Nine To Noon
6,273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 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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Walkway to nowhere: The stoush over a popular Auckland track
October 03, 2023 20:46 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MBA popular coastal walkway in Auckland will remain partly closed to the public amid a battle between the owners of a neighbouring heritage cottage and Auckland Council.
The battle for milk supply in Waikato
October 03, 2023 20:32 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBCompetition for milk supply in Waikato is intensifying as a new international player sets up shop.
Reaction to new forestry slash regulations
October 03, 2023 20:08 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBTighter regulations have been announced for forestry slash - will it be enough for communities fed up with a debris deluge in severe weather?
Sports commentator Glen Larmer
October 02, 2023 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MBNZ Rugby has taken the famous Ranfurly Shield trophy off of Hawke's Bay after it was broken in two during aftermatch celebrations. A photo of the damaged shield with white powder and a rolled-up banknote on top emerged this week, raising suspicions of drug use at a party where 12 rugby players were present. Though there's now a new theory over the white powder; the man responsible for repairing the trophy says it may be plaster. Sports commentator Glen Larmer has the latest.
Bookworm Tony Eyre on his passion for second-hand books
October 02, 2023 22:20 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBTony Eyre is a proud bibliophile and has taken a lifetime of loving books and wrapped it into a bibliomemoir called The Book Collector. The Dunedin-based writer was also an accountant for 50 years, but his book looks back on his life and connection to various works and authors. He also shares a love of second-hand book stores, having travelled to nearly all of them in New Zealand - and a decent number of them on overseas travels. Tony is chair of the Dunedin Athenaeum Library and is a st...
Business with Rebecca Stevenson
October 02, 2023 22:05 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBBusiness commentator Rebecca Stevenson takes a look at what's changed in commerce and consumer affairs under the Labour government - including giving the Commerce Commission the power to conduct market studies and Section 36 of the Commerce Act, which deals with the misuse of market power. She'll also talk about why behavioural analytics are now being used by banks, including one in New Zealand, to help catch scammers - and how we use our bank's apps and websites can give away clues that...
Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
October 02, 2023 21:45 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MBAround the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
Book review: The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff
October 02, 2023 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBRalph McAllister reviews The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff published by Quercus Publishing
Why women put themselves last - and why they should not
October 02, 2023 21:05 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBCaring for other people while ensuring that you care for yourself takes awareness and dedication, says Dr Cate Howell, author of The Flourishing Woman.
Call to ban mixed-gender hospital rooms
October 02, 2023 20:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBUniversity of Otago academics say New Zealand needs to immediately ban the practice of men and women sharing hospital rooms. In a paper out today they argue mixed hospital rooms undermine patient security and dignity. They say mixed gender rooms are happening in a major New Zealand hospital and the practice is increasing. Mixed gender rooms have been banned in the United Kingdom since 2010 and there have been attempts to prohibit the practice in some Australian states. The paper's lead a...
More money for Ruapehu ski fields
October 02, 2023 20:25 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBRuapehu Alpine Lifts is to get $7.35 million from the Government to get its ski field operations through to March. RAL went into voluntary administration last year on the back of a bad ski season, the impact of Covid-19 and hobbled with $45 million in debt. Of the money announced yesterday $4.3 million is for continuing operations of the two ski fields until March while the remaining $3.05 million is set aside to support the preferred bidder of the Turoa ski field to complete that purcha...
Agribusiness-Government joint venture aims to cut farm emissions by 30%
October 02, 2023 20:05 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBA joint venture between six major agribusiness companies and the government aims to reduce farm emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. AgriZeroNZ is an investment partnership between New Zealand's leading agribusiness organisations and the government. Synlait, Rabobank, Fonterra, ANZCO, Silver Fern Farms and Ravensdown are the foundation partners, each investing tens of millions of dollars a year, matched dollar for dollar by the government. So far, four investments in tech and research have ...
Tamarind chutney from Jenny's Kitchen
October 01, 2023 22:30 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBHere's a chutney that's described as having a cult following. Jenny's Kitchen tamarind chutney was first made on Waiheke Island in 1998 by Jenny Stewart and is now found on shelves all around the country. The inspiration behind the chutney came from a trip to Fiji where Jenny and her husband Hilton were introduced to the tamarind fruit. Jenny then worked on cooking it into a sauce here and was convinced by friends to sell it at their Waiheke Island markets. Now, with Jenny's Kitchen havi...
Political commentators Morten and Moroney
October 01, 2023 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBPolitical commentators Brigitte Morten and Sue Moroney look at Labour and National's fiscal plans, as well as National's policy to tighten welfare. What impact will Chris Hipkins' Covid infection and isolation have on Labour's campaign, and how were the performances of both party leaders in the latest debate? New Zealand First's coffers are filling, but leader Winston Peters has been criticised for lashing out at TV interviewer Jack Tame at the weekend. And while polls show voters are lu...
The Kiwi YouTuber with a huge enthusiasm for tiny houses
October 01, 2023 21:35 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBNine years ago, when Bryce Langston told people he was building a tiny house, they didn't know what he was talking about. Now he has half a million Instagram followers and a whopping 4.5 million subscribers to his Living Big in a Tiny House YouTube series.
Election 2023: National leader Christopher Luxon
October 01, 2023 21:05 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBChristopher Luxon joins Kathryn Ryan for an extended interview on all the issues this election and why National should form the next government.
Auckland correspondent Simon Wilson
October 01, 2023 20:45 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBSimon Wilson is in Auckland where work continues to stem the tide of raw sewage pouring into the Waitemata Harbour from a 13-metre sinkhole in Parnell. At least 24 beaches have been closed and a rahui placed on the Harbour. And it's coming up on one year with Wayne Brown as the mayor. Simon looks at his biggest wins, and most controversial moments.
Displaced Afghans' difficult start in NZ
October 01, 2023 20:30 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBAfter the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan two years ago, 16 hundred displaced people found refuge in New Zealand. But their experiences of resettling here were less than ideal, according to a new report by World Vision, Amnesty International , and ActionStation. The report finds many of the Afghan nationals spent months in hotel rooms, and struggled to access mental health support, employment and education. The agencies want the government to introduce a standard level of suppor...
Wellington business leaders worry as public sector cuts bite
October 01, 2023 20:05 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBAs cuts to the public sector begin to bite, Wellington business leaders are worried about the future for the capital's central business district. In late August the government announced it would trim nearly $4 billion dollars from public spending, and instructed public sector agencies to cut 1 or two per cent off existing baselines, starting with contractors and consultants. National has said it will cut expenditure on average across the public service by 6.5 percent - although it says t...
Book review: The Future of Geography
June 22, 2023 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBTilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Future of Geography: How Power & Politics in Space Will Change Our World by Tim Marshall, published by Simon & Schuster.
The realities of life as a digital nomad
June 22, 2023 22:05 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBNew Zealander Nathan Thomas has spent 10 years working as a freelance writer while travelling around the world. He explores the rewards and challenges of the digital nomad life in his new book Untethered.
One man's relationship with Bart the grizzly bear
June 22, 2023 21:35 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBDirector Russell Chadwick's documentary Good Boy follows a very furry friendship and work relationship between US animal trainer Doug Seus and a 680 kilogram bear. Good Boy refers to a massive Kodiak Bear named Bart who has appeared in several Hollywood movies, including White Fang, Legends of the Fall, and the aptly named The Bear. The documentary is part of the Doc Edge Festival.
Tai Rāwhiti on edge as more rain forecast
June 22, 2023 21:06 - 21 minutes - 20 MBTai Rawhiti residents are on edge as a state of emergency is in place again after being battered by heavy rain, with more expected tonight and over the weekend. A severe red weather warning the highest possible level is in place until Sunday. The inland community of Te Karaka has been hardest hit, where the Waipaoa river has burst its banks, and huge slips have been reported. Major roads across the region are closed, farms are sodden and slip prone, and some schools are closed. The advic...
Screentime: Elemental, No Hard Feelings, Hijack, Stan Lee
June 21, 2023 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBFilm and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about a new offering from Disney, Elemental, which is in cinemas. Jennifer Lawrence has a new romantic comedy out called No Hard Feelings (cinemas). Idris Elba has a new airplane thriller series called Hijack, and Disney's Stan Lee documentary delves into the life of the man behind Marvel.
Parenting: How to talk to neuro-divergent children and teens about sex and pornography
June 21, 2023 23:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBSex therapist Jo Robertson on navigating the porn talk with neuro-divergent children, rainbow kids and children with disabilities. Jo is the Research and Training Lead for The Light Project, a charitable trust researching media influences on youth sexual culture and how to have positive conversations about it.
Tech: Rural divide in comms, law firm hack, Reddit goes bonkers
June 21, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBTechnology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the Commerce Commission's Telecommunications Monitoring Report and why rural telecoms is now the main political and regulatory frontier for the sector. Starlink's entry to New Zealand has made some think problems with rural access to broadband is now solved - but is it? Bill also looks at the implications for the massive data breach at Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth after a ransomware attack and why Reddit has suddenly b...
Book review: This Is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan
June 21, 2023 22:40 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MBLaura Caygill reviews This Is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan, published by HarperCollins
Swimming toward Olympic glory: Lewis Clareburt
June 21, 2023 22:05 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBKiwi swimming star Lewis Clareburt has his sights firmly set on next year's Paris Olympics and is considered a real medal prospect, but as a top international swimmer he's chosen an unconventional road as he chases Olympic glory. The 23-year old set the pool alight at Birmingham last year, winning two gold medals and becoming the first Kiwi man to win Commonwealth Games gold since Moss Burmester in 2006. Four years earlier he'd won Commonwealth bronze. But rather than pursuing his sport ...
UK news: Rishi skips Boris vote, lockdown party invite revealed
June 21, 2023 21:50 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak opting out of endorsing a report that his predecessor Boris Johnson mislead Parliament over Partygate. It comes as an invitation for staff aides to "jingle and mingle" at a Christmas party in 2020 under lockdown restrictions surfaced. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to haul Britain's lenders in as the mortgage rate crisis continues to bite and a gang targeting luxury cars in leafy Surrey suburbs has been bus...
Frantic search for Titanic submersible continues
June 21, 2023 21:40 - 8 minutes - 8 MBMore "banging" noises have been heard from the ocean in the search for a missing submersible that had been visiting the wreck of the Titanic, but authorities still don't know what the sounds are. Rescuers are now focusing their search on a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean where the undersea noises were detected. Search and rescue teams are in a race against time to find the vessel with five people on board - it's estimated their oxygen will run out by tonight. A massive operation led by...
Danger of dumping into the sea: toxic waste under Kettle Park
June 21, 2023 21:30 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBToxic landfill under a South Dunedin seaside sportsfield is presenting an expensive barrier to shoring up against coastal erosion. Kettle Park tops a former landfill site, where rubbish was dumped in the first half of the last century. It's right next to the sand dunes at St Claire's Middle Beach. As part of Dunedin City Council's long term Coastal Plan to protect the wider St Clair to St Kilda coast from sea level rise, environmental and engineering consultancy Tonkin + Taylor has drill...
Dismay at scale of Victoria University planned cuts
June 21, 2023 21:05 - 20 minutes - 19 MBStaff and students at Victoria University in Wellington have been shocked at the institution's cost-saving plans, which would involve axing hundreds of positions and getting rid of whole subjects. The university has a forecast $33m deficit, but the cuts would see 229 full-time roles cut and subjects like secondary teaching, German, Italian, Latin, tourism management, theatre, design tech and geophysics gone entirely. The TEU yesterday held a rally at the university and has pledged to fig...
Personal finance: Why does a recession hurt women more?
June 20, 2023 23:45 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBSimran joins Kathryn to discuss why women are disproportionately affected during a recession compared to men. Simran Kaur is the co-host of the podcast Girls That Invest. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice.
Living Full: Brittany Farrant-Smith's guide to overcoming an eating disorder
June 20, 2023 23:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBLife coach and anorexia survivor Brittany Farrant-Smith wants to bust misconceptions about eating disorders and offer hope to others struggling with food.
Two OT staff removed after claims of 'inappropriate sexual sexual behavior'
June 20, 2023 23:30 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBOranga Tamariki has launched two investigations after allegations of staff at its youth residences acting inappropriately to young people. Chief executive Chappie Te Kani says the allegations involve inappropriate sexual behaviour. The police are investigating and Oranga Tamariki will conduct its own internal investigation. From parliament, RNZ Deputy Political editor Craig McCulloch.
Book review: SAS Great Escapes Two by Damien Lewis
June 20, 2023 22:40 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBQuentin Johnson reviews SAS Great Escapes Two by Damien Lewis, published by Hachette
Former All Black Carl Hayman: living with dementia
June 20, 2023 22:05 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBFormer professional rugby player Carl Hayman is speaking up about the dangers of concussion in the hope that current and future players won't have to endure degenerative brain conditions. His memoir Head On: An All Black's memoir of rugby, dementia and the hidden cost of success will be published on 5 July.
Australia: Voice referendum, bus seatbelts, hospital resort, bye Fantales
June 20, 2023 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Parliament finally passing legislation to enable a referendum later this year on whether to enshrine formal recognition of Indigenous people via a permanent advisory body to government in the constitution. New South Wales is to consider broadening its rollout of seatbelts on buses in the wake of a horror crash that killed 10 in a wedding party. There's been an outcry over hospital patients in Queensland being housed at a...
Banker David Cunningham says inquiry will achieve 'diddly squat'
June 20, 2023 21:30 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBA veteran banker says the Commerce Commission's inquiry into banking will not deliver any change.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts files for liquidation: so what now?
June 20, 2023 21:05 - 17 minutes - 16 MBRuapehu Alpine Lifts will file for liquidation today, after two options to take over management failed to gain enough support among creditors at a crucial meeting yesterday. The coming days are pivotal as the liquidator tries to sell the assets of Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas to two separate bidders. A big question is whether Department of Conservation concessions can be transferred to new owners in enough time for the ski areas to open in a matter of weeks. Since RAL went into voluntar...
The story of indentured Indian labourers in Fiji told through a new mystery novel
June 19, 2023 23:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBA historical mystery novel set in 1914 Fiji takes readers back to the era of British colonialism - and an economy supported by indentured labourers brought over from India to work on the nation's sugar cane plantations. A Disappearance in Fiji is on the surface a whodunnit set in tropical Suva, but at its heart, it's a story of the plight of indentured Indian labourers and the impact of British colonialism in the Pacific. It's the work of Nilima Rao, an Australian debut author who has be...
Book review: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
June 19, 2023 22:40 - 5 minutes - 5.36 MBCynthia Morahan reviews The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon, published by Penguin
Lake Attack: challenge to swim every South Island lake
June 19, 2023 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBA challenge to swim every lake in the South Island, no matter how cold the water and how hard they are to reach, has brought together a Queenstown swimming club. Members of the Southern Lakes Swimming Club set a challenge to swim every named lake in the South Island. Realising the scale of the project, but also the opportunity it presented for keen outdoor swimmers, they opened it up to all swim clubs in Te Waipounamu. So far about 90 lakes have be ticked off the list but more than 250 l...
Support in Hawkes Bay for children with developmental challenges
June 19, 2023 21:30 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBAfter two years in the making a new disability centre for pre-schoolers has opened in Napier aimed at helping children with developmental differences. The Pudney Hub is the creation of Esk Valley couple Glenn Bond and Clare Pudney. Clare who is a Speech Language Therapist is the Clinical Director of the facility, while Glenn who has background with not for profit organisations is the executive director. The couple say it's a much-needed resource for parents and caregivers needing help fo...
Scramble as cigarette retailers to go from 6000 to 600 next year
June 19, 2023 21:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MBDairy owners are vying for a place on a scaled-back list of retailers who will hold on to their smoked tobacco licence by the year's end. Only one in 10 shops who currently sell cigarettes will still be able to by next July - a cutback from 6000 dairies to 600. It's part of the bid to make New Zealand smokefree by 2025, but despite that goal being embarked upon as far back as 2011, some shop owners feel 'sprung upon', due to the late rush of policy change. It is a double edged sword. In ...
Urban issues: Where Railways used to house its employees
June 18, 2023 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBUrban issues correspondent Bill McKay jumps back in history to a time when the Railways Department ran a successful building programme in the 1920s that ensured its employees had somewhere to stay. 1600 houses were built, often in the space of two weeks by 2 - 3 carpenters. It was a forerunner to the famous state houses of the First Labour Government. Could we learn something from this prefab period in our history? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Plannin...
Rewena: indigenous bread
June 18, 2023 23:40 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MBRewena baker George Jackson's bread flies off the shelves of his Whanganui shop which opens three days a week. The Rewena recipe has been in his family for generations. George Jackson says it's all about keeping it real and traditional.
ETS: time for an overhaul? RNZ Environment Correspondent
June 18, 2023 23:05 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThe Government has released its draft plan for the Emissions Trading Scheme to incentivise greater emissions reductions instead of just planting trees. The scheme is a government-run market where polluters buy credits to emit.Under current settings it is cheaper to for firms to buy credits from tree planting rather than actually cutting pollution. The Climate Change Commission believes the ETS in its current form is a threat to achieving the country's reduction targets. Hamish tells Kath...
Around the motu: Bernard Orsman in Auckland
June 18, 2023 22:45 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNZ Herald Supercity reporter Bernard Orsman says it's been a few weeks of drama around the Auckland Council budget, which finally passed last week after months of public debate and contentious final meetings. Wayne Brown's first budget as Mayor was approved by a vote of 14-6, with one abstention. Majority agreement was reached to sell a 7 per cent stake in Auckland Airport. And it's a big day for motorists in the region today with the opening of the long awaited 18 kilometre, $880m Puhoi...
Sarai Bareman - the Westie in charge of the World of Women's Football
June 18, 2023 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThe FIFA Women's World Cup kicks-off at Eden Park on July 20th. It's in the league of being the most attended women's sporting event ever. Kathryn speaks with FIFA's Chief Women's Football Officer, Sarai Bareman who's running the show, and is the world leader in women's football. Sarai's journey to FIFA towers in Zurich began in West Auckland, were she grew up in a rugby-mad family, herself playing at Massey Rugby Club, before switching codes and progressing as a footballer to represent ...