Nine To Noon
6,372 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 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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A dedicated follower of fashion
January 21, 2020 22:30 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBCentral Otago high country farmer Eden Hore collected almost three hundred outfits from the 1970s and 80s, resulting in what's been described as one of the best private collections of vintage couture in Australasia. Otago regional council has acquired this beautiful collection of clothes, and a steering group has been set up to see that it's kept together and properly recognised. Honorable curator for the dress collection at Otago museum Dr Jane Malthus met Eden and knows the collection ...
Fighting 'the irrational ape' with critical thinking
January 21, 2020 21:08 - 32 minutes - 30 MBA bit of analysis and thought can go a long way in helping us figure out what's real and what's fake, and it's a skill essential to the survival of humanity as history shows.
Scott Morrison's tough start to the year
January 21, 2020 20:50 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton updates Lynn on the bush fire situation. Many are still burning and on Monday Canberra was hit by a massive hailstorm that caused an estimated $100m. What impact are these ongoing natural disasters having on Scott Morrison's ratings? She'll also look at why he's digging in behind one of his ministers over a damaging audit report into a sports grants scheme.
Next steps for 'brain-fingerprinting' in solving real crimes
January 21, 2020 20:30 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBNew Zealand scientists are taking the next steps in developing Forensic Brainwave Analysis (also known as 'brain-fingerprinting') for solving crimes. The technology works by detecting brainwaves that indicate whether or not a person has specific knowledge of something. It's hoped eventually the technology could be applied to criminal cases especially pre-trial investigations as a way of eliminating possible suspects. But what of the ethical concerns ? Lynn Freeman talks to the director o...
Davos at 50: Leaders to focus on sustainability
January 21, 2020 20:25 - 10 minutes - 9.24 MBGlobal leaders have begun their annual World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The 3000-strong participants have been joined by hundreds of protesters calling on them to take action on climate change. Among those participating this year is New Zealander Shruthi Vijayakumar who's a member of the Forum's Global Shapers Community, which was set up by the Forum's founder Professor Klaus Schwab as a way of bringing younger people together to address local, regional and ...
Coronavirus underestimated: Virologist
January 21, 2020 20:07 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBWith the United States confirming its first case of the newly identified coronavirus, there's concern about the spread of the disease to New Zealand. More than 300 people have been infected, and six have died, in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus originated. Other cases have been reported in South Korea, Thailand and Japan. The World Health Organisation is meeting later today to consider whether to declare a public health emergency. Lynn Freeman talks to virologists Dr Lance Jenn...
How the media is handling climate change sceptics
January 20, 2020 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBMedia commentator Andrew Holden examines the climate change issue in Australia and how media giant News Corp has been running denialist material. How's it being handled here in New Zealand? Andrew Holden is 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.
Rod Oram: The sustainability-linked loan market
January 20, 2020 22:05 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBBusiness commentator Rod Oram discusses loans tied to sustainable outcomes, the NZ origin start-up Soul Machines, a new car subscription service being offered by Turners, and The Financial Times appoints its first new editor in 14 years, Roula Khalaf, who joins Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, as another woman heading up international business publications.
Dystopian art, fake likes and an app that dies with you
January 20, 2020 21:05 - 23 minutes - 22 MBScratch lottery tickets where you win instagram followers instead of money, apps that can only be accessed when you're phone has 5 percent battery, these are the works of pioneering Belgian artist Dries Depoorter.
Trump's Senate impeachment trial, Iowa caucuses
January 20, 2020 20:45 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBUS correspondent Ron Elving looks at the impeachment trial for President Donald Trump due to get underway in earnest this week in the Senate. He'll touch on the curious ritual of the Iowa precinct caucuses and the bizarre but symbiotic relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.
Tongan farmers get bee keeping boost
January 20, 2020 20:30 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBDavid Cramp is an expert on bees and bee science and has pioneered the use of drones and digital mapping technology in aspects of bee research. He's now set to share his gift in Tonga as a beekeeping advisor for the government. He has also written a number of books on bees. His latest, The Honey Bee, is a definitive guide to the insect and its exploits. He breaks down the mysteries of life in the hive - how a Queen is formed, the role and rank of different bees in the colony, the relatio...
Dry weather and water restrictions
January 20, 2020 20:20 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBDry weather is continuing across large parts of the country, including Northland, the Waikato, the Wairarapa, Canterbury, and the Tasman regions. Northland has been verging on drought status for weeks, and now the Tasman region is approaching a trigger point for water rationing. The Tasman District Council's Dry Weather Taskforce is meeting today. Taskforce convenor, Dennis Bush-King tells Lynn Freeman the coming week is critical.
How will the US-Iran crisis evolve?
January 20, 2020 20:05 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBOn January 3rd the US drone strike against top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad, set in motion a chain of events which are still playing out. While debate continues about the ethics of the killing, questions keep coming about the downing of a Ukrainian passenger aircraft near the Tehran Airport by Iranian missiles, with the loss of 176 lives. Add to that protests on the streets of Iran, an Iran nuclear deal left in tatters, and Iranian parliamentary elections in exactly one m...
Book review - Best of 2019
January 19, 2020 21:35 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBKiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore shares her picks for the best books of 2019: Make it Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison (Allen & Unwin) and The Years by Annie Ernaux (Fitzcarraldo).
Amanda Palmer - There Will Be No Intermission
January 19, 2020 21:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBFeminist, mother, songwriter, artist - and cult hero. Amanda Palmer is coming to New Zealand to perform her one-woman show in March.
Can European leaders save the Iran nuclear deal?
January 19, 2020 20:45 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBEurope Correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Lynn to discuss hopes by EU leaders that they can find a way to keep the Iran deal alive, despite officially launching a dispute mechanism against Tehran. He'll also look at the surprising move by Russian president Vladimir Putin which resulted in the resignation of the entire Russian government. And remember Brexit? It's finally set to happen in 11 days...so what's the government got planned?
Wanaka cafes lead brewing revolution
January 19, 2020 20:20 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBCafe owners in Wanaka want to ditch all single use coffee cups by 2022, with three of the town's cafes already refusing to sell any disposable cups. It's part of a growing trend around the country.
Free Meds? Counting the cost of prescriptions
January 19, 2020 20:05 - 27 minutes - 25 MBA new study into prescription charges will ascertain the extent to which $5 prescription charges are stopping New Zealanders from undergoing treatment. University of Otago Professor Pauline Norris is leading the study. Also joining Lynn to discuss any potential barriers to healthcare are Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Auckland, and health spokesperson for the Child Action Poverty Group Innes Asher, and GP of thirty-four years and Head of the Department of General Practice ...
Haere Ra 2019 (Part 2)
December 23, 2019 22:45 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBTe Radar, Gemma Gracewood and Grant Smithies say farewell to 2019, with live Christmas carols sung in studio by Nota Bene. Merry Christmas everyone and thank you for being with us this year.
Stress test: Trainee pilot's solo landing
December 23, 2019 22:20 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBImagine you've just started learning to fly a plane, when your instructor suddenly collapses unconscious and can't be roused. It's the stuff of nightmares, but for Perth-based Max Sylvester it was the reality of a Saturday afternoon back in August. He was taking his first lesson in a Cessna, and his third flying lesson overall, when his Kiwi flying instructor Robert Mollard suffered a medical event. Max joins Kathryn to talk about how he managed to land the plane.
Nota Bene Performs Christmas Day 1666
December 23, 2019 22:15 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBNota Bene Performs Christmas Day 1666
Haere Ra 2019 (Part 3)
December 23, 2019 22:05 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBTe Radar, Gemma Gracewood and Grant Smithies say farewell to 2019, with live Christmas carols sung in studio by Nota Bene. Merry Christmas everyone and thank you for being with us this year.
Jeremy Taylor's 2019 music picks
December 23, 2019 21:30 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBJeremy Taylor plays his favourites from the rich tapestry of 2019's musical releases: Aldous Harding, Michael Kiwanuka, Jenny Lewis, Tiny Ruins and Purple Mountains.
Netball coach Noeline Taurua on building up the Silver Ferns
December 23, 2019 21:05 - 23 minutes - 22 MBSilver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua talks to Kathryn about her hugely successful year, taking the national netball team to victory at the World Cup in Liverpool, and achieving a rare Constellation Cup win over Australia, all while continuing to coach the Sunshine Coast Lightening. She's now moved back to New Zealand and is taking a short break before the Silver Ferns head to England for the Netball Nations Cup next month. She reflects on building up belief and confidence in the Ferns and t...
Noeline Taurua: building up the Ferns and the fans
December 23, 2019 21:05 - 23 minutes - 22 MBSilver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua talks to Kathryn about her hugely successful year, taking the national netball team to victory at the World Cup in Liverpool, and achieving a rare Constellation Cup win over Australia, all while continuing to coach the Sunshine Coast Lightening. She's now moved back to New Zealand and is taking a short break before the Silver Ferns head to England for the Netball Nations Cup next month. She reflects on building up belief and confidence in the Ferns and t...
Haere Ra 2019. A Decade in Review
December 23, 2019 20:50 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBRod Oram, Siouxsie Wiles, Courtney Johnston and Gavin Ellis look back on the year in business, science, art and media.
Kennedy Warne's message from the Seychelles
December 23, 2019 20:45 - 1 minute - 1.51 MBNormally on our last show of the year, Nine to Noon's outdoorsman and adventurer Kennedy Warne would be live in the studio, resplendent in his pink crocs. This year, however, he is in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, where he sent us a message and poem from the uninhabited atoll of Cosmoledo.
Walking odyssey: Paul Salopek's human journey
December 23, 2019 20:20 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBPaul Salopek is seven years into a decade long 'Out of Eden' walk, from Africa to South America. In 2013 he set out on foot to retrace the global migration of humankind, from Ethiopia to Tierra del Fuego. So far the journalist and National Geographic Fellow has traversed Africa to the Holy Lands, the Autumn Wars route to the Silk Road, and been through Pakistan and India. He's currently in Myanmar. He calls his 21,000 mile (34,000 kilometres) epic trek an experiment in slow journalism.
Haere Ra, 2019
December 23, 2019 20:05 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBRod Oram, Siouxsie Wiles, Courtney Johnston and Gavin Ellis look back on the year in business, science, art and media
Navigating the urban environment
December 22, 2019 22:47 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBBill McKay talks to Kathryn about Wayfinding; how we navigate our way through the urban environment and the silly signage that often makes it more difficult than it should be.
Everybody eats, pay as you feel
December 22, 2019 22:34 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBAs many of us think about what will be on the Christmas menu on Wednesday, Nicholas Loosley is looking forward to a well-earned break from thinking about food. He is the founder and General Manager of Everybody Eats, which serves restaurant quality, three-course meals, from rescued food that would otherwise go to waste. Diners simply pay as they feel. Everybody Eats began in Auckland two years ago as a part-time, pop-up restaurant with volunteer chefs. Last month, Nick opened the doors o...
Political commentators Hooton & Mills - a retrospective
December 22, 2019 22:07 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBMatthew and Stephen Mills chat to Kathryn about the political year and look ahead to the 2020 election.
Book review - The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
December 22, 2019 21:39 - 4 minutes - 4.23 MBLaura Caygill reviews The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, published by Allen & Unwin. A touching tale of friendship, ageing and vulnerability from the author of The Natural Way of Things.
Spark's big test. Jolie Hodson on being bold
December 22, 2019 21:06 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSpark's Chief Executive Jolie Hodson talks to Kathryn Ryan about taking high profile, high stakes risks, like the live streaming of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Jolie Hodson was appointed to the CEO position in July of this year and has played a pivotal role in transforming Spark from a legacy telco to a broad digital services provider. Add to that she is now the only woman in charge of an NZX50 company. So what has she learned about the limitations of streaming and how to prepare for big b...
Canada correspondent, Katie Simpson
December 22, 2019 20:52 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBCBC Parliamentary reporter Katie Simpson with a look back on a tumultuous year for Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau who returned to Parliament with a minority government.
Surviving state care: Kath Coster
December 22, 2019 20:29 - 22 minutes - 21 MBKath Coster is a member of a survivors advisory group to the Royal commission of inquiry into state and faith-based abuse. She is one of the estimated one hundred thousand plus young New Zealanders abused while being looked after by the state. This year the the Abuse in Care Royal Commission heard evidence at public hearings. The tri-monthly hearings will resume early next year with another public session looking at the question of "redress". Kath is determined no other child should ever...
Cooler temperatures grant reprieve in Australia bushfire battle
December 22, 2019 20:09 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBTemperatures have dropped nearly 20 degrees in parts of Australia, which is expected to help firefighters who are trying to combat blazes across five states. Nine people have been killed since the bushfire emergency started in September, with at least 700 homes destroyed. Today alone, 98 bush and grass fires are burning in New South Wales, with 50 yet to be contained. The town of Balmoral was all but destroyed at the weekend. Kathryn is joined by Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Scien...
Brendan Telfer with the year's highlights and low points
December 19, 2019 22:34 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBA chat about the headlining sports stories of the year, also what chance do the Black Caps have against Australia at the MCG on Boxing Day?
Book review - The Hero by Lee Child
December 19, 2019 21:41 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBSally Wenley reviews The Hero by Lee Child, published by HarperCollins.
Speaking youth to power
December 19, 2019 21:06 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBKathryn Ryan speaks with the teenagers pumping new blood into local body politics. This year Sophie Handford, RohanO'Neill-Stevens and Fisher Wang were voted into office in Kapiti, Nelson and Rotorua Lakes, proving you don't have to be a boomer to be elected to council. Fisher is the middle child, Rohan is the eldest and Sophie is the youngest local body politician in the country. In another, related stream of Sophie's life she leads New Zealand's School Strike 4 Climate movement, which ...
From solstice to Santa, a Christmas history
December 19, 2019 20:38 - 10 minutes - 10 MBFrom Norse mythology to early Christianity and pagan rituals, Andy Thomas goes behind the sparkle and the merriment with a fascinating look at the social history of Christmas.
From Solstice to Santa: the history of Christmas
December 19, 2019 20:38 - 10 minutes - 10 MBFrom Norse mythology to early Christianity and pagan rituals, Andy Thomas goes behind the sparkle and the merriment with a fascinating look at the social history of Christmas.
Eliud Kipchoge. Making sub 2 hour marathon history
December 19, 2019 20:27 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBWhen 35-year-old Eliud Kipchoge, arguably the greatest male distance runner of all time, ran a sub two hour marathon earlier this year it was a moment in sporting history that many had considered impossible. Eliud Kipchoge's manager Valentijn Trouw talks to Kathryn Ryan about the preparations, controversies, and celebrations.
Wastewater and sewage pumping into Wellington harbour
December 19, 2019 20:19 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MBWellington City's wastewater is discharging into the harbour after an underground tunnel in the CBD collapsed this morning. Wellington Water is asking all inner city residents and office workers to minimise their use of water, to reduce the load on the network and the size of the overflow. Chief Executive of Wellington Water Colin Crampton speaks with Kathryn Ryan.
New road safety plan aims to cut road deaths by 40 per cent
December 19, 2019 20:08 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThe government says its new multi-billion dollar road safety plan will cut road deaths by 40 per cent by 2030. The plan, called Road to Zero, was outlined yesterday by the Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter. Speed limits will drop in high risk areas, and some fines will rise as part of the ten year strategy. Money will be spent on roading safety improvements - including one thousand kilometres of new median crash barriers, there will also be more speed cameras which will be m...
Marriage Story, The Report, The Two Popes
December 18, 2019 22:47 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBViewing correspondent Tamar Munch looks at two movies starring Adam Driver: Marriage Story and The Report, which is about the CIA's use of torture following the 9/11 attacks. She'll also preview New Zealander Anthony McCarten's new movie The Two Popes about Pope Benedict and Pope Francis.
Tips for surviving Christmas stress
December 18, 2019 22:29 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBChristmas and the holiday season can be a stressful time for many people. For some, it is as simple as fatigue after a busy year, while for others bigger emotional issues rise to the surface. Wellington psychologist Karen Nimmo has some coping strategies to share.
Technology best and worst of the decade
December 18, 2019 22:06 - 22 minutes - 21 MBTechnology correspondent Sarah Putt examines the tech ideas and events that have happened between 2010 and 2019 that have changed the way we live.
Top 10 in tech for the decade
December 18, 2019 22:06 - 22 minutes - 21 MBTechnology correspondent Sarah Putt examines the tech ideas and events that have happened between 2010 and 2019 that have changed the way we live.
Book review - Waterline by Chris Else
December 18, 2019 21:39 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBIan Telfer reviews Waterline by Chris Else, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing.