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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Seeing the wood for the trees: Forester of the Year Paul Millen
September 07, 2021 23:20 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBMarlborough-based Paul Millen has been named Forester of the Year, by the New Zealand Institute of Forestry, for his work over 18 years researching eucalypts. Initially to he was keen to develop durable untreated posts for his region's vineyards, as a replacement for pine. Today Paul is project manager of the New Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative , which has more than 30 stands from Northland to north Canterbury, providing quality hard timber to regional industries, including furniture ...
Book review: The Dark by Emma Haughton
September 07, 2021 22:40 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBBronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin reviews The Dark by Emma Haughton, published by Hachette Bronwyn says: "The Murder. The Suspects. The Isolation… Not so much a locked room as a locked continent mystery, this is a compelling, atmospheric, well-written chiller set in an Antarctic research station during the long dark winter. The darkness is not just outside…"
Catherine Raven: an unexpected friendship with a fox
September 07, 2021 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBCatherine Raven lives in a remote mountain valley in Montana. She has lived more or less alone since leaving a troubled home aged 15. She was a National Park ranger for 20 years, and gained a PhD in biology from Montana State University. One day, a wild fox turned up at the door of her remote cabin. He came again the next afternoon - and the next. Catherine began reading to him, and the pair began taking walks together. They became friends, and it was a vital connection in her life. Cath...
Covid cases rise, as Scott Morrison is criticised
September 07, 2021 21:45 - 10 minutes - 9.21 MBAustralia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Lynn to talk about the increase in cases in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, as Victoria is critical of a federal government decision to allocate more vaccines to New South Wales. And Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing criticism of a weekend trip to Sydney, which incorporated Father's Day, against Covid travel restrictions.
Solar suitable: the economies of installing home solar power
September 07, 2021 21:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBDoes installing solar power at home eventually pay for itself? According to Consumer New Zealand, it all depends whether you are "solar-suitable". Factors include: how much sun your house gets, the pitch of your roof, how much and what time of day you use power, and how much you sell back to the grid. Also, factors such as how much power prices and buy-back rates fluctuate, and the lifetime cost of your system, including repairs. Electricity and gas price comparison service Powerswitch m...
Saliva tests for workers crossing Auckland border from Friday
September 07, 2021 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBFrom Friday, 3000 essential workers who cross Auckland's borders will be subject to weekly covid saliva testing. The government says it is close to striking a deal with a provider to roll this out. Truckies and others in the freight industry say they still don't have clarity around what the rules are and how they'll comply with them. Saliva testing of border and MIQ workers has been in place for several weeks now. The contract for that work was awarded to Asia Pacific Healthcare Group, w...
Students call for more help
September 07, 2021 21:05 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MBSome students outside Auckland say they need more help to recover from the impact of Covid on their learning. NCEA exams have been delayed two weeks, and students who have missed 20 days of school or more are eligible for Learning Recognition Credits, and a lower threshold for University Entrance. Ethan Reille is a Year 12 student at Waitaki Boys High in Oamaru and the chairperson of the Waitaki District Youth Council. He's written to NZQA asking for other options to be considered for st...
Scotty Morrison - modern phrases in te reo
September 06, 2021 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBTe reo Maori advocate and teacher, Professor Scotty Morrison shares some modern Maori phrases. It's been 10 years since his first Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori hit the shelves.
Book review People Like Them by Samira Sedira
September 06, 2021 22:35 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBJenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews People Like Them by Samira Sedira, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
The Dinosaur Hunters of history
September 06, 2021 22:05 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBThe word "dinosaur" has only been around for a couple of hundred years, but people have been finding the fossilised remains of prehistoric animals for more than a thousand years. Dr Lowell Dingus' book The Dinosaur Hunters tells the stories of the remarkable men and women who have dedicated their lives to uncovering the bones of these ancient reptiles. It sweeps centuries, from the ancient Chinese who assumed the bones of dinosaurs must have once belonged to dragons, to the modern dinosa...
Fine dining chef offers up Mum's lasagne
September 06, 2021 21:30 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MBBen Shewry’s Melbourne fine dining restaurant Attica has been able to survive through lockdowns thanks to his mum’s lasagne recipe.
1 in 10 university students have cheated: Australian study
September 06, 2021 21:20 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBA new Australian study has found around one in ten university students have cheated, and the vast majority were never caught. Academics at the University of Western Australia surveyed students about how many of them had submitted assignments written by someone else. The results suggest it is between eight and 11 per cent and 95 per cent of those who admitted cheating were never caught. Kathryn speaks with lead author, Dr Guy Curtis, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at The University...
Saliva testing ramping up, but has NZ been too slow?
September 06, 2021 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThe government is moving to increase the use of saliva testing as it implements mandatory weekly surveillance testing of three thousand essential workers crossing through Auckland's border. But we been too slow to adopt the technology? Saliva based tests are in used widely in many parts of the world, and have a number of advantages over current nasal swabs- they're less invasive, quicker and cheaper. But it has only been in the last month that border and MIQ workers have been given the c...
Going bananas about growing bananas
September 05, 2021 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBScores of hectares of bananas are grown here, mainly in Northland. Whangerai farmer Hugh Rose has a banana plant nursery, where he also grows paw paw and sugar cane. When Hugh's not growing tropical fruit he's spokesperson for Tropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand. He tells Kathryn about growing banana plants and how New Zealand-grown bananas could be in our stores in about five years.
Book review: Melt by Ele Fountain
September 05, 2021 22:40 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBJoanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog books in Featherston reviews Melt by Ele Fountain, published by Allen and Unwin
Jayden Klinac: entrepreneur and environmentalist
September 05, 2021 22:05 - 30 minutes - 28 MBJayden Klinac views problems as design opportunities, and the environment is his target. He's developed New Zealand's first biodegradable and compostable water bottle, made entirely from plants - For the Better Good. It's the lead product for a system he's designing; from production, to collection, to composting. His firm is also composting the packaging of Whittaker's trial of biodegradable Peanut Slab wrappers. And in one year, Jayden Klinac's suburban farm in Wellington has diverted o...
Online festival - Ars Electronica Garden Aotearoa
September 05, 2021 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBArs Electronica Garden Aotearoa gets underway later this week. It explores how the digital world connects with the physical world and is part of global cyber exhibition showcasing installations of art, technology and society. One of the organisers, Associate Professor Uwe Rieger from the University of Auckland's arc/sec Lab for Cyber physical design says all you need to take part is a good internet connection. He talks to Kathryn about some of exhibits including the Light Sense and the T...
Covid booster shots: why, when and how much?
September 05, 2021 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThe Covid vaccine roll out continues at pace, but at what point should we start planning for covid booster shots? An Oxford University study published last month found Covid vaccines do not protect people as well even after three months. It found the Pfizer vaccine was 75 percent effective in preventing infection after 90 days, down from 85 percent two weeks after the second shot. The study is not yet peer-reviewed. In the United Kingdom, half a million people with weakened immunity are ...
LynnMall attacker's deportation awaited appeal
September 05, 2021 21:05 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBFollowing Friday's terror attack, Cabinet will today consider the need for any changes to immigration or anti-terror laws, and a higher level inquiry. Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was shot dead by police after stabbing six people inside Auckland's Countdown LynnMall. In February 2019, his refugee status was cancelled on the basis of fraud. He appealed that cancellation to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, and could not be deported until that appeal was determined. But two and ...
Sports commentator Dana Johanssen - the latest action from the Paralympics
September 02, 2021 23:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIt was Sophie Pascoe's final race in the pool last night and although she didn't win a medal in the 100m butterfly she has already cemented her place as New Zealand's most decorated paralympic athlete. These Games she has won 2 gold, a silver and a bronze. And the Football Ferns new coach is Czech-Kiwi Jitka Klimkova, the first woman to coach the team. Dana Johannsen is Stuff's National Correspondent specialising in sport.
Book review: Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard
September 02, 2021 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBJane Westaway reviews Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard, published by Harper Collins
Shehnaz Hussain: Chef, author, power-lifter, doctor-in-training
September 02, 2021 22:05 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBShehnaz Hussain's beautiful photos of her culinary skills on Instagram sparked requests for recipes - which has now led to a book called Tang, Spice, Crunch. She'd always had a passion for food, but a bit of lockdown boredom really stirred things up and got her breaking down what she was cooking into recipe form. Proceeds from the book will go to an orphanage in Chennai, India, that her family has had a long association with. Food is just one passion in Shehnaz's life - she's in her fina...
The magic of teaching magic tricks at school
September 02, 2021 21:30 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBLearning magic tricks promotes creative thinking and self-esteem so we should be seeing it happen in schools, says experimental psychologist Richard Wiseman.
Good food from the goodness of his heart
September 02, 2021 21:20 - 8 minutes - 7.6 MBA Manawatu chef is serving restaurant quality meals to front line workers and people in need in the community - all out of his own pocket. Grant Kitchen, who runs the kitchen at the Apiti Tavern, north of Feilding, is sending out the likes of smoked beef brisket, or signature-dish smoked pork belly with apple jus followed by apricot custard cake, creme Anglaise, or chocolate soil. He tells Kathryn he's sending the meals out at a ate of a hundred a day, and supporters have gifted over $4,...
Mandatory record-keeping: Should we be concerned about privacy?
September 02, 2021 21:05 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBFrom next Tuesday everyone over the age of 12 will be required to keep a record of every "busy place or event" they've been to. The move is to combat low levels of scanning or signing in outside of a Covid outbreak and help assist with contact tracing. But with the big increase in information about to be gathered - what are the privacy protections in place? That's something of concern to Dr Andrew Chen, a Research Fellow at Koi Tu: The Centre for Informed Futures, at The University of Au...
Lockdown viewing: Vivo, Clickbait, Fear Street
September 01, 2021 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBFilm and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about new Latin-feel kids' movie Vivo (Netflix), eight-part thriller Clickbait (Netflix) and teen slasher film based on the books by R.L Stine, Fear Street Part One: 1994 (Netflix).
Screen time, tantrums & sex ed: the most common parenting questions
September 01, 2021 23:25 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBHow much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play? Maggie Dent is the mother of four boys, a former teacher and counsellor who is one of Australia's foremost parenting experts, known as the "Queen of Commonsense". Her latest book is called Parental As Anything: Toddlers to Tweens, and she is also the host of the ABC podcast Parental as Anything.
Chinese gamers get time-limits, Windows confusion,
September 01, 2021 23:05 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBTechnology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by China to limit children's gaming time to three hours per week. There's confusion over an upgrade to Windows - and the company isn't making it any clearer. New research shows the internet didn't create trolls, it just helped amplify people who were already so-inclined. And Amazon has plans to build department stores - just what could they look like?
Book review: A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster
September 01, 2021 22:35 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBAnne Else reviews A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster, published by Text Publishing.
Goldsmith artist Dorthe Kristensen: crafting new from vintage
September 01, 2021 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBWellington goldsmith artist Dorthe Kristensen specialises in recycling clients' vintage gold and gemstones, creating new from old, while respecting the sentimental value of the original. Her gallery, Vilders, is well known in the Capital's Aro Valley. She's originally from Denmark but has made New Zealand home since 1999. Dorthe was trained in London and Copenhagen and describes her style as "organic with Nordic minimalism". She also runs night classes in her workshop for people who want...
UK ponders relations with Taliban, nappy wars, Geronimo executed
September 01, 2021 21:45 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBUK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to look at the questions the government faces over its commitments to Afghan civilians that worked with British soldiers during the 20-year war and whether it should establish relations with the Taliban. There are fears Covid case numbers could rise as school goes back after summer, a battle is brewing over a proposal for a tax on disposable nappies and NZ-born alpaca Geronimo loses his fight for a stay of execution.
Christchurch hotel gives back
September 01, 2021 21:30 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBChristchurch's Hotel Give is the country's first social enterprise hotel, where all profits go straight back into the community to fund programmes for young people and others who need support. The Hereford Street hotel is owned by the YMCA, and will help to fund a youth technology centre, programmes for adults with special needs and disabilities, adult rehabilitation and a specialist fitness and wellbeing team. Kathryn talks with YMCA Chief Executive Josie Ogden Schroeder.
ICUs under pressure
September 01, 2021 21:05 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBThe Covid-19 outbreak is putting New Zealand's intensive bed capacity under increased strain and there's growing concern about the consequences of a wider and more significant outbreak of Delta in the country. There are approximately five beds for every 100-thousand people, placing New Zealand near the bottom of the OECD rankings. Even when the health system is operating at normal levels without Covid-19, ICU can struggle to meet demand. Now, Auckland hospitals are asking other regions t...
How will Covid-19 vaccines fit with our jobs?
August 31, 2021 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBHow will Covid-19 vaccines fit with our jobs? Covid-19 vaccines are going to be a part of our future going forward - but where will they fit with our jobs? Some workers are already subject to mandatory vaccination orders - mainly people working in our MIQ facilities or at our border. But what those working with at-risk groups, like those in the aged care sector, or employees in essential services? Joining Kathryn in the legal slot today is employment lawyer Catherine Stewart.
The Lonely Islands: How NZ evolved in isolation
August 31, 2021 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBThe Lonely Islands: How NZ evolved in isolation Terry Thomsen has written a book that digs deep into how New Zealand's unique native life came to be. It's called The Lonely Islands: The evolutionary phenomenon that is New Zealand. It looks at New Zealand's Gondwanan origins and its separation, the impact of the mass extinction event 66 million years ago, ice ages and how its plants and animals evolved in isolation at the bottom of the world.
Book review: Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
August 31, 2021 22:35 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBPhil Vine reviews Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
Let it go? The effect of Disney princess culture on kids
August 31, 2021 22:05 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBMedia professor Sarah Coyne has a message for parents concerned that their children are into Disney princesses - relax. After studying the effects of 'princess culture', Coyne discovered that embracing princesses at the age of four or five has no negative impact on kids and may even be beneficial.
Premiers against reopening, Afghan evac leaves some behind
August 31, 2021 21:50 - 7 minutes - 7.29 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the Covid situation, with states now into their third, fourth and tenth week of lockdown as premiers push back against talk by Prime Minister Scott Morrison about opening up when vaccination rates hit 70 or 80 percent. The PM has warned its unlikely a land corridor will be established to pull out Afghans who helped Australia and couldn't be evacuated by yesterday's deadline. And in some good news - Australia's Paralympia...
Background checks on new employees, protecting privacy
August 31, 2021 21:45 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBA new service for employers doing background checks on new staff, helps to protect new recruits' privacy. MyChecks allows a business to check all the usual types of information for assessing potential employees, including criminal backgrounds, driver's licenses, credit checks and on-line references. But rather than detailed reports it gives employers simple interpretations to help keep private information at arm's length.
US President defends Afghan exit
August 31, 2021 21:36 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBUS President has defended the chaotic withdrawal of troops following the official end of America's 20 year conflict in Afghanistan. Joe Biden addressed the nation this morning - and spoke of refusing to continue a war that was no longer in the vital interests of the American people. President Biden has faced criticism, particularly from Republicans over the way the withdrawal of American troops and civilians unfolded. More than 100,000 people were airlifted from Kabul airport but around ...
Afghan refugee, UK doctor & global charity founder: Waheed Arian
August 31, 2021 21:10 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBPresident Joe Biden has again addressed the American people about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying continuing a military presence would not enhance the safety and security of America. The US 20 year military involvement came to an end yesterday with the final flight out of Kabul airport, leaving chaos and an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The aid agencies Medicins Sans Frontiere and the Red Cross are warning Afghanistan's healthcare system is at risk of collapse, an...
Financial Planner Liz Koh - Nest eggs, the mistakes people make with KiwiSaver
August 30, 2021 23:45 - 9 minutes - 9.17 MBLiz says KiwiSaver is not a 'set and forget' investment. There are many mistakes you can make along the way that can potentially have a significant impact on your retirement outcome. There are mistakes that can be made right from the outset and all the way through to the end of retirement, in terms of the level of contribution, the choice of fund and how you withdraw your money.
Citizens Advice Bureau: the most significant issues arising from lockdown
August 30, 2021 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBLockdown is not an easy time for many people. It puts financial stress on many households and the disruption to normal daily life also poses unique difficulties and a fair bit of confusion about what's allowed and what's not. Since level four began, the Citizens Advice Bureau has been fielding a number of calls and messages from clients relating to difficulties associated with the lockdown. That includes where to get food assistance, information about employment rights and income relief,...
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson - is another Amazon NZ foray imminent?
August 30, 2021 23:15 - 10 minutes - 10 MBRebecca says Amazon has just reserved the name Amazon Kuiper New Zealand Limited at the Companies Office. Project Kuiper is a US$10 billion project which aims to put 3,236 satellites in low orbit around earth to make high-speed broadband available to tens of millions of unserved and under-served internet users globally. Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's head of news.
Kumeū resident's property extensively damaged
August 30, 2021 23:10 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBGuy Wishart is a resident of Board Crescent in Kumeū and he's the Chair of the Kumeū Ratepayers Association. His freshly renovated home has suffered major damage in the deluge.
Wild weather evacuations and damage in West Auckland
August 30, 2021 23:05 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBHours of continuous heavy rain in Auckland has caused evacuations from flooded homes in the city's West, submerged cars and some roads are awash.The suburbs of Kumeū, Ranui and Henderson Valley have been particularly hard hit.The deluge has forced the closure of State Highway 16 through the Kumeu township and an evacuation centre has been set up in Henderson. Auckland Emergency Management deputy controller Rachel Kelleher says residents who feel unsafe, should leave their homes - and the...
Book review: The Night Village by Zoe Deleuil
August 30, 2021 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.82 MBElisabeth Easther reviews The Night Village by Zoe Deleuil, published by Fremantle Press
Dive in! The benefits of cold water swimming
August 30, 2021 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23 MBEvery morning - when not in lockdown level four - Grant Schofield and his dog Bluey, head down to their local beach in Auckland for a swim. It's their year-round daily ritual, winter or summer, and they're among growing movement of people who swear by the physiological and mental effects of cold water swimming. Grant is a Professor of Public Health at Auckland University of Technology and director of the university's Human Potential Centre. His research areas are wellbeing and chronic di...
NZ's liquid smoke - kānuka tastes like hangi in a bottle
August 30, 2021 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBBusiness and chemical engineering academics are transforming native Kanuka into a 'liquid smoke' startup - tasting like hangi in a bottle. The hidden flavour of Kanuka has been captured in an inter-departmental University of Auckland collaboration, together with whanau from Ruatoria. Dr Kiri Dell is part of the team behind the new business venture, Nuka Institute. She is a lecturer at the University of Auckland lecturer and director of post graduate diploma in Maori business development....
Construction costs rising fast - what happens to house insurance?
August 30, 2021 21:20 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBConstruction costs have risen at a pace not seen for nearly a decade, as anyone building or renovating a house will know. So what are the implications of this for house insurance? According to CoreLogic's Cordell Housing Index Price (CHIP), residential construction costs surged 2.2 per cent in the June quarter, the largest since the index began in 2012, pushing the annual growth rate of building costs to 4.5 per cent, up from 3.3 per cent in March. Those in the construction industry repo...