Nine To Noon
6,372 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 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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Chatham Islands seafood business recognised for quality kai
July 07, 2022 22:05 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBA Chatham Islands seafood business has been named Supreme winner of this year's Outstanding Food Awards. The Chatham Islands Food Co took gold medals for its blue cod, pure paua mince and paua pies. It's the first time a seafood business has taken the top spot in the competition. As the company's founders Delwyn and Gigi Tuanui says the Chathams produce some of the world's best seafood.
Men still face long delays for prostate cancer detection
July 07, 2022 21:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBMen over 50 are forced to wait too long for prostate cancer to be picked up and then treated - according advocacy and support group, Prostate Cancer Foundation. About 650 New Zealand men die of prostate cancer every year. The Foundation says due to Covid there has been a decline in GP visits, and therefore detection of early signs. Its Chief Executive, Peter Dickens, tells Kathryn Ryan, once prostate cancer has been detected, it can take months for a referral to a urologist, further mont...
More Air NZ routes open, but when will it be business as usual?
July 07, 2022 21:20 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIt's been a busy couple of weeks for Air New Zealand, as the airline got more international routes off the ground and unveiled its new Skynest sleep cabins. Flights from Auckland to Houston and Hobart restarted yesterday, joining a suite of others missing from the company's schedule for more than two years thanks to the pandemic. The aviation industry has been cranking back into gear, as borders reopen and travellers look to reconnect with family, friends or take long-delayed holidays. B...
Boris Johnson resigns, but isn't gone yet
July 07, 2022 21:05 - 10 minutes - 9.45 MBAnother leadership contest is set to take place within Britain's Conservative Party, after leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally took the hint and resigned. Mr Johnson caved in to pressure after a mass exodus of more than 50 government ministers and aides who quit following a string of scandals: lockdown parties, expensive renovations and the final straw; appointing a minister accused of sexual misconduct. In a bullish speech, Mr Johnson said he would step down as leader, but r...
Film & TV: Thor: Love and Thunder, The Old Man, Man vs Bee
July 06, 2022 23:45 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBFilm and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about the latest installment of the Thor franchise in cinemas from today, directed by Kiwi film director Taika Waititi. He'll also preview The Old Man (Disney+) starring Jeff Bridges and Jon Lithgow, and Rowan Atkinson's return to the screen in Man vs Bee (Netflix).
Helping older teens get their mojo back
July 06, 2022 23:25 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBClinical Psychologist Karen Nimmo says teenagers and young adults have had a hard time through the pandemic, disruption at school and university, having to do a lot of learning online. She discusses how best to help teenagers through this stage and how to recognise when they are struggling.
Tech: China's data disaster, NZ agritech strength
July 06, 2022 23:05 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBTech commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to discuss how China is facing down what could be the largest data breach in history, as government records of over a billion Chinese citizens are found for sale online. A new report shows that New Zealand's agritech industry is booming, even in the face of labour shortages and other issues. What's driving the growth? And Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Tesla, Google and Apple have been hit harder than most in the current sharemarket weaken...
Book review: Back in the Day by Melvyn Bragg
July 06, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MBRalph McAllister reviews Back in the Day by Melvyn Bragg, published by Hachette NZ.
Crime novelist Tess Gerritsen on best selling "Rizzoli & Isles"
July 06, 2022 22:05 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBBestselling Crime novelist Tess Gerritsen has sold millions of books around the world. Her popular duo of homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are back after a five-year hiatus in her latest book Listen to Me. It's the 13th installment in the popular series, which was also made into the TV series "Rizzoli & Isles", which ran for seven seasons. Tess Gerritsen started out as a doctor before becoming a crime writer and her knowledge of the scientific world is dra...
UK: Ministers at No 10 as calls grow for Boris Johnson to go
July 06, 2022 21:45 - 10 minutes - 9.44 MBUK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about where Boris Johnson stands this morning, as some of his Cabinet have gone to Downing Street to convince him to stand down. 44 ministers and aides to have quit since yesterday.
Measures to reinvigorate Auckland's central city
July 06, 2022 21:30 - 16 minutes - 15 MBThe pandemic has impacted the way people work, trade and patronise the central city. The once vibrant centre is missing international tourists, and thousands of workers who are now working from home. This coupled with a proliferation of empty shops for let, the ongoing, disruptive noisy City Rail Link construction project and an increase in crime have affected the face of the city. To discuss how to rise above the multiple challenges - Interim CE of Heart of the City Steve Armitage and P...
Gambling researcher: 'Get help now, don't wait'
July 06, 2022 21:10 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBNew research out this morning has found counselling can have long-lasting benefits as a treatment for gambling disorders. It's based on a randomised clinical trial with 227 people who were taking part in the Salvation Army's Oasis treatment programme. The research was led by AUT's Gambling and Addictions Research Centre with help from researchers at Flinders University in Australia and Canada's University of Calgary. It looked at the effectiveness of two gambling interventions within a s...
UK: Boris Johnson sacks Michael Gove, resists calls to go
July 06, 2022 21:05 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBUK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to look at the latest developments with Boris Johnson's government - including the extraordinary sacking of Cabinet Minister Michael Gove this morning. He's resisting calls to go, despite the best efforts of members of his Cabinet.
Arts: What's going on in the world of dance?
July 05, 2022 23:48 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBPerforming arts correspondent Lyne Pringle joins Kathryn to look at how live performances are getting rolling again, but it's not easy with ongoing winter illnesses. Footnote NZ Dance is about to tour the South Island with Dry Spell, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is kicking off their tour of Cinderella, the New Zealand Dance Company finally performed its Night Light season after cancelling performances and tours 5 times due to Covid-19, Atamira Dance Company launches Kaha - Triple Boost t...
Pasifika Sci-fi fantasy writer Gina Cole
July 05, 2022 23:27 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBGina Cole is an award-winning author at the forefront of a new genre of writing, Pasifikafuturism. A qualified lawyer, Gina is a freelance writer of Fijian, Scottish and Welsh descent, living in Tamaki Makaurau. Her law career is on hold as her writing career has taken off. Her collection Black Ice Matter won the Hubert Church Prize for Best First Book Fiction at the 2017 Ockham Book Awards. Gina Cole's new novel, Na Viro is born out of her PhD thesis. The science fiction fantasy book is...
Book review: Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley
July 05, 2022 22:38 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBBronwyn Wylie Gibb of University Bookshop, Dunedin reviews Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley, published by Penguin NZ.
Lessons for the medical profession from a patient-turned-doctor
July 05, 2022 22:07 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBBen Bravery was undergoing bowel cancer in his late twenties when he realised his aftercare left a lot to be desired. His solution? To go to medical school, become a doctor and try to bring about change from within the industry. He's now written a book, The Patient Doctor to try to help both patients and doctors to understand one another and improve the relationship.
Australia: Flooding continues, NZ PM in Oz - again
July 05, 2022 21:47 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBToday's correspondent is Annika Smethurst in Australia, where there's been no let up in the rain falling in southern parts of New South Wales - what further help might be on offer for communities that keep being hit? She'll also look at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's latest trip to Australia and the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate rise that marks one of the sharpest hikes since the 1990s.
The trouble with downtown Auckland and what can be done
July 05, 2022 21:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBAs city centres crank back into life again, one in particular is looking the worse for wear. Auckland's heart has been plagued by a number of issues kicked off by the pandemic: absent international tourists, workers reluctant to return to the office, an exodus of retailers from the midtown and Aotea Square area and ongoing, noisy and ugly disruption caused by the construction of the City Rail Link. The central city is only 0.8 per cent of Auckland's land area, but it packs a mighty econo...
IRD urges businesses to seek help early as GST debt rises
July 05, 2022 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBInland Revenue says more businesses are getting behind on GST payments, and its urging business owners to seek help early if they're struggling. In the eight months to March, total outstanding debt to the IRD increased by one percent to $4.441 billion, not including student loans or child support. Most of the debt is outstanding GST payments. The government passed special legislation allowing Inland Revenue to write off some debts for businesses affected by Covid, mainly late payment pen...
Boris Johnson under pressure after high-ranking resignations
July 05, 2022 21:08 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBThe UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is rushing to plug the gaps in his Cabinet, after his Finance and Health Ministers said they no longer held confidence in him or his ability to adhere to the standards expected by the public. Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit within minutes of each other, just after Boris Johnson apologised for the appointment of MP Chris Pincher to a government role, despite being aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against him. The pair's decision has also promp...
Fashion designer's rehab programme reaches 80th prisoner
July 04, 2022 23:32 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB80 former prison inmates have now passed through RAW - a residential programme helping women find self-worth on the outside. RAW (which stands for Reclaim Other Women) was founded in 2014 by fashion designer Annah Stretton and her sister Rebecca Skilton, a mental health nurse.
Book review: The Tip Shop by James Brown
July 04, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBHarry Ricketts reviews The Tip Shop by James Brown, published by Te Herenga Waka Press.
The invisible world of vibrations, frequencies and sound
July 04, 2022 22:07 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBFrequencies are all around us; everything on this earth vibrates, and even you, right now, are resonating at a frequency between about 5 and 10 hertz. And if all things resonate, then surely they must also be making a sound... so what would that sound be? It's a question that musician, composer and TV presenter, Richard Mainwaring, has been pondering. In his new book Everybody Hertz: The Amazing World of Frequency, from Bad Vibes to Good Vibrations, Richard Mainwaring uncovers those myst...
USA correspondent - multiple fatalities on July 4th
July 04, 2022 21:48 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBIn the latest gun violence in the US, six people have been shot dead and more than two dozen have been hospitalised following a shooting at a 4th of July parade in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. Kelsey also talks to Kathryn about President Biden's trip to Europe for the NATO summit where he discussed increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after NATO cleared the way for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance. Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in ...
Crisis moment for video game industry
July 04, 2022 21:33 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNew Zealand's video game industry is at risk of losing out to Australia as game studios look to take advantage of new tax incentives across the Tasman. Companies here are expected to be eligible for a 40% tax break if they move or expand into Australia. The NZ Game Developers Association says this will halt the growth of what has been a fast growing and promising sector, which has previously reported growing 34% each year. Already Lower Hutt studio A44 Games has expanded to Melbourne, wh...
Hospices says services may be cut due to funding shortfall
July 04, 2022 21:07 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBOne of the country's largest hospices says it has cut services and may have to reduce further because of a lack of funding. Totara Hospice in South Auckland, like most other hospices around the country, is partly government funded, but it has an annual shortfall of $5 million, which it tries to make up through its second hand shops and other fundraising. Overall, the hospice sector has a whopping $81 million shortfall every year and a one-off amount of $3.1 million granted just over a we...
Gib Board and Beyond
July 03, 2022 23:45 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBBill McKay talks to Kathryn about the chronic Gib shortage, the pros and cons of the product, and some alternatives. Gib is a plasterboard system in NZ, often called drywall in other parts of the world. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
A taste of Greece: Elysian Foods
July 03, 2022 23:30 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBElysian Foods has been delivering a taste of Greece to New Zealanders for over 20 years, producing a range of popular Greek dips. Elysian Foods sells traditional dips like tzatziki and taramasalata, as well as original creations like a creamy vegan olive dip. Toby Green took over the business in 2017 from the original Greek owners who were looking to retire. Since taking on the business, Toby Green set out on a mission to move to plastic-free dip containers, but found the task more diffi...
Politics with Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
July 03, 2022 23:05 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBNeale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss a range of issues on the political agenda, including Jacinda Ardern's business trip to Australia this week straight off the back of her northern hemisphere visit which netted an FTA with Europe. Also, changes are coming to donations law - will it increase transparency or make people less likely to donate? And goodbye DHBs, hello Health NZ, we look at the new system that's been launched as the health sector comes under extreme pressure. Neale Jones was ...
Book review: Notes from an Island by Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietila
July 03, 2022 22:35 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBStella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books in Nelson review Notes from an Island by Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietila For 26 summers, Tove Jansson, author of the Moomin books, and her partner Tuulikki Pietila, artist and professor, visited the remote and wild island of Klovharun in the Gulf of Finland. On this barren inhospitable skerry, they built a cabin. The island provided Tove and Tuulikki with a place to be alone and inspiration for their artistic endeavours. The book, initially published...
Living between the hearing and deaf world
July 03, 2022 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBThe lives of three teenagers from America's Mid-West, who are straddling two worlds is the focus of a new documentary Only I Can Hear. The girls are CODA, or Children of Deaf Adults. Only I Can Hear has been playing as part of Doc Edge Festival, has can be viewed online until 10 July. Director Heath Cozens follows the lives and different experiences of CODA identity of Nyla, McKenzie and Jessica.
Australian gang expert warns of an influx of 501 deportees
July 03, 2022 21:25 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBAssociate Professor Mark Lauchs from the Queensland University of Technology is a specialist on an organised crime, corruption, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. He's warning Aotearoa to brace for a flood of 501 deportees in the next 12 months, many from West Sydney street gangs and Victoria's underworld. When Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently met with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, she pushed for a change to Australia's 501 deportation policy. Mr Albanese said he was commi...
Facial recognition's creep into commercial spaces - are we ready?
July 03, 2022 21:05 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBTwo weeks ago Australian consumer group CHOICE outed three retailers - Bunnings, The Good Guys and KMart - for collecting the biometric data of their customers. The watchdog last week referred the trio to Australia's privacy regulator, saying there's a lack of notice and consent in the collection of customers' images, and is a disproportianate response to theft and anti-social behaviour in stores. The situation across the Tasman has caused some groups here to say it's time New Zealand de...
Book review: Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
June 30, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBMartene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh, published by Jonathan Cape
The lavish life on a billionaire's superyacht
June 30, 2022 22:05 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBAs the captain of some of the world's largest and most lavish superyachts, Brendan O'Shannassy has had a window into a world that few of us can even imagine.
David Kilcullen: analysis of the West's failure in Afghanistan
June 30, 2022 21:25 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBAlmost a year after US troops began withdrawing from Afgahanistan, Kathryn speaks with counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen.
Massive health shakeup : will we see equity of access ?
June 30, 2022 21:05 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThe biggest change to our health system in two decades kick-in today with the establishment of Health New Zealand and the Maori Health Authority.
Film & TV: The Offer, Irma Vep, Good Grief - season two
June 29, 2022 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBFilm and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about The Offer about the making of the Godfather (TVNZ+), Irma Vep (Neon) - a new series starring Alicia Vikander about an actress who goes to remake a famous French silent film and season two of Good Grief.
When you love your child, but sometimes you don't like parenthood
June 29, 2022 23:25 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBPsychologist Sarb Johal say ambivalence about parenting can strike at any time - even in the lead up to parenting. He says it's totally normal but because few parents ever voice these feelings, it's easy to feel guilty.
Tech: What IT teams worry about, BlackBasta, Bronze Starlight
June 29, 2022 23:05 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBCyber-security expert Tony Grasso looks at a new survey of what keeps companies' IT security teams up at night...with ransomware and phishing attacks top of the list.
Book Review - Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett
June 29, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBHannah August reviews Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett, published by Otago University Press
Dr Chris Winter on how to raise a rested child
June 29, 2022 22:05 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBOne in ten children suffer from a sleep disorder but most of us – including GPs and paediatricians – know very little about the signs and symptoms, says Dr Chris Winter. In his new book The Rested Child, the American neurologist talks about why the "tired, wired, or irritable child" may actually have a sleep disorder.
UK: PM brands Putin 'evil', second Scottish independence vote, Partygate probe
June 29, 2022 21:45 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to look at the NATO meeting in Madrid, plans to hold a second vote on Scottish independence and Downing Street able to give anonymous evidence suggesting Boris Johnson lied to Parliament.
Canine tool to detect Kauri dieback
June 29, 2022 21:30 - 18 minutes - 17 MBFour years ago the Auckland Council imposed strict measures to prevent the spread of Kauri dieback disease, including closing off parts of the Waitakere Ranges to the public.
Business leaders call for meaningful climate action
June 29, 2022 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Climate Leaders' Coalition - whose 96 signatories are responsible for almost 60 percent of the country's greenhouse gas emissions - will today officially launch a Statement of Ambition, which aims for meaningful climate action.
Science: Covid vaccines saved millions, insecticidal cat nip, keeping a beat
June 28, 2022 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBScience commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about research that's modelled how many lives were saved during the first year the vaccines were available, a catnip plant from Japan and China that not only gives cats endorphins - it also protects them from mosquitoes and the study that's found 69 different genetic variants linked with the ability to keep in time to a beat.
Illustrating the life and times of Leonardo da Vinci
June 28, 2022 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBTaupo-based illustrator Donovan Bixley has published an illustrated biography of one of the greatest thinkers of all time; Leonardo da Vinci.
Light rail, an extra tunnel for Wellington proposed
June 28, 2022 22:30 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBThe Government's preferred option to remake the Capital's transport infrastructure, released this morning, includes light rail from the city centre to the south coast. It wants tracks connecting Wellington's central train station to Island Bay; an extra tunnel through Mount Victoria for buses, bicycles and walkers; and roads rearranged around the Basin Reserve. The plan is part of the partnership between the Government, Wellington city and regional councils, and Waka Kotahi. Kathryn spea...
Book review: A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm
June 28, 2022 22:25 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBCynthia Morahan reviews A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm, published by Hachette NZ