Nine To Noon
6,273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days 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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UK correspondent Harriet Line
May 29, 2024 21:45 - 8 minutes - 7.75 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line looks at how the election campaign has kicked off, including the reaction to a plan by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to introduce compulsory national service for 18-year-olds.
Millions of Ticketmaster users worldwide potentially caught in
May 29, 2024 21:30 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBMore than half a billion Ticketmaster customers across the world may have been caught up in a massive data breach.
Lodge for mental health clients stunned over lack of oversight
May 29, 2024 21:25 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBA property investor who took on a boarding house for people with mental health needs in Auckland has been left stunned by a lack of oversight from government agencies.
Owner of lodge for mental health clients stunned by lack of
May 29, 2024 21:25 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBA property investor who took on a boarding house for people with mental health needs in Auckland has been left stunned by a lack of oversight from government agencies.
Major vote on the future of NZ Rugby
May 29, 2024 21:05 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBA vote on the biggest change in New Zealand rugby governance in the sport's professional history is happening this morning.
Science: Hottest summer, internal adhesive, Venus volcanoes
May 28, 2024 23:45 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBScience commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about new research that's used tree rings to confirm last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2000 years.
200 years since the invention of the Braille code
May 28, 2024 23:20 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBWorkbridge Chief Executive and Assistive Technology consultant Jonathan Mosen speaks to Kathryn about Louis Braille's innovation, creating the code which has enabled the literacy of blind people.
Census data released
May 28, 2024 23:05 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBThe first tranche of data from the last census has just been released by Stats NZ. RNZ's reporter Ruth Hill with what the initial data reveals.
Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
May 28, 2024 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBWellington's Mayor Tory Whanau has established a new business group to advise her, Georgina discusses who is in the mix.
Book review: Landfall 247: Autumn 2023 Edited by Lynley Edmeades
May 28, 2024 22:35 - 3 minutes - 2.88 MBHolly Walker reviews Landfall 247: Autumn 2023 Edited by Lynley Edmeades published by Otago University Press.
Zeinab Badawi digs deep into the overlooked and untold history of Africa
May 28, 2024 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23 MBZeinab Badawi will be a familiar voice to many from her time as a BBC journalist and presenter. Her new book: An African History of Africa emerged from a twenty-part documentary series for BBC World News in which she spent seven years travelling to more than 30 countries.
Australia: Down Under docs, bird flu-culled flocks, fossils in opal rocks
May 28, 2024 21:45 - 6 minutes - 5.51 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about an exodus of doctors leaving the UK's health system and heading to Australia - there was a 67 percent increase in 2022-23 on the two years prior.
Is red tape hindering methane busting livestock feed?
May 28, 2024 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBA New Zealand company producing a methane inhibitor from seaweed says poorly designed, onerous regulations mean it cannot work with farmers here to reduce emissions.
Electricity infrastructure demands to push monthly bills up
May 28, 2024 21:25 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThe Commerce Commission says the average electricity bill is set to increase by $15 a month from April next year.
$53m teacher training boost: will it deliver?
May 28, 2024 21:05 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBAn extra $53 million has been earmarked for teacher training, for more in-the-classroom training as opposed to at university.
Sweating it out. Are saunas good for you?
May 27, 2024 23:25 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBThe tradition of sauna bathing is thought to have originated in Finland over 2000 years ago and is gaining in popularity around the world.
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
May 27, 2024 23:05 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBRebecca looks at some strong results on the NZX, including Turners Automotive and My Food Bag. Utilities software company Gentrack has made a notable turnaround. And a look at tech company Rakon which is the subject of a mystery buyer. In the US, Disneyland Resort cast members have voted to unionise - part of a wider trend across the country of employees seeking better employment conditions. Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk.
Book review: Creative Writer's Sourcebook by John Gillard
May 27, 2024 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBQuentin Johnson reviews Creative Writer's Sourcebook by John Gillard published by Exisle.
The noisy undersea world affecting whale migration
May 27, 2024 22:05 - 20 minutes - 19 MBNoise pollution in the ocean is affecting the navigational skills of whales and other marine animals.
USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
May 27, 2024 21:50 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBDonald Trump's hush money trial is nearing a possible verdict this week in New York.
Learning to lie? AI researchers warn of growing deception
May 27, 2024 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBAs AI systems become more advanced, so - apparently - does their ability to try to hoodwink humans.
Thousands of Hutt Valley students could lose school science
May 27, 2024 21:25 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MBThousands of school children across Hutt Valley could lose out on science kits as the organisation which provides them faces closure.
Community housing providers on the way ahead
May 27, 2024 21:05 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBAs the government puts tens of millions of dollars more into community housing, the sector says it is up against unfair headwinds.
Good sh*t soda, the naughty name that's good for your gut
May 26, 2024 23:25 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MBGood Sh*t Soda launched in March 2021 and mixes pre and pro-biotics together in a low-sugar drink that's good for your gut.
Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Gareth Hughes
May 26, 2024 23:06 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIt's Budget week, what can be expected on Thursday? First home grants have been ditched to save $240m. And David McLeod's donation missteps.
Book review: Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire
May 26, 2024 22:35 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBJenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire published by Serpent's Tale.
Mark Antony: ally, enemy, lover and the fall of Rome
May 26, 2024 22:10 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBProfessor of Classics at Victoria University in Wellington Jeff Tatum, has released a new book, called A Noble Ruin, which examines Mark Antony's life and career and a pivotal time in history.
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
May 26, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThere's trouble in the Sahel region which is seeing an increase in extremism and coups. Meanwhile there's famine in Sudan. And It's 30 years since South Africa's first democratic election - famously electing Nelson Mandela as president. Debora Patta is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in South Africa.
Auckland start-up grows 'leather' out of fungi
May 26, 2024 21:30 - 7 minutes - 6.59 MBAn Auckland based start-up is growing leather-like material out of fungi, which it says is versatile, strong and sustainable.Sapro-tech was founded by biotechnolgist Dr Keith Hudson.
Calls for carers of people with eating disorders to be paid
May 26, 2024 21:08 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThere are calls for those who look after family members with eating disorders to be recognised, and paid, as carers.
Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
May 23, 2024 22:45 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBSimon details the rates rises facing Aucklanders, mounting concern about crime and safety in the inner city, traffic calming measures out West and blockbuster turn out to the Auckland Writers' Festival.
Book review: The Coast Road by Alan Murrin
May 23, 2024 22:40 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MBKim Pittar of Muirs Bookstore reviews The Coast Road by Alan Murrin published by Bloomsbury
Cameroon born refugee fighting for equal treatment of asylum
May 23, 2024 22:05 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBCameroon born refugee, Dr Bernard Sama's fight for all asylum seekers to be treated equally in Aotearoa
Asia correspondent Ed White
May 23, 2024 21:50 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBTaiwan has a new president - who is William Lai, and how is Beijing responding to his election and inauguration? The US-China trade war is back in full-swing after Joe Biden's latest comments on green technology exports. And researchers in China are developing a new AI chatbot based off the thoughts of the country's leader, Xi Jinping. Ed White is a correspondent for the Financial Times, based in Shanghai.
Research into cross-cultural patterns in music & language
May 23, 2024 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBSinging researchers have been investigating cross-cultural patterns in music and language.
Gisborne-based research centre a global MRI pioneer
May 23, 2024 21:20 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBMatai Medical Research Institute - a not-for-profit research and innovation centre - first opened its doors in Gisborne-Tairawhiti in 2019. Five years later, it has a brand new purpose-built campus and is being hailed a world-leader in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Calls for vigilance as bird flu cases hit Australia
May 23, 2024 21:05 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBConservation and health authorities are urged to remain on high alert as two instances of bird flu hit Australia. Distinguished Professor of infectious disease epidemiology and public health, Nigel French, says avian influenza is truly surrounding the country now.
Screentime: Copa 71, Jim Henson: Idea Man, French Film Festival
May 22, 2024 23:45 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBFilm and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Copa 71 on the pioneering women that attended the 1971 Women's Football World Cup that was witnessed by record crowds - who then got written out of history. He'll also look at Disney's new doco on the life of Jim Henson, and James also details some of his picks of the French Film Festival. James Croot is the deputy editor of TV Guide
Tamariki wellbeing and ways to document it
May 22, 2024 23:30 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBGratitude journals have been embraced by some adults in recent years - but what about children? An electrician turned writer, and an Auckland teacher have now created a wellbeing journal for tamariki - Piki te Ora. Hira Nathan trained as an electrician, it is still his day job, but has always had a passion for writing. He has already written a bilingual gratitude journal for adults- Whakawhetai. And now Hira has teamed with Pike te Ora co author, Jessie Eyre who is a teacher at Western H...
Tech: Microsoft's creepy Recall feature, AI Summit in Seoul
May 22, 2024 23:05 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBTechnology commentator Peter Griffin looks at the rise of the AI PC, including the debut this week of Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs and the Recall feature that keeps track of everything you see and do on your computer.
Book review: Meantime by Majella Cullinane
May 22, 2024 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBHarry Ricketts reviews Meantime by Majella Cullinane published by Otago University Press
Sextortion expert and Meta whistleblower Paul Raffile
May 22, 2024 22:05 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBAs part of a disturbing global trend, New Zealanders are being coerced by criminals into sharing explicit photos online which are then used for blackmail. In the past two years, young people have become the target of financial sextortion primarily on Instagram and Snapchat, says American internet exploitation expert Paul Raffile. He and Netsafe chief executive Brent Carey speak to Kathryn Ryan about the issue.
Prof Cat Bohannon on who really drives evolution
May 22, 2024 22:05 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBColumbia University Professor Cat Bohannon asks how it was that the male body became the scientific default in her new book Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.
UK: Rishi Sunak sets election date, blood scandal inquiry
May 22, 2024 21:50 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBUK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at reaction to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's rain-drenched announcement that the country would go to the polls on July 4.
Machine learning can "revolutionise" ICU patient outcomes
May 22, 2024 21:35 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBA new study has found machine learning can significantly improve patient outcomes in the ICU. Wellington intensive care specialist, Professor Paul Young, also Deputy Director of the Medical Research Institute explains.
Plunket responds to more criticism of service
May 22, 2024 21:30 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBPlunket responds to research which finds new mums are being let down by post natal services when it comes to mental health.
Sextortion expert and Meta whistle blower Paul Raffile
May 22, 2024 21:05 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBKathryn discusses "sextortion" with online security expert Paul Raffile. His job offer at Meta was withdrawn after he publicly criticised Instagram for failing to protect children. Netsafe chief executive, Brent Carey, discusses the rise of the problem in New Zealand.
Personal finance: The big changes coming to how we bank
May 21, 2024 23:45 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MBMoney expert Liz Koh looks at open banking, and the changes it could foist on us all very quickly. What are the pros and cons?
How to have happy feet
May 21, 2024 23:20 - 20 minutes - 19 MBKathryn speaks with Christchurch podiatrist Simon Wheeler about how to look after our feet.
Book review: Treaty Law: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in Law and Practice
May 21, 2024 22:35 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBPaul Diamond reviews Treaty Law: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in Law and Practice by Kevin Hille, Carwyn Jones and Damen Ward, published by Thomson Reuters.