Nine To Noon
6,372 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 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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Parenting: anchors to Maori and Pasifika students
May 11, 2022 23:30 - 18 minutes - 25 MBNew research from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at what gives Maori and Pasifika students the best chance of success at school. Through four studies, the Conceptualising Maori and Pasifika Aspirations and Striving for Success COMPASS project has identified critical factors that serve as important punga/anchors in the educational journeys of akonga/students. Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathryn...
Anchors to Maori and Pasifika students' success at school
May 11, 2022 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBNew research from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at what gives Maori and Pasifika students the best chance of success at school. Through four studies, the Conceptualising Maori and Pasifika Aspirations and Striving for Success "COMPASS" project has identified critical factors that serve as important punga/anchors in the educational journeys of akonga/students. Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathr...
Parenting: anchors to Māori and Pasifika students' success at school
May 11, 2022 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBNew research from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at what gives Māori and Pasifika students the best chance of success at school. Through four studies, the Conceptualising Māori and Pasifika Aspirations and Striving for Success "COMPASS" project has identified critical factors that serve as important punga/anchors in the educational journeys of akonga/students. Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathr...
Technology with Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh
May 11, 2022 23:05 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBTechnology correspondent Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh joins Kathryn to look at the role artificial intelligence plays in digital addiction, by doing things like creating immersive and personalised spaces that constantly catch user attention. She'll also look at research into why AI still struggles with the nuances of human language - can studying the human brain help to build AI systems that can learn and reason like people do?
Book Review - Another Beautiful Day Indoors by Erik Kennedy
May 11, 2022 22:35 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBHarry Ricketts reviews Another Beautiful Day Indoors by Erik Kennedy, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.
Geriatrician Dick Sainsbury on a lifetime in later-age medicine
May 11, 2022 22:15 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBIf you're a fit 84 year old and you have a heart attack - should you be sent to the cardiologist or a geriatrician? Kathryn's guest Dick Sainsbury argues it should be the former - even though he's spent decades working in geriatric medicine. Based in Christchurch, Dick is a retired geriatrician and emeritus professor at Otago University, who spent 6 years on the New Zealand Medical Council and eight on the Artificial Limb Service. His anecdotes, thoughts, papers and teaching points from ...
UK Correspondent Hugo Gye
May 11, 2022 22:05 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MBHugo Gye is Deputy Political Editor of The i Paper, based in the House of Commons press gallery.
Boom in demand for seaweed-based fertilisers
May 11, 2022 21:30 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDemand for a local seaweed-based biostimulants jumped 200 percent this autumn compared to the same time last year, partly driven by price hikes for synthetic fertilisers, as the war in Ukraine affects global supplies. AgriSea has been making biostimulant products for 25 years, and says demand is also growing as farmers become more conscious of where farm inputs come from. AgriSea collects seaweed from remote shores of coastal New Zealand and brews the harvest into a nutrient-rich concent...
Businesses welcome border reopening
May 11, 2022 21:15 - 11 minutes - 11 MBKathryn speaks with Leeann Watson, Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce about the reopening of the border and the immigration changes announced yesterday. She says it's a boost for tourism, hospitality and retail as well as for exporters and manufacturers. But she says it'll be a challenge to get the 10,000 additional workers per year needed in the Canterbury region to fill gaps.
Nurses furious over omission from fast-track to residency
May 11, 2022 21:05 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBNurses are astounded and angry that the profession has been left off a new list for a fast-tracked path to residency, that allows overseas doctors, scientists and engineers to apply from September. A new 'green list' was announced at the same time the government revealed the border will fully reopen from the end of July. The green list aims to make it easier for employers to hire highly-skilled migrants in hard-to-fill jobs. A second list, offering 'work to residency', allows other liste...
Arts commentator Julia Waite
May 10, 2022 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.6 MBArts commentator Julia Waite talks about two exhibitions of textile art, The Search Party on now at McCahon House in Titirangi, and There Is No Other Home But This at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Julia Waite is Curator, New Zealand Art at the Auckland Art Gallery.
Caring for your treasured heirlooms
May 10, 2022 23:35 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBMost of us have something precious tucked away, an heirloom inherited from a family member; your grandmother's wedding dress, an old family photograph or a special piece of jewellery passed down the generations. You've most likely packed it away in a safe place, preserving it to pass onto your own children, but how can you best store it, to protect it from environmental conditions and the general wear and tear of life? Kathryn gets advice from Darryl Pike, collections manager at the Mari...
Borders to reopen earlier
May 10, 2022 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBThe Government is expected to announced soon that our border will reopen in July - as opposed to October.The Prime Minister and the Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi will address a Business NZ lunch in Auckland this afternoon. RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett explains.
AA data breach affects hundreds of thousands
May 10, 2022 23:05 - 9 minutes - 8.81 MBThe Automobile Association says a data breach has affected hundreds of thousands of customers.
Book Review - Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones
May 10, 2022 22:45 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBRuby Brunton reviews Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
Vertical farming: producing fruit and veg all year round
May 10, 2022 22:05 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBNew Zealander Arama Kukutai is the Chief Executive of Plenty - a California based indoor, vertical farming technology company. Plenty grows leafy greens and will soon be growing strawberries in tall columns, under LED lights in a fraction of the sapce required for a traditional farm. It has recently constructed a massive - 8800 square metre warehouse in Compton, California, with 2.9 metre-high ceilings, a secure truck court and access to truck routes. Arama Kukutai who is Ngati Tipa, (Ta...
Australia's looming election
May 10, 2022 21:50 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBAustralia's election campaign is in full swing, with early voting already underway. Kathryn speaks with pollster Stephen Mills from Talbot Mills about the issues defining the campaign and what the polls are saying. [image_crop:141782:full]
The plan to get more Aucklanders on bikes and scooters
May 10, 2022 21:30 - 16 minutes - 15 MBAuckland transport planners want more people commuting on bikes and scooters. Auckland councillors voted last week to endorse a $306 million plan to roll out more cycleways in the city. The funding was allocated from Auckland's 10-year Regional Land Transport Plan towards a cycling and micro-mobility programme. But transport planners want political support for a further 1-point-seven billion dollars to deliver 260km of new cycleways and extra cycling connections in 14 areas by 2030. What...
Gloriavale child labour ruling a "wake up call": barrister
May 10, 2022 21:05 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBA senior barrister specialising in employment law says yesterday's groundbreaking employment court ruling on child labour at Gloriavale is a wake-up call for government agencies and other organisations relying heavily on volunteers. The Employment Court found that three former members of the Christian group were employed from the age of six, doing work that was strenuous and sometimes dangerous. The Labour Inspectorate, which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment...
Drones on farm, controlling the land from the air
May 09, 2022 23:30 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBFarmers are looking to the skies to keep the land in check. A river catchment weed control project has led to farmers' growing interest in using drones to spray, sow seeds, get into hard to reach ravines, and to muster sheep. A field day last week drew scores of Otago and Southland farmers keen to find out more or share what they've already learned. And with some new drone tech available in Southland, spraying for instance can be achieved within 1 to 2 cm of a mapped boundary-line. Kathr...
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie: understanding the carbon emissions reduction process
May 09, 2022 23:05 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBPatrick has an explainer on how the whole carbon emissions reduction budget process works, ahead of next week's Emissions Reduction Plan and the Budget. Also what's going on at the NZ Film Commission ? Pattrick Smellie is the editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk and has reported on the New Zealand economy and business since 1983.
Book review: A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon
May 09, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.08 MBBronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin reviews A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon, published by Simon and Schuster Bronwyn says: Another wonderful novel by Joanna Cannon (who is a psychiatrist in her day job) exploring the disquieting depths and sinister eddies of everyday suburban life. Compelling characters, superb pacing, elegant writing and one or two staggering twists make for a very satisfying and thought-provoking read.
Walking to good health: 52 Ways to Walk
May 09, 2022 22:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBWhile most of us have spent our whole lives walking, how much consideration have we really given to the full benefits? Writer and keen walker Annabel Streets has been researching the science behind walking, and has found walking can expand your mind, build muscle, boost your immunity, improve your vision, burn calories, help you sleep, reduce anxiety, improve your memory and lift your mood. In her new book 52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science Of Walking For Wellness And Joy, One Week ...
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell : abortion rights
May 09, 2022 21:45 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MBThe biggest story in America continues to be a leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe vs Wade which guarantees the right to an abortion in the United States. The draft, written by Samuel Alito, was later verified as authentic by Chief Justice John Roberts. The draft has set off a firestorm in the country where public polling shows a strong majority of voters favor maintaining the right to an abortion. And Jill Biden has made a surprise vis...
How should NZ respond to the China-Solomon Islands agreement?
May 09, 2022 21:30 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWhen details of the draft agreement were leaked, it blindsided many countries - including New Zealand - with Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta calling it a "relationship failure". The Solomon Islands Prime Minister isn't backing down though, saying critics of the deal are undermining his country. So what happens now? Will relationships be repaired as long as it's on the table? Kathryn discuss with Otago University Chinese foreign policy specialist Nicholas Khoo.
Congestion charge looks set for Auckland
May 09, 2022 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBAuckland commuters could be paying to drive on inner-city roads in future, with the government expected to announce congestion pricing next week as part of its final Emissions Reduction Plan. If it goes through, the charge could help reduce vehicle emissions by removing 12 per cent of traffic off the city's roads. A 2020 report called the Congestion Question recommended higher charges for peak time periods, starting at $1.50 for off-peak, $2.50 during shoulder times, and $3.50 for peak p...
Urban Issues - heritage areas in Auckland
May 08, 2022 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBBill McKay discusses Auckland Council's response to Government reforms, impacts on heritage and special character areas and the need to re-invent our cities to face bigger issues and cope with what is to come. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Forging a new path for the fishing industry
May 08, 2022 23:30 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBThe fishing industry has got a bad rap in recent years. Documentaries like Seaspiracy have highlighted problems like overfishing and environmental devastation, which have led to some swearing off seafood all together. Tora Collective on Wairarapa's south coast couldn't be further from the the industrial fishing model of mass dredging and distribution. Crayfish, Paua and Kina are hand-caught by Troy Bramley and Claire Edwards on a seasonal basis and sent directly to the consumer. And it's...
Book review: Fish and Game Cookbook by Angelo Georgalli
May 08, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.75 MBAngelo Georgalli, aka The Game Chef, teams up with Fish & Game New Zealand for his new cookbook. The Fish + Game Cookbook is an intriguing collection of "wanna-be bush tucker meets Grey Lynn polish", says Sonja de Friez.
Akuch Kuol Anyieth: From South Sudan to Australia
May 08, 2022 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBAkuch Kuol Anyieth writes about her remarkable journey from fleeing war-torn South Sudan for a refugee camp in Kenya, and to living as a refugee in Australia.
Africa correspondent, Debora Patta
May 08, 2022 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBDebora talks to Kathryn about the devastating impact Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having on Africa, contributing to a lack of grain and famine. Debora reports from Ukraine.
Regional Councils' first Chief Science Advisor: Chris Daughney
May 08, 2022 21:30 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBSea levels are rising twice as fast as thought in New Zealand, significantly reducing the amount of time authorities have to respond. But there's a new weapon in regional and unitary councils' armoury to combat the pressures on communities of climate change, as well as for managing land, air, and water resources. The sector's inaugural Chief Science Advisor is Dr Chris Daughney. Te Uru Kahika created this role in recognition of increased pressure on local and regional government from sea...
Concerns Health NZ doesn't include focus on rural communities
May 08, 2022 21:05 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBRural doctors are appalled the proposed Pae Ora Healthy Futures Bill doesn't include a rural health strategy, and fear it could entrench health inequities in rural areas. The bill amalgamates the country's 20 District Health Boards into one centralised unit called Health New Zealand. The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network says the proposed legislation ignores the needs of the approximately 750,000 New Zealanders living in rural areas. Rural healthcare has been in crisis for at le...
Book review: Joan is Okay by Weike Wang
May 05, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBMartene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Joan is Okay by Weike Wang, published by Text Publishing.
Can't Save Them All - Rebecca Nesbit
May 05, 2022 22:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBShould conservationists try to save all threatened species, or do there have to be sacrifices? In a new book Tickets For The Ark : From Wasps to Whales - How Do We Choose What to Save? Rebecca Nesbit explores the moral complexities of conservation, asking what should we conserve, and why. And in an age where extinction rates are at the highest since the dinosaurs bit the dust 65 million years ago there are plenty of decisions to be made. Ecologist and author Rebecca Nesbit writes on scie...
Decades of delivering the Waikato Times
May 05, 2022 21:30 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBNight owl Carol Dix loves driving 1800 kilometres a week delivering The Waikato Times. It's a seven day a week job, and Carol says she can't remember the last time she had more than four days off in a row. The paper is currently celebrating 150 years in print. Carol talks to Kathryn about the nocturnal nature of the job and what she encounters on the roads.
Have passport, will travel: young Kiwis head on their OE
May 05, 2022 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBGrowing numbers of young New Zealanders are heading overseas as the borders open. But will a pandemic OE be slightly different?
Have passport, will travel: young kiwis head on their OE
May 05, 2022 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBGrowing numbers of young New Zealanders are heading overseas as the borders open. One trans-Tasman company helping young people book working holidays in the UK and Canada says almost as many kiwis are packing their bags as are Australians. The Working Holiday Club Chief Executive Natalie Broomfield says enquiries and bookings are well up on pre-covid levels, with most intending to travel early next year. She says the number of kiwi travellers booked or intending to travel is almost super...
Film & TV: 1883, The Essex Serpent, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
May 04, 2022 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBFilm and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about the Yellowstone prequel 1883 (Amazon), a new series starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston called The Essex Serpent (Apple+), a new comedy in cinemas called Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and a series coming to TVNZ called The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.
Deb Rewiri: traditional Māori parenting
May 04, 2022 23:30 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBNeuroscience educator Deb Rewiri says it has never been so important to get on board with traditional Māori parenting practices. Help is at hand to take whanau back to when a village raised the children. Deb tells Kathryn about a whanau support initiative called Tākai which embraces mātauranga Māori and indigenous parenting approaches.
Tech: Override Panda's new phishing attack, Cozy Bear targets diplomats
May 04, 2022 23:05 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBCyber-security expert Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the new spear-phishing email doing the rounds from Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Override Panda. He'll also look at how Russian hacking group, Cozy Bear, has been targeting diplomats around the globe and how the CIA is using a variety of social media platforms to give instruction on how Russians can send information to them via a secure browser over the Dark Web.
Book review: The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey
May 04, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBJoanna Ludbrook of the Chicken and Frog Bookstore in Featherston reviews The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey, published by Penguin Puffin.
Indelible City: Louisa Lim on the demise of democracy in Hong Kong
May 04, 2022 22:05 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThree years ago Hong Kong was rocked by protests that shook it to its very core. It began with concerns about an extradition treaty with China; was fuelled by the disappearance of five booksellers and ended with a crackdown on freedom of expression. It also made Louisa Lim realise it was time to go back to the place she was raised and unearth key stories about the identity of Hong Kong. Louisa is an award-winning journalist who reported from China for a decade and now teaches journalism ...
Applying technology from low-methane sheep to cattle
May 04, 2022 21:30 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBTechnology behind breeding low-methane emitting sheep has the potential to be applied to cattle, with huge potential for reducing New Zealand's greenhouse gasses. Scientists at AgResearch have found that lower methane emissions are a heritable trait in sheep. Emissions are measured using portable accumulation chambers, with the lowest emitting sheep producing close to 13 per cent less methane than the highest emitters, per kilogram of feed eaten. It's now hoped that this will be transfer...
Record low unemployment leaves most sectors crying out for workers
May 04, 2022 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBNew Stats NZ's figures show the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.2 percent, in large part this is due to the closed borders and lack of flow of skilled migrants and workers. However, this is having a serious effect on businesses struggling to fill vacancies. Accordant is the country's largest recruitment firm, working across all sectors from blue collar to IT and executive level. Kathryn talks to Accordant Chief Executive, Jason Cherrington who says almost every sector is short staf...
Science: New Omicron variants, and the longest-recorded Covid infection
May 03, 2022 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBScience commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn with an update on the new BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron which appear to be behind a new wave of Covid cases in South Africa. The longest-ever recorded case of Covid infection is 505 days - that's not long Covid, but a chronic infection. And a new meta-analysis shows getting the seasonal flu vaccine could reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at ...
Lilliput Libraries: A little project with big community impact
May 03, 2022 23:30 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBA few years ago Dunedin woman Ruth Arnison came across an unusual idea for a library - little, brightly painted cupboards full of books free for anyone to take, borrow or donate. She called them Lilliput Libraries, and placed ten around the city - wondering whether they'd be used. Fast-forward eight years and the initiative has spread far beyond Dunedin's borders. Lilliput Libraries are now all over New Zealand, with #302 newly established in Invercargill. Ruth joins Kathryn to talk abou...
NZ made homewares startup started during pandemic
May 03, 2022 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.67 MBAucklander, Melissa Jackson grandparents were in the fashion industry in the UK. When her father emigrated to New Zealand he started his own business cutting garments for some well known clothing retailers. Melissa has always worked as an accountant, but during the pandemic she's had time to sew and ended up starting an online homewares business - missyjackson.co.nz
Book review: Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro
May 03, 2022 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBMelanie O'Loughlan of Lamplight Books reviews Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, translated from Spanish by Frances Riddle, published by Charco Press.
Helping farmers become Ag-Tech entrepreneurs
May 03, 2022 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBSarah Nolet wants farmers to become ag-tech entreprenurs. As co-founder of Australia's first specialist agrifood tech venture capital firm, Tenacious Ventures, she's raised $NZ38 million to work with 15 start-ups that make production more efficient, focus on climate solutions and create new business models that enable rapid response to changing consumer demands. As well as the fund, Sarah Nolet is the host of the AgTech...So What? podcast, and co-founder of Farmers2Founders, a national i...