Nine To Noon
6,365 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 23 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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Safety fears over delay to lowering speed limit
March 10, 2022 20:30 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MBAshburton's Deputy Mayor has been left frustrated after being told it will be two years before the Transport Agency Waka Kotahi could lower a speed limit on a 300 metre stretch of road on the outskirts of Methven. Liz McMillan says developments along State Highway 77 mean the 100-k speed limit is no longer fit for purpose. Frustrated with the length of time it's taken for the agency to act, she's launched a petition which has gained 500 signatures - or a quarter of the town's population....
Inquiry launched into Support of Disabled People During Omicron
March 10, 2022 20:20 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBThe Disability Rights Commissioner is so concerned about the situation for disabled people during omicron, she has launched an inquiry.Paula Tesoreiro says she is worried about a lack of targeted, accessible information for disabled people, support for testing, help for those experiencing difficulties self-isolating, and the continuity of essential in-home services for disabled people. She says she has heard multiple anecdotes about people being let down by the current response.
Energy Minister Megan Woods on NZ's fuel security
March 10, 2022 20:05 - 20 minutes - 19 MBEarlier this week Nine to Noon looked at the big change on the way to how we get fuel into, and around, New Zealand. After nearly 60 years, the Marsden Point Refinery will shut down its processing units and become an import-only terminal from next month. It means New Zealand will be reliant on tankers bringing refined oil products into the country - a report from Z Energy estimated 175 tankers would visit each year. Amid this fundamental change to our fuel processing capability comes Rus...
Film & TV: Quacks, Beyond the Veil, Louis Theroux: Forbidden
March 09, 2022 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBFilm and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at BBC comedy Quacks, screening on Rialto Channel. She'll also preview TVNZ's Beyond the Veil, a collection of supernatural stories and a new documentary series from Louis Theroux called Forbidden America, screening on Prime.
How to help highly sensitive children
March 09, 2022 22:25 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBKathryn chats with Clinical Psychologist Jacqui Maguire about how to help highly sensitive children manage their emotions. These might be children who have large empathy for others, who are deeply reflective, or can be easily overstimulated or overwhelmed. Jacqui says highly sensitive children make up 20 per cent of all children.
Tech response to Ukraine crisis, NFT cautionary tale
March 09, 2022 22:05 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBTechnology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at how tech companies have responded to the crisis in Ukraine, and how a Hamilton 20-year-old's $70 million NFT sale is a real case of buyer-beware.
Book review: Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale
March 09, 2022 21:35 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MBLouise O'Brien reviews Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale, published by Hachette New Zealand
Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing
March 09, 2022 21:05 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBDr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing We all know what a black hole is don't we? They suck everything in and there's no light or time in the middle. At least that's how they work in films. Our guest this morning is a woman who has dedicated her life to trying to find out exactly what they are, and tell people about it! Dr Rebecca Smethurst is a British astrophysicist, author, and YouTuber who is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. She's the author o...
UK: Diplomacy over Ukraine, refugees row, Covid uptick, Bercow ban
March 09, 2022 20:45 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBUK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to discuss the standing ovation given to Ukraine's President Zelensky during his address to the House of Commons, and how the foreign secretary Liz Truss has attended the EU summit since the first time since Brexit as the crisis reshapes alliances in Europe. Refugees are pouring into Europe, could the UK take more? Covid cases are on the rise again in the UK - just as the over-75s face their fourth jab, and former speaker John Bercow has been found...
Finding Shackleton's lost ship Endurance off Antarctica
March 09, 2022 20:30 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBScientists have found and videoed South Pole explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship The Endurance, which was lost in November 1915. 107 years later, the wooden ship has been located three kilometres down in the icy Antarctic Weddell Sea, in remarkable condition. The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank, forcing Shackleton and his crew to abandoned ship and escape on foot and in small boats. The mission's leader veteran polar geographer Dr John Shears had described it as "the world's most ...
"I've left my homeland" : Ukranian refugee in Poland
March 09, 2022 20:05 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBKathryn speaks with Ukrainian journalist, now refugee in Poland Sofia Koczmar-Tymoshenko. She is one of an estimated two million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion, mostly to Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. Just today 40,000 people have been evacuated from conflict zones around the country during a 12 hour ceasefire. Until recently Sofia Koczmar-Tymoshenko was working as a journalist in Kyiv, but made the decision to flee with her husband and young daughter. Kathryn also speaks wi...
Natural Paint Co: The Kiwi business stripping out the nasties
March 08, 2022 22:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBKathryn spoke to James Mount about how they embarked on their endeavour - at the age of 22 - and the success they've had.
Book review: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
March 08, 2022 21:35 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBPhil Vine reviews When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
Does working from home work?
March 08, 2022 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBAnne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel have been looking at the psychology and realities of remote work during the pandemic and put their findings together in a new book titled Out of Office - The big problem and bigger promise of working from home.
Australia: Record rainfall shows no sign of stopping
March 08, 2022 20:45 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBAustralia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at the devastating floods sweeping the east coast of Australia.
New study looks at machine learning and palliative care
March 08, 2022 20:30 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBMargaret explains how the data could have application for mobile apps and wearable technology rather than constant phone calls or visits from health workers.
Kids unnecessarily missing out on school camps: YMCA
March 08, 2022 20:20 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBTens of thousands of school children are unnecessarily missing school camps due to fears over omicron Covid, according to one of the largest providers of outdoor camps.
3 Waters changes proposed: can the impasse be broken?
March 08, 2022 20:05 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBKathryn spoke with Campbell Barry, Mayor of Hutt City, who was one of eight mayors and 11 iwi representatives on the Working Group.
Financial Planner Liz Koh : women and money
March 07, 2022 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBLiz talks to Kathryn about the six key life stages which represent times of financial risk for women - growing up, studying and requalifying, entering and re-entering the workforce, relationships (making and breaking), motherhood and becoming a carer, later life (planning and entering retirement), the last stage of life (ill health, infirmity and dying). What should we be doing to ensure that the next generation of women have equal, when compared to men, independent and stable financial ...
Jazz Thornton : letters for difficult times
March 07, 2022 22:30 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBWhen Jazz Thornton was her lowest ebb mentally, a set of letters written to her by a good friend became really important. They were each in a separate labelled envelope and specifically written to help fight a particular feeling or situation, such as anxiety, anger or suidical thoughts, and she read them many, many times. The mental health campaigner, film maker, charity founder, 2021 Young New Zealander of Year and author has a new book Letters to You, based on those letters: words of s...
Jazz Thornton: letters for difficult times
March 07, 2022 22:30 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBWhen Jazz Thornton was her lowest ebb mentally, a set of letters written to her by a good friend became really important. They were each in a separate labelled envelope and specifically written to help fight a particular feeling or situation, such as anxiety, anger or suidical thoughts, and she read them many, many times. The mental health campaigner, film maker, charity founder, 2021 Young New Zealander of Year and author has a new book Letters to You, based on those letters: words of s...
Book review: The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone
March 07, 2022 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBRob Kelly reviews The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone, published by Hachette New Zealand
Insectageddon: a silent unfolding disaster
March 07, 2022 21:05 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWhile we might sometimes consider insects a bit of a nuisance, the world would be in big trouble without them. Insects pollinate food crops essential for our survival, they control pests and help decompose waste, and they support the ecosystems that sustain our lives. Oliver Milman, environment correspondent for the Guardian, says insects are not only our greatest allies on this planet, they display some of the most astonishing characteristics and abilities. And yet insects are at the ce...
Measures to curb plastic pollution and assorted waste
March 07, 2022 20:30 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MBA huge international commitment to ending plastic pollution has just gained momentum. Late last week, Heads of State, Ministers for the environment and other representatives from 175 nations, including New Zealand, endorsed a resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Kenya. The aim is to draft a legally-binding treaty by 2024 and it is expected to reflect a range of ways to address the full lifecycle of plastics. To look at what is happening here in the reduce and recycling of plastic...
Commerce Commission stops short of splitting up supermarkets
March 07, 2022 20:25 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MBThe Commerce Commission says competition in the grocery sector is not working well for consumers, but has stopped short of requiring the big two players Foodstuffs and Woolworths NZ to divest some of their existing stores. The market regulator's final study into the retail grocery sector has just been released, and reccomends making more land available for new grocery stores, by changing planning laws to free-up sites and banning the use of restrictive land covenants by competing chains....
Householders brace for power price rises
March 07, 2022 20:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MB60 per cent of households will face significant energy price rises next month. The government is phasing out low-use, fixed-electricity pricing plans across the country following a 2019 independent panel review of electricity pricing. From April 1, 60 per cent of households will pay double for the fixed line component of their energy bill - from 30 cents per day to 60 cents per day. Meanwhile Consumer New Zealand's Power Switch Manager Paul Fuge says many energy companies are currently p...
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - with an eye on the ocean
March 06, 2022 22:45 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MBKennedy gets into deep water, talking about fish that are the size of cars, the locusts of the sea, and a reef that now qualifies for a name change.
A celebration of Syrian culinary culture in the capital
March 06, 2022 22:30 - 15 minutes - 14 MBThree nights a week, Wellingtonians can feast on authentic Middle Eastern food at a suburban community hall. The mobile restaurant Damascus is run by Syrian-born chef Hasan Alwarhani and his Argentinian-born partner Flora Quintana.
Book review: Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton
March 06, 2022 21:35 - 5 minutes - 4.77 MBQuentin Johnson reviews Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton, published by Penguin
Wellington e-motorcycle start-up takes off
March 06, 2022 21:05 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBCofounders of e-motobike start up FTN Motion, Kendall Bristow and Luke Sinclair, talk to Kathryn Ryan about their range of e-motorcycles and the overwhelming response they've had.
Europe correspondent- strong support for Ukrainians
March 06, 2022 20:45 - 7 minutes - 7.2 MBIt's estimated more than 1.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country in search of shelter, with many more expected to join the exodus. It's shaping up to be Europe's biggest refugee crisis since WW2, with a big shift in the EU's normally fractious refugee policy. Neighbouring countries are doing all they can to welcome Ukrainians, with an outpouring of help from governments and NGOs but also spontaneous networks of volunteers. EU nations and NATO allies are quickly reassessing European ...
Russia's advance in Ukraine
March 06, 2022 20:40 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBRussia has taken control of Europe's largest nuclear power station in south-eastern Ukraine after an attack that set it on fire and raised worldwide fears of nuclear catastrophe. There has been a lull in major ground offensives against key cities, including Kyiv, but heavy bombing has been reported in Irpin, on the outskirts of the capital. A second attempt to evacuate civilians from the southern city of Mariupol has been halted due to Russian shelling. Meanwhile in Russia, it's estimate...
ETS: reward native not pine forest
March 06, 2022 20:30 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBThe Ministry of Primary Industries is suggesting changing the forestry settings here in New Zealand so further planting of stands of pinus radiata aren't rewarded by the Emissions Trading Scheme. Seeking feedback to this, MPI has published a discussion document Managing exotic afforestation incentives. Submissions are open now and close on 22 April. Environmental organisations - such as Forest and Bird - are in support - saying native forest and wetland restoration provide a much better ...
The sticky issue of closing Marsden Point amid global oil uncertainty
March 06, 2022 20:05 - 21 minutes - 20 MBBig changes are coming to the way we get fuel into, and around, the country - and there are warnings about the huge implications of getting it wrong. The price of petrol is already burning a hole through many people's pockets, and with rising inflation and a war in Europe ignited by energy giant Russia, the pain at the pump won't be extinguished any time soon. Amid this smoldering situation, comes the transition of Marsden Point next month from oil refinery to import terminal. Instead of...
Book review: The Recent East by Thomas Grattan
March 03, 2022 21:35 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBMelanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books Auckland reviews The Recent East by Thomas Grattan, published by Macmillan Its 1989, the Berlin Wall is freshly down when an East German defector receives news that the family home she fled as a child has now been restored to her. Taking her children from New York to a seaside town in Germany, this transnational novel bursts with unique characters and tackles refuge, belonging and family love. Characters in "The Recent East" are individual riddles, n...
Living in the age of disinformation
March 03, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBFrom "alternative facts" to the most outlandish fringe conspiracy theories - we're now living in the age of disinformation. We all became familiar with Russian groups using Facebook to spread fake news and sway the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election. But disinformation spreads far wider and much deeper. Ed Coper is an expert in disinformation and in his new book Facts and Other Lies, he explores how disinformation has fractured our society, and threatens democracy itself. He sa...
Silverlight Studios director on Wanaka film complex plans
March 03, 2022 20:30 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBLast week Nine to Noon looked at plans to build a big film studio complex on the outskirts of Wanaka. The proposal, which was given the greenlight late last year under a fast-tracked consent process, would create the country's first purpose-built, large-scale film studio. The plan by Silverlight Studios, will include 10 sound stages, production facilities and the permanent backlots of Venice, a medieval village, Paris and New York all set around an artificial lake. In addition to a worki...
Much closer scrutiny of chemicals needed
March 03, 2022 20:05 - 20 minutes - 19 MBA major new report calls for much closer scrutiny of chemicals approved of, and used, in New Zealand. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says on paper, there is a robust system in place to assess risks when a chemical is introduced. But of the 30,000 chemicals approved for use in New Zealand, but only around 200 chemicals are routinely tested for. Simon Upton says much of the science on the environmental impact of some chemicals has changed, and the current system is patc...
Film + TV: The Batman, The Dropout, Pieces of Her, Winning Time
March 02, 2022 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBFilm and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at the new Batman film in cinemas, simply called The Batman, with Robert Pattinson in the lead role. He'll also look at The Dropout (Disney+), based on the Elizabeth Holmes-Theranos scandal, Pieces of Her (Netflix) based on the New York Times best-selling novel and starring Toni Collette and Winning Time (Neon), about the rise of the LA Lakers basketball team in the 1980s.
Student life, mental health and Omicron
March 02, 2022 22:30 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBWith Omicron established in University populations nationwide and particularly in Dunedin, we're going to take a look at the mental health impact on young people and student life. Dr Kerry Gibson is Clinical psychologist and researcher and an Associate Professor of psychology at the University of Auckland. She is also the author of the book - What young people want from mental health services: A youth informed approach for the digital age.
Book review: Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade
March 02, 2022 21:35 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBJoanna Ludbrook of Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade Robinson, published by Duck Creek Press
Clean up underway at parliament
March 02, 2022 21:30 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBRNZ Political reporter Charlie Dreaver from parliament where a huge clean up is underway after the chaotic scenes yesterday in which protesters were cleared from the grounds they had occupied for 23 days.
Nike executive Larry Miller: From jail to the boardroom
March 02, 2022 21:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBLarry Miller is the head of the Michael Jordan brand for Nike. But during his steady corporate rise, colleagues had no idea that as a teenager he'd shot and killed a man and served time in jail. When revealing his gangland background caused him to lose his first major job opportunity, he vowed to keep quiet about it. His memoir Jump - My Secret Journey From the Streets to the Boardroom - now sets the record straight. Larry Miller has co-written the book with his daughter Laila Lacy. It's...
UK: Boris Johnson says Putin has committed 'war crimes'
March 02, 2022 20:45 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the UK's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Boris Johnson condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions as "war crimes". He's under further pressure to crack down on Russian oligarchs living in the UK, including Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich - who's confirmed this morning he'll sell the club. Meanwhile the UK's defence secretary has again ruled out imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
Ten years for a diagnosis, overlooked and let down: Rare Disorders group
March 02, 2022 20:40 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBAdvocates for people with rare disorders say they feel overlooked and let-down the government which promised funding, but has failed to deliver. Around 300 thousand or six percent of New Zealanders live with a rare disorder. A new survey finds for one in five, it took over ten years to gain a diagnosis, with the majority reporting being misdiagnosed at least once. It finds a lack of accessible, effective modern medicines available for the majority of people and most respondents believe t...
Historic emergency session of the UN condemns Russian 'aggression'
March 02, 2022 20:30 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBMeanwhile a special meeting of the UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine by a margin of 141 votes to five. Kathryn speaks with the Guardian's world affairs editor Julian Borger at the UN.
Ukraine-Russia war: Bombardment continues, BBC's Lyse Doucet
March 02, 2022 20:05 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBThe UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with even countries usually sympathetic to Russia abstaining. It's day seven of the Russian siege and several major cities are under relentless missile attack.
When is a contractor actually an employee?
March 01, 2022 22:48 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBLegal commentator Charles McGuinness joins Kathryn to talk about a case determined by the Court of Appeal late last year - A Labour Inspector v Southern Taxis -which relates to the relatively common conundrum of whether a contractor might actually be an employee.
How indigenous elders in Australasia read the stars
March 01, 2022 22:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBDuane Hamacher says early settlers were expert observers of the stars, used astronomy in so many aspects of their lives, and there's so much we can learn from them.
Book review: Violeta by Isabel Allende
March 01, 2022 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBKim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Violeta by Isabel Allende, published by Penguin Random House.