Nine To Noon
5,941 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 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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Tech: Meta dumps Aussie media deal, bad week for Apple
March 06, 2024 22:15 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBTechnology correspondent Bill Bennett breaks down the end of the relationship between Australian media and Meta, which walked away from the country's news media bargaining code.
TVNZ proposes to cut jobs
March 06, 2024 22:10 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBTVNZ is looking to cut 68 jobs from the business. The company - which at December had 735 full-time employees - recently reported a half-year loss of $16.8 million.
Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
March 06, 2024 21:45 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Hamilton City Council has voted to ask Hamiltonians if they were willing to cut staff and services as rates are set to rise. There's concern for some children living in emergency housing have nowhere to play. Libby also talks to Kathryn about some unwanted reptiles in Waikato waterways, and Hamilton has a new temporary art feature, the Boon Sculpture Trail.
Book review: Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender by Linda McDougall
March 06, 2024 21:35 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBDean Bedford reviews Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender by Linda McDougall published by Biteback Publishing
Natano Keni and Sarita So on balancing a theatre and life partnership
March 06, 2024 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBNatano Keni and Sarita So are both actors, writers and directors, as well as co-founders of their production company I Ken So...and also, husband and wife.
UK: Hunt's spring Budget, PM's chore boasts, another Royal down
March 06, 2024 20:45 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris breaks down what's in chancellor Jeremy Hunt's spring budget.
UK: Hunt's spring Budget, PM's chore boasts, another Royal down
March 06, 2024 20:45 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris breaks down what's in chancellor Jeremy Hunt's spring budget.
Inside the rise and fall of Hillsong Church
March 06, 2024 20:30 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBNew Zealand born Brian Houston built a global brand after founding the Hillsong Pentecostal church in Australia.
Advocates call for family violence visa to be made easier
March 06, 2024 20:05 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBAdvocates say migrant women who are victims of family violence are finding themselves in situations where they have to return to live with an abuser.
Aussie fern invades Auckland's urban forests, analysis of 32
March 05, 2024 22:45 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MBScience commentator Dr Sophie Fern looks at recent study into the staghorn fern, a native of Australia that was brought to New Zealand and loves Auckland's forest canopies. What can stop this weed from spreading? Researchers in the US have done a content analysis of 32 years of the TV show 'Shark Week' to see how sharks as a species are presented and who was presenting themselves as experts on them. And what happened to seabirds on one of Australia's sub-Antarctic islands after a big dri...
Sheryl Beaumont on her new novel The War Photographers
March 05, 2024 22:20 - 15 minutes - 14 MBSheryl Beaumont's latest novel weaves together two pivotal points in 20th century history: efforts to crack the enigma code during World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The War Photographers introduces readers to Mae, a young woman recruited from Cambridge to work at Bletchley Park and her granddaughter Rachel, who's working as a photojournalist as the Cold War is drawing to a close. Rachel's work is about to coincide with a mystery that's haunted her grandmother for decades. She...
Around the motu : Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
March 05, 2024 21:45 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIn Te Anau, the housing crisis is having an effect on business. Security camera upgrades are the source of conflict in Winton and why a cat called Ginge is charming Te Anau locals.
Book review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
March 05, 2024 21:35 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBQuentin Johnson reviews The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden published by Penguin Random House.
How the Bluestockings dared to imagine independent lives
March 05, 2024 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB"Women are only children of a larger growth,' wrote one Lord Chesterfield in 1748. It was a sentiment shared by many men of women in the 18th century - but it was about to have its foundation shaken.
Australia: Labor holds Dunkley seat, Meta bails on news deal
March 05, 2024 20:45 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the relief within Labor at managing to hold the seat of Dunkley at the weekend's by-election. Where does that leave Peter Dutton's Liberals? And Meta has announced it'll stop paying Australian publishers for news and shut down the news tab it had set up. What impact could that have on the media landscape?
Officials prepare contingency plan as avian influenza
March 05, 2024 20:30 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBEnvironmental officials are preparing a contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer to our shores.
Officials prepare contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer
March 05, 2024 20:30 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBEnvironmental officials are preparing a contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer to our shores.
Parents face months-long waits for childcare as centres
March 05, 2024 20:15 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBMounting pressures on the early childhood sector is leaving some parents on months-long waitlists for a spot.
Parents face months-long waits for childcare as centres close up
March 05, 2024 20:15 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBMounting pressures on the early childhood sector is leaving some parents on months-long waitlists for a spot.
Cocaine use increases by 93 percent in past year
March 05, 2024 20:05 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBA new report can reveal cocaine use has increased by 93 percent in the past year. The Drug Foundation has drawn from wastewater testing to paint a picture of drug use across the country for the 2022 to 2023 period. It found 1.3 percent of adults used cocaine, compared to just 0.6 percent three years prior. Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm says while it's worth noting that the increase comes off of a low baseline, it signals that the increasing global production of cocaine is...
Sports chat with Glen Larmer
March 04, 2024 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe World Indoor Athletics Championships, the recent Black Caps match against Australia, and the NRL season is underway.
Book review: Take Two
March 04, 2024 21:35 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBStella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews Take Two by Caroline and Vivian Thonger published by CB Editions.
Julia Grace on how to cope with 'wobbly days'
March 04, 2024 21:25 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBJulia Grace was just four years old when she embarked on her performing career, by belting out 'Send in the Clowns' at a big birthday celebration. As she writes, there was little sign - even while singing what many consider to be a sad song - that she'd end up dealing with depression. Julia went on to have a successful music career, both with electronica band Elevator in the early 2000s and later as a solo artist, winning a New Zealand Music Award in 2006 for Best Gospel/Christian Album....
Anders Hofman: surviving worlds deadliest race in Antarctica
March 04, 2024 21:08 - 26 minutes - 24 MBIn 2020, Anders Hofman became the first and only person in history to complete a long-distance triathlon in Antarctica. It involved a 3.9 km swim in ice water, a180 km bike on a glacier, and a 42.2 km run in ice and snow. Many believed it couldn't be done due to the brutal and unpredictable weather conditions. The Danish management consultant, Anders Hofman, was by all accounts, just an average guy until he set himself a goal to prove that 'Limitations are perceptions' and that the ordin...
Why you should consider becoming a park manager
March 04, 2024 20:40 - 3 minutes - 3 MBNew Zealand has a "critical" shortage of park managers, according to the Park Leaders Forum. Park managers typically work for a city, regional or district council and manage a portfolio of land and recreational facilities. The type of work involved has developed over the years to involve more relationship management such as with local iwi - who are now often co-managing public lands in post-settlement agreements, businesses and elected officials. The need for more park managers has led t...
Decreasing bone fractures in people with osteoporosis
March 04, 2024 20:25 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThe condition Osteoperosis, where new bone growth doesn't keep up with the loss of old bone, affects men and women of all races - but Pakeha women, post menopause, are those at highest risk. It's known as a 'silent' disease, as there's typically no symptoms until an individual fractures a bone. Ian Reid is an endocrinologist and Distinguished Professor at the University of Auckland. He was part of the Bone and Joint Research Group who were awarded the Prime Ministers Science Prize in 201...
ED staff safety not fixed by security guards say nurses
March 04, 2024 20:08 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBExtra funding to boost the security of emergency room staff ran out last week - but nurses say more guards at the door was never going fix the underlying issues of staff safety. The new government stumped up $5.7m for an extra 200 security guards to work at hospitals around the country over the summer months. That ended on February 29 and its effectiveness is now under review by Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand. Assaults in hospital settings jumped from just over 1100 in 2021 to 5000 re...
Blue Rose Café: Auckland pies with a Maori and Pasifika twist
March 03, 2024 22:30 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBTucked away on Auckland's Sandringham Road, is a vibrant blue café doing things a little bit differently. Blue Rose co-owners Lenny Stevens and Robbie Kainuku bring a Maori and Pasifika flair, respectively, to their menu items. Recently their Koko Samoa Cupcakes featured on Auckland's top 100 Iconic Eats but it's perhaps their pies which they're best known for. The pies are handmade, and packed with unique ingredients. Their 'palusami' pie has corned beef and taro leaves, a 'boil up' pie...
Politics: PM's allowance U-turn, what govt was told
March 03, 2024 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBPolitical commentators Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir look at the U-turn by the Prime Minister over his accommodation allowance, the progress of the great legislative repeal, the housing minister's plan to "flood" our biggest cities with land for development and what the government was warned about the state of the media market before the collapse of Newshub. Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa. Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawye...
Book review: The Three Quicks
March 03, 2024 21:35 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBHarry Ricketts reviews The Three Quicks - Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner and the Road to the World Test Championship by Trevor Auger published by Mary Egan Publishing
Born to run: Annika Pfitzinger overcomes chronic fatigue
March 03, 2024 21:05 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBIt's been a remarkable comeback for cross country runner Annika Pfitzinger. Next month, the 31-year-old will compete as part of the New Zealand team at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. A huge feat considering where she was six years ago - confined to the couch, suffering from crippling headaches and inexplicable exhaustion. The mysterious illness was all the more confusing, given she had just secured a personal best over 10km - 34.33. Months of testing finally l...
Ultra-runner Jon Nabbs on completing his 7500km
March 03, 2024 20:40 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBOn the final programme of 2023 Nine to Noon highlighted the marathon effort of Kiwi Jon Nabbs as he ran across Canada. He set off from St John's in Newfoundland on the country's east coast and has headed west ever since - running through six Canadian provinces on his quest to reach Victoria in British Columbia. With his trusty pram 'Shania' and wearing his trademark Superman suit, he's endured the incredibly tough Canadian winter, all to raise money and awareness of child cancer charitie...
Health campaigners seek meeting with Minister
March 03, 2024 20:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBHealth Coalition Aotearoa, a collective of health organisations, want a meeting with the Government over concerns a programme which provides free school lunches may be in jeopardy. Ka Ora Ka Ako was introduced by Labour in 2019 and provides free lunches to around 220,000 students. It doesn't have funding beyond this year, and the group is concerned the Minister who has responsibility for it has campaigned to abolish it in the past. Kathryn speaks with Boyd Swinburn, the Coalition's co-ch...
Builders grapple with stubborn high levels of waste
March 03, 2024 20:05 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBDespite efforts from governments, councils and others over decades to reduce construction waste - it remains a stubbornly high portion of what is sent to landfill - as much as half. A recent paper by Building Research Association of New Zealand found factors behind the building sector's waste issue included poor design of materials, lack of sorting on-site and a lack of recyclers. There are some pockets in the industry where there has been success at getting waste under control. One of t...
Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
February 29, 2024 21:45 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBA temporary bridge providing access to a cyclone hit community in the Hastings District has buckled. Dartmoor's temporary bridge over the Mangaone River has been closed as a safety precaution after a heavy vehicle crossed it causing damage. Also, Chris has details on Napier's 377 council owned homes which could be sold off just two years after the Council made a decision to keep them. And more than 200 people are taking part in the Jolly Good Chaps Napier to Wellington 50cc Scooter Chall...
Book review: Te Ata o Tu The Shadow of Tumatauenga
February 29, 2024 21:35 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBPaul Diamond reviews Te Ata o Tu The Shadow of Tumatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa by Matiu baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice published by Te Papa Press
Designing green spaces for the greater good
February 29, 2024 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBYears of research have shown the health benefits gained from gardening - an activity that increases mobility and aerobic fitness, while reducing waistlines, the risk of dementia, heart disease, and type-2 diabetes. What's not to love? But the positive effects go beyond the acts of planting, weeding, and mowing. Forest Bathing - a Japanese practice of just immersing oneself in nature- is linked to improved mental health. Green spaces, gardens, are good for us. But not all gardens are crea...
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
February 29, 2024 20:45 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBSouth Korea and Japan have both sunk to record low fertility rates despite their government's attempts to drop incentives and implore young people in have babies. And Philippines President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr has addressed parliament in Australia to speak about security and regional stability. However not everyone was pleased he received the invite.
Former British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman on the state of fashion
February 29, 2024 20:35 - 14 minutes - 13 MBAlthough she didn't feel like she could be a "secondhand rose" as the editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman has now returned to shopping for vintage clothes as she did in her 20s. The fashion icon talks to Kathryn Ryan about the pleasure of dressing well, the " incredible individual style" of today's young people and the pre-loved clothing sale she recently hosted in London.
Developer says going up not out key to Auckland's housing affordability
February 29, 2024 20:05 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBA leading Auckland apartment developer says big money is fuelling the city's sprawl and curbing community creation. Ockham co founder Mark Todd has been part of the apartment scene in Tamaki Makaurau since 2009. His company has completed more than 1100 apartments at various sites in Auckland including including the blocks, Tuatahi in Mt Albert and Aroha in Avondale. The latest is the Greenhouse building in the heart of Ponsonby - where 21 of the 93 apartments are still available. At the ...
Screentime: One Day, The Convert, Expats
February 28, 2024 22:45 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBFilm and TV correspondent Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about One Day, a Netflix adaptation of David Nicholl's popular novel - how does it compare to the critically panned 2011 film version? She'll also look at The Convert from New Zealand director Lee Tamahori which stars Guy Pearce as a preacher navigating a blood feud between rival Maori tribes. And Expats (Prime Video) stars Nicole Kidman as a woman who experiences tragedy while living in Hong Kong. Perlina Lau is co-host of RNZ'...
Parenting: What to do if your children just can't get along
February 28, 2024 22:25 - 15 minutes - 21 MBBoston-based psychologist Laurie Kramer has built a career out of helping children to get along. Her work focuses on the experiences of kids aged three to five - an age where many become siblings for the first time, and are also making friends at preschool and kindergarten. Her work began in the '90s, when as a fresh graduate she became interested in what childrens' interactions were actually like, when no adult was around. Kramer, a professor of applied psychology at Northeastern Univer...
Tech: LockBit raiders attempt comeback, global mobile even
February 28, 2024 22:05 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBTechnology commentator Juha Saarinen talks about the refusal of the Lockbit ransomware gang to go quietly, after its operations were severely disrupted by global law enforcement last week. New websites have popped up and the hackers say they'll continue their attacks. The Mobile World Congress - one of the biggest global mobile events - has been underway this week in Barcelona. We look at the good, the weird and practical on offer. And Open AI's text-to-video tool Sora is already making ...
Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga
February 28, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBCongestion charges could be needed in Tauranga and council's fees for sports clubs are under fire. Tauranga based local democracy reporter Alisha Evans has the details. Also why Poto the dog has been banned from a public pool.
Book review: The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
February 28, 2024 21:35 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBElisabeth Easther reviews The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns published by Penguin Random House NZ
'Our humour doesn't go when we lose our legs!' Film maker Paula Whetu Jones
February 28, 2024 21:05 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBPaula Whetu Jones is a film maker who's probably best known for co-writing and directing the feature film about Dame Whina Cooper in 2022. But her latest work is a dark comedy series set in a spinal ward, and based on her own experience when she became paralysed from the waist down as the result of unexplained nerve damage to her spine. Spinal Destination will begin screening next month on Sky Open, starring Bree Peters and Tom Sainsbury. She is also finishing a documentary filmed over 1...
UK: £31m package to boost MPs' security, Prince Harry loses sec
February 28, 2024 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line details the £31m package to boost security measures for politicians amid concerns they have been targeted and intimidated by demonstrators in recent months - heightened by the Israel-Hamas conflict. And Prince Harry has lost a challenge over the decision to change the level of his security when he visits the UK. Harriet Line is Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail.
Overseas gold investors eye up market as Government looks to bolster mining
February 28, 2024 20:20 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBSoaring gold prices and a more favourable Government stance appear to be driving up interest in New Zealand's gold mining industry. Legislation to be introduced on March 8 will speed up the process for resource consent approvals, including for mining in the regions. Straterra, the body representing the mining industry in NZ, says it has several overseas investors eyeing up the market ahead of any potential changes. There's already movement in the industry, which employs around 7000 peopl...
STIs on the rise: why aren't more people testing?
February 28, 2024 20:05 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBSexual health advocates say more people should be testing regularly for sexually transmitted infections - and encouraged to do so by their health practitioners. There were just over 25,000 chlamydia cases, nearly 7,000 gonorrhoea cases, and 486 syphilis cases during 2022 - the most recent full year that statistics are available. This was an increase in gonorrhoea and syphilis cases, while chlamydia notifications remained stable. Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa, known until recently as Family P...
Paul Cleave on bringing his serial-killer book The Cleaner to TV screens
February 27, 2024 22:45 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBPaul Cleave's award-winning book The Cleaner has been adapted for television. He talks to Kathryn about writing it for the small screen.