Nine To Noon

Overhauling water infrastructure & the quid pro quo

July 15, 2020 21:33 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Under sweeping reforms, the government will give $761 million to councils to kick start a programme to reorganise water assets as independent publicly owned regional entities.

Nikki Kaye: 'I've been through a hell of a lot with breast cancer'

July 15, 2020 21:07 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye has confirmed she's quitting politics and Amy Adams is joining her in walking out the door.

Octogenarian Rachel McAlpine's poetry about ageing

July 14, 2020 23:35 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Rachel McAlpine has a novel way to celebrate turning 80, the release of her book of poetry - How to be old.

Book review - Awatea and the Kawa Gang by Fraser Smith

July 14, 2020 22:35 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MB

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Awatea and the Kawa Gang by Fraser Smith, published by Huia.

A Physio in Ethiopia - Julie Sprigg

July 14, 2020 22:07 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

West Australian physiotherapist Julie Sprigg has captured her experiences working as a physio in the slums of Ethiopia in an extraordinary work of narrative non-fiction.

On the trail of a Kiwi pornographer

July 14, 2020 21:35 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

The victims of New Zealand man Michael James Pratt are still waiting for reparation for being duped into making porn videos that were then widely shared online.

Judith Collins on her plans for National

July 14, 2020 21:07 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

Judith Collins emerged from last night's National Party emergency caucus meeting as the victor, taking over the mantle of leadership with just 66 days to go until the election.

The ancient origins of the beloved guinea pig

July 13, 2020 23:35 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MB

The ancient origins of the beloved guinea pig.

Jim Bolger on the resignation of Todd Muller

July 13, 2020 23:07 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger joins Kathryn Ryan to discuss the implications of Todd Muller's resignation.

Book review - Selected Poems by James Brown

July 13, 2020 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MB

Harry Ricketts reviews James Brown's Selected Poems, published by Victoria University Press.

Shot Bro: Rob Mokaraka on acting against suicide

July 13, 2020 22:10 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

In 2009, actor Rob Mokaraka's mental health woes played out on a very public stage, so he took to the stage to help in his own - and others' recovery.

US Correspondent Ron Elving

July 13, 2020 21:50 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MB

The state of Florida's Covid-19 spike, and the White House throws shade at Dr Anthony Fauci.

AI lightening the load on painful knees

July 13, 2020 21:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Artificial Intelligence is being used in breakthrough knee surgery to lighten the load on painful knees.

Todd Muller resigns - who now for National?

July 13, 2020 21:07 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

National Party leader Todd Muller has resigned after eight weeks - with just 67 days to go until the election.

Many varieties of vegan cheese

July 12, 2020 23:35 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Sarah Page is the founder of Diva Plant Cheese, her handmade products include cheddar and camembert.

Book review - Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

July 12, 2020 22:40 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MB

Anna Daniell reviews Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran, published by The O'Brien Press.

Encouraging future leaders - Obama's younger sister, Maya

July 12, 2020 22:10 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

Passionate advocate for peace and youth leadership Dr Maya Soetoro-Ng has been a social studies teacher, Director of the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution at the University of HawaiÊ»i at MÄ�noa, heads her own non-profit in the same field, is co-founder of the Institute for Climate and Peace, a consultant at the Obama Foundation, and is the maternal half sister of US President Barack Obama.

Hardship warnings for Kiwi Can

July 12, 2020 21:35 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Programmes aimed at helping young people are struggling financially, just when they're needed more than ever. The Graeme Dingle Foundation has been creating schemes, like Kiwi Can which support 27, 000 tamarki in 40 communities, but this year 40 per cent of their funding has been lost.

Contact tracing 'game-changer' for ACC cover

July 12, 2020 21:07 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

Should it be important for ACC's 'no fault' compensation scheme to know where you got Covid-19 from, to give you health support, and rehabilitation?

The Week that Was with Te Radar and Joe Daymond

July 09, 2020 23:50 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MB

Our comedians Te Radar and Joe Daymond with the tale of how one Australian got off a speeding ticket.

Book Review - A Place for Everything

July 09, 2020 23:07 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MB

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books, Wellington, reviews A Place for Everything: the Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders. Published by Picador (hardback).

National's Michael Woodhouse on Covid-19 patient leak

July 09, 2020 22:35 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

National Party MP and health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse talks to Kathryn Ryan about his actions pertaining to his receipt of four unsolicited emails from former National Party president Michelle Boag.

Terei Tonight - Pio Terei and Nicola 'Nix' Adams

July 09, 2020 22:07 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Nicola "Nix" Adams left jail two years ago in Australia, returning home to rebuild her life after she lost a child, turned to drugs and her husband left with their other two children.

Com Com seeks feedback on copper withdrawal

July 09, 2020 21:45 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MB

By 2022, traditional landlines, are likely to be a thing of the past for most New Zealanders thanks to widespread access to fibre at home.

Boag emails sent to another National MP

July 09, 2020 21:40 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MB

National MP Michael Woodhouse has confirmed he too received private patient details from former National Party president Michelle Boag.

Hope fading for timely Pacific Bubble

July 09, 2020 21:07 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

The harsh economic realities of tourists staying away from Island holidayspots are really starting to bite.

Sleeping Better in Pregnancy

July 08, 2020 23:30 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB

Sleeping better in pregnancy - a guide to sleep health for NZ Women is the latest research from Massey University's internationally renowned Sleep/Wake Research Centre. It's a trimester-by-trimester guide to managing expectations about sleep, and a tool kit for getting a good night's rest. Sleep/Wake Associate Professor Leigh Signal and PhD student Clare Ladyman, who came up with the idea for the book, speak with Kathryn Ryan.

Book review - The Shadow Friend by Alex North

July 08, 2020 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MB

Lisa Finucane reviews The Shadow Friend by Alex North, published by Penguin Random House.

Real time video conversations with Holocaust survivors

July 08, 2020 22:07 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

The personal stories of Holocaust survivors are being preserved for future generations - who will be not only able to see a holographic image of an individual speaking, but also ask questions.

Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt on the closure of Tiwai Aluminium Smelter

July 08, 2020 21:40 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MB

Mining giant Rio Tinto says it's winding down its aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point. Kathryn talks to Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt.

Should our social housing be passive?

July 08, 2020 21:20 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Passive houses require almost no heating in winter, nor fans in summer - and are dry and well-ventilated. Advocates say it should be law that all new builds in New Zealand are built as passive homes - particularly social housing.

Rio Tinto pulls the plug on Tiwai smelter

July 08, 2020 21:07 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MB

Mining giant Rio Tinto says it's winding down its aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point. Kathryn talks to Stew Hamilton, the smelter's general manager and RNZ's business reporter Andrew McRae.

Susan Philipsz' War Damaged Musical Instruments

July 07, 2020 23:50 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MB

Arts correspondent Juliana Engberg joins Kathryn to talk about a new exhibition opening at the Auckland Art Gallery on July 12: Susan Philipsz's War Damaged Musical Instruments.

Guiding te reo learners

July 07, 2020 23:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Kuia, Patricia Tauroa who has written one of the country's most referred to guides to te reo Māori

Book review - Notes From An Apocalypse by Mark O'Connell

July 07, 2020 22:40 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MB

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Notes From An Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back by Mark O'Connell. This book is published by Allen & Unwin.

Churchill's forgotten cook, serving up 'Victory In the Kitchen'

July 07, 2020 22:07 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Georgina Landemare, was so important during the war years that she was one of only 11 people deemed crucial to Prime Minister Winston Churchill if he were evacuated from London in the event of invasion, but until recently her story has not been told.

Politics with Mills and Morten on Walker-Boag Covid leak

July 07, 2020 21:40 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MB

How will the revelations that former National Party president Michelle Boag was responsible for passing the highly sensitive and private health information to National MP Hamish Walker, who subsequently leaked it to media organisations affect National's election campaign.

Border exemption denials keep family separated

July 07, 2020 21:35 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MB

New Zealand woman Steph Stump says she's been left with no option but to take her two young children with her to Europe to collect her husband, as he's been denied an exemption to the border closure multiple times.

Airlines wrestle with managed isolation pressures

July 07, 2020 21:07 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

Air New Zealand says some international passengers with bookings already made, will be affected by its move to pause bookings for at least the next 3 weeks, and it can't rule out there being further delays on new bookings.

Why Not? Seizing life after going blind

July 06, 2020 23:40 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MB

Julie Woods was 31 when she was diagnosed with the condition that would cause her to go legally blind. Born with perfect eye-sight, she was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration when she was 18.

Air NZ temporarily suspends incoming international bookings

July 06, 2020 23:07 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Air NZ has agreed with the government to put a temporary hold on new international bookings to NZ, for a period of 3 weeks, to ensure there is enough quarantine space for all returning citizens, and other new arrivals, following a surge in demand.

Book review - A Run in the Park by David Park

July 06, 2020 22:40 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MB

Ralph McAllister reviews A Run in the Park by David Park, published by Bloomsbury.

Life on 'The Sponge', tales from Macquarie Island

July 06, 2020 22:07 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Penguin colonies, albatross, elephant seals, the Southern Lights and science!

Forestry slash affects Tolaga Bay lives and livelihoods

July 06, 2020 21:35 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Off to the East Coast, where Tolaga Bay locals fear lives could be lost at sea as forestry detritus litters their shoreline and fishing grounds.

Shortages and shipping - retailers struggling to source goods from overseas

July 06, 2020 21:07 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Over a third of retailers are struggling to source goods from overseas, according to a new survey coming amid warnings the effects of Covid-19 on the supply chain will take hold well into next year.

Sunday Cantina cooking classes

July 05, 2020 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

Fi Greig specialises in raw, vegan and vegetarian dishes at her Sunday Cantina cafes on the Kapiti Coast. She'll show you how to make winter warming broths, breads, risottos and pimped-up salads at her sell-out cooking classes, where you get to eat what you make.

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