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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Episodes
Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
May 13, 2024 22:45 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBPeter looks at a Kaikohe housing project that's on track to be the biggest of its kind in the Far North, as well as the first complex co-built and co-owned by an iwi and council organisation.
Book review: Table For Two by Amor Towles
May 13, 2024 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBLouise O'Brien reviews Table For Two by Amor Towles published by Penguin Random House
Big four banks to hit minimum open banking deadline
May 13, 2024 21:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThe four major banks are moving toward a system allowing customers to make payments via third parties, using bank-approved software.
Full-time work for free: students call for placements to be paid
May 13, 2024 21:05 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThere's a push for student trainees to be paid while on their compulsory job placements - as many drop out due to cost of living pressures.
Full-time work for free: students call for placements to be
May 13, 2024 21:05 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThere's a push for student trainees to be paid while on their compulsory job placements - as many drop out due to cost of living pressures.
Max Halley reveals the secrets of making the perfect sandwich
May 12, 2024 23:35 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBTen years ago London chef Max Halley quit the world of Michelin stars and fine dining to open a simple, unassuming sandwich joint.
Political commentators Dale Husband and Brigitte Morten
May 12, 2024 23:05 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBFinance Minister Nicola Willis is promising 93% of households will benefit from tax relief in the upcoming Budget, as public agencies are tasked with drastic cost-cutting targets.
Book review: Gracehopper by Mandy Hager
May 12, 2024 22:35 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBStella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews Gracehopper by Mandy Hager published by One Tree House
The Monty Pythonesque Kiwi comedy trio blowing up
May 12, 2024 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBRun by the trio of Adam King, Alan Morrison & Rowan Bettjeman, Viva La Dirt League is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most popular YouTube channels.
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
May 12, 2024 21:50 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBAttacks on politicians in Germany are on the rise as elections approach.
Ultra-runner Jon Nabbs on his next mission: NZ in 27 days
May 12, 2024 21:40 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBAfter running 7,500km across Canada in 305 days Jon Nabbs gave himself a few months to rest.
Banks need focus on climate risks: RBNZ
May 12, 2024 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBThe Reserve bank wants retail banks to pay more attention to climate risks and the ongoing insurability of the properties against which they lend.
A broken system: Report says education system failing
May 12, 2024 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBA just released report paints a dire picture of the state of support being provided to neurodivergent children in our education system.
The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew
May 09, 2024 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBTe Radar and Pinky Agnew bring the lighter moments of the week, including how a North Korean propaganda song became a Tiktok hit, and the political party in Germany calling for kebabs to be subsidised.
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
May 09, 2024 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBDana Johannsen has been investigating the tough selection standards New Zealand sets for its Olympic athletes. Is it helping, or harming, the country's medal prospects?
Around the motu: Ellen Curnow in Westport
May 09, 2024 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThe Buller District Council has started on what it calls a "once in a generation" master planning exercise. It is looking at Westport's environmental vulnerability but also social and economic factors.
Single at 60: building a new life when your old one falls apart
May 09, 2024 22:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBAustralian Jo Peck ran her own advertising agency for 35 years and was married for 25. Then everything changed. After celebrating her 60th birthday her husband announced he was in love with someone else.
Single at 60: building a new life when your old one suddenly falls apart
May 09, 2024 22:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBShortly after her 60th birthday party, Jo Peck's husband of 25 years announced he was in love with someone else. In her new memoir Suddenly Single at 60, the Australian advertising exec encourages other women not to get stuck in the despair of divorce.
Truckies keen on hydrogen, but vehicle supply slow
May 09, 2024 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBHydrogen remains more expensive than diesel as a trucking fuel, and the cost of getting a hydrogen powered truck on the road is higher.
EU's Ambassador to NZ on the biggest challenges facing the Union
May 09, 2024 21:25 - 8 minutes - 8.08 MBEuropean Union's ambassador to New Zealand, Lawrence Meredith talks to Kathryn about the war in Ukraine and the recent FTA with New Zealand.
Country comes through tight electricity supply
May 09, 2024 21:15 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBThe country has come through a tight electricity generation supply situation this morning. Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew
Cross party climate adapation inquiry announced
May 09, 2024 21:05 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBThe Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, has just announced a cross party inquiry will be conducted by the Finance and Expenditure Committee into climate adaptation.
Screentime: The Jinx s2, Back to Black, Hollywood Con Queen
May 08, 2024 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.82 MBFilm and TV reviewer Chris Schulz looks at season two of The Jinx, Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Hollywood Con Queen, about a scam targeting professionals in the film industry and how those behind it were caught.
Parenting: Helping kids with a healthy competition mindset
May 08, 2024 23:25 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBMelbourne-based provisional psychologist Darren Godwin says tween and teens athletes and their parents can benefit from the same sort of assistance pros get to deal with ups and downs.
Tech: Billion dollar deals, 2degrees charged over roaming
May 08, 2024 23:05 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBTechnology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at two billion dollar tech deals that are worth keeping an eye on - one for Kiwi Alex Kendall and his autonomous vehicle start up Wayve.
Around the motu : John Freer on the Coromandel Peninsula
May 08, 2024 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.84 MBThe cyclones which hit the region last year still have a long tail. Thames Coromandel District Councillors are about to review submissions and develop their long term plan. The Hauraki Rail trail is growing in popularity and John has another chapter in the ongoing saga of Cathedral Cove.
Book review: Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney
May 08, 2024 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBRalph McAllister reviews Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney published by Quercus Books.
US Rock duo Sleater-Kinney talk about their new album
May 08, 2024 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBKathryn talks to Corin Tucker from the American rock band Sleater-Kinney. The band is marking 30 years of playing together this year and will perform in Auckland next week.
UK: Another Tory defection as party results sting
May 08, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBUK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at another damaging defection for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Labour, this time of Natalie Elphicke over the issue of immigration. Matt looks at why her move could also be a blow for Labour. It comes as the Tories try to pick themselves up after their worst results in more than 40 years, following the weekend's local elections. Home secretary James Cleverly has announced a new package of measures against Russia as he revealed new spying activity being...
POLi payments: who is at risk and what are banks doing?
May 08, 2024 21:25 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBKathryn speaks with finance commentator and bank customer advocate, Janine Starks, on the POLi payments story.
UN treaty seeks to tackle plastic pollution
May 08, 2024 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBProponents of a strong global plastics treaty are raising concerns about the influence of lobbyists on the process. This as research seeks to establish a link between microplastics and a rise in bowel cancer.
Personal finance: Should KiwiSaver be compulsory?
May 07, 2024 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MBMoney expert David Boyle joins Kathryn to talk about some holes in the argument to make KiwiSaver compulsory to ensure more people are equipped to fund their retirement.
Explaining Otherhood - childless by choice or circumstance
May 07, 2024 23:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBMore than 30 women have contributed to the book Otherhood, talking about being a mother and dismantling the taboos and societal judgement around that and how it has affected them.
Otherhood: women without children get personal in new essay collection
May 07, 2024 23:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBMore than 30 New Zealand women who are not mothers write about their experiences in Otherhood. The essay collection explores what it means to live a fulfilling life while giving "a middle finger" to the societal expectations on women, the book's editors tell Nine to Noon.
Book review: Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
May 07, 2024 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBPhil Vine reviews Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein published by Granta.
Daniel Hahn on interpreting literary works
May 07, 2024 22:11 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBMany of us will know the difficulties of travelling and being understood in countries where we don't speak the language. Now imagine taking a great work of literature and translating that - without losing the meaning, rhythm and the effect on the reader.
Australia: Student loan relief, China flares, Bonza dramas
May 07, 2024 21:50 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at $3b in relief for tertiary students in next week's federal Budget because of what had become an alarmingly steep indexation rate.
Are record migrant remittances helping keep inflation in check?
May 07, 2024 21:40 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBThe country's record net migration of 139,000 new arrivals in the last year has raised concerns about the potential impact on consumer demand and the flow-on to inflation.
Police confirm Ponsonby shooter found dead
May 07, 2024 21:40 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBPolice have confirmed the man wanted in connection with the fatal Ponsonby Road shooting on Sunday evening, Hone Kay- Selwyn, has been found dead.
Genesis looks to coal to shore up power supplies
May 07, 2024 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBBuying coal is back on Genesis Energy's agenda - it says it's necessary to ensure a backup of energy supply this winter and beyond amid a gas shortage.
Consumer warns payment method could void bank protections
May 07, 2024 21:07 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBConsumer NZ is warning almost half of New Zealanders could have breached their bank's terms and conditions by using a popular payment method. POLi enables people to make a payment directly from their bank account, without incurring fees from a service provider like Visa or Mastercard. However, Consumer investigative writer Ruairi O'Shea says POLi needs the user to provide their bank log-in details so the merchant can generate the payment. And this could affect a customers' bank protectio...
Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
May 06, 2024 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.69 MBSports chat with Sam Ackerman.
Hemingway's life reimagined in Auckland lawyer's new novel
May 06, 2024 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIt's nearly 63 years since American novelist Ernest Hemingway died, yet his work - and his life - continue to fascinate. It's the subject of Dermot Ross's debut novel Hemingway's Goblet, - about a London-based lawyer called Nick Harrieson who discovers his grandfather had not only met the writer but may have inspired him. It comes as Nick's career as a law lecturer at a prestigious university hangs in the balance over his relationship with a student. The book explores relationships in th...
Book review: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson
May 06, 2024 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MBKiran Dass reviews Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson published by Fourth Estate.
Ballerina, author & comedian Sacha Jones on The Fatter Sex
May 06, 2024 22:05 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBBallerina-turned-author and comedian Sacha Jones on her book The Fatter Sex - looking at women's battles with diet, weight and body confidence.
Insurance Q & A with Karen Stevens
May 06, 2024 21:35 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBClaiming on insurance can be complicated and legalistic - insurance ombudsman Karen Stevens answers your questions
Coastal shipping at an impasse
May 06, 2024 21:25 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBCoastal shipping was seen as a saviour after Cyclone Gabrielle, but Government backing for the sector has cooled.
Westpac CEO on tough times for customers and combatting scams
May 06, 2024 21:06 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBWestpac says many households and businesses are struggling with high interest rates and costs and the coming months will be challenging. Chief Executive Catherine McGrath talks about the sluggish economy and what the bank is doing about frauds and scams.
Urban Issues with Bill McKay
May 05, 2024 23:45 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBWhat would you do if your local council or the Government asked to buy your house? It happened to Bill McKay recently, under the Public Works Act.
Big chocolate is coming for artisanal cacao supplies
May 05, 2024 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThe price of cocoa - the raw ingredient in chocolate - has trebled in the last twelve months. Foundry Chocolate owner David Herrick discusses the implications.