become one itself?
Smaller Scott Base redevelopment proposed
March 21, 2024 20:25 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBAntarctica NZ is proposing to strip back its plans for the redevelopment of Scott Base, after it failed to reach an agreement with the preferred builder last year.
Dementia head count goes door to door
March 21, 2024 20:05 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBAn initiative to capture how many New Zealanders actually have dementia, is going door knocking.
Screentime: Wicked Little Letters, The Girls on the Bus, 3 Body Problem
March 20, 2024 22:45 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBFilm and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Wicked Little Letters (cinemas) about the true tale of a foul-mouthed letter writer in 1920s Sussex; The Girls on the Bus (Neon) follows four female political journalists on the campaign trail as they cover a scandal that threatens democracy and 3 Body Problem (Netflix) is a sci-fi adapted from Liu Cixin's novel that sees a group of scientists trying to stave off an alien invasion. James Croot is Stuff's Stuff to Watch editor
How to help your child make friends
March 20, 2024 22:25 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBThe social aspect of school can be a minefield for some kids. Parents and caregivers can help them navigate the fickle world of friendship by asking questions that aren't the "nervous" kind, says Life Education Trust educator Ingrid Kemp.
Tech: China vs US tech, carmakers share data with insurers
March 20, 2024 22:10 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBTechnology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at the tit-for-tat between China and the US that's playing out across the tech industry.
ComCom's personal banking study
March 20, 2024 22:05 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThe Commerce Commission has released an interim report on its market study into personal banking services.
Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
March 20, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThe world premiere of the latest NZ feature film, The Mountain has just been held in New Plymouth.
Book review: Remember Me: Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa
March 20, 2024 21:35 - 4 minutes - 3.79 MBSonja de Friez reviews Remember Me: Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand Edited by Anne Kennedy published by Auckland University Press
Peeping Tom: The world's 'freakiest theatre troupe'
March 20, 2024 21:05 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBPeeping Tom is an award-winning Belgian dance theatre company which is bringing its production Diptych to the Auckland Arts Festival this weekend.
NZ in recession, GDP per capita figures worsen
March 20, 2024 20:55 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBThe economy slipped into a recession at the end of last year. Stats NZ says gross domestic product fell 0.1 percent in the three months ended December The economy shrank 0.3 percent in the previous quarter fulfilling the technical definition of a recession RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford is with us
UK: Tory revolt over prisons, hints of October election
March 20, 2024 20:45 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech that was critical of the economic legacy of the previous Labour government and...a little boring.
Almost half of New Zealand adults don't have a will prepared
March 20, 2024 20:25 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBAlmost half New Zealand adults don't have a will, despite having dependents and assets.
Banking sector needs more competition: Comcom report
March 20, 2024 20:20 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThe Commerce Commission says the banking sector needs more competition.
New nicotine product targeted at teens
March 20, 2024 20:05 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBAs our government brings in restrictions on vapes, in Australia the vape crackdown has already seen a new product, nicotine pouches selling online and in shops.
Science: Ladybug's chemical warfare, handwriting brain boost
March 19, 2024 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBScience commentator Allan Blackman looks at how the mealybug ladybird uses carminic acid to scare off an attack from ants, and the new research that's found it "steals" it from an invasive bug that came to Spain via the Americas. How did it adopt this defence? A new study backs up the theory that handwriting is beneficial for absorbing information and why is adapting to daylight savings so hard? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technol...
How to navigate conflict with a partner
March 19, 2024 22:20 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBGetting into a heated exchange with your partner over text is never a recipe for relationship success, says therapist Jo Robertson. "Nobody feels cared for over text message in a conflict. Nobody feels really heard or really listened to. And that's our ultimate goal in every single conflict," she tells Kathryn Ryan.
Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
March 19, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 11 MBThe final year of former Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale's turbulent reign has come at a cost.
Book review: Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
March 19, 2024 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBPhil Vine reviews Until August by Gabriel García Márquez published by Penguin Random House.
A decade fostering start-ups & entrepreneurs
March 19, 2024 21:05 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBMarian Johnson has spent years helping build businesses out of the rubble following Christchurch's earthquakes as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Awesome.
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
March 19, 2024 20:50 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MBAustralia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at how conservative politicians are pushing for similar moves to those in the US over TikTok.
Lifelines for Northland businesses affected by Brynderwyn
March 19, 2024 20:20 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MBCrucial repairs to section of State Highway One at the Brynderwyns has again closed the vital gateway to the north.
Ministry apologises as 10,000 sign petition over disability funding changes
March 19, 2024 20:05 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThe Disability Issues Minister has been forced to clarify changes to funding rules that were introduced without notice on Monday and have caused widespread concern within the sector.
Sports correspondent Marc Hinton
March 18, 2024 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBSports correspondent Marc Hinton
Imposter syndrome and strategies to deal with it
March 18, 2024 22:30 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBPeople of all ages and stages can be affected by imposter syndrome and worried that they don't measure up. That little voice that might tell you you are not enough.Bex Bell has a PhD in Criminal Psychology and has always been fascinated by the human condition. She is the founder of Remix Coaching and Consulting which includes working with people from all walks of life to optimise their potential. Part of that is finding practical solutions to deal with doubt. Her own struggles with the r...
Book review: When I open the shop by Romesh Dissanayake
March 18, 2024 21:35 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MBKiran Dass reviews When I open the shop by Romesh Dissanayake published by Te Herenga Waka Univeristy Press
The cultural preservation of space junk
March 18, 2024 21:05 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAlice Gorman is an internationally renowned expert of space archeology. The Associate Professor has made a career of tracking human-made items in the cosmos, and studying their cultural significance. She lays claim to the first archaeological fieldwork to ever to take place outside of Earth, co-directing a study on how astronauts interact with their surroundings at the International Space Station in 2022. She has contributed to international space policy and has authored a book on the to...
Carbon recycling company LanzaTech captures interest
March 18, 2024 20:25 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBA New Zealand company which recycles pollution into products like biofuel and packaging is capturing the attention of several retail giants. LanzaTech has developed a microbe which can convert carbon into ethanol. It employs more than 500 people, many from its headquarters in Chicago, and operates several plants across China, India and Europe, with several more in the works. Several big-name companies like Zara, Lululemon and Adidas now use the recycled carbon emissions in their products...
Housing and RMA Minister Chris Bishop on his plans to shake up sectors
March 18, 2024 20:05 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBGovernment Minister Chris Bishop holds some of the most important portfolios for the new administration - namely housing, resource management and infrastructure. A cabinet paper accompanying a speech Chris Bishop gave on housing reforms states housing affordability is arguably the single most pressing economic, social and cultural problem facing this government. He says getting house prices down to three to five times household incomes would have a "transformative effect" on the New Zeal...
Executive chef Dan Shanks on sourcing local to feed
March 17, 2024 22:30 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBMore than 22,000 people are expected to descend on Lyttelton on March 23/24 for the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix. It's the ninth event on this season's 13-event calendar - which is heralded as the biggest ticketed sailing event in the world. But what happens behind the scenes for an event like this? Dan Shanks has an excellent idea - he's executive chef of Venues Otautahi and the person in charge of feeding everyone. And an exceptionally high bar has been set for this Sail GP event: n...
Political commentators Sue Moroney and Ben Thomas
March 17, 2024 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBSue Moroney is a former MP with the Labour Party and now chief executive of Community Law Centres Aotearoa. Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.
Book review: The Beautiful Afternoon by Airini Beautrais
March 17, 2024 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBHannah August reviews The Beautiful Afternoon by Airini Beautrais published by Te Herenga Waka University Press
Nellie's Baby: one woman's search for her birth parents
March 17, 2024 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBRNZ journalist Kirsty Johnston received an email one day with an usual subject line which was: "Investigating the possible murder of my mother". The email was from a woman named Sarah, who'd been adopted as a baby in the 1980s. Sarah wanted to find the truth about her birth mother Nellie, who was a former psychiatric patient at Porirua Mental Hospital, but who'd died in 2008, before Sarah had a chance to meet her. Sarah was suspicious that Nellie may have been deliberately killed, and th...
Russia correspondent Jim Heintz
March 17, 2024 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBExit polls show Vladimir Putin winning a huge majority of votes in the Russian presidential election. it will be his fifth term as the leader of the country, and the biggest share of the vote he has ever claimed. Jim Heintz is a Russia correspondent for Associated Press. He spent 24 years in Moscow before relocating to Estonia in 2023.
Tauranga's proven strategy for reducing CBD crime
March 17, 2024 20:25 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBAfter concerns were raised about shoplifting to order and other anti social behaviour in town, the Council got to work on an initiative to make the inner city a safer space. The crime crackdown strategy has involved the appointment of a safety and engagement advisor to build relationships with retailers and hear their concerns. Some small businesses had been losing thousands of dollars worth of stock to organised gangs of shoplifters. Tauranga City Council Development and Partnerships Ge...
Electrification of houses saves money, even on finance
March 17, 2024 20:05 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBA house that moves to fully electric - with solar panels and an electric vehicle - and using finance - can save thousands of dollars a year. Rewiring Aotearoa - a non-profit organisation making the case for electrification of homes, businesses and communities - has today put out its Electric Homes report. It says New Zealand is likely one of the first countries in the world to have reached a tipping point where electrification of homes and vehicles delivers both cost and emissions saving...
The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew
March 14, 2024 22:45 - 12 minutes - 11 MBTe Radar and Pinky Agnew wrap up the lighter moments of the week, including a library in Massachusetts which is allowing patrons to pay with cat pictures. And in Australia, crowds of people have lined up to bear their backsides at an oncoming train - a tradition which takes place every 10 years.
Book review: The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisa
March 14, 2024 21:35 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBAirini Beautrais reviews The Unsettled: Small stories of colonisation by Richard Shaw published by Massey University Press
Aaron Carter on fitness and mental health - 'You strap the shoes on and you go for a walk'
March 14, 2024 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBSports event organiser Aaron Carter now finds it "really bizarre" that severe depression was able to stop him doing the outdoor activities he loved. He tells Kathryn Ryan that getting active again has been a major part of his recovery. "Eventually, you sort of break through and you see the blue skies again and yeah, you strap the shoes on and you go for a walk and that's literally how it started for me, walking along the waterfront in Taupō and just getting back into life."
TikTok faces US ban
March 14, 2024 20:45 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MBAsia correspondent Ed White discusses rising tensions between China and the West as the United States House of Representatives passes a bill offering TikTok's owner ByteDance an ultimatum.
New Zealand brothers and space innovators
March 14, 2024 20:25 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBBrothers Stefan and James Powell are the founders of Dawn Aerospace - which they describe as helping customers who want to get into orbit and space.
Shock suspension of Green MP over migrant exploitation claims
March 14, 2024 20:25 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBRNZ's political editor Jo Moir discusses the latest turmoil in the Green Party.
'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton fears tech is too powerful
March 14, 2024 20:05 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe man widely regarded as the godfather of artificial intelligence, Dr Geoffrey Hinton, is worried the technology is becoming too powerful for humanity's own good.
Screentime: Dark City: The Cleaner, The Regime, Dune 2
March 13, 2024 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MBFilm and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about local production Dark City: The Cleaner (Neon), based on the bestselling book by New Zealand author Paul Cleave. He'll also look at black satire The Regime (Neon), starring Kate Winslet and the new blockbuster Dune: Part Two (cinemas).
Parenting: What to do when your child refuses to go to school
March 13, 2024 22:30 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBSchool refusal is a different kettle of fish than a child simply wanting to stay home for a day. It's a situation where they become so anxious or fearful - and it can be for a variety of reasons - that they refuse to go, repeatedly. While it's difficult to measure how many kids experience this, Dr Rosina McAlpine, founder of the Win Win Parenting program in Australia, says it could be up to five percent. Dr Rosina founded the parenting wellness workshop, which has been run across Austral...
Tech: What's behind the US TikTok block?
March 13, 2024 22:05 - 18 minutes - 17 MBTechnology correspondent Peter Griffin examines why the US House of Representatives has just passed legislation to ban Chinese-owned app TikTok and the repercussions it might bring from China. The bill must pass in the Senate, but if it does, TikTok owner ByteDance would be required to sell it within six months or face a ban from US app stores and hosting plaforms. Peter will also update what's happening in Australia as Google moves forward with its publishing deal, even after Meta pulle...
Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
March 13, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBThings are looking up for Whanganui's international pilot academy with the District Council investing $2.78 million in 10 additional planes. The academy has recently signed a new contract with Indian airline IndiGo to train pilots in the river city. Also the town's CBD is being transformed into a pedestrian centric hub and moves are afoot to increase parking fees, currently it only costs 50 cents an hour to park in some areas. Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chron...
Book review: Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2024
March 13, 2024 21:40 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBAsh Davida Jane reviews Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2024 Edited by Tracey Slaughter published by Massey University Press
The history of art is very different when you include the women
March 13, 2024 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBE. H. Gombrich's 1950 book The Story Of Art is one of art history's seminal texts. Now on it's 16th edition, it has sold over eight million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. But it has one major flaw. The first edition didn't include any women artists, whilst subsequent editions feature just one; Käthe Kollwitz. Art historian Katy Hessel is on a mission to correct that. Her book The Story of Art Without Men re-examines art movements from the Renaissance to today, fo...