Nine To Noon
5,933 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days 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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Making Art Public exhibition and support of women artists
October 29, 2019 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.6 MBArts correspondent Courtney Johnston joins Kathryn to talk about Sydney's exhibition of art that isn't there anymore; a Renaissance city remarkable for its support of women artists; and the Adam Art Gallery has just turned 20.
We are here - a contemporary atlas of Aotearoa
October 29, 2019 22:33 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBGeographer Chris McDowall and designer Tim Denee's book We Are Here is a large hardback atlas that is much more than a collection of maps, charts, graphs and diagrams. It is a reflection of New Zealand's diversity of people and whenua, and speaks to how we interact with our environment.
Book review - Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!
October 29, 2019 21:40 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MBJack McDonald reviews Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori in the First World War by Monty Soutar. This book is published by Macmillan.
UK forensic scientist Angela Gallop
October 29, 2019 21:06 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBAngela Gallop has been a practising forensic scientist in the UK for more than 40 years and has a CBE for services to the field. During her career, she has provided critical evidence to prosecution teams - not only leading to the conviction of perpetrators but also in cases where there have been miscarriages of justice. Her work on some of the UK's most high-profile cases, including the killings of Stephen Lawrence and Rachel Nickell comes to life in her memoir When The Dogs Don't Bark.
Uluru climb closes and backpacker murderer dies
October 29, 2019 20:51 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how a long-hoped-for ban on climbing Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock) has come into effect and been celebrated by the Anangu indigenous people. She'll also look at a letter penned to the Australian government by scientists worried about the extinction of native species and how those hoping a notorious serial killer would admit to more murders ahead of his death were left disappointed.
Sprained your ankle? DON'T ice it!
October 29, 2019 20:44 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBInjury researchers in Australia say putting ice on soft tissue injuries could actually slow down the body's natural healing. The standard treatment for sprains and strains is rest, ice, compression and elevation - or RICE. Dr Rachael Murray, a researcher at the Queensland University of Technology and immediate past president of the Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society, says ice may make it feel better, but will constrict veins around the joint and slow blood flow to the injury si...
UK to go to polls Dec 12
October 29, 2019 20:35 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBLawmakers in the UK have supported Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bill calling for a December 12 election, backing it through a second reading. Debate is continuing on amendments, including Labour's proposal to bring the date forward. All this comes as 10 rebel MPs are welcomed back into the Tory Party. UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to explain what happens now.
Autistic children waiting too long for support
October 29, 2019 20:09 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBSome children with autism are waiting half their lives to get a diagnosis, only to go on another waiting list for on-going support, according to the advocacy organisation Altogether Autism. Ministry of Health figures in the last five years show the number of pre-schooler and school age young people getting funding for ASD has grown by 55 per cent, but Altogether Autism says there are many more children and young people who aren't even counted as they are not able to get a diagnosis - let...
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
October 28, 2019 22:45 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBNewshub's news director resigns, the The BSA's review of election programme standards focuses on the meaning of 'denigration', and moves in the magazine world with Healthy Food Guide's last print edition, and Bauer's purchase of Pacific Magazines. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on [email protected]
Kāpiti chef gets inventive with indigenous ingredients
October 28, 2019 22:30 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAt Paraparaumu Beach restaurant 50/50, chef Helen Turnbull creates approachable food with indigenous and local ingredients – think wild tahr dumplings and grilled bamboo. Helen worked overseas for years before returning home to work with the "amazing produce" of the Kāpiti region.
Book review - Inside Out by Demi Moore
October 28, 2019 21:38 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBLeah McFall reviews Inside Out by Demi Moore, which is published by HarperCollins.
Māori art historian Ngarino Ellis
October 28, 2019 21:10 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDr Ngarino Ellis is New Zealand's only Maori art history lecturer and she's on a mission to change the discipline. She's a senior lecturer in art history at the University of Auckland and specialises in Maori art history. She teaches Maori art history and researches the art traditions of Aotearoa dating back to human arrival. She has just won an award in the New Zealand Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards.
USA correspondent - Trump's reaction to death of ISIS leader
October 28, 2019 20:50 - 9 minutes - 9.22 MBWashington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith says the US President has been taking a victory lap after approving a US military raid in Syria that resulted in the death of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. However Donald Trump has been criticised for informing Russia of the raid in advance while not telling Democrats.
1 in 3 limiting meat consumption : survey
October 28, 2019 20:37 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBOne in three New Zealanders are consciously limiting their meat consumption according to new research into food habits. The survey of over one thousand New Zealanders was conducted by Colmar Brunton, on behalf of plant based advocates Food Frontier and vegetarian food manufacturer, Life Health Foods. It found that 34% are reducing their meat consumption or not eating meat, 31 per cent of respondents were "flexitarian"or "Meat Reducers", and three percent of New Zealanders are Vegetarian ...
Global investment funds driving increased fossil fuel investment
October 28, 2019 20:09 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBClimate change awareness and action is on the rise, but to what extent are New Zealanders investing in one of the main drivers of climate change - the fossil fuel industry? Research by The Guardian newspaper found the top three largest money managers in the world have a $300 billion US dollar investment portfolio in fossil fuels. The investment by US index fund firms Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street, known as the Big Three, has surged more than 34% since 2016. Kathryn is joined by Pa...
The Week That Was with Pinky Agnew and Elisabeth Easther
October 24, 2019 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBComedians Pinky Agnew and Elisabeth Easther with a wrap of funny stories from around the world.
All Blacks vs England at the RWC
October 24, 2019 22:30 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBRNZ's rugby reporter Joe Porter reports in from the Rugby World Cup in Japan, ahead of tomorrow's crunch semi-final between New Zealand and England.
Book Review - Pūrākau: Māori Myths Retold by Māori Writers
October 24, 2019 21:35 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBBook Review - Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers, edited by Witi Ihimaera & Whiti Hereaka. Published by: Penguin Books New Zealand. Reviewed by Anahera Gildea.
Life & death in Nepal: Rojita Adhikari
October 24, 2019 21:05 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBNepali freelance journalist Rojita Adhikari brings issues of life and death in her country to a global audience. She writes about the thousands of Nepalese women go to the Middle East to earn money for their families - living in slave-like conditions. She's also covered child trafficking, childbirth mortality rates and abortion services for women in impoverished rural areas. Her work appears internationally including the Guardian, New York Times and the BBC World Service. She talk with L...
Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta - measles beyond borders
October 24, 2019 20:45 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAcross New Zealand this year there have been 1928 confirmed cases of measles notified, 1554 of the people affected are in Auckland, many residents of southern suburbs which are home to a large Pasifika population. The spread offshore to Samoa and Tonga is causing concern. RNZ Pacific News Editor, Koro Vaka'uta.
NZ's top 100 day walks
October 24, 2019 20:30 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBShaun Barnett, writer, photographer and outdoorsman shares his favourite day walks around the country. He's just published a revised edition of Day Walks in New Zealand - with 20 new walks, spanning the country from Cape Reinga to Rakiura.
Uni students invent buoy to detect riptides
October 24, 2019 20:20 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBVictoria University students Chamonix Stuart & Hannah Tilsley have designed a system to help prevent drownings in rip currents. It's a floating buoy which can detect a rip current, and change colour depending on the danger to warn swimmers. They've made it to the top 20 of the 2019 James Dyson Design Award, beating out over 1,000 designs from 27 countries.
Johnson unlikely to get his way on early GE, says academic
October 24, 2019 20:05 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBThe British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is attempting to call a snap election as he tries to get the country out of the European Union. He's told British MP's he'll give them more time to debate his Brexit deal - but only if they agree to an election on December 12th. Both of Boris Johnson's previous attempts to force an election have been defeated by MPs. The European Union is set to decide this evening New Zealand time, whether to extend next week's deadline for the UK to leave the un...
Jojo Rabbit, El Camino and Wellington Paranormal, season II
October 23, 2019 22:48 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBFilm and TV reviewer with Chris Schulz looks at Taika Waititi's new Nazi comedy Jojo Rabbit, the Breaking Bad spin-off movie El Camino and the second season of Wellington Paranormal.
Moving house: the impact on children
October 23, 2019 22:27 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBRecent research from the University of Otago has found moving house is linked with increases in emotional and behavioural difficulties in four-year-olds. Psychologist Sarb Johal talks to Kathryn about the impact of moving home, and how parents can help.
Online voting: yes or no? And Libra no more
October 23, 2019 22:07 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBNew technology with Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about the pros and cons of offering online voting in local body elections - is it worth the risk? He'll also look at why New Zealand's fibre adoption stats are second only to Japan, and Facebook's big crypto-currency venture appears to have been a flop - why have its major partners pulled out?
Book review - On the Plain of Snakes by Paul Theroux
October 23, 2019 21:42 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBDavid Hill reviews On the Plain of Snakes by Paul Theroux, which is published by Penguin Random House.
The Hamilton boat builder & the America's Cup
October 23, 2019 21:10 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBRob McLean is a boat builder whose Hamilton factory is busy turning out chase boats for the America's Cup in Auckland in 2021. After the Cup is over, 26 boats will be distributed to Coastguard units throughout the country, thanks to a grant from the Lottery Fund. As well as boating, Rob is a passionate hunter and camper, and that's fed into another part of his business, building camper trailers for utes and heli-huts for hunters. Rob talks to Kathryn about building his business, and his ...
Arrest after 39 bodies found in lorry in UK
October 23, 2019 20:51 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line looks at the grisly discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex and the arrest of a young man from Northern Ireland. She'll also report on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal's early success, then defeat and how all eyes are now on Brussels for any possible extension.
We need to talk about loneliness: researcher
October 23, 2019 20:43 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBAuckland University research into loneliness has just been made into an animated short film. The research, by Professor of Health Sciences Dr Merryn Gott, found significant loneliness and social isolation among the elderly affecting both physical and mental health. She says we need a public health campaign focusing on loneliness, in the same vein as recent campaigns on depression. Dr Gott hopes the film, Elder Birdsong, will help encourage social connection.
Farmers get their way on agricultural emissions
October 23, 2019 20:31 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBA sector-led approach to emissions prices has been announced at Parliament. Through a joint action plan, separate from New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, farmers and growers will calculate their emissions and offsets at the farm gate by 2025. Kathryn talks to DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle.
Helter-smelter: What's behind the Tiwai Point review?
October 23, 2019 20:09 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBTiwai Point Aluminium smelter's owners Rio Tinto are undertaking a review of the plant's future which will include investigating closure following losses over the past year and what it says are high costs for transmitting electricity. Close to one thousand people are employed at the Southland operation, with many more associated with businesses that help support it. Kathryn talks to New Zealand Aluminium Smelter's chief executive Stew Hamilton about the review and the impact any pull out...
How old is your brain?
October 22, 2019 22:50 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBScience correspondent Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to discuss whether your brain is aging faster than you. Machine-learning tools can be used in combination with MRI data to predict how well someone's brain is aging. A recent study of 45,000 different brain scans found an interesting relationship between brain age and brain disorders such as dementia and schizophrenia. Malvindar Singh-Bains is a research fellow at the University of Auckland.
Women mean business: Rethinking colonial entrepreneurs
October 22, 2019 22:28 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBThe traditional image of women in colonial New Zealand is all buttons and crinoline, but such images may belie the reality. A new book written by Dr Catherine Bishop has taken a close look at the role colonial women played in business, finding many were actively running their own enterprises while supporting themselves and their families. In Women Mean Business, she discovered that there was no "typical" businesswoman: some were single, married, widowed, Pakeha or Maori. But their effort...
Laurie Anderson to curate New Zealand Festival
October 22, 2019 22:07 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBMusic reviewer Kirsten Johnstone takes a deep dive into the work of Laurie Anderson, who will return as a guest curator to the NZ Festival in March.
Sky City and Fletcher Building CEOs front over fire
October 22, 2019 21:38 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MBThe CEOs of Sky City and Fletcher Building have been speaking to the media about the fire at the convention centre contruction site in Auckland. Nine to Noon senior producer Glenda Wakeham summarises what they have said.
Sweet success. Baby health pioneer, Jane Harding
October 22, 2019 21:07 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBNeonatology Professor Jane Harding has led the world in developing ways to treat babies before and immediately after birth, leading to markedly improved survival rates and long-term well-being. Among her achievements; she developed a simple treatment for low blood sugar in babies, has shown that a routine-therapy was actually causing brain damage in premature babies, and has provided some of the first evidence that the health and treatment of a pregnant woman not only influences her baby...
Australian media launch 'Right to Know' campaign
October 22, 2019 20:52 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBAustralia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the rare show of solidarity by Australian media companies who say their journalists are being stopped from holding the powerful to account. The 'Right to Know' campaign was launched in the wake of police raids on the home of a News Corp journalist and ABC headquarters. He'll also look at whistleblower protections in the public sector, amid calls from the lawyer for Witness K for the creation of a new independent parliamentary body to deal wi...
Brexit deal edges closer, timetable delayed
October 22, 2019 20:37 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBAs the clock ticks down to the deadline for Britain's departure from the EU, it's been another rollercoster of a day at Westminster. In a rare victory, lawmakers voted in favour of Johnson's Brexit deal at an important second reading, but minutes later voted against a motion which set out a three-day tight 3 day schedule to rush the legislation through the House of Commons. Philip Webster is a former political editor of The Times newspaper.
Auckland's Sky City burns. What does it mean for Aucklanders?
October 22, 2019 20:09 - 23 minutes - 22 MBFirefighters are still battling to get the fire under control, with strong winds creating further difficulties while the Central City Library and many businesses in the central city have closed. So just how devastating will this be for Aucklanders and their businesses? Kathryn is joined by Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Chief Executive Michael Barnett, Dean Humphries who is the Hotels National Director at Colliers International, also Sarah Sinclair, the director of Auckland Emergency.
MediaWorks sale - the implications
October 21, 2019 22:49 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBStanding in for Gavin Ellis this week is Andrew Holden, a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne. Andrew is now the Director of Communications for New Zealand Trade & Enterprise. He and Kathryn discuss the big news in the media this week: the sale of MediaWorks New Zealand TV business.
Could Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ever overtake battery EVs?
October 21, 2019 22:22 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBElectric Vehicles have seen a dramatic rise in popularity in this country, and would seem to be light years ahead of hydrogen vehicles which are yet to hit the road because of a lack of refueling infrastructure. However, some industry leaders, like Hyundai and Toyota believe hydrogen has a significant role to play in decarbonising the transport fleet. Meanwhile, in September the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment put out a green paper on the vision for hydrogen in this count...
Zero Carbon Bill report: How did business react?
October 21, 2019 22:07 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBBusiness commentator Rod Oram takes a close look at reaction to the Environment Select Committee's report back on the Zero Carbon Bill, which left its most contentious point about a methane target for 2050 unchanged. National is seeking seven changes it wants in the Bill, while some business leaders fear the Government won't have the numbers to pass it.
Book review - R. A. K. Mason: Uncollected Poems
October 21, 2019 21:40 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBHarry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa reviews R. A. K. Mason: Uncollected Poems, edited by Roger Hickin. Published by Cold Hub Press.
The Laundromat: Panama Papers real-life thriller
October 21, 2019 21:15 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBTwo-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Bernstein takes us inside the world revealed by the Panama Papers; one of secretive offshore tax havens, corruption, and fraud on a massive scale. Jake was a senior reporter on the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Panama Papers project which won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. (He earned his first Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for coverage of the financial crises.) His exploration of the scandal is now a book and...
Police announce independent bullying review
October 21, 2019 21:07 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBPolice Commissioner Mike Bush says the just announced review into claims of bullying is a priority - with the terms of reference to be completed this week. The announcement comes after RNZ talked to 92 current or former sworn and non sworn police employees who say bullying is rife within the service.
Trump's G7 host backtrack and Pelosi's trip to Jordan
October 21, 2019 20:52 - 7 minutes - 6.93 MBUS correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to discuss a rare backpedaling by Donald Trump on plans to host the G7 at his resort in Florida and attempts by acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to finesse his walk-back of comments that yes, Trump did hold up aid to Ukraine to get an investigation of a debunked theory about Ukraine, a DNC server and election violations. She'll also talk about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's surprise delegation to Jordan to discuss the crisis in Syria and the...
Obesity challenging NZ's aged care sector
October 21, 2019 20:35 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBA new VUW School of Nursing report into aged residential care facilities has found them ill equipped to accommodate the increasing number of New Zealanders who need bariatric specific care, due to extreme obesity. It's calling on the Ministry of Health to urgently develop comprehensive standards for bariatric care within acute and community settings, as well as to review national standards, improve equipment and implement safe staffing ratios. Dr Caz Hales says the implications of not ad...
Brakes on Auckland? AT considers lower speed limits
October 21, 2019 20:09 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThe board of Auckland Transport has a big decision to make today: whether to slow traffic on key roads across the city in a bid to reduce deaths and injuries. In 2017, 64 people died on the regions roads and another 749 were seriously injured - that's a 78 per cent jump since 2014. Under the speed limits bylaw that will be voted on today, 10 per cent of high-risk rural, urban and residential roads across the Auckland region could have their speed limits reduced - including a new 30 kilom...
The legality of shark cage diving. Kennedy Warne
October 20, 2019 22:49 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBOutdoorsman Kennedy Warne discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision on the legality of shark cage diving at Rakiura/Stewart Island, learns a surprising use for gourds and has advice on how to tell the difference between a weasel and a stoat.