Nine To Noon
6,190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 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.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Alternatives to state care. Time for new thinking?
December 05, 2019 20:09 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThe Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care, and controversy surrounding some Oranga Tamariki uplift cases has brought this country's record on protecting children this year, once again into sharp focus. So what are alternatives to foster care?
What's on the box this Christmas?
December 04, 2019 22:47 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBFilm and TV correspondent Sarah McMullan joins Lynn to discuss the definitive Christmas viewing guide this festive season. She's also been viewing a Danish comedy called Happy Ending that's been described as the Nordic Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Why are teens engaging in less risky behaviour?
December 04, 2019 22:30 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBRecent research has found a dramatic decline in risky behaviours among adolescents in the last two decades. They're having less sex, smoking fewer cigarettes and cannabis, and drinking less alcohol than teens 20 years ago. Dr Jude Ball is a research fellow at the University of Otago, Wellington, whose doctoral thesis, published a couple of months ago, explores the change and what might be driving it. She says some of the findings are good news for parents, but not all.
Why are teens partying less these days?
December 04, 2019 22:30 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBToday's teens are drinking less alcohol, smoking less and having less sex than 10 or 20 years ago. Dr Jude Ball has been investigating why.
The best and worst of technology in 2019
December 04, 2019 22:07 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBTech commentator Peter Griffin joins Lynn to talk about Facebook's missteps, the hype over the arrival of 5G, the hollowness of Silicon Valley, the rise of quantum computing, the impact on technology of trade disputes between the US and China - and what will we see over the next 10 years?
Research boost for mobility disorders
December 04, 2019 21:08 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBBioengineer Thor Besier's high tech medical imaging research aims to find new ways to help people with movement and mobility problems and disorders. He's a associate professor at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute, and has been at the forefront of biomechanical research of the musculoskeletal system, including injury and disease. Thor Besier and his team have just received one million dollars in funding from MBIE for developing computational modelling of movement disor...
UK correspondent - Matthew Dathan
December 04, 2019 20:53 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBUK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Lynn to talk about the campaign's final seven days, with a break for NATO's 70th anniversary celebrations. Those have been overshadowed somewhat after political leaders, including Canada's Justin Trudeau, were caught talking on a hot mic talking about Donald Trump.
Amateur sport: in the balance?
December 04, 2019 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBA new survey indicates community sport is in danger of unravelling, unless the likes of local bowls, tennis, swimming and rugby clubs seriously reinvent themselves. The Amateur Sport Association, who carried out the survey says innovative changes need to be made in governance and finance so clubs can operate more efficiently. ASA Chairman, Gordon Noble-Campbell speaks with Lynn Freeman.
Book review - The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
December 04, 2019 20:40 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBCarole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy. This book is published by Hardie Grant.
Report finds role agencies play in entrapping Māori women
December 04, 2019 20:33 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBNew research into family violence has found that agencies and services designed to help Māori women in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment. The 88 page report, found that negative interactions, racist attitudes, and denied entitlements left wāhine feeling unsafe, while fear of having their children removed prevented them from seeking help. In New Zealand, Māori women bear the greatest burden of family violence as victims of assault and homicide. While partner violen...
Addiction sector facing workforce shortage, growing wait times
December 04, 2019 20:08 - 25 minutes - 23 MBDrug harm is estimated by the Ministry of Health to cost the country $1.8 billion and wait times for rehab are stretching out to six months as the sector faces a chronic workforce shortage.
1080 or not? New antibiotics discovered and why we freeze
December 03, 2019 22:49 - 9 minutes - 9.16 MBAssociate Professor Siouxsie Wiles gets excited about a new class of antibiotics from one of her favourite bacterial families and explains why we might freeze when startled. [image_crop:92841:full]
Will with a catch. Compelling true story of lives transformed
December 03, 2019 22:28 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBPieced together from evidence in archives, newspapers and family lore, Bettina Bradbury tells the riveting true story of a woman (Caroline Kearney) forced to travel half way across the world with her six children to a place she'd never been to before because her husband's will forced her to. The move transformed their lives as well as those of their descendants, some of whom now live in New Zealand. Bettina Bradbury says she wrote 'Caroline's Dilemma' because she was fascinated by why Ca...
Music: The local releases you might have missed
December 03, 2019 22:07 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBRNZ Music journalist Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn to share some local releases that have flown under the radar this year.
Book review - Strong Words 2019
December 03, 2019 21:39 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBLouise O'Brien from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa, reviews Strong Words 2019: The Best of the Landfall Essay Competition. This collection is selected by Emma Neale and published by Otago University Press.
Good manners guide. Time to show some respect!
December 03, 2019 21:10 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBSimon Griffin talks to Kathryn Ryan about his irreverent pocket-sized guide to social etiquette and some of life's biggest irritations, like man-spreading on public transport, using emojiis in business emails, and sharing everything you read on social media. His book 'F**ing Good Manners' follows 'F**ing Apostrophes: a guide to where you can stick them.'
Morrison government under strain over bush fires
December 03, 2019 20:52 - 7 minutes - 7.3 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Neische joins Kathryn to talk about how the relentless bush fires are causing more people to pile pressure on Scott Morrison's government over climate change. He'll also look at how the Morrison government has been frustrated in its attempt to repeal the country's medical evacuation laws.
Banks wary ahead of regulatory capital requirements review
December 03, 2019 20:43 - 9 minutes - 8.55 MBThe Reserve Bank will release its highly anticipated final decisions in its biggest ever review of banks' regulatory capital requirements tomorrow at noon. It has proposed both significant increases to the amount of capital banks must hold, and improvements to the quality of regulatory capital to guard against a financial crisis. Banks meanwhile, warn the requirements are excessive, would slow economic growth, lift interest rates, and disadvantage smaller New Zealand owned banks.
Green light for people to enter Pike River mine draft
December 03, 2019 20:32 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBWorksafe has established the Pike River mine draft could be made safe enough to enter, by creating a process known as 'forcing ventilation' where fresh air is drawn into the mine The move would allow the 170m seal to be breached and the forensic investigation of the entire drift to begin. The Pike River Recovery Agency's Chief Operating Officer, Dinghy Pattinson explains to Kathryn Ryan.
Pier pressure: Ports of Auckland boss on possible move
December 03, 2019 20:09 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBPorts of Auckland says moving its operations will have a significant financial impact on Aucklanders. The final of three reports prepared for the government on shifting the Port by the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy is expected to go to Cabinet's development committee today, with a possible decision by Cabinet before Christmas. The report, which Nine to Noon has sighted, recommended shifting "most or all" of the Port's freight operations to Northport near Whangarei, while retai...
Mixing languages to build confidence and raise achievement
December 02, 2019 22:30 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBKathryn meets Dr Corinne Seals, a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching how to help multilingual pre-schoolers improve their English by mixing the languages they know. Called 'translanguaging', the idea is that multilingual speakers draw on whichever language they need at the time to communicate. Dr Seals says mixing the languages they know together builds confidence and helps them demonstrate what they know, which ma...
RBNZ bank capital decision
December 02, 2019 22:05 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBBusiness commentator Rod Oram looks at the looming decision by the Reserve Bank on Thursday over how much capital the banks will be required to hold. He'll also talk about criticism of Fletcher Building's $1.1m bonus paid to CEO Ross Taylor - even as the company confirmed the death of five of its workers on projects this year. And BECA is turning 100 - Rod takes a look at some of the company's biggest projects.
Book review - Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young
December 02, 2019 21:35 - 3 minutes - 3.68 MBLisa Finucane reviews Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young, which is published by OneTree House.
Janis Joplin. American Rockstar
December 02, 2019 21:05 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBHolly George-Warren explores the complexity of the self destructive, but wonderfully talented and erudite singer Janis Joplin. In 'Janis: Her Life and Music' Holly George-Warren delves into the influences and career of her teen idol, with the help of Janis Joplin's personal archives as well as unprecedented access to the singer's family and friends.
Kosmik blues: Janis Joplin’s brief and brilliant life
December 02, 2019 21:05 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBHolly George-Warren explores the complexity of the self destructive, but wonderfully talented and brilliant singer Janis Joplin. In 'Janis: Her Life and Music' Holly George-Warren delves into the life and career of her teen idol with the help of Janis Joplin's personal archives as well as unprecedented access to her family and friends.
Kozmik blues: Janis Joplin’s brief and brilliant life
December 02, 2019 21:05 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBA new book on Janis Joplin gives fresh insight into the troubled singer's life, thanks to unprecedented access to her personal archives, friends and family.
Trump won't join impeachment hearings, and new entrants in Democratic race
December 02, 2019 20:45 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBUSA correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to talk about Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the impeachment hearings and who's in and who's out of the Democratic race for the presidential nomination.
Tech companies put livestream take-down to the test
December 02, 2019 20:35 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBMajor tech companies, international officials and the Prime Minister are in the capital today for a two day workshop to test how fast they can take down a livestream like the Christchurch mosque attack video. After the March 15th shootings, tech giants, including Google and Facebook, designed a protocol setting out what they'd do in such a crisis. RNZ political reporter Charlie Dreaver is at the symposium.
Tech companies put livestream take-down to the test
December 02, 2019 20:35 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBMajor tech companies, international officials and the Prime Minister are in the capital today for a two day workshop to test how fast they can take down a livestream like the Christchurch mosque attack video. After the March 15th shootings, tech giants, including Google and Facebook, designed a protocol setting out what they'd do in such a crisis. RNZ political reporter Charlie Dreaver is at the symposium.
Privacy obligations. What business needs to know ahead of new law
December 02, 2019 20:20 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThe Privacy Act has been setting the boundaries for our right to privacy, especially the collection and disclosure of our personal information, since 1993. But that's set to change early next year when The Privacy Bill, which will replace the 1993 Act, is expected to become law. And with a greater number of businesses holding vast amounts of our digital information - they're being advised to do more to make sure customers understand how their information is being collected and used. Tani...
Auckland mayor Phil Goff: 'Inevitable' port will be moved
December 02, 2019 20:05 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBAuckland's mayor Phil Goff believes the city's port will have to be moved, but he's critical of how the current process is unfolding. Cabinet's development committee will this week consider the latest report from the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy working group, with a decision expected to be made by Cabinet before Christmas. The report, which hasn't been made public, but has been sighted by Nine to Noon, recommends moving "much or all" of the Port of Auckland's freight busines...
Biofarm organic yoghurt: milk, cultures & kaitiakitanga
December 01, 2019 22:30 - 13 minutes - 12 MBCathy Tait-Jamieson, who runs BioFarm with her husband Jamie, talks to Kathryn Ryan about their innovative approach to farming.
Book review - Highlights of recent crime fiction
December 01, 2019 21:40 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBCatriona Ferguson with a round-up of three of the best 2019 crime fiction releases.
Making rare investments: Annette Campbell-White
December 01, 2019 21:05 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBNew Zealand-born Annette Campbell-White lists collecting books, philanthropy and venture capitalism among her interests.
Free speech crisis on New Zealand campuses?
December 01, 2019 20:35 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBAn urgent call is going out to the vice chancellors and councils of all New Zealand universities from a group of academics concerned about the state of free speech on campus.
Decision looms on whether Ports of Auckland should weigh anchor
December 01, 2019 20:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBCabinet will soon make a decision on what to do with the Ports of Auckland. This week Cabinet's development committee with consider the latest report from the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy working group, which reportedly recommends moving "much or all" of Auckland's freight business to Northport near Whangarei.
The week that was - BBC furore over six chip limit
November 28, 2019 22:48 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBOur comedians Te Radar and Melanie Bracewell have a feast of funnies, including slim pickings at the BBC's canteen in London's Broadcasting house, where the fish and chips are coming up short!
Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor - The Beatles B-sides
November 28, 2019 22:07 - 25 minutes - 23 MBJeremy Taylor from SlowBoat Records takes a look at the flip side of the Beatles, with a selection of single B-sides from the newly singles released box set, along with an avant-garde pop classic from 2020 NZ Festival guest curator Laurie Anderson.
Book review - Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum
November 28, 2019 21:37 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBMelanie O'Loughlin from Unity Books reviews Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum, which is published by Serpent's Tail. New Year's Eve 2008, and Bunny, a successful writer under the spell of clinical depression, is at dinner with friends. She wonders how long she can take five people discussing the merits of balsamic vinegar. It turns out not long. What comes next lands her in the psych unit of a prestigious New York hospital. Razor-sharp comic timing illuminates mental illness, love a...
Sex and socialism. When unregulated capitalism kills the mood
November 28, 2019 21:07 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB"Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism" is a book with a seductive title but contains a serious argument. In it Kristen Ghodsee explains how, when done right, socialism offers more opportunities for women to live better lives than unregulated capitalism. She got to this conclusion having researched the transition from communism to capitalism in eastern Europe, which created, she says, a perfect laboratory to investigate. Kristen Ghodsee, a professor of Russian and East European Studi...
Women's sex lives under socialism
November 28, 2019 21:07 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWhy Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism is a book with a seductive title but contains a serious argument.
Making do with nothing new
November 28, 2019 20:40 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MBRobyn Annear is the author of five books on history and her latest work is titled Nothing New - a history of second hand. An avid Op shopper, she'll discuss what buying things second hand means to different people: treasure or junk? She says the rampant consumerism of the past decade or so, is an aberration when put in a historical context.
World must act to prevent a mountain of EV batteries
November 28, 2019 20:28 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBResearchers are warning that as more and more consumers switch to electric vehicles, better methods of recycling their batteries are urgently needed to prevent a mountain of waste. One million EVs sold around the world in 2017 including 546 here, up from 63 in 2016. In September this year, 605 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold in New Zealand. Research from the University of Birmingham say that when the batteries from the 2017 fleet begin to wear down in around 20 years, they...
NZ methane-busting seaweed cattle feed nears market
November 28, 2019 20:09 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBA New Zealand technology firm in the race to produce the world's first methane-busting cattle feed supplement made from seaweed is planning to grow and process seaweed in Southland. CH4 Global was founded by a group of local tech and bioscience entrepreneurs, and has been working with Australia's national science agency CSIRO, developing the product made from Asparagopsis armata - a native red seaweed which grows in New Zealand and South Australian waters. Co-founder Nick Gerritsen says ...
The Morning Show, Damned, Spiky Gold Hunters
November 27, 2019 22:48 - 10 minutes - 9.96 MBFilm and TV reviewer Tamar Munch looks at The Morning Show, Apple TV's first big original series that explores the challenges faced by those working in morning television. She'll also touch on new British comedy series Damned, which follows a team of social workers in Children's Services at Elm Heath Council and Spiky Gold Hunters - a new local series about kina divers.
The good divorce: how to help children cope with a break up
November 27, 2019 22:25 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBEducation consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about the parental attitudes and skills that help children cope with a separation or divorce.
Big growth in tech sector and ultra-fast fibre: job done
November 27, 2019 22:06 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBTechnology commentator Paul Matthews looks at a recent report into the country's tech sector which again has found huge growth - what does that mean for wages and the economy? Tahi Rua Toru Tech - the tech industry's in-school challenge - has its national finals next week and there's some impressive stories emerging. And finally, the UFB initiative kicked off in 2008 - and it's done, on time and under budget.
Book review - Yellow Notebook by Helen Garner
November 27, 2019 21:42 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBJane Westaway reviews Yellow Notebook: Diaries Volume 1 1978-1986 by Helen Garner. Published by Text Publishing.
The One Coin scam and the missing cryptoqueen
November 27, 2019 21:07 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBThe crypto-currency One Coin promised to be the next BitCoin. Even Kiwis got on board with the hype. The problem is, it never really existed and now its founder has disappeared.
Labour's antisemitism woes, election promises, row over a film
November 27, 2019 20:50 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBUK correspondent Kate Adie joins Kathryn to discuss what both parties are pledging as part of their election campaigns, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is dogged by accusations of antisemitism by the UK's chief rabbi. She'll also look at a film that's been withdrawn after it caused a huge fight at a cinema in Birmingham.