Nine To Noon
6,372 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 8 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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Community Midwives' big push
March 01, 2020 20:10 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBAs Canadian midwives celebrate a landmark legal decision to end a gender pay gap, the New Zealand College of Midwives are stopping short of a threat to revive their High Court claim here. Meanwhile a #Backmidwives petition with over 25-thousand signatures calling for maternity care to be prioritised has just closed, and a New Zealand Institute of Economic Research report, being released later this week, recommends an increase in midwifery fees by at least 20 percent, introducing a speci...
Coronavirus is casting a shadow over some sporting events
February 27, 2020 22:33 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBSports commentator Sam Ackerman looks at growing speculation the Tokyo Olympics may have to be moved due to COVID-19 - but is it really safer anywhere else? He'll also talk to Kathryn about a big campaign focused on how to keep kids in sport, and what makes athletes change codes?
Tame Impala's new album out. Five year wait over.
February 27, 2020 22:11 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBMusic reviewer Grant Smithies joins Kathryn to sample some key tracks from Tame Impala's generously trippy fourth album The Slow Rush. He'll also have gems from Chicago soul act The Impressions and the late, great English DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, who died last week.
Book review - Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti
February 27, 2020 21:38 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBLouise O'Brien reviews Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti, which is published by Penguin Random House.
Camel whisperer: Margie Bale
February 27, 2020 21:07 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBMargie Bale is one of Australia's leading camel vets. She is based out of Brisbane but travels all over the country doing everything from pregnancy testing and ultrasounds of pregnant camels, to castrating bulls, and performing post-mortems on camels using the array of power tools in the back of her car. Camels were introduced to Australia in the 19th century as part of the construction of the Ghan railway between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin. Those animals were the beginning of th...
Gun laws enter final negotiations
February 27, 2020 20:38 - 14 minutes - 13 MBFounding director of GunPolicy.org, which compares armed violence, firearm injury prevention and gun law across three-hundred and fifty jurisdictions world-wide, Philip Alpers speaks with Kathryn Ryan as proposed law changes to establish a firearms registry and toughen up gun licensing - The Arms Legislation Bill - enters its final stages in parliament.
Deepening economic impact of Coronavirus
February 27, 2020 20:09 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThe country's biggest university has imposed a hiring freeze, Air New Zealand has asked staff to take voluntary leave without pay and small tourism operators are struggling to cope as the impact from the COVID 19 Coronovirus deepens. Kathryn talks with Chair of Universities New Zealand's international programme committee - Professor Grant Guilford - who is also Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, spokesperson for the Tertiary Education Union, Dr Sandra Grey and Queenstown Chamber of ...
Dark Waters, The Current War, Mad About You
February 26, 2020 22:47 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBFilm and TV reviewer James Croot looks at the movie Dark Waters, based on a decades-long legal battle between lawyer Rob Bilott, who Nine to Noon interviewed late last year, and DuPont Chemicals. He'll also look at The Current War, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon and are we still mad about Mad About You 20 years later?
When parents burn out
February 26, 2020 22:22 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBPsychologist Sarb Johal discusses parental burnout - on a par with occupational burnout, only there's no workplace support programme.
Password security. Has the horse bolted?
February 26, 2020 22:07 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBTechnology correspondent Paul Matthews discusses what can you do if your password gets hacked. Also the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus on the tech industry.
Book review - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
February 26, 2020 21:39 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBRae McGregor reviews Threads of Life by Clare Hunter, published by Hachette.
Memoir gives voice to gay Nigeria
February 26, 2020 21:07 - 31 minutes - 29 MBChiké Frankie Edozien is a Nigerian-American writer and journalist. He is a professor of journalism at New York University and a journalist for the New York Post. His 2017 memoir 'Lives of Great Men: Living and Loving as an African Gay Man', won the Lambda Literary Award in the Gay Memoir/Biography category at the 30th Lambda Literary Awards in 2018." He joins Kathryn Ryan in Wellington ahead of his appearance at the New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
UK floods, post-Brexit red lines and the spread of Covid-19
February 26, 2020 20:51 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line has the latest on the red lines Brussels has set out ahead of the first round of negotiations next week on the post-Brexit trade relationship between the UK and EU. Also severe flooding continues to plague parts of the UK.
Human composting to begin in the US
February 26, 2020 20:39 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBA United States firm is planning to offer the world's first human composting service in Washington State from next year. Recompose, which has done a pilot study on deceased volunteers, says the soft tissue broke down safety and completely within 30 days. The remains were then available to relatives to scatter on plants or a tree. It claims that its process saves more than a tonne of carbon, compared to cremation or traditional burial. Kathryn speaks with Anna Swenson is Communications Ma...
Dire warnings over health of the Hauraki Gulf
February 26, 2020 20:09 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBOminous warnings about the health of the Hauraki Gulf are laid out in a new report which finds fisheries in peril, and polluted waterways choked with sediment build up. The State of the Gulf 2020 report has comprehensively looked at the state of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park - which is 20 years old today - and found that there is very little to celebrate. Kathryn speaks with Raewyn Peart from the Environmental Defence Society, Professor Simon Thrush Director of the University of Auckland'...
Mark Burry : urban-rural dichotomies
February 09, 2020 22:46 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBFuture cities thought leader, Mark Burry talks to Kathryn about the need for boosting development in rural communities, particularly in the wake of natural disasters. Mark Burry is a New Zealand architect, based in Melbourne whose expertise is sought around the world. He is the founding director of the Smart Cities Research Institute of Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology.
Bridget Davis: More gut-healthy recipes
February 09, 2020 22:33 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIs it possible to create sugar-free, gluten-free and dairy-free recipes that are tasty and good for your gut? Award-winning chef Bridget Davis is back in New Zealand for the release of her new book 'More from Bridget's Healthy Kitchen' with 100 more gut-healthy recipes. She'll share a recipe for 5-min Feijoa and Coconut Cake with Kathryn and talk about "clean eating" isn't just a fad - but an achievable goal for all.
Book review - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
February 09, 2020 21:38 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBCindy Kiro reviews American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, published by Hachette NZ.
Self-decoration tells us about who we are
February 09, 2020 21:06 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBPersonal adornment is a common uniting factor across humans and cultures throughout time. It is also the subject of a new book Adornment, written by Philosophy Professor Stephen Davies from the University of Auckland. We hear about adornment practices in African, Australasian and North and South American indigenous cultures, as well as the Maori moko and the practice of tattooing in Asia and the Pacific.
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow - refugee integration
February 09, 2020 20:49 - 9 minutes - 9.22 MBA new study has revealed that half of the refugees who have settled in Germany since 2013 have found jobs within five years of arriving. Integration has been one of the most controversial problems in Germany since the so-called refugee crisis in 2015/16. Also a regional election has created a far right political furore.
Caging Skies author on JoJo Rabbit adaptation
February 09, 2020 20:35 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBNew Zealand-made film JoJo Rabbit, is up for 6 Oscars including best picture. Supermodel turned author, Christine Leunens wrote Caging Skies, the novel from which the movie's screenplay was adapted. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about how the book was adapted, and the daring decision to include a darkly comic twist in the form of Jojo's imaginary friend, who's based on Hitler. Interestingly Caging Skies didn't have an easy path to publication. At the time it was questioned whether readers wo...
One Billion Tree fire risk warning
February 09, 2020 20:09 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBA warning that New Zealand's ambitious one billion trees programme could be at risk from wildfires, unless our landscapes are better fire-proofed. It follows Australia's disastrous wild fire season and tinder dry conditions this summer in many parts of New Zealand. Could 'green firebreaks' be the solution? Tim Curran is a senior lecturer in ecology at Lincoln University and Paul Devlin, is the head ranger for Christchurch's fire-prone Port Hills.
Top wildlife photography judge on capturing 'the one'
February 06, 2020 21:05 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBWhat is it that you need to snap that perfect wildlife image and how is that determined in the judging room? Wildlife photographer of the year judge of nearly four decades, and chair of the jury Roz Kidman Cox talks to Lynn Freeman.
Asia correspondent Ed White - coronavirus, backlash on China
February 06, 2020 20:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBEd talks to Lynn about how Asian countries are coping with rising coronavirus infection number. Also the rise of discrimination and racism towards Chinese and Asian people since the original outbreak in Wuhan.
Cubasonic: a mass musical disruption coming to the capital
February 06, 2020 20:25 - 14 minutes - 13 MBA mass musical disruption is coming to the Capital as part of the CubaDupa festival next month. 500 muscians will line Cuba Street from one end to the other and perform an original score by Wellington composer John Psathas. Add in a sound system across multiple city blocks and a locally-invented Tesla coil that can be played like a keyboard and shoots lightning into its surrounding and you've got Cubasonic. Lynn's guests are John Psathas and CubaDupa director Gerry Paul. CubaDupa is on M...
Preventing youth sport burnout
February 06, 2020 20:05 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBA look at the changes underway in youth sport to boost participation and skill development and prevent burnout. New Zealand Rugby, Netball, Football Hockey and Cricket have pledged to take the emphasis away from specialisation and representative teams and place it on fun and development. Ice Hockey in the US began similar changes 10 years ago. To discuss how is it going so far - the technical director behind that programme, Ken Martel, Sport New Zealand Talent Development Manager Alex Ch...
Why are WorkSafe investigation numbers so low?
February 04, 2020 22:45 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBLegal commentator Garth Gallaway looks at the reduction in WorkSafe investigations since new legislation was introduced in April 2016. What confidence can the public have that serious incidents will be investigated?
Rotorua siblings on positive health mission
February 04, 2020 22:20 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBDespite being very early in their careers, Eruera and Tumanako Bidois are already on a mission to improve Maori health outcomes and reduce health inequities in this country. Late last year the fluent Te Reo Maori speakers graduated from the Te Whare Wananga o Tamaki Makaurau/University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Eruera with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and Tumanako with a Bachelor of Nursing degree. They are two of the 83 students who ...
Book review - Best of 2019
February 04, 2020 21:35 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBJenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore with her favourite books of 2019: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman (Text Publishing) and Childhood by Tove Ditlevesen (Penguin). Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport is a 1000-paged stream of consciousness of an Ohio mother as she bakes pies. Is it worth it? Yes! Also, an incredible memoir trilogy by Danish author Tove Ditlevsen, republished as a Penguin Classic forty years after publication.
Mataura now a "ghost town" - reporter
February 04, 2020 21:30 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBRNZ reporter Tim Brown talks to Kathryn from the outskirts of Mataura, where emergency services have now evacuated, leaving no one behind.
Mary Bennet: What happened to Austen's middle sister?
February 04, 2020 21:10 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBJane Austen bestowed Mary Bennet with the fate of being the unremarkable middle sister in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. But a new novel by Janice Hadlow, The Other Bennet Sister, fleshes her out to a full character in her own right, and provides an insight into "what happened next" after her elder sisters Jane and Elizabeth got married. Kathryn talks to her about her inspiration to take on Mary, as well as Janice's time as a television executive for the BBC.
Mataura river levels threaten more Southland towns
February 04, 2020 21:05 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBResidents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are the lastest to be told to evacuate thier homes as river water threatens to breach banks. They've been told to go east, not west. Three days of heavy rain has caused the Mataura River to run up to 6 metres above normal levels. Currently residents of central streets in Mataura are bracing themselves as the Mataura River there approaches its highest level at 10.30am.
Coronavirus quarantine, climate risks, Canberra fire, Barnaby's not back
February 04, 2020 20:45 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's response to coronavirus and concerns about the impact on the tertiary sector. There's a rift within the government over climate change, as Canberra faced its first emergency declaration in 17 years over two fires burning in the southern suburbs. Former deputy PM Barnaby Joyce failed in a snap bid to unseat his successor Michael McCormack as leader of the Nationals, and the Greens leader Richard Di Natale is q...
Calls for more action over jailed academic in Iran
February 04, 2020 20:20 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBFormer BBC Journalist Peter Greste, who was jailed in Egypt for over a year, speaks to Kathryn about the plight of the Australia-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Ms Gilbert was convicted of espionage charges in Iran last year, and sentenced to ten years in prison. She has been in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran since October 2018.
Breakdowns between surgeons impacting patients: CEO
February 04, 2020 20:15 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBThe head of the Southern DHB has admitted that breakdowns between surgeons - including personal attacks - have impacted on the delivery of care for colonoscopy patients. The DHB's colonoscopy service has been dogged by issues for years - with a report last year finding it had one of the highest incidences of Colorectal cancer in the country, and one of the lowest colonoscopy rates. That report called for surgeons within the service to have mentoring and peer support and for external expe...
Southland flooding: 'Need to get out now'
February 04, 2020 20:05 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBResidents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are being told to evacuate their homes amid rising river levels. Residents in Mataura are bracing themselves as the Mataura River approaches its highest level at 10.30am. People have also been told to get to higher ground in Gore, where the main bridge over the river has been closed. River levels there peaked at 8.30 this morning and are expected to stay high for 12 hours. Three days of heavy rain has caused the Mataura River to run up to 6 metr...
Dancer, teacher and businesswoman Libby George
February 03, 2020 22:25 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBLibby George was 16 when she created an after school job for herself, teaching kids hip hop in a rented space.Nearly two decades later, Pump Dance Studio has grown to one of Wellington's largest with 400 dancers and 19 staff in purpose-built studios.
Business commentator Rod Oram - coronavirus impacting economies
February 03, 2020 22:05 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBRod and Kathryn discuss the impact the coronavirus is having on global economies and the New Zealand economy. Also the first few days of the UK post-Brexit.
A Very Stable Genius - inside Donald Trump's presidency
February 03, 2020 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBThe Washington Post's White House Bureau Chief Philip Rucker talks to Kathryn about A Very Stable Genius - the book he and National Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig have just published about Donald Trump's first two and a half years as President. The authors are both Pulitzer Prize winning political journalists based at the White House.
Mike Moore. PM, trade minister & diplomat
February 03, 2020 20:30 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBA reflection on the legacy of former Labour Prime Minister, trade representative and diplomat, Mike Moore, who died at the weekend aged 71.
Auckland doctor told to 'go home to China'
February 03, 2020 20:20 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBAn Auckland doctor is concerned social media is helping to fuel misinformation and racism over the outbreak of coronavirus.
Efforts to rescue trapped trampers ramp up
February 03, 2020 20:05 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBA break in the weather is allowing rescuers to attempt to evacuate 31 trampers stuck in a hut on the Routeburn Track this morning.
Wild south: return to the subantarctic
February 02, 2020 22:50 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBOff the beaten track with Kennedy Warne is reporting in from the deep south to tell us about new research using albatrosses as sentinels, which shows that a third of fishing vessels are not reporting their position at sea. Also the passing of historian and writer Dick Scott.
Shoots Microgreens. Growing tiny crops with big ambitions
February 02, 2020 22:30 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBMatt Keltie talks to Kathryn Ryan about his start-up Shoots Microgreens and growing delicious microgreens hydroponically in the heart of the capital.
Political commentators - remembering Mike Moore
February 02, 2020 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMatthew, Neale and Kathryn reflect on the passing of former Prime Minister Mike Moore. Also with the election date announced, a look at what that means for the way the Government's agenda unfolds.
IronMāori role models: going the distance
February 02, 2020 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBHeather Skipworth (IronMāori co-founder) and 73 year old Wairoa Rogers (Iron maori competitor) join Kathryn Ryan to talk about their long time love affair with long distance.
After 'Brexit Day' - now what?
February 02, 2020 20:50 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBEurope correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about how the UK's divorce from the EU is far from done and dusted.
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.