Nine To Noon
5,444 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days 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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Australian bushfire smoke poses ongoing health risk
February 02, 2020 20:35 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBDr Gabriel da Silva is a specialist in atmospheric chemistry at the University of Melbourne and is concerned about what bushfire affected communities in both urban and rural Australia have been inhaling during and following the summer's devastating and deadly blazes.
Click to consent: Why privacy policies need an overhaul
February 02, 2020 20:20 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBWhen was the last time you read the privacy policy of a service you signed up to? An Auckland shopping mall has been requiring customers to hand over detailed information - including name, email address, car number plate, payment method and their location - before allowing them two hours of free parking.
Coronavirus: strongest response yet
February 02, 2020 20:05 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBNew Zealand has joined the US and Australia, in barring all foreign travellers from China from entering the country for up to two weeks.
The week that was with Te Radar & Irene Pink
January 30, 2020 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MBOur comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with the quirky side of the past week.
Black Ties. Not your average rom com
January 30, 2020 21:10 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBOne wedding, two families and two cultures. Tainui Tukiwaho talks about his on stage rom com, Black Ties, and his brilliant take on the Trans-Tasman clash of cultures. Black Ties, which is a co-production by Melbourne's Ilbijerri theatre company and New Zealand's Te Re¯hia theatre, plays at New Zealand festival of the arts in Wellington 4-7 March, and Auckland arts festival 11-15 March.
Keeping the hihi (stitchbird) from extinction
January 30, 2020 20:40 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBSome our native bird populations are struggling to cope with rising temperatures but human intervention is helping to ensure their survival. The latest research on the hihi, or stitchbird, reveals the battles most threatened species are under globally, as they try to adapt to threats such as climate change and emerging diseases. The hihi is classified as a nationally vulnerable species under DOC's threat of extinction system. A team of scientists led by University of Auckland's Dr Anna S...
Keeping the hihi - stitchbird from extinction
January 30, 2020 20:40 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBSome our native bird populations are struggling to cope with rising temperatures but human intervention is helping to ensure their survival. The latest research on the hihi, or stitchbird, reveals the battles most threatened species are under globally, as they try to adapt to threats such as climate change and emerging diseases. The hihi is classified as a nationally vulnerable species under DOC's threat of extinction system. A team of scientists led by University of Auckland's Dr Anna S...
Salvation or stigma? Case made for targeted social intervention
January 30, 2020 20:20 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBHealth and social scientists have documented the clearest picture so far of our 'hospital revolving-door problem', the concentration of crime, and long-term welfare dependence in a relatively small cluster of New Zealanders.
Wuhan evacuation safety concerns
January 30, 2020 20:06 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe Air New Zealand charter plane to evacuate New Zealanders out of Wuhan is just days away from leaving. Up to 40 Air New Zealand staff have volunteered to be part of the ten member cabin crew aboard the 300 seat aircraft. The Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says those staff will not have to go into quarantine after they return, but exact details of how they are to be protected are still being worked through. Kathryn speaks with Savage, Head of Aviation, for E tu, the union...
Underwater, Frida: Viva la vida
January 29, 2020 22:50 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBFilm and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan joins Kathryn to talk about deep sea thriller Underwater, starring Kristen Stewart. She'll also look at Frida: Viva la vida, a documentary on the two sides of artist Frida Kahlo. She'll also do a wrap-up of the school holiday flicks - including Robert Downey Jnr's massive misstep in Dolittle.
Anxious parenting: Kevin Wilson
January 29, 2020 22:25 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBAmerican author and father Kevin Wilson revisits his obsession with spontaneous human combustion in his new novel Nothing to See Here. Here former college room-mate Madison asks Lillian to be a governess to her strangely afflicted ten year old twin step-children Bessie and Roland, who have a tendency to overheat and burst into flames, a metaphor for parenting with anxiety. Kevin has been dogged by anxiety throughout his life, and the prospect of parenthood petrified him. How could he loo...
Facebook's new tracker released
January 29, 2020 22:05 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBTech commentator Paul Matthews looks at the "Off-Facebook Activity" finally released by Facebook that allows you to see the 180 days' worth of data Facebook collects about from sites that you've visited - even when you're not using Facebook. He'll also talk why Big Tech is asking for more regulation, and a stoush that's brewing over a review in the polytech sector.
Elizabeth Strout on Olive Kitteridge in Olive, Again
January 29, 2020 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBDescribed as one of America's finest writers, award-winning and best-selling author Elizabeth Strout speaks with Kathryn Ryan about one of the finest female characters to come out of American fiction. Olive Kitteridge is back in Olive, Again. Olive Kitteridge sold a million copies, earned Elizabeth a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 and was followed by the HBO mini-series with the double Oscar-winning Frances McDormand playing Olive. The book's sequel Olive, Again is a brilliant series of vignets ...
Three days to Brexit, Huawei gets ok, BBC cuts 450 jobs
January 29, 2020 20:46 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris looks at the UK's controversial decision to let Chinese tech giant Huawei roll out its 5G network, how British citizens are faring amid the coronavirus outbreak, Brexit is now just 3 days away, the BBC is cutting 450 jobs and e-scooters might finally be made legal.
High tech predator control scheme a first
January 29, 2020 20:31 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBA high tech predator control entity says it has eradicated all pests from a remote valley in South Westland and what's more - is keeping them out. Zero Invasive Predators - or ZIP - did the trial in a 12,000 hectare block within the Perth River valley near Whataroa last year. After carrying out a 1080 predator removal operation in 2019, ZIP established a network of 700 traps for rats and possums, all connected by radio and satellite to rangers' phones and laptops, along with 142 cameras ...
Auckland's infrastructure billion dollar bonanza
January 29, 2020 20:06 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBThe Auckland region is the big winner following the Government's 12-billion dollar infrastructure spend. A raft of road and rail upgrades are planned, including three billion dollars earmarked to improve arterial routes to the north and south of the city. There is also more than a billion dollars allocated for rail. Kathryn discusses the funding package with Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Michael Barnett, Matt Lowrie who is the Editor of Greater Auckland, formerly known as ...
Yes, your kids are turning your hair grey
January 28, 2020 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MB[image_crop:95409:full] Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at experiments in mice which has shown stress does result in grey fur, leading researchers to believe they've figured out how. University of Sydney researchers have used human stem cells to make pain-killing neurons that provide lasting relief in mice -without side effects - in a single treatment. And no, it's not snakeflu... a quick update on a recently published paper that suggests the new coronavirus may ...
Kiwi lighthouses inspiring new generation
January 28, 2020 22:25 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBA trio of richly illustrated books for young history buffs has been a labour of love for photographer and lighthouse enthusiast Grant Sheehan. 'Ivan and the lighthouse', 'Lucy goes to the lighthouse', and 'Oliver goes to Stephens Island lighthouse' are based on some of the real life stories of historic lighthouse keepers and their families, and aimed at 5-7 year olds.
Govt details infrastructure spend
January 28, 2020 22:20 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBThe Prime Minister has revealed a half-billion-dollar spend-up on roads, to come out of the $12 billion Infrastructure Fund. Kathryn talks with RNZ's Political Editor Jane Patterson.
American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins - border crisis
January 28, 2020 21:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThe research for author Jeanine Cummins' latest book took to her to borderland towns in Mexico, where thousands of people seeking a new life in America gather to try to enter the US.
Australians urged to 'reconsider' travel to China
January 28, 2020 20:50 - 10 minutes - 9.85 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Niesche reports on the country's response to coronavirus, including official information this morning that citizens should "reconsider" the need to travel to China.
Report says 'no' to raising retirement age
January 28, 2020 20:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBIn a relief to those of us who don't want to work past the age of 65, a review that looked into into upping the age for super has found it'd do more harm than good, and is affordable for decades to come.
Building up: recruiting more women into construction
January 28, 2020 20:10 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBThe push to attract more women into construction jobs is ramping up. With the sector suffering a serious skill shortage and its biggest recruitment period approaching, advocates say more needs to be done to encourage young people, especially women, into the building trade.
Removing barriers for Pacific students
January 27, 2020 22:30 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBUniversity of Auckland Pacific Pro Vice Chancellor Pacific, Professor, Damon Salesa on the challenges of closing the achievement differential between Pacific and non Pacific, non Maori learners.
Impact of the coronavirus on the economy
January 27, 2020 22:05 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBBusiness commentator Rebecca Stevenson talks to Kathryn about the global market reaction to the deadly coronavirus. Stocks are sliding due to the uncertainty, including Air New Zealand and other airlines.
Award winning Scottish playwright, Kieran Hurley
January 27, 2020 21:05 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBKieran Hurley's work Mouthpiece, won the Hector MacMillan Award for Best new Scottish play and the prestigous Carol Tambor Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year (2019), where it was sold out and it is part of the Auckland Festival in March.
Greymouth life-saving community project
January 27, 2020 20:50 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBA community initiative is underway on the West Coast which aims to make Greymouth the safest place in the country to have a heart attack.
The future of content on our screens and airwaves
January 27, 2020 20:20 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBKathryn talks to the outgoing head of New Zealand On Air, Jane Wrightson about her 12 years leading the allocation of around $100 million in funding to content creators across our screens and airwaves.
How might coronavirus affect tourism to New Zealand?
January 27, 2020 20:05 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBAs the death toll in China from those infected with coronavirus rises to 81, a lock-down spreads to 15 cities and group tours are banned outside of the country, Kathryn talks to New Zealand Chinese Travel and Tourism Association Simon Cheung and Chris Roberts of the Tourism Industry Association about what it means for New Zealand's $40b tourism industry.
Happy Birthday Auckland! Challenges for our biggest city
January 26, 2020 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBOn Auckland Anniversary Day Bill McKay looks at what makes Auckland so different from the rest of New Zealand's cities and what it must do differently.
Akaroa Cooking school and food tours
January 26, 2020 22:30 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MBLou and Ant Bentley set up the Akaroa Cooking school almost a decade ago, and have branched out into foodie tours too, to Italy and also the Canterbury region.
Basketball star Kobe Bryant dead in crash: US media
January 26, 2020 22:05 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBUS media is reporting the basketball great, Kobe Bryant, has died in a helicopter crash in California. The LA County Sheriff says five people have died in a crash in Calabasas. Bryant played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and retired four years ago. Kathryn talks with LA journalist Yakenda McGahee.
Book Review - Best of 2019
January 26, 2020 21:40 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBBronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, with her favourite books from last year: The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape), The Library of Ice: Readings from a Cold Climate by Nancy Campbell (Simon & Schuster), Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books by Nina Freudenberger (Hardie Grant).
Frans De Waal: primal emotions about inequity
January 26, 2020 21:05 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBOne of the world's foremost primatologists Frans de Waal's research tells us much about what can animals teach us about ourselves when it comes to economic, social and political power structures.
Climate Change Commission. Preparing for 2050
January 26, 2020 20:45 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBDr Rod Carr is heading up the newly created independent institution, tasked with holding successive governments to account on climate change mitigation and adaption.
National Library and Archives changes worry historians
January 26, 2020 20:30 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBHistorians and genealogists say the work that they do could be severely impacted by proposed changes at the National Library and Archives New Zealand. The National Library is trying to re-home its overseas published collections, and Archives NZ is seeking to halve its reading room hours from March.
New Zealand's response to coronavirus threat
January 26, 2020 20:05 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBChinese officials are warning that people with the novel coronavirus can be infectious up to two weeks before they develop any symptoms.
Five a day: Olympic Pentathlete Rebecca Jamieson
January 23, 2020 21:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBRebecca Jamieson is bound for Tokyo, the first ever female athlete to represent New Zealand in the Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic Games. While most athletes preparing for the Olympics focus on one sport, Rebecca has five: fencing, swimming, show jumping, running and shooting. More impressive, Rebecca only took up training for this mammoth event last year. 100% self-funded, the 29 year old from Patumahoe in South Auckland has pushed the pause button on her full-time teaching career to g...
Five a day: Pentathlete Rebecca Jamieson
January 23, 2020 21:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBRebecca Jamieson is the first ever female athlete to qualify to represent New Zealand in the Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic Games. While most athletes preparing for the Olympics focus on one sport, Rebecca has five: fencing, swimming, show jumping, running and shooting. More impressive, Rebecca only took up training for this mammoth event last year. 100% self-funded, the 29 year old from Patumahoe in South Auckland has pushed the pause button on her full-time teaching career to get up ...
Asia correspondent Ed White - China's deadly coronavirus
January 23, 2020 20:49 - 10 minutes - 9.31 MBThe latest on the deadly spread of China's coronavirus is sparking global concern with more than 500 confirmed cases of the virus, which has claimed 18 lives. Ed White is a correspondent for the Financial Times, based in Seoul.
Kowtow: the Kiwi fashion label making swimwear out of fishing nets
January 23, 2020 20:37 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThe sustainable New Zealand fashion label Kowtow is branching out into swimwear – but not made of any ordinary fabric. The first non-natural fabric the brand has used is made from regenerated fishing nets.
Swimwear to suit fish: Kowtow's Gosia Piatek
January 23, 2020 20:37 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBKiwi fashion designer Gosia Piatek's fashion label Kowtow is environmentally and ethically sustainable. Gosia started the label in Wellington 14 years ago and is now selling all over the world. She tells Lynn Freeman how her latest range includes swimwear made from nylon waste material - including discarded carpets, plastic components and ghost fishing nets.
NZ helping world to enjoy kai moana safely
January 23, 2020 20:24 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBFish and shellfish account for a significant portion of food-borne illnesses throughout the world, Now a method developed by Cawthron scientists to detect toxins in seafood will help to set a world standard for the global industry. Cawthron, in partnership with food safety scientists at the UK's Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, has led a study over the past four years to gain international recognition for a method to detect neurotoxins in seafood products. L...
Australia's bushfire implications for urban planners
January 23, 2020 20:08 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBThe widespread devastation of Australia's summer bush fires prompts a warning to city planners to broaden their scope. Dr Alan March is a professor of urban planning at the University of Melbourne, and he says population growth is increasingly putting people in harm's way and natural hazards must be comprehensively factored into risk management plans.
Australian urban planner: 'Fire tends to find the weak point in what we do'
January 23, 2020 20:08 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBIn the past two months, bushfires have encroached on Australian cities. As people move out to the edges of their cities, sensible urban planning is urgently needed to mitigate future risk, says University of Melbourne professor Dr Alan March.
Dolittle, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, McMillions
January 22, 2020 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBFilm and TV reviewer James Croot looks at the latest take on Dolittle, starring Robert Downey Jr and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, with Tom Hanks as beloved children's entertainer Fred Rogers. He'll also look at the new HBO documentary McMillions which looks at the massive McDonald's Monopoly fraud.
How to survive the (last of the) school holidays
January 22, 2020 22:30 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBAs many parents know the summer school holidays seem to stretch on FOREVER. With two weeks or so of the break left to go, ideas of what to do might be thin on the ground by now. Maria Foy runs a blog called Happy Mum Happy Child and joins Lynn to talk about how parents can entertain their kids - and keep themselves sane.
Travelex ransom, Sonos speakers' obsolescence
January 22, 2020 22:08 - 22 minutes - 21 MBTechnology commentator Bill Bennett talks to Lynn about the New Year's Eve attack on foreign exchange company Travelex and the differences between crypto and locker ransomware attacks. Sonos has enraged consumers with its decision not to provide software updates for its oldest wireless speakers (anything before 2011) and why isn't Vodafone pushing its new wireless broadband packages to rural customers?
Andrew Crowe: Pathway of the Birds
January 22, 2020 21:07 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBNature writer Andrew Crowe tells Lynn Freeman about the story of Polynesian voyaging and migration; of finding and re-finding small remote islands and atolls scattered throughout the Pacific, following bird migration routes in double-hulled canoes over vast distances, carrying materials to survive and settle on arrival. His book, Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and Their Polynesian Ancestors was inspired by commonalities of language across the Pacific to describe...
Labour leadership race narrows, and Brexit 'ping pong' begins
January 22, 2020 20:45 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line joins Lynn to discuss where the race to take over from Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader is at, as Lisa Nandy makes it onto the final ballot and Jess Phillips pulls out. Brexit enters its "ping pong" legislative phase and Megxit drama continues with a legal warning from the Sussexes over paparazzi shots.