Nine To Noon
6,273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 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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Pacific's undersea internet cables tangled up in geopolitical tensions
October 11, 2021 20:30 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBPacific Islands without high-speed internet - or any internet at all - are eager to be connected to the rest of the world, but geopolitical tensions threaten to derail planned infrastructural work. Much of the Pacific is linked by undersea internet cables, connecting either to Sydney, Guam or Hawaii, and while connections have increased in recent years, many countries still rely on a single cable or have none at all.
Can hospitals cope with more Covid-19 patients? Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer Andrew Connolly
October 11, 2021 20:09 - 31 minutes - 29 MBHow will our hospitals cope with an increase in patients with Covid-19? And how quickly could they become overwhelmed? One hundred extra ICU or high dependency units have been added in the past year, and all health care workers will have to be fully vaccinated by the first of December.
Demand for designer donuts
October 10, 2021 22:35 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBComfort food for unsettling times. An Auckland designer donut making couple say business is booming. Daniel and Annie Black are the owners of Grown Up Donuts, and been inundated with orders through lockdown keeping delivery staff busy. Their three stores were closed during level four, but since starting up the business three and a half years ago, growth has been steady.
Book review - The Jealousy Man
October 10, 2021 21:40 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBHarry Broad reviews The Jealousy Man by Jo Nesbo, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
Investigative journalist Carol Leonnig lays bare Donald Trump's last year in office
October 10, 2021 21:07 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBCarol Leonnig is a national investigative reporter at The Washington Post, and a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Her latest book, co-written with Philip Rucker details the extraordinary actions of senior military leaders who feared a possible coup in the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency.
Happy 20th anniversary, Superfund
October 10, 2021 20:35 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBNew Zealand's Superfund celebrates its 20th anniversary today, as Baby Boomers hit retirement age. Former Minister of Finance, Sir Michael Cullen established the fund on October 11th 2001, in anticipation of a bulge in an aging population reitiring.
Are our emergency departments Covid fit?
October 10, 2021 20:09 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBEmergency doctors throughout the country have been surveyed about how prepared they feel their respective hospitals ED facilities are equipped to cope. The results make for grim reading with specialists highlighting significant and worrying gaps in hospitals' ability to cope with the spread of infection.
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman - Benji Marshall retires
October 07, 2021 22:30 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBSam looks back on Benji Marshall's remarkable rugby league career and says he is easily the most admired NZ player ever in the eyes of most Australians. He also talks to Kathryn about the demise of Manu Vatuvei, women's rugby, and the NPC.
Unity books review - The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon
October 07, 2021 21:40 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBBriar Lawry from Unity Books Auckland reviews The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon, published by Allan and Unwin.
'Look at moy!' Why Kath & Kim is earning a new generation of fans
October 07, 2021 21:10 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBKath & Kim ran from 2002 to 2007 and was the highest-rated comedy series in Australia at the time - spawning a US remake, a telemovie called Da Kath & Kim Code and even a feature film - Kath & Kimderella.
Pacific correspondent Susana Leiataua
October 07, 2021 20:50 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MBThe first of two repatriation flights of Cook Islanders stranded in New Zealand because of our lockdown left Christchurch last night. There are strict safety protocols around passengers and the ground crew who meet them in Rarotonga to keep the Cooks covid-free. And community mass vaccination events are picking steam in Auckland attracting large numbers of the community and commitment from Pasifika sports stars.
Living vicariously in level 3 - opshop treasures
October 07, 2021 20:40 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWhat do you do when the much vaunted takeaways, or a picnic in the double bubble under Covid restrictions alert level 3 just don't cut it? Waiheke woman Lisa Talbot has the answer. Get a friend or relative in living in level 2 to take you on a face time journey of the thing you are hankering to do most. Kathryn talks to Phill Palmer and Lisa about virtual reality op shopping.
Māori stone artefact digital repository
October 07, 2021 20:23 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBA high tech project is underway to shed light on thousands of Māori stone artefacts, so they can be preserved for future generations. Funded by the MBIE, it involves archaeologists, bioengineers and computer scientists analysing large collections of stone items and fragments. The aim is to create digital repositories of New Zealand's cultural heritage that can be accessed by iwi and archaeologists around the world. Archaeologist Rebecca Phillipps is co-leading the project.
Business meets govt to push for workplace rapid antigen testing
October 07, 2021 20:09 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBBusiness leaders are meeting government ministers are meeting shortly to construct a pilot programme allowing rapid antigen testing in workplaces. 25 large companies from sectors including freight, aviation, food production, and aged care have formed a coalition to urgently import 370-thousand rapid antigen tests - for work sites around the country. The head of Business New Zealand, Kirk Hope tells Kathryn Ryan urging the Government to act quickly.
Film and TV reviewer James Croot
October 06, 2021 22:50 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MBFilm and TV reviewer James Croot is along to talk about the latest James Bond film, Summer of Soul, Spice Girls: How girl power saved the world and The Alpinist.
Parenting with Nathan Wallis - coping with lockdown effects on children's routines
October 06, 2021 22:30 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBNeuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about Covid lockdowns and getting children back to a normal routine and dealing with the anxiety of going back to school after the holidays.
Book review - AUP New Poets 8
October 06, 2021 21:40 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MBChris Tse reviews AUP New Poets 8 by Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha and Modi Deng, published by Auckland University Press.
Piercing the criminal underbelly: Mark van Leewarden on life as an undercover cop
October 06, 2021 21:09 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBMark van Leewarden tells Kathryn his fascinating and sometimes unsettling true life story about the realities of a secret life in New Zealand's criminal underworld of the late 1970s, and of going on to become New Zealand's most successful international fraud investigator.
Wound gel shows promise for horses - and humans
October 06, 2021 20:33 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBThe discovery of a compound that kick-starts tissue regeneration could have a big impact on healing horses and humans alike. Christchurch chemical biologist Rudi Marquez hopes the new wound gel he and other international scientists have developed will eventually be used to treat foot ulcers that can accompany diabetes.
Accessibility legislation proposed
October 06, 2021 20:09 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBNew legislation which would require accessibility barriers to be removed could be on the way, if an accessibility advocacy group has its way. Accessibility legislation is increasingly appearing in countries around the world and work is underway to introduce something similar here. Currently disabled people in New Zealand have no effective way to report barriers to their participation fully in society, or get them removed, and there's no one agency to identify and deal with non-compliance...
What is required for international mobility to resume?
October 05, 2021 22:20 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBKathryn talks with Massey University migration expert Paul Spoonley about how international mobility will be managed once New Zealand's borders reopen in the New Year. He says there are some big, as yet unanswered questions, such as what protocols and procedures will be required in airports and on planes? And who pays if you get COVID in another country?
Book review: The Employees: A workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
October 05, 2021 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBStella Chrysostomou of Volume Books in Nelson reviews The Employees: A workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn, published by Lolli Editions
Galen Cranz - keeping you on the edge of your seat
October 05, 2021 21:05 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBProfessor of Social Architecture at the University of California, Galen Cranz hasn't had conventional chairs in her house for some 20 years, out of concern for how damaging they are to our health. She prefers stools, including ones that wobble. She doesn't want us to keep still. Professor Cranz says right-angled chairs force a C-slumped spine, causing the chest to cave in, the pelvis to crunch, the lower back to collapse, our head to jut forward putting pressure on our neck. Many of us a...
New NSW Premier, Victoria's Covid cases spike
October 05, 2021 20:45 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at some of the challenges ahead for newly-minted NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Victoria hits a record-high 1,763 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and what has the Pandora Papers revealed about some foreign real estate deals in Australia?
Parks Weather: forecasts for National Parks, huts and trails
October 05, 2021 20:30 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBNIWA and the Department of Conservation have teamed up to create detailed weather forecasts of the country's National Parks, huts and most popular trails. Anyone who's been out in the bush knows how rugged and remote trails can be and how fast the weather can change. NIWA and DOC hope to improve people's ability to safely plan trips into the great outdoors, and have put safety at the heart of the forecast. Parks Weather focuses first and foremost on the risk of hazards such as heavy rain...
Demand for credit recovering for business in level 2
October 05, 2021 20:20 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBThe lockdown following the outbreak of Delta triggered an immediate drop in demand for credit .. but demand is recovering, particularly in parts of the country in Alert level 2. The latest Centrix Outlook which looks at how consumer and business credit performed in September indicates there was an overnight fall of 30 percent in demand for credit in mid-August. Centrix is the only locally owned consumer credit agency and managing director Keith McLaughlin says credit demand has fully rec...
Charging EVs: circumventing the 6pm surge
October 05, 2021 20:05 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBA Canterbury-based EV technology which short-circuits the peak 6 o'clock charging surge has just received a funding boost. Christchurch startup Evnex is bridging the gap between the electric car owner and the electricity industry. The team at Evnex has developed and is now installing a fast at-home re-charge unit, which sets timings for when electricity is plentiful and cheap. Evnex has recently raised $2.7 million in a seed round led by technology investor Movac and Sir Stephen Tindall....
Media commentator Andrew Holden - Data Journalism
October 04, 2021 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBAndrew talks to Kathryn about the many and varied examples of data journalism. Currently the Pandora papers has 650+ journalists around the world sifting through nearly 12 million documents to identify tax dodging and hidden billions He says that's the top end of data journalism. Other examples are going through datasets, such as health records, to find themes and new information. Andrew also highlights the work of some local data journalists. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than ...
Facebook quizzes - and why you should think before you click
October 04, 2021 22:30 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWhich food matches your personality? What city should you really live in? Which Disney princess are you? Questions like these are often packaged into quizzes on social media - but the information users are providing could be a veritable gold mine for scammers. Gemma Rasmussen from Consumer NZ joins me this morning to talk about the things you need to consider before you click, as online safety becomes more important than ever.
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie - a third supermarket chain?
October 04, 2021 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBPattrick talks to Kathryn about who is behind the would-be third supermarket chain, Northelia, which says it wants to take on Woolworths and Foodstuffs? And a look at the last time anyone had a go at this - Albert Gubay and the Three Guys supermarkets that came to NZ in the 1970s. Also last week's loss in the Supreme Court by Trans Tasman Resources which was quickly hailed as the death of seabed mining aspirations in NZ. Pattrick Smellie is the editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk and h...
Book review: The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith
October 04, 2021 21:35 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBQuentin Johnson reviews The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith published by Harper Collins
How to find the words to start difficult conversations
October 04, 2021 21:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBRight now, there's probably a uncomfortable conversation you've been meaning to have with someone, but you've been avoiding it. Perhaps you fear saying the wrong thing, or the person getting emotional, or that you won't know what to say to help them. Dr Kathryn Mannix knows how daunting these types of conversations can be. She's been a palliative care doctor for 30 years and is a qualified cognitive behaviour therapist, and in that time working with the dying, has had to navigate more th...
Russian film crew to take off for first movie in space
October 04, 2021 20:40 - 9 minutes - 8.35 MBIn the next day or so a film crew is heading off to spend a week and a half on the international space station. Scenes for the Russian movie Challenge will be shot at the space station that orbits around 400 kilometres above the Earth. One of the actors who plays a surgeon has to do heart surgery on a sick cosmonaut!. To discuss the commericial use of the galactic facility, Space archaeologist Alice Gorman from Flinders University.
Health Minister Andrew Little responds on medicinal cannabis
October 04, 2021 20:30 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBLast week Nine to Noon looked at the situation with the availability of medicinal cannabis in New Zealand. October 1 marked an end to the bulk importation of unapproved products, leaving just four products from Canadian company Tilray as the only ones that have managed to meet the minimum standards that came into effect in April 2020. Medsafe has left the door open for doctors and pharmacies to import directly for patients on an individual basis, but there are concerns about how practica...
Afghans hope for action while awaiting court hearing
October 04, 2021 20:05 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBAfghans with connections to New Zealand are pinning their hopes on a government change of heart as they wait for a judicial review into their case next month. In August, Community Law Waikato launched legal proceedings for 70 clients, all of whom have family in New Zealand and are in danger because they, or someone close to them, helped the New Zealand Defence Force, or they are single women at risk. But there are grave fears for the group as they wait for their November court date; one ...
Is the Future of Housing in our own back yards?
October 03, 2021 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBBill looks at the history of the backyard in New Zealand and how it's changed over the years. As the housing crisis continues, could our backyards be the perfect place to look for a solution? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Capsicums from the Matakana food basket
October 03, 2021 22:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBFor almost 40 years, horticulturalist Hamish Alexander has been growing capsicums in at Omaha Flats and now employs more than 150 people. His business, Southern Paprika is one of many food producers featured in a new book from food writer Lauraine Jacobs. It takes a village, a guide to Matakana and its surrounding districts - showcases the local artisans, food businesses, wineries, breweries, restaurants, cafés and boutique accommodation. Matakana is well known for its Saturday morning m...
Political commentators Jones & Morten - Covid spreads to Waikato
October 03, 2021 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBNeale Jones and Brigitte Morten talk to Kathryn about the Govenment's ongoing plans to deal with the Covid delta outbreak as two positive cases in Hamilton and Raglan see parts of Waikato move to level 3. Is an elimination strategy still feasible? The Prime Minister is announcing a roadmap today, and National and ACT's Covid plans have been announced 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 o...
Second hand bookshop review: Mort by Terry Pratchett
October 03, 2021 21:35 - 7 minutes - 6.93 MBMatthew Morris from Wellington second-hand book store Arty Bees reviews Mort by Terry Pratchett published by Penguin Random House
Geoff Ross & Justine Troy: From Herne Bay to Lake Hawea Station
October 03, 2021 21:05 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBGeoff Ross & Justine Troy swapped their busy urban Auckland lives to embark on a new adventure on their Otago high country farm, Lake Hawea Station. They founded the vodka brand 42 Below in their garage in Wellington in the late nineties, and sold it to Bacardi in 2006 for over 100 million dollars. Geoff is Executive Chair of Moa Brewing, former director and chair of The Triolgy Group and a Trustee of Pure Advantage. But two years ago the couple and their two sons made the big move south...
Wellington City Councillors to vote on expanding bush track
October 03, 2021 20:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBWellington City Councillors will vote next month on a proposal to vastly expand the city's bush track network into the Te Kopahou reserve. It's an area of over one thousand hectares that descends from the southern boundary of Zealandia and Polhill Gully to the south coast. The proposal will see existing tracks upgraded and new tracks built for walkers, trampers, runners and mountain bikers to go from Aro Valley all the way to the South Coast. The area also contains significant habitat fo...
Treating Covid-19: Ronapreve explained
October 03, 2021 20:20 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBThe antibody drug Ronapreve is being reviewed by Medsafe to treat covid-19 patients in New Zealand. Described as an antibody cocktail, the World Health Organisation is recommending people who are most at risk of being hospitalised, and those with severe or critical Covid-19, who lack their own antibody response be treated with Ronapreve. It's already been cleared for use in the UK. Also known as Regeneron, it was previously used by former US president Donald Trump. Kathryn Ryan speaks wi...
A roadmap out of lockdown
October 03, 2021 20:05 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBCabinet will review Covid levels today, but the Prime Minister is already framing today's announcement more as a "roadmap" forward, after vaccination rates fell 87,000 short of a 90 percent goal for any loosening the city's lockdown. A big chunk of the Waikato is now included in level 3, after cases appeared outside of the Auckland border over the weekend. There is a growing call for a clearer path forward, and more detail about what people can plan for depending on vaccination rates ach...
Book review - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
September 30, 2021 21:40 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBKim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, published by Harper Collins.
Kharl WiRepa - first Māori designer in British Vogue
September 30, 2021 21:09 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBRotorua-based Kharl WiRepa is the first Māori fashion designer to be featured in British Vogue. His brand specialises in red carpet styles, racewear, bridal couture, and power dressing. Vogue described the Te Whanau Apanui, Tainui and Te Awara designer as a 'designer of the future'. Kharl started his fashion career in a Supre store, although fashion is in his ancestry - a great kuia of Kharl's made shoes for Queen Victoria in London.
How a Kiwi bot could level the online playing field for female athletes
September 30, 2021 20:35 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBThe internet can be an extremely toxic place for women or members of minority groups - but could there be a way to kill online trolls with kindness? Kathryn speaks to Jacqueline Comer, who's been working on ways to combat some of the poison sprayed at women in the social media space.
Big change to medicinal cannabis - Why are stocks being destroyed?
September 30, 2021 20:09 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBImporters of medicinal cannabis products say they've been left in the ridiculous position of having to destroy perfectly good stock, while patients needing their usual medicine will - from today - need it directly imported for them.
Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano
September 29, 2021 22:50 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBFilm and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Inked (Prime) the first Aotearoa-made Mandarin-English bilingual drama, children's film Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+) and Squid Game - the Korean horror series that's on track to be one of the most popular offerings on Netflix - ever.
Parenting: how are students faring under covid restrictions?
September 29, 2021 22:30 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBNew research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’s latest report suggests on-going issues for students include anxiety around returning to school, missing out on learning and attendance. For how parents and teachers can support children at this time Kathryn is joined by Mohamed Alansari, Senior Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educat...
Chip shortages, Facebook's big fine, hampster trading
September 29, 2021 22:05 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBTech correspondent Mark Pesce talks shortages in the auto industry, Facebook shareholder fury over a big fine and a crypto-trading hamster. No. Really. Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at how a shortage of semi-conductors is now making things worse for automakers, who were already being affected by the global shortage of computer chips. Facebook shareholders aren't happy with revelations that the company offered to pay a fine that was fifty times higher than what the US Federa...