Nine To Noon
6,372 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 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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Biofuel mandate is "greenwashing"- govt urged to drop policy
August 14, 2022 21:05 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBEnvironmental advocates say the government's plan to introduce biofuel into petrol and diesel is greenwashing and will actually contribute to an increase in global emissions. From next April, all petrol and diesel will be legally required to contain a percentage of biofuel, made from renewable sources such as used vegetable oils or animal fats. The government announced the mandate late last year promising that over the next three years, it would prevent around one million tonnes of emiss...
The Week That Was
August 11, 2022 23:50 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBComedians Irene Pink and Pinky Agnew with some of the lighter stories of the week.
Sports Commentator Sam Ackerman
August 11, 2022 23:35 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBSam talks to Susie about whether we about to witness the end of the Ian Foster era with the All Blacks? Trent Boult's decision to hand back his NZ Cricket contract and what it means and the impact Ross Taylor's honesty will have on the Black Caps.
Book Review - The Twilight World by Werner Herzog
August 11, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBAdrian Hardingham from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Twilight World by Werner Herzog, published by Penguin Random House.
Strays or well-fed hustlers? The case for microchipping cats
August 11, 2022 22:30 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBScroll through any community social media page in New Zealand and you're bound to find a post about a lost cat. And so it was on the Birkenhead community Facebook page this this week - with a picture of Carpark Cat, who'd taken to hanging around the local New World. But the post about the stray, but seemingly well-fed cat, appears to have sparked a custody battle. And with no microchip - it's hard to know for sure where her home is. Frustrated with seeing repeat messages about the same "...
Kiwi photographer Simon Townsley: capturing history
August 11, 2022 22:10 - 19 minutes - 18 MBTwice named British Press Photographer of the Year, Simon Townsley was at Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He's covered many conflicts, including the Gulf war, the siege of Sarajevo and most recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, capturing images of people whose lives have been devastated. The award winning photojournalist is a Kiwi, who left for London in 1987, where he spent 14 years as Senior Photographer at the Sunday Times. In recent years he's focussed on highl...
Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
August 11, 2022 21:45 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBKoroi is just back from Solomon Islands where commemoration ceremonies took place across the capital Honiara. He talks to Susie about the activities marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Also, the Covid outbreak in the Marshall Islands is getting worse with the first death just recorded. And the Tongan deputy Prime Minister is one of three Tongan ministers who have lost their seats in parliament due to corruption.
Citizen scientists rally to reverse the decline of honey bees
August 11, 2022 21:35 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBVolunteers around the world are taking part in a citizen science research project into bee biodiversity and decline. The researchers involved in the Zooniverse Big-Bee Bonanza project are checking specimen labels for information on measurements and bees' locations to figure out how bees are responding to human impacts on climate, flora and other aspects of their lives. On the research team is Rob Guralnick who's the Curator of Biodiversity Informatics at the Florida Museum of Natural His...
Power demand expected to peak: Transpower asks for more supply
August 11, 2022 21:15 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBTranspower predicted power demand could hit a new record this morning - and asked generators to crank up supply. On Tuesday, the national grid operator asked for additional generation on the basis of a forecast cold snap and lower than expected wind. It held a further conference with industry yesterday afternoon. Just over a year ago, Transpower's poor coordination and communication was blamed for 34 thousand households being left without power on the coldest night of the year. So - has ...
Trump estate search and seizure approved by US Attorney General
August 11, 2022 21:05 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MBIn a development following the controversial raid by federal agents on Donald's Trump's estate in Florida, the US Attorney General Merrick Garland has confirmed he personally approved the FBI search. FBI agents have taken away some documents from the former President's Mar-a-Lago property - but so far the reasons for the search have not been revealed. Mr Garland says the FBI is asking the courts to release details of the warrant which could reveal the reasons for the search, documentatio...
Film & TV - Still Here, Girl in the Picture, Sea Beast
August 10, 2022 23:50 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBFilm and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Susie to talk about Still Here (TVNZ), a four part docu-series celebrates the small but mighty Pasifika community in inner-city Auckland who have remained despite decades of rampant gentrification. She'll also talk about disturbing Netflix doco Girl in the Picture and one for the kids - Sea Beast (Netflix) featuring the voice of Kiwi Karl Urban.
Sibling rivalry - parenting plight or just part of growing up?
August 10, 2022 23:30 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBIt can drive parents mad, but psychologist Dr Rachael Sharman of the University of the Sunshine Coast says sibling rivalry is a perfectly normal - and in fact, even necessary part of the developmental process. So how can parents guide their kids through the conflict process?
Tech: Taiwan cyber attacks, NHS suffers DDoS, 100m affected by worker's data theft
August 10, 2022 23:07 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBTech commentator Tony Grasso joins Susie to talk about the cyber attacks on Taiwan amid rising tensions with China, a DDoS attack on Britain's National Health Service. He'll also look at why insider theft is still a major risk, as an ex-Amazon worker is found guilty of stealing the details of over 100 million Americans and six million Canadians, and how Adversary-in-the-middle attacks are on the rise and include New Zealand targets.
Book review - A Riderless Horse by Tim Upperton
August 10, 2022 22:40 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBHarry Ricketts reviews A Riderless Horse by Tim Upperton, published by Auckland University Press.
An exceptional sporting career: cricketer Ross Taylor
August 10, 2022 22:07 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThe curtain came down on the international career of Black Caps batter Ross Taylor in April this year. After 16 years representing New Zealand, his 450th and final game was at a One Day International against The Netherlands. He's the first player from any country to make100 international appearances in all three formats of the game: test cricket, one-day internationals and Twenty20.
UK - PM race gets nasty, another heatwave, warnings of winter price hikes
August 10, 2022 21:50 - 9 minutes - 8.74 MBUK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Susie to talk about fears within Conservative ranks that an increasingly nasty campaign to be leader by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will damage the party, the cost of energy this winter is forecast to be more than three times higher than it was a year ago. There's a heatwave and drought hitting Britain, along with train strikes and airport delays...but Birmingham has enjoyed its time in the sun hosting the Commonwealth Games.
Social enterprise energy retailer seeks help to 'end power poverty'
August 10, 2022 21:35 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MBThe country's only kaupapa Māori , social enterprise energy retailer says 130,000 households experience energy poverty, and it needs help to end that. Nau Mai RÄ was established a year ago. It is committed to turning no customer away, and pledges not to disconnect any home, even if a customer is struggling to pay bills.
Driven to distraction - pothole woe up and down the country
August 10, 2022 21:07 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBCars are being ruined and frustration is growing in communities around the country over the state of our roads. Residents, particularly those in rural areas say the roading network is in a terrible state - made worse by the wet winter - and repairs just aren't happening.
Science: Viral treatment for inflammatory bowel, busting maths stereotypes
August 09, 2022 23:45 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBScience commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Susie to talk about the test to release scheme for Covid 19: some people are still testing positive at the end of their 7 days' isolation, which means they're still infectious. She'll also look at a study that identified five viruses that were able to kill a bacteria that inflamed the guts of mice - and the hope it may offer those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. And even reading a brief story about women and girls engaging in maths w...
How a bow and arrow inspired decades of hunting
August 09, 2022 23:35 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBMucking around with a bow and arrow as a young Waikato boy has led to Peter Hill having countless hunting adventures. A first time author, he writes about his devotion to hunting in his book Straight Arrows and Fast Bullets : A Hunter's Tale. He's done a range of jobs, including working a professional hunter for the Forest Service culling goats and earning a living as a possum trapper. Now Peter spends the winter months fencing, and this summer he will be building his fishing guide busin...
Book review: Poor People With Money by Dominic Hoey
August 09, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBAsh Davida Jane reviews Poor People With Money by Dominic Hoey, published by Penguin Random House NZ
The secrets of soil and how it shapes our lives
August 09, 2022 22:10 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAustralian soil scientist Alisa Bryce describes soil as a wonderful mysterious world, an underground jungle, a nexus of a portal between life and death. In her popular science book, Grounded she focuses on how life could not exist without soil and how it informs so much of what we do, so much beyond agriculture.
Australia: Music heaven, recession fears, jobs for the boys
August 09, 2022 21:50 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the rough couple of weeks for Australian music, with the loss of indigenous folk musician Archie Roche, then The Seekers' Judith Durham and Olivia Newton-John. The Reserve Bank is facing strong criticism that its sharp rate-rising strategy after years of deliberately holding back is going to plunge Australia into recession. Former deputy New South Wales premier John Barilaro is under scrutiny for his new plum gig - a position he created wh...
Dame Emma Thompson on her most challenging role yet
August 09, 2022 21:40 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBHighly respected British actor, screenwriter and environmental activist, Dame Emma Thompson, says her latest film challenges the 'cougar' label put on women who're in relationships with younger men. In GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE she plays a widow, Nancy, who hires a younger male sex worker. They come to form a close relationship that's both intimate and emotional. Dame Emma says in life and on screen we're used to seeing older men with younger women, but society still can't cope with t...
New report calls for a radical overhaul of ACC
August 09, 2022 21:15 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBA new report launched today calls for a radical overhaul of ACC - and a new integrated system to cover all impairments...whether from illness or accident. The ACC scheme was established in 1974 as a no-fault system that covers people who are injured in an accident and cannot work, or need rehabilitation. It does not cover people who are unwell or disabled. Warren Forster is a lawyer and researcher who has been working in the ACC sector for many years. He says the current system is discri...
National MP's past under scrutiny
August 09, 2022 21:05 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBNational MP Sam Uffindell's past is being put under the microscope following allegations made by a former flatmate when he was at Otago University. The woman told RNZ he was an aggressive bully who scared her so badly one night she fled through her bedroom window; in a statement last night Uffindell denied the claims and said there was a falling out between two flatmates. While Uffindell is stood down, an investigation into his past will be conducted by Maria Dew QC. It will include the ...
Financial Planner Liz Koh : Examining your money mindset
August 08, 2022 23:45 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBThis week is Money Week and Money expert Liz Koh discusses the Retirement Commission's underlying theme of Your Money Mindset. If you want to know why you struggle to get ahead financially even though you have a good income, take a look at your money mindset. Regardless of how much you earn, if you don't have the right money mindset you will struggle to succeed.
Author Susan Brocker breathes new life into the legend of Pelorus Jack
August 08, 2022 23:30 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBRisso's dolphins are extremely rare in New Zealand, yet Pelorus Jack stuck to his routine of greeting ships in the Sound for nearly 25 years.
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson : fake meat and private jets
August 08, 2022 23:05 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBRebecca asks whether McDonald's is McDone with Beyond Burger's plant-meat?. She addresses how the fake-meat firm's failed pepperoni plan shows the mountain Beyond Burger has to climb to make its business bigger. Rebecca also talks to Susie about the uber rich and their private jets. Teenage jet tracker Jack Sweeney has filed a public records request with the US government that yielded a form bearing the signature of a particular plane's owner: Tesla boss Elon Musk.
National leader on Uffindell: "I should have been told"
August 08, 2022 22:55 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBThe National party leader Christopher Luxon has just fronted media over the revelations about the Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell. Sam Uffindell was kicked out of Auckland's King's College when he was 16, for taking part in a violent assault of a 13-year-old. Mr Uffindell told the National Party about the incident before he was selected. But Mr Luxon has told media that as leader, he should have been told about it , and so should voters in the Tauranga by-election. Susie speaks with RNZ Politi...
Book review: Kohine by Colleen Maria Lenihan
August 08, 2022 22:35 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBMichelle Rahurahu reviews Kohine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, published by Huia Publishers
Our father, Barry Crump
August 08, 2022 22:05 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBBarry Crump was the ultimate kiwi icon - a rugged outdoorsman, and quintessential kiwi bloke. His books sold millions of copies and his Toyota TV ads with the hapless Scotty entertained us all. But there was another side to Barry Crump - a tough, womanising, alcoholic who struggled with commitment, particularly to his six sons -Ivan, Martin, Stephen, Harry, Erik and Lyall - born to five mothers. For the first time, Barry Crump's sons have all gone on record about their father - 25 years ...
Seen but unheard: The experience of Maori and Pasifika
August 08, 2022 21:35 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MBNew research out this morning has looked at the way Maori and Pasifika postgraduates in STEM are treated within the university space - and it paints a concerning picture. The paper includes the responses of 43 current or past post-graduates in science, maths, engineering and technology. Many cited being made to feel out of place, have their presence at university questioned, being seen as an expert on culture - regardless of whether they felt that way, being asked to do unpaid labour, or...
Good luck with your luggage: Bag chaos hits travel industry
August 08, 2022 21:30 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBLuggage mountains and flight delays are plaguing the travel industry. Canadian travel writer Tim Johnson joins Susie with his tips for an easy journey.
Sex-ed needs urgent overhaul: prosecutor
August 08, 2022 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBA leading Australian sexual offences prosecutor says unless sexuality and relationship education is vastly improved, the tide of sexual assault and rape will never be stemmed. Katrina Marson has spent 10 years as a crown prosecutor in Canberra - primarily prosecuting sexual offences. She says dealing with case after case, year after year, she realised how inadequate it is to prosecute a crime after the fact, and turned her attention to how to prevent them happening the first place. Ms Ma...
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - the Greenland
August 07, 2022 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBKennedy is back in New Zealand but talks to Susie about his recent expeditionary cruise around the southern coastline of Greenland.
Birds and the bees: Manunui Honey
August 07, 2022 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBBeekeeper and founder of Manunui Honey Blake Cole is also an ardent conservationist who monitors kiwi, and traps and eradicates pests. Blake tells Susie Ferguson profits from Manunui Honey are invested into returning more of the land to native bush.
Political commentators Lamia Imam & Brigitte Morten
August 07, 2022 23:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MBPolitical commentators Brigitte and Lamia give their verdict on National's two-day conference in Christchurch where it elected a new party president, Sylvia Wood.
Book review: Picture You Dead by Peter James
August 07, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBSally Wenley reviews Picture You Dead by Peter James, published by Macmillan
Manawatu writer, poet and farmer Tim Saunders
August 07, 2022 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBTim Saunders writes about his life and work on the land, the lessons handed down from his ancestors and the challenges of present day farming. The family sheep and beef farm at Glen Oroua, near Palmerston North goes back five generations. His new book Under a big sky : Facing the elements on a New Zealand farm catalogues the ups and downs of rural life the impact of environmental change, drought, financial pressures and farming during lockdown. Writing is a constant in Tim Saunders' life...
Europe: Nuclear warning in Ukraine, heatwave ruins crops
August 07, 2022 21:45 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBEurope correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Susie to look the latest news out of Europe.
What's going on underneath Lake Taupō and should we be worried?
August 07, 2022 21:30 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MBNew research is giving scientists an exciting insight into what is happening within the magma chamber of the Taupō super-volcano. Susie speaks to Dr Finn Illsley-Kemp from Victoria University about the significance of the research and what it tells us.
Is DOC missing the mark on new wild animal strategy?
August 07, 2022 21:10 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBConservationists are concerned the Department of Conservation is standing by as wild animals wreck havoc on New Zealand's biodiversity. Susie Ferguson speaks with DOC's operations director Ben Reddiex, chair of the Game Animal Council, Grant Dobson and Forest & Bird chief executive Nicola Toki.
Golden Games - record Commonwealth gold medal haul
August 07, 2022 21:05 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBNew Zealand has bagged a record gold medal haul at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Susie speaks to team chef de mission Nigel Avery about how these Games are making history.
Book review: The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
August 04, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBLouise Ward of Wardini Books in Havelock North reviews The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, published by Macmillan
The man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world
August 04, 2022 22:05 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBIn 1944, a young Slovakian man achieved the near impossible – he escaped the horrors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Walter Rosenberg, later known as Rudolf Vrba, was desperate to warn the world about Nazi camps and spur global leaders into action. His poignant and important tale is told in new detail by journalist Jonathan Freedland in the new book The Escape Artist.
Medicinal cannabis scheme: How's it working two years on?
August 04, 2022 21:30 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIt's more than two years since the law changed to allow medicinal cannabis products to be prescribed in New Zealand - so is the scheme working as intended? The Ministry of Health lists 17 medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standards for use - and one that has the tick from Medsafe as an approved medicine. Earlier this year Nubu Pharmaceuticals became the first company to be able to import dried cannabis flower - both for use in a vapouriser and in preparation as a ...
What to do about teeth grinding and jaw clenching
August 04, 2022 21:05 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBDentists say they're seeing more patients who grind or clench their teeth. Also known as bruxism, the condition happens unconsciously, usually when people are asleep, and can lead to teeth being ground-down, nerves exposed, as well as jaw and headaches. So what is the main cause and how can bruxism be treated? Susie speaks with Dr Mo Amso, a dentist and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Dental Association and Wellingtonian Olivia Hope-Simcock who has experienced bruxism for the last few...
What to do about teeth-grinding and jaw-clenching
August 04, 2022 21:05 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBDentists say they're seeing more patients who grind or clench their teeth. Also known as bruxism, the condition happens unconsciously, usually when people are asleep, and can lead to teeth being ground-down, nerves exposed, as well as jaw and headaches. So what is the main cause and how can bruxism be treated? Susie speaks with Dr Mo Amso, a dentist and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Dental Association and Wellingtonian Olivia Hope-Simcock who has experienced bruxism for the last few...
Film & TV: Industry (s2), Trainwreck: Woodstock '99, The Resort
August 03, 2022 23:45 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBFilm and TV correspondent Chris Schulz has been looking at season two of Industry (Neon), a documentary about the omnishambles that was Woodstock '99, and new comedy series The Resort.