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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Transforming Recycling plan
May 22, 2022 21:15 - 20 minutes - 19 MBHow will the Government's new recycling plan across the country and will it make recycling less confusing? The Ministry for the Environment's proposed Transforming Recycling plan includes a 20 cents return scheme for most drink containers, though excludes dairy. It's one of three key elements in the proposal to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. The other two proposals in the plan are for standardised kerbside recycling collections across all regions and for households and bus...
Anthony Albanese leads Labor to victory
May 22, 2022 21:05 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBA sweeping change to the Australian political landscape; Anthony Albanese is the new Prime Minister, Labor has won the election, but it's not yet clear whether it has an outright majority. It could yet depend on the support of a large cross bench, including 10 so-called `Teal' independents, and/or Green MPs. Both major parties lost support, with the Liberals taking a hammering in traditionally strong seats, and the Coalition Government and Prime Minister Scott Morrison dumped. Mr Morriso...
Book review: When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà
May 19, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MBJohn Duke from Unity Books Wellington reviews When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, published by Allen & Unwin A prize-winning, spell-binding, polyphonic debut of love, wildness and tragedy that marks the generations - for readers of Sarah Baume and Max Porter. When Domenec - mountain-dweller, father, poet, dreamer - dies suddenly, struck by lightning, he leaves behind two small children, Mia and Hilari, to grow up wild among the looming summits of t...
Black hole image "incredibly exciting" development
May 19, 2022 22:10 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBLast week was an epic week for astronomers, mathematicians and astrophysicists around the world with the capturing of the first picture of a black hole in this galaxy.The picture shows a halo of dust and gas, tracing the outline of a colossal black hole, at the heart of the Milky Way, 27,000 light years from Earth. Known as Sagittarius A* the object is a staggering four million times the mass of our Sun.It was a particular thrill for the University of Canterbury's Canterbury Distinguishe...
Levin Tornado : 'It's an absolute mess"
May 19, 2022 22:05 - 5 minutes - 4.89 MBThis morning's tornado in Levin has damaged buildings, toppled trees and power lines and caused road closures. Wayne McKinlay is the manager of the Honda Horowhenua & Stihl shop in Oxford Street, in the town centre. He says there's a big clean up job ahead.
No gib no job: builds paused due to supply-chain shortage
May 19, 2022 21:40 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MBThere are fears for the survival of building companies waiting for gib. The supply of this crucial lining and bracing material has slowed since the August 2021 lockdown, seeing some builds stop in their tracks, leaving partially built homes at a complete standstill, with some gib orders taking up to seven months to arrive. Some builders are moving to landscaping, or worse, losing out on work completely. Clients are faced with choosing alternative bracing materials like plywood, until sup...
Brad Olsen: Inflation bites
May 19, 2022 21:30 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBKathryn speaks with Principal economist and director at Infometrics Brad Olsen for his reckons on Budget 2022. He says inflation is the tiger that must be tamed.
Grant Robertson: "This is the trickiest budget I've ever written"
May 19, 2022 21:05 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBKathryn speaks with Finance Minister Grant Robertson about his fifth budget, including $1 billion to tackle the cost of living.
TV Review with Laumata Lauano
May 18, 2022 23:45 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MBLaumata Lauano talks to Kathryn about what she's been viewing, including Naomi on Neon, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe Doco on Netflix and the second season of Girls5Eva on TVNZ.
Highly sensitive children part 2
May 18, 2022 23:25 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBClinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire first spoke Nine to Noon about highly sensitive children back in March. In part two of the conversation, she tells Kathryn Ryan these children are more prone to feeling guilt and shame - and parents should keep this in mind.
New technology with Paul Matthews - protecting your passwords
May 18, 2022 23:10 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBPaul Matthews, chief executive of CIO Studio, looks at stolen passwords, with AA Travel the latest victim of a huge hack. So why does this keep happening and how can we protect ourselves?. It's Budget 2022 day today, however a key announcement for the tech sector was released ahead of time - with both good and bad news. And it's TechWeek with hundreds of events happening across the countrys.
Book review: The Anomaly by Hervé le Tellier
May 18, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBQuentin Johnson reviews The Anomaly by Hervé le Tellier, published by Penguin Random House. [picture id="4LVTGZG_copyright_image_287563" crop="16x10" layout="full"]
Ngārchitecture: the potential of indigenous housing projects
May 18, 2022 22:08 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBAnthony Hoete is an entrepreneurial architect, developer, teacher and researcher, who has spent the last 30 years in Europe, mostly in the UK. In 2002 he set up WHATārchitecture, and then later his own development company, called Game of Architecture, developing a reputation as an award-winning and unconventional architect, with a passion for affordable housing. But after half his lifetime living in London, his turangawaewae has called him home. He returned to Aotearoa to take up the rol...
Australian Election 2 days out: pollster
May 18, 2022 21:20 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBAustralians will be making their way to the polling booths to vote in the federal election on Saturday. Labor's Anthony Albanese is taking on Coalition incumbant Scott Morrison. The prime minister has appealed for Australians to stick with certainty, the Labor leader insists the country can't afford three more years of the Coalition. The polls have Albanese 2% ahead. Stephen Mills from Talbot Mills Research with the latest.
Former drug dealer says gangs must be outlawed
May 18, 2022 21:10 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBA former drug dealer, who's spent half his life in prison, says gangs are a scourge and must be outlawed. Rotorua based Bill McFarlane once ran a large methamphetamine operation in the Bay of Plenty, for which he was jailed in maximum security prison for 14 years, following earlier incarerations. Now he runs a residential rehabilitation programme for ex-offenders called Puwhakamua. But gang members are not welcome in the programme, and he says he's turned down hundreds of them.Billy McFa...
Study finds SIDS biomarker present at birth
May 17, 2022 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBSiouxie talks to Kathryn about a new study which finds a potential biomarker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome present at birth. Also the use of sniffer dogs to detect Covid infection and researchers have just reported their results trying to grow plants in soil from the moon.
Science with Dr Siouxsie Wiles
May 17, 2022 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBSiouxie talks to Kathryn about a new study which finds a potential biomarker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome present at birth. Also the use of sniffer dogs to detect Covid infection and researchers have just reported their results trying to grow plants in soil from the moon.
Hokianga-London: Mahanga Mitchell taking Te Reo to the Globe
May 17, 2022 23:30 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBKathryn speaks with an 18 year old from Hokianga, who translated Shakespeare into Te Reo and is now representing Aotearoa at the Globe. Mahanga Mitchell hadn't performed theatre, let alone Shakespeare, before about a year ago. But his Whangarei Boy's High kiako persuaded him to give it a go. It turns out he has quite the talent. Mahanga won hearts and minds after translating Henry IV's Welsh character Owen Glendower's lines into Maori, and also by playing Banquo's ghost in Macbeth.
Book review: The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
May 17, 2022 22:40 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MBLeah McFall reviews The Palace Papers by Tina Brown, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
'This is my vocation' : 80 year old school principal
May 17, 2022 22:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBManurewa community icon Shirley Maihi is the country's oldest school principal. At 80, she leads decile one Finlayson Park School, championing bi-lingual education and social wellbeing initiatives, including being an early adopter of offering free breakfasts and lunches.
'This is my vocation' : 80-year-old school principal
May 17, 2022 22:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBManurewa community icon Shirley Maihi is the country's oldest school principal. At 80, she leads decile one Finlayson Park School, championing bi-lingual education and social wellbeing initiatives, including being an early adopter of offering free breakfasts and lunches.
Evening snacking influenced by smells and taste
May 17, 2022 21:30 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MBIn a first ever study of day-long influences, a University of Otago experiment has found what we smell and taste can trigger food choices hours later, possibly causing overeating and exacerbating health issues. Co-author Dr Mei Peng, of the Department of Food Science tells Kathryn Ryan the research considers how we can change our eating habits by suppressing or increasing appetite for certain foods.
NZ's 'disinformation dozen'
May 17, 2022 21:15 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBNew research into the protests at parliament earlier in the year has explored how social media inflamed tensions and finds a dozen local accounts spreading disinformation were at the heart of it. The Disinformation project - part of Te Punaha Matatini - studied data from tens of millions of online posts, tweets and comments, alongside hundreds of hours of live-streamed footage from the protest. Kathryn speaks with Director of the project, Kate Hannah.
NZ's 'Disinformation Dozen'
May 17, 2022 21:15 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBNew research into the protests at parliament earlier in the year has explored how social media inflamed tensions and finds a dozen local accounts spreading disinformation were at the heart of it. The Disinformation project - part of Te Punaha Matatini - studied data from tens of millions of online posts, tweets and comments, alongside hundreds of hours of live-streamed footage from the protest. Kathryn speaks with Director of the project, Kate Hannah.
Fewer domestic students and a trickle of internationals
May 17, 2022 21:05 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThe door is reopening to international students but not in the way it was pre-pandemic. The Government is allowing 5-thousand new international students into the country from the middle of the year, and last week announced that Immigration New Zealand will begin processing other study visas at that time - brought forward from October.
Spare money in retirement : to spend, or not to spend?
May 16, 2022 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBFinancial Planner Liz Koh says a common mistake people make in retirement, if they have a nest egg, is that they underspend. They die with more money in the bank than they intended to leave, or they live in poverty in order to preserve their investment capital. She says there is no need to feel guilty or anxious about spending retirement capital and explains why she thinks it is imperative.
Why playing in nature is so good for kids
May 16, 2022 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBPlaying in nature can build a positive mindset, enable cooperation and build courage and resilience in tamariki. Celia Hogan from Little Kiwis Nature Play is a passionate advocate for nature play.
Book review: Book of Night by Holly Black
May 16, 2022 22:40 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBLouise O'Brien reviews Book of Night by Holly Black, published Penguin Random House NZ.
Covid: the next five years - Sir Peter Gluckman
May 16, 2022 22:33 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBA just-released report has found the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to growing inequalities, spanning beyond the health sector to all parts of society, unless countries cooperate more. Casting out over the next five years, the International Science Council report forcasts deepening global inequalities and the possible collapse of some health systems.
Author Michael Sampson on his new children's book - and fleeing Ukraine
May 16, 2022 22:05 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBWhen Dr Michael Sampson embarked on a Fulbright Scholarship late last year he was expecting to continue the research and teaching he's devoted his life to. Instead his time in Ukraine was cut short by the Russian invasion and he was forced to flee to Poland. In addition to an academic career - most recently as the Dean of the School of Education at New York's St Johns University - he is also a children's writer.
Climate Commission chair Rod Carr on emissions reduction plan
May 16, 2022 21:30 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBKathryn speaks with Climate Commission Chair, Dr Rod Carr about the government's first Emissions Reduction Plan released yesterday. The plan is the government's response to the Climate Change Commission's roadmap for how to get New Zealand to net-zero emissions by 2050, through a series of carbon emission budgets between now and 2035.
Change imperative amid elite cycling, welfare and culture concerns
May 16, 2022 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBSporting chiefs respond to the findings of a damning independent report into athlete welfare and the code's culture. The inquiry review panel suggest the high performance model is broken and needs to be reimagined.
The Fish and Game Cookbook
May 15, 2022 23:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBA successful restaurateur turned celebrity chef, Angelo Georgalli - also known as the Game Chef - has over 25 years experience in cooking, with a particular passion for hunting, fishing, archery and getting out into the great outdoors. His work as a volunteer Fish and Game ranger, and putting lunch together for his colleagues, inspired him to write a cookbook devoted to New Zealand's wild animals. The outcome is the Fish and Game Cookbook, in collaboration with the organisation of the sa...
The Fish + Game Cookbook
May 15, 2022 23:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBA successful restaurateur turned celebrity chef, Angelo Georgalli - also known as the Game Chef - has over 25 years experience in cooking, with a particular passion for hunting, fishing, archery and getting out into the great outdoors. His work as a volunteer Fish and Game ranger, and putting lunch together for his colleagues, inspired him to write a cookbook devoted to New Zealand's wild animals. The outcome is the Fish and Game Cookbook, in collaboration with the organisation of the sa...
Book review: Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
May 15, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBMary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books in Petone reviews Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw, published by Allen and Unwin
Keri Bloomfield on being a Kiwi in Denmark
May 15, 2022 22:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBWhen Keri Bloomfield upped sticks and planted herself in Denmark - she found it wasn't all hygge and pastries. She'd flown to the other side of the world to join her partner, with the four-month-old addition to their family in tow. She found herself blogging about her experiences as a way to cope with the quirks of cross-cultural misadventures and it's now been turned into a book called 'Nothing Like a Dane'.
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney: Eurovision, Finland's NATO bid, a Brexit-Sinn Fein row
May 15, 2022 21:45 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBAmid the gloom of war, Ukraine's Eurovision win has lifted spirits, with a decisive win for the Kalush Orchestra, with their entry 'Stefania'. The group has just released the video of their song, filmed among the ruins of Irpin and Bucha. Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney also looks to Finland, which has formally formally confirmed its intention to join NATO in light of Russia's war against Ukraine, and a Brexit row has blocked Sinn Fein - off the back of a historic election win - from...
Innovation in keeping track of farm data
May 15, 2022 21:30 - 10 minutes - 9.44 MBPōrangahau farmer Gretchen King talks to Kathryn about the development of a software programme that makes it easy for farmers to record information. The Cloud Farmer App clears the way to discarding the old notebook. There is interest from overseas and Gretchen believes Cloud Farmer could also be used by horticulturalist and agriculturalist.
Crisis in residential and community aged care
May 15, 2022 21:15 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBPeople living with dementia are waiting too long for assessments, and can languish for years before getting respite or residential care according to Alzheimers New Zealand. The aged care sector is 20 percent short of nurses, which has forced the closure of some resthomes and the loss of 500 aged care beds in the last six months.
Cycling NZ in spotlight
May 15, 2022 21:05 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThe inquiry into the high performance programme delivered by Cycling New Zealand and primarily funded by High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) is about to be released.
The Week that Was with Michele A'Court and Irene Pink
May 12, 2022 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBOur comedians Michele A'Court and Irene Pink bring some levity to the end of the week
Book review: How to Loiter In a Turf War Jessica Hansell a.k.a.Coco Solidok
May 12, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBPaul Diamond reviews How to Loiter In a Turf War by Jessica Hansell a.k.a. Coco Solid, published by Penguin Random House NZ
Book Review - How to Loiter In a Turf War Jessica Hansell
May 12, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBPaul Diamond reviews How to Loiter In a Turf War by Jessica Hansell a.k.a. Coco Solid, published by Penguin Random House NZ
Kiwi coach Callum Holmes: bringing new talent
May 12, 2022 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIt's called the beautiful game and Kathryn hears the story of a young Kiwi helping revive a fallen giant. Iconic North East of England side Sunderland is fighting for its life, again, on Saturday at the home of football, Wembley. The League One play-off final clash against small town Wycombe Wanderers is the Black Cats' big opportunity to return to the second tier of English football. There's a lot at stake. Football is virtually a religion in this deprived former ship-building city. Fan...
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie - Unrest in Sri Lanka
May 12, 2022 21:45 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBProtesters hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 1, 2022. Photo: AFP or licensors Civil unrest continues in Sri Lanka, with protesters calling for president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, as the country faces a severe economic crisis, with food and fuel running out and astronomical prices. The president has so far ignored these demands. His brother, the PM, quit earlier this wee...
Central Otago's octogenarian postmistress
May 12, 2022 21:30 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBVal Butcher talks to Kathryn about why she loves her job. The 81 year old has worked at the post office in the tiny historic settlement of Ophir for 20 years.
Why US women seeking abortions are warned
May 12, 2022 21:05 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWomen in the United States are being warned against using menstrual tracking apps or even Googling "abortion" in the wake of a leaked opinion which suggests a landmark legal protection could be overturned. Last week an initial draft majority opinion belonging to Justice Samuel Alito was leaked, indicating the Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v Wade, the legal precedent guaranteeing American women the right to an abortion. Any decision is not final until it is published, likely to ...
US women seeking abortions are warned to watch what they google
May 12, 2022 21:05 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWomen in the United States are being warned against using menstrual tracking apps or even Googling "abortion" in the wake of a leaked opinion which suggests a landmark legal protection could be overturned. Last week an initial draft majority opinion belonging to Justice Samuel Alito was leaked, indicating the Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v Wade, the legal precedent guaranteeing American women the right to an abortion. Any decision is not final until it is published, likely to ...
US women seeking abortions are warned to watch what they Google
May 12, 2022 21:05 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWomen in the United States are being warned against using menstrual tracking apps or even Googling "abortion" in the wake of a leaked opinion which suggests a landmark legal protection could be overturned. Last week an initial draft majority opinion belonging to Justice Samuel Alito was leaked, indicating the Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v Wade, the legal precedent guaranteeing American women the right to an abortion. Any decision is not final until it is published, likely to ...
Film & TV: Ozark finale, The Staircase, Lego Masters NZ
May 11, 2022 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBFilm and TV reviewer Chris Schulz looks at whether the final seven episodes of Ozark lived up to the show's hype, new drama series starring Toni Collete and Colin Firth that's based around a high-profile murder trial in The Staircase and the local version of Lego Masters.