Nine To Noon
6,372 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 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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Financial Planner Liz Koh: Top Five KiwiSaver Mistakes
May 30, 2022 23:45 - 7 minutes - 6.92 MBMany people are reliant on KiwiSaver as their principal means of retirement saving, yet so often they make mistakes with their KiwiSaver funds. Liz will talk to Kathryn about the most common mistakes to avoid, which is particularly timely as people are questioning their funds with the current sharemarket volatility.
Employment contracts: What employers should include + your
May 30, 2022 23:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLast week employment law expert Charles McGuinness joined Nine to Noon to talk about the top things workers need to know about employment contracts. Today he talks to Kathryn about what employers need to consider when drawing up a contract....and answers a few of your questions.
Employment contracts: What employers should include + your questions
May 30, 2022 23:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLast week employment law expert Charles McGuinness joined Nine to Noon to talk about the top things workers need to know about employment contracts. Today he talks to Kathryn about what employers need to consider when drawing up a contract....and answers a few of your questions.
Book review: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
May 30, 2022 22:35 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MBPhil Vine reviews The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, published by Hachette NZ.
Construction, depression and writing: Dave Burt
May 30, 2022 22:05 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBDave Burt left school early and got an apprenticeship as an electrician. He now runs an electrical contracting business employing 130 staff throughout New Zealand. About eight years ago, Dave realised he was living with depression, and wrote a book about it called Lengthening the Shadow. It was the first his friends and workmates knew about it. Since then he has been actively involved in improving mental health support and outcomes within the construction sector, which has a very high ra...
USA correspondent Ron Elving: Uvalde school massacre and gun laws
May 30, 2022 21:45 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBThe Justice Department is conducting a review into the Uvalde school shooting which left 19 pupils and two teachers dead. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have visited Texas to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial to the Robb Elementary School victims. There's been blistering criticism of the police response as the massacre unfolded and gun control legislation is again being hotly debated. Ron says former President, Donald Trump and other Republicans are on the defensi...
USA correspondent Ron Elving: Uvalde school massacre and gun
May 30, 2022 21:45 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBThe Justice Department is conducting a review into the Uvalde school shooting which left 19 pupils and two teachers dead. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have visited Texas to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial to the Robb Elementary School victims. There's been blistering criticism of the police response as the massacre unfolded and gun control legislation is again being hotly debated. Ron says former President, Donald Trump and other Republicans are on the defensi...
Pre-departure RATs and Traveller Declaration frustrate tourists
May 30, 2022 21:30 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBIf you've headed overseas lately, you'll know the process isn't as straightforward as it used to be - with pre-departure RAT tests and the New Zealand Traveller Declaration top of a list of bugbears. Most travellers to New Zealand - including citizens - need a pre-departure RAT test uploaded to their online New Zealand Traveller Declaration. Some travellers say the site doesn't work well on mobile, is prone to crashing and doesn't have an option for one form for family members travelling...
Busting open the supermarkets: has the govt gone far enough?
May 30, 2022 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBWhat will it take to foster competition in the supermarket sector and bring down prices at the checkout? The government announced a suite of changes yesterday, including a new industry watchdog which will conduct annual reviews, compulsory unit pricing and a mandatory code of conduct. This is in addition to new laws which will prohibit land-banking by supermarket chains, and ban exclusivity clauses in leases - meaning competitors can more easily find sites. The Food and Grocery Council i...
The Kiwi company making crackers from recycled beer grains
May 29, 2022 23:30 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBA New Zealand cracker made with spent grain from breweries has been named one of the world's top 50 healthy snacks. Lower Hutt food company Rutherford & Meyer is the first Kiwi producer to use upcycling in a range of products sold nationwide in supermarkets.
Political commentators Thomas & Te Pou - PM in the US
May 29, 2022 23:05 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBKathryn, Ben and Shane discuss the significance of the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's visit to the US, which includes a meeting with Joe Biden. Also, China's surprise move in the Pacific, has it caught NZ and and Australian foreign policy asleep at the wheel?. And the Government's 6 million dollar response package to crime, and a reflection on Joe Hawke's legacy.
Book review: Eight Hundred Heroes by Stephen Robinson
May 29, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBDavid Hill reviews Eight Hundred Heroes: China's Lost Battalion and the Fall of Shanghai by Stephen Robinson, published by Exisle Publishing
Hit and running across the USA: Nick Ashill
May 29, 2022 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBNick Ashill is a Marketing Professor at Victoria University who is just about to resume an epic run across America - five years after he was seriously injured in a hit and run accident. Nick began his mission across the United States in 2017, but 4000km into the journey got hit at 50mph by a pickup truck. After 16 surgeries, relearning how to walk and then run, he left for the US on Friday and today begins the final 922km of his journey, over a period of 18 days. Along the way, he is rai...
Decarbonising heavy transport with hydrogen trucks
May 29, 2022 21:30 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWork is underway to build a network of hydrogen refuelling stations to power a new fleet of low-emission trucks, a move that could significantly decarbonise the country's heavy transport industry. The Taranaki-based energy company Hiringa Energy is building the network, and will be incorporated into existing Waitomo fuelling sites. Work has begun on four initial stations on key transport routes in the North Island; in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton and Palmerston North, and it's hoped to e...
Rogue employment advocates causing "reputational, financial, psychological harm"
May 29, 2022 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBConcern that rogue employment advocates are causing reputational, financial, and psychological harm to their clients has prompted calls for the regulation of the sector. Employment advocates fulfill a similar role to lawyers during employment disputes, but there are no requirements for qualifications or training; anyone can call themselves an employment advocate. The sector is not regulated and there is no professional body for the public to complain to if they receive bad advice. This i...
Film & TV: How to Please a Woman, Pistol, DocEdge selection
May 26, 2022 23:48 - 9 minutes - 9.16 MBFilm and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about How to Please a Woman, which is out in cinemas; Pistol (Disney+), a series based on the memoir of legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and his picks of the DocEdge offerings this year.
Book Review - Larry and Viv by Graeme Lay
May 26, 2022 22:45 - 8 minutes - 7.6 MBRalph McAllister reviews Larry and Viv by Graeme Lay, published by Renaissance Publishing
Conquering New Zealand's 24 tallest peaks in 31 days
May 26, 2022 22:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBOnly a handful of mountaineers have climbed all 24 of New Zealand's 3000m plus peaks. Kiwi mountaineer Alastair McDowell and partner Hamish Fleming are the only ones to have done it in under a month and in a single push. It's a feat that usually takes a lifetime. Alastair will be speaking at the Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka, Queenstown and online running between June 24 and July 2.
Driving lessons at school can save lives
May 26, 2022 21:30 - 8 minutes - 7.96 MBIn 2014, 14 percent of people involved in fatal crashes were drivers aged over 65, compared to around 20 percent for teenage boys. Driving advocates are calling for driving lessons to be taught in all high schools to help save lives and keep young people out of prison. $86.5 million has been provided in the Budget to fund driving lessons and tests for 64,000 Kiwis. The funds have been welcomed by driver education advocates, but they say we need to be more proactive. Kathryn speaks with D...
China's dramatic expansion plans in the Pacific
May 26, 2022 21:20 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBLeaked documents have revealed Beijing is proposing a region-wide deal with 10 countries, covering police training, biometrics like fingerprints, new trade arrangements and scholarships. The New Zealand government is being criticised for letting its relationships with Pacific islands drift, as China tries to boost its influence in the region. In a letter to 21 Pacific leaders, the president of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo said the Common Development Vision threatens "...
Legal case against government over protection of marine animals
May 26, 2022 21:05 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBA legal case is being brought against the government for failing to use laws that would protect thousands of marine animals. The landmark legal proceedings have been filed today by the Environmental Law Initiative - a non-profit which aims to ensure the effective protection of natural resources. The respondents in the case are the Minister of Conservation, the Attorney General, and the Directors General of the Department of Conservation and Ministry for Primary Industries. The Environmen...
How to help children become great communicators
May 25, 2022 23:25 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBEngaging with a baby in their first three years of life can help set them up with communication skills, says speech-language therapist Emma Quigan. Once you trust that very young children are learning from every interaction, you see time spent with them as a significant opportunity, she tells Kathryn Ryan.
New technology with Mark Pesce
May 25, 2022 23:06 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBThe likely changes to abortion law in the US are making a lot of people nervous, as well as tech giants...Meta (formerly Facebook) has banned its staff from talking about it at work. The struggle to retain good tech staff is real, and one of the battle lines may be over working from home flexibility...and could you tell if someone's holiday snap is a deepfake?
Book review: Home Theatre by Anthony Lapwood
May 25, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBAirini Beautrais reviews Home Theatre by Anthony Lapwood, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press .
How to cope with disaster - from a world-leading expert
May 25, 2022 22:07 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBProfessor Lucy Easthope is one of the world's foremost disaster planners. Her first major job in emergency planning was responding to 9/11 and since then, her career has covered almost every major disaster; the Boxing Day tsunami, the London bombings, the Christchurch earthquakes, the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down over Ukraine, the Grenfell Tower fire, Covid-19 and many more. It's her job to help get the bodies identified, repatriate survivors, return ...
Partygate report released, Boris Johnson rules out resigning
May 25, 2022 21:48 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThe long-awaited Sue Gray report into the Partygate scandal has been released overnight, detailing a culture of rule breaking at Downing Street at the height of lockdown - but it appears to let Boris Johnson off the hook, and he's ruled out resigning. Meanwhile Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to unveil how the government will help struggling families through the cost of living crisis...including a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to help pay for a package of measures.
Research: Blood test for Alzheimers
May 25, 2022 21:30 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBNew research brings the possibility of a simple blood test to detect Alzheimers early a step closer. Currently there's no easy way of catching the disease early. But the University of Otago's just published study in Alzheimer's & Dementia, showing levels of small molecules found in blood plasma, called microRNA, change dynamically as the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease accelerate. This means researchers can use blood as a window into the brain, to find biomarkers to help diagnose Alzheim...
Interest rates on the rise - are we headed for recession?
May 25, 2022 21:06 - 21 minutes - 20 MBTough times ahead for mortgage holders as interest rates rise.The central bank hiked the official cash rate by half a percent to 2 percent yesterday, the highest since 2016. The Reserve Bank wants to tackle inflation, which is at a 30 year high, driven by higher costs for food, housing and fuel. The bank's also signalled the rate will need to climb to about 3.4% by the end of this year, peaking at 3.9% from June next year. So with the soaring cost of living, higher interest repayments, a...
Signing an employment contract? Here's what you need to know
May 24, 2022 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MBEmployment specialist Charles McGuinness joins Kathryn to talk about some of the things to look for before you sign a contract with a new employer, and what businesses need to consider when drawing one up.
Paul Caffyn: A sea kayaking legend
May 24, 2022 23:26 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBPaul Caffyn is an absolute legend of sea kayaking. His first big trip was in 1977 when he circumnavigated the South Island over four months. That was just the start. Over the coming years he circumnavigated the North Island, Britain, Australia (that took a whole year) , Japan, Alaska, New Caledonia and voyaged from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to and around the island of Phuket in Thailand. He's notched up over 40,000 miles in his single West Greenland style kayaks , seeing some of the most ...
Book review: Robin White, Something is Happening Here
May 24, 2022 22:35 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBAnne Else reviews Robin White, Something is Happening Here Edited by Sarah Farrar, Nina Tonga and Jill Trevelyan, published by Te Papa Press and and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. The book was published to accompany the major retrospective exhibition featuring more than 70 works from across Robin White's 50-year career - Robin White: Te Whanaketanga Something is Happening Here - which will open at Te Papa on 4 June, followed by Auckland Art Gallery in late-October 2022.
How New Zealand developed its distinct 'Kiwi' nursing culture
May 24, 2022 22:05 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBThe history of this tough profession and the transition it underwent when "modern nursing" was brought to New Zealand via English expat nurses, has been captured in a new book called New Zealand Nurses: Caring for our people 1880 - 1950 by Pamela Wood. It looks at how New Zealand developed its own distinct 'Kiwi' nursing culture - and is stacked with the words of the nurses themselves - sometimes sad, often times matter-of-fact and many times, downright funny. Kathryn talks to her about ...
Australia: What now for the Nationals and Liberal leadership?
May 24, 2022 21:45 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBAustralia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the decisions facing the Liberal and Nationals parties, following their defeat in the weekend election. Annika Smethurst is political editor at The Age.
Kai resilience and food swapping in Taranaki
May 24, 2022 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBPounamu Skelton is dedicated to helping whanau grow food and to trade it. She runs the popular Waitara crop swap. Her interest in food is steeped in the legacy of her Tipuna Maori, respecting food as medicine, nourishment and connection. In addition to running the monthly food swap, Pounamu also teaches others how to grow their own food and she is the co-chair of the Maori Organics Authority. Earlier this month, she held the He Whenua Rongo online conference, with hundreds of participant...
How will the new school funding system work?
May 24, 2022 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIt's been called a blunt instrument, discriminatory and hopelessly outdated, and now the end is in sight for the decile funding system for school. From next year, a new equity index will be introduced, funded by 75-million-dollars in the Budget. Schools will find out in September if they will be winners or losers when decile numbers are replaced. But the government has promised no schools will be worse off, at least for the first year.What will the changes mean for schools and students? ...
The couple protecting Kaikōura's precious banded dotterels
May 23, 2022 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBA couple with a shared love of conservation have devoted the last seven years to protecting the banded dotterel living on the shores of Kaikōura . The birds nest on the sand, making them particularly vulnerable to predators - especially cats - as well as tide and storm surges, and disturbance from people who can't spot the well-camouflaged birds. Dotterels, or tuturiwhatu, are critically endangered, with numbers estimated to be around 19,000 nationally. Ailsa McGilvary-Howard and her hus...
The couple protecting Kaikoura's precious banded dotterels
May 23, 2022 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBA couple with a shared love of conservation have devoted the last seven years to protecting the banded dotterel living on the shores of Kaikoura. The birds nest on the sand, making them particularly vulnerable to predators - especially cats - as well as tide and storm surges, and disturbance from people who can't spot the well-camouflaged birds. Dotterels, or tuturiwhatu, are critically endangered, with numbers estimated to be around 19,000 nationally. Ailsa McGilvary-Howard and her husb...
Book review: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird
May 23, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBSally Wenley reviews The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Campbell, published by Simon & Schuster
Anthony Horowitz: Licensed to thrill
May 23, 2022 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBOne of Britain's most successful contemporary writers, Anthony Horowitz' work spans books, TV, films, plays and journalism. He's perhaps best known for Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, his Sherlock Holmes novels and the teen spy series Alex Rider. Anthony already has two James Bond novels under his belt, Trigger Mortis and Forever and a Day. Now he's got another one on his ejector seat. With a Mind to a Kill is the final part of a trilogy for the Ian Fleming Estate. Set partly in 1960's Ea...
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell - baby formula crisis
May 23, 2022 21:45 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBDominating the news in the US is the Michigan formula plant shutdown causing a shortage of baby formula. This has resulted in the Biden administration taking steps to ease the situation. Product is being flown in from overseas. Also the US President has signed off $40 billion in additional aid to Ukraine. Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in Washington DC
Supplementary science resource gets thumbs up from pupils
May 23, 2022 21:30 - 15 minutes - 14 MBA quarter of the country's primary and intermediate schools are now signed up to receive The House of Science resource kits and the waiting list is growing. Former High School teacher, Chris Duggan founded the programme to supply hands on learning kits to subscriber schools aimed at raising science literacy. There's now a waiting list. She talks to Kathryn about the ongoing demand along with Ngongotaha Primary principal Craig McFadyen who says there's much excitement at his school every ...
Flood and quake prone West Coast's urgent need for Civil Defence controllers
May 23, 2022 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThere's increasing urgency to shore up personnel to replace retiring Civil Defence controllers on the flood prone West Coast and authorities are hoping local people will come forward. The Grey and Buller District Mayors say their regions are vulnerable when another major weather event strikes, and completely exposed if the TranzAlpine Fault ruptures. A recent report has found there are insufficient named and qualified civil defence controllers. To alleviate the situation, a group of six ...
Flood prone West Coast's urgent need for Civil Defence
May 23, 2022 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThere's increasing urgency to shore up personnel to replace retiring Civil Defence controllers on the flood prone West Coast and authorities are hoping local people will come forward. The Grey and Buller District Mayors say their regions are vulnerable when another major weather event strikes, and completely exposed if the TranzAlpine Fault ruptures. A recent report has found there are insufficient named and qualified civil defence controllers. To alleviate the situation, a group of six ...
Urban design in Auckland
May 22, 2022 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBBill McKay discusses in more detail Auckland Council's response to Government urban design reforms and impacts on heritage and special character. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Mushrooming out of lockdown
May 22, 2022 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBRaglan foragers Emily Eldin and Sean Mills' new business has mushroomed out of lock-down and is taking them on a wild journey. The real-estate agent and hospitality worker couple were foraging for wild edible mushrooms during the first lockdown in March 2020. Little did they know the fresh pink and grey oyster mushrooms they then decided to have a go at themselves would soon be selling out at Waikato farmers' markets. Demand is outstripping supply. But they are also selling grow-bags and...
Political commentators Jones & Thomas - Budget, Climate plan & Aus new PM
May 22, 2022 23:05 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBNeale, Ben and Kathryn with a wrap of the Budget and analysis on who is winning the narrative battle. They will also discuss the Government's Emissions Reduction Plan and cast their eyes over the Australia election result with Anthony Albanese ousting Scott Morrison. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations. Ben Thomas is a PR consultant and a former National G...
Book review: Don't Worry by Shunmyo Masuno
May 22, 2022 22:35 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBCynthia Morahan reviews Don't Worry by Shunmyo Masuno, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
Tokoroa Youtuber with global aviation audience
May 22, 2022 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBRetired electrical engineer Bruce Simpson has two YouTube channels with more than 440,000 subscribers. His videos featuring remote controlled aircraft and drones filmed at the Tokoroa airfield have a huge following. The 69 year old has two channels, xjet and RCModelReviews which have attracted 140 million views. This video below, alone has almost 1.8 million views.
Middle East Correspondent Sebastian Usher
May 22, 2022 21:45 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBSebastian talks to Kathryn about the outcome of the Lebanon election - did it have any surprises and is it likely to bring change. In Iraq, Iran & Gulf huge dust storms have become almost daily occurrences this year testing the region's ability to cope. And the recent killing of an Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has brought spotlight back on Palestinian Israeli conflict. Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter.
First flu for two years: cases on the rise
May 22, 2022 21:30 - 7 minutes - 7.2 MBAfter two years with no cases - flu is back - and hitting hard in some places. As of the eight of May there were 58 reported influenza positives cases, although the real number is likely much higher, as only people seeking hospital or GP care are tested. Dunedin is particularly hit hard with 44 cases the week before last. Around 1.28 million doses of flu vaccines have been distributed around the country. Director of the National Influenza Centre virologist Dr Sue Huang is with me now.