Nine To Noon
5,970 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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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Food growing land being eaten up - report
April 15, 2021 21:08 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBA new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure with urban sprawl and dariy intensification swallowing up productive food growing land.
The Nevers, Mare of Easttown, Young Rock
April 14, 2021 23:50 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBDominic Corry joins Kathryn to talk about The Nevers (Neon/SoHo), a new fantasy drama series set in Victorian London, Mare of Easttown (Neon/SoHo), a new gritty mystery-drama series starring Kate Winslet and Young Rock (Prime), a new comedy series about the young Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Shooting at Auckland's Sofitel Hotel
April 14, 2021 23:47 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBRNZ Reporter Katie Todd is at the scene of an police operation in Downtown Auckland, following reports of gunshots at the Viaduct Harbour Sofitel Hotel this morning.
Teaching children (and adults) wellbeing and coping skills
April 14, 2021 23:25 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBThe best way to empower young people is to give them tools to manage their own emotions says clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire. She's written a children's book When the Wind Blew, which introduces a series of home-based, practical psychological tools designed to "turn down the dial on the fight or flight response".
2degrees joins the 5G party, should you name a robot?
April 14, 2021 23:09 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBTech commentator Sarah Putt joins Kathryn to talk about plans by 2degrees to roll out a 5G network, starting in Auckland and Wellington with a plan for 700 sites. Since Myanmar's coup on February 1 there have been prolonged internet outages - but people are finding ways to get around the restrictions. And first there was Siri and Alexa - now more AI tools are finding their way into businesses - but should they be personalised?​
Shooting at Auckland hotel
April 14, 2021 23:05 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBDetails are emerging of a reported shooting at an Auckland hotel. The police say they were called to an address on Viaduct Harbour Avenue shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. They say there were no reported injuries. Armed police are on the scene. RNZ's Gill Bonnett has the latest.
Book Review - Fossils from Lost Worlds by Damien Laverdunt
April 14, 2021 22:41 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBElisabeth Easther reviews Fossils from Lost Worlds by Damien Laverdunt. Published by Gecko Press.
Wintering: accepting sadness and finding the light
April 14, 2021 22:06 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBA tree in winter might appear dead, but award-winning author Katherine May points out in her much appreciated book Wintering, in fact it's in bud.Wintering is an exploration of literal and metaphorical winter, the cold fallow time of year, and the dark seasons we all experience in life, where, she says, we can also find light and gain an appreciation of the good things in life. Part memoir, part nature writing,Wintering offers tips for tuning into our lives: for accepting sadness and get...
Mourning for Prince Philip, hospitality opens
April 14, 2021 21:52 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBUK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the nine days of mourning the UK is in ahead of the funeral for Prince Philip this weekend. Lockdown has eased and pub gardens and restaurant terraces are open again, and there have been big lines for a haircut. Meanwhile a scandal involving former British Prime Minister David Cameron continues to grow.
Cutting the jargon and demystifying money
April 14, 2021 21:40 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB100 financial organisations including banks, insurers, financial advisers and the non-profit sector have joined a plan to help demystify money and enhance the financial literacy and capability of the public. The National Strategy for Financial Capability is being launched at parliament today. It is led by the Commission for Financial Capability. Kathryn speaks with its head , the Retirement Commissioner, Jane Wrightson.
Expert analysis: low interest rates vs soaring house prices
April 14, 2021 21:08 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBThe run of low interest rates continues with the Reserve Bank yesterday, as expected, holding the official cash rate at a record low 0.25 percent. The central bank says its bond buying programme - a means of printing money - and its cheap loans to banks will continue unchanged, and it's ready to cut the official cash rate if needed. The Reserve Bank's bond buying programme, of up to 100 billion dollars, is its key means of supporting economic stimulus alongside low interest rates, a stra...
Pros and cons of representing yourself at court
April 13, 2021 23:49 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBSimon Jefferson QC joins Kathryn to look at the topic of self-represented litigants, particularly in the Family Court. Could a Public Advocate system be a better way to go? Simon Jefferson QC is a family law expert based at Trinity Chambers in Auckland.
Fundraising NZ leg of solo sailor's global circumnavigation
April 13, 2021 23:33 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBYoung American sailor Elana Connor is circumnavigating the world onboard her 10 metre yacht, raising money for children in foster care. Getting caught up in the initial Covid lockdown here forced a change of plan, and Elana has been sailing around New Zealand raising money for rangatahi in foster care to have the opportunity to go on the Spirit of Adventure.
Crash left him tetraplegic - but Andrew Leslie walked again
April 13, 2021 22:07 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIt was supposed to be a routine mountain bike outing - but for Andrew Leslie, the day ended up anything but. He was riding Wellington's Makara Peak last year on a trail he'd done before, but failed to navigate a drop off - crashing off his bike and crushing his spine. He was choppered to Burwood Hospital's spinal unit in Christchurch, put in an induced coma and doctors told his family he was tetraplegic and to prepare for him to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. But after four...
Vaccination woes, clean-up after WA cyclone, honey wars
April 13, 2021 21:50 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about troubles with the country's vaccine roll-out, with a second man diagnosed with blood clots and criticism the government do enough early work to secure enough supply. Residents in coastal communities of Western Australia are cleaning up after the weekend's unusual double cyclone system and Australia is calling for a trans-Tasman honey summit to sort out the differences over the production and use of Manuka honey.
Teen wins science prize for quantum computing research
April 13, 2021 21:39 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MB19 year old James Zingel has won the Prime Minister's future science prize for his research into whether quantum computing could improve breast cancer diagnosis. His research project, started while still at Bethlehem College in Tauranga, used a breast cancer dataset to compare a classic computer and a quantum computer to see which is better at analysing the data and determining the type of breast cancer present. His research found the classical method is better than the quantum one, but ...
Cheaper "ugly" food, direct from grower to table
April 13, 2021 21:23 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBSupie is a new online marketplace hooking people up directly with those who grow, bake, farm and catch our food.
Soaring energy prices hit businesses
April 13, 2021 21:08 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBLow hydro lake levels and soaring wholesale electricity prices are causing some businesses to temporarily shut down operations, and more will follow, according to the Major Electricity Users' Group. Data from energy consultancy firm Energy Link shows wholesale power prices are nearly seven times higher than they were a year ago, at $314.44 per megawatt hour (MWh) and have reached as high as $500 (MWh) in the past fortnight. The Norske Skog paper mill in Kawerau shut production for two we...
Engaging tamariki in tree conservation by story telling
April 12, 2021 23:29 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBVisual artist Kate Parker grew up roaming bushland in Kaeo in the Far North. That early introduction to the natural world is reflected in the art she produces. Her latest endeavour is her debut children's book KÅwhai and the Giants, which features her illustrations, using very few colours capturing dark and shade and a golden glow. Running alongside the pictures is a narrative Kate hopes will inspire tamariki to not only engage with the environment, but be inspired to protect it.
Book review: Hinemihi: Te Hokinga - The Return
April 12, 2021 22:37 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBPaul Diamond reviews Hinemihi: Te Hokinga - The Return by Hamish Coney and Dr Keri-Anne Wikitera, published by Rim Books.
Ray Berard on gangs, gambling and his novel-turned-TV show
April 12, 2021 22:09 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBRay Berard followed his partner to New Zealand, ending up working first in the horse industry and then at the TAB - supervising fifty gambling outlets. What he witnessed working in the gambling industry provided him for ample inspiration for his novel, Inside the Black Horse, about the armed robbery of a Rotorua tavern and the intersection of the lives it affects. Ray first published the novel himself, and it went on to win the 2016 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Crime Novel and be lon...
Battle to protect Waiheke's little blue penguins heats up
April 12, 2021 21:37 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBA long standing battle over a marina development on Waiheke island has taken another turn, with work stopped over concerns about the welfare of little blue penguins. Opponents of the 186 berth marina at Putiki Bay, Kennedy Point have been occupying the land and court action over the resource consent granted by the Auckland Council is heading for the Supreme Court. Yesterday a barge turned around in the face of protests over the fate of 30 kororā nesting in the rockwall. Work has now temp...
New repair model bad for consumers: Panel Beaters Assn
April 12, 2021 21:08 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBThe country's largest insurer is rolling out its own collision repair facilities around the country, but industry leaders warn it will bring reduced consumer choice and poor quality control. IAG, which includes NZI, State, AMI and Lumley, is opening its own panel beating outlets in Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton, to the one already established in Auckland. This means IAG will be assessing, paying for and completing the vehicle repair. The Collision Repair Association, which repres...
On the Milford track with Kennedy Warne
April 11, 2021 23:48 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MBKennedy has just walked the Milford Track, for the first time, He talks to Kathryn about one of the country's most popular 'great walks', his experience of the track, the place, the history and the walkers.
Bees Up Top partners with Uber Eats for Buzz honey
April 11, 2021 23:38 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBKathryn is joined by Bees Up Top co-founder Jessie Baker about a new initiative that's aiming to get the word out about homegrown honey. Bees Up Top sets up beehives around urban Auckland, and it's now partnering with Uber Eats and central city restaurants to get 'Buzz honey' out to their customers.
Book review: Spellbound by Catherine Robertson
April 11, 2021 22:39 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBDavid Hill Reviews Spellbound by Catherine Robertson, published by Penguin Random House NZ
Roimata Smail: children interacting with Aotearoa's history
April 11, 2021 22:09 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBNapier-based lawyer with a passion for education and an unswerving belief in its capacity to make positive changes in our society Roimata Smail speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her sixteen year career in human rights and public law, specialising in discrimination against MÄori. Alongside the law, Roimata has created some wonderful interactive teaching aids, the lastest of which help primary school age children learn about Aotearoa's history and Tiriti o Waitangi. All done in her spare time...
Russian troops on Ukraine's border, EU diplomatic fiasco
April 11, 2021 21:51 - 9 minutes - 8.43 MBEurope correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about fears of an escalation in conflict between Russia and Ukraine, major political groups in the European Parliament demanding an explanation for a diplomatic gaffe that left European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen without a seat at official talks with Turkey's President and there's calls for calm after rioting on the streets of Belfast.
Life on Mars by 2050?
April 11, 2021 21:38 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBSpace Mining specialist, Serkan Saydam believes the red planet could be colonised by 2050. So far only uncrewed spacecraft have landed on surfaces described as dusty and dry. But, decades of exploration has added to the knowledge about Mars - including that at one time there were flowing liquids there forming streams and valleys. Now robotic activity is paving the way for potentially sending humans to the planet. Dr Serkan Saydan is the Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Space ...
The impact of divorce on men
April 11, 2021 21:09 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBNew research questions how well the mandatory mediation for separating couples is working and shines a light on the impact of divorce on men. A law change in 2014 introduced mandatory family dispute resolution for separating couples, designed to settle disputes before they reach the family court. Six years on, Justice Ministry figures show only 2000 mediations took place last year, despite nearly 6,500 applications. At the same time, nearly 7,000 couples by-passed mediation, applying dir...
Book review - War: How Conflict Shaped Us
April 08, 2021 22:38 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBTilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret Macmillan, published by Allen and Unwin.
Turid Revfeim: A life spent dancing
April 08, 2021 22:10 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBTurid Revfeim has spent her career on and around the stage. She joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1980, leaving to spend four years with a company in Germany before rejoining in 1986. She rose to become a soloist, and after retiring from dancing in 1999 became an artistic co-ordinator with the RNZB and eventually its Ballet Mistress - a role she held for 11 years. Turid wrote a book about the history of the New Zealand School of Dance for its 50th anniversary; she herself is a gradu...
Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta - Samoa votes
April 08, 2021 21:51 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBKoro talks to Kathryn about the Samoan election, with pre-polling showing the ruling party has a slim lead. And looking to PNG's covid situation, cases are continuing to rise.
One road, 68 cameras: The technology enforcing compliance
April 08, 2021 21:39 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBNew technology being rolled out by Auckland Transport in an effort to ensure bus lane compliance has been labelled "overkill" - but the agency says it'll help keep people and freight moving around the country's biggest city. Onewa Road in the North Shore suburbs of Birkenhead and Northcote is set to get 68 new cameras to check cars have at least three people in them if they want to use the bus lanes during rush hour. The 2.3km stretch of road is used by 42,000 vehicles a day as it's a mo...
Expert analysis: Govt temporarily shuts border to India
April 08, 2021 21:25 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBOtago University epidemiologist Professor Nick Wilson looks at whether a two week suspension of arrivals from India is long enough, and from the Victoria University School of Law, Associate Professor, Dr Dean Knight examines the legalities of closing the border to New Zealand citizens wanting to return from India.
Is the vaccine roll-out fast enough?
April 08, 2021 21:08 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBThe Ministry of Health says there are 287,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the country awaiting distribution with just over 71,000 first doses and 19,000 second doses administered so far. The Health Minister says the current rate of vaccination is around 6,000 thousand per day, and expects this to hit 10,000 per day by the end of this month, and 40,000 to 50,000 by "late May/June". Is progress fast enough? Are enough vaccinators trained and on the job? And what are the complexities and...
New Zealand Today, Nobody, Seaspiracy, Them
April 07, 2021 23:45 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBFilm and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at the new season of Guy Williams' New Zealand Today, American action thriller Nobody, fishing documentary Seaspiracy and horror/thriller set in the 1950s, Them.
Literacy expert Carla McNeil - new phonics books in schools
April 07, 2021 23:25 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBAs the school year cranks up in earnest, some parents might be noticing their kids aren't doing so well at the basics. Carla is the director of Learning Matters, an organisation that helps parents and teachers to support children who experience dyslexia. She joins Kathryn to talk about how parents can support their children as they learn to read, write and spell. She'll also talk about the new Ready to Read Phonics books that are being introduced to schools.
Media company hacked, Facebook users' data leaked
April 07, 2021 23:05 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBTechnology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the cyber attack that knocked Nine Entertainment, owner of the Sydney Morning Herald, off air and offline. Meanwhile the details of half a billion Facebook users have been exposed, North Korea is using cyber attacks as a way to get around sanctions and finance its weapons programs. But there's some good news over a water treatment plant that was hacked and put at risk... Tony Grasso is Principal Consultant at cybersecurity ...
Book Review - The Splendid and the Vile
April 07, 2021 22:40 - 4 minutes - 3.82 MBQuentin Johnson reviews The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson, published by Penguin Random House.
Charlotte Grimshaw - a memoir
April 07, 2021 22:06 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBAuckland novelist Charlotte Grimshaw speaks to Kathryn about her revealing new memoir, The Mirror Book - which is an unflinching and deeply personal account of growing up in one of New Zealand's best known literary families.
AstraZeneca vaccine banned in UK under-30s
April 07, 2021 21:45 - 7 minutes - 7.24 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line looks in depth at the decision to offer under30s a different Covid-19 vaccine to the AstraZeneca one that has been linked to an increased risk of blood clots. Meanwhile there's ongoing debate about the role of vaccine passports in reopening the economy.
Developing AI technology to screen for visual impairment
April 07, 2021 21:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBAn Auckland ophthalmologist is leading the charge to save the eyesight of New Zealand diabetes patients through the development of AI technology. Dr David Squirrell and his team at Toku Eyes have developed artificial intelligence software to help screen for diabetic retinopathy and prevent visual impairment and irreversible sight loss. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working age adults, but 40 percent of diabetic patients in New Zealand are still not being screened for diab...
Could travel bubble cause skills spill to Australia?
April 07, 2021 21:05 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThe Trans-Tasman bubble could risk skilled engineering and allied professionals leaving for Australia, deepening the shortage here, and making it harder to complete large infrastructure projects, according to the Association of Consulting and Engineering New Zealand. ACE New Zealand represents over two hundred consulting and engineering firms employing approximately 13,500 staff. It's just surveyed members about staffing needs, and found that the sector needs 2100 staff to meet current a...
Covid emerged early, eye genetics not simple, concussion test
April 06, 2021 23:49 - 9 minutes - 8.79 MBScience commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the modelling that shows Covid-19 may have emerged as early as October in China, how eye colour isn't just a simple genetic trait after all and the spit test that's being developed that could quickly diagnose concussion in rugby players. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.
Woodchopper Darcell Apelu on combining her axe with her art
April 06, 2021 23:29 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBDarcell Apelu is a champion woodchopper with a string of titles under her belt. In 2019 she took out much of the Sydney Royal Easter Show before going on to win the Inaugural New Zealand Stihl Timbersport Women's Championship. While Covid affected international and national competitions last year, she won two competitions on the South Island circuit. She's also a visual and performance artist who uses her body to explore themes of perceptions of the Pacific body, identity and being 'the ...
Book review - The Madman's Library
April 06, 2021 22:39 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBFascinating, beautiful and not a little disquieting, this is a generously illustrated overview of unusual, rare and remarkable books. Selected from many different cultures and times, these books are intriguing physical objects, their contents often as thought-provoking as their appearance: Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb. Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin reviews The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitchings, Published by Simon & Schuster
Fiona Murphy: The Shape of Sound
April 06, 2021 22:06 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBFiona Murphy is an award winning poet and essayist whose new memoir The Shape of Sound explores her experience of being deaf. She was in her first year of school when a hearing test confirmed she was profoundly deaf in her left ear. She has limited hearing in her other ear, and has recently learned she will eventually lose her hearing completely. Fiona says for two decades she did her best to keep her deafness invisible, and it was only in her late 20s that she began identifying as Deaf ...
Australians welcome travel bubble, claim vaccine import blocked
April 06, 2021 21:50 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBAustralia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at how news of a trans-Tasman travel bubble has been received in Australia, with the quarantine-free travel set to begin on April 19 with all states except Western Australia. She'll also talk about Scott Morrison's claim that 3.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been blocked from coming to Australia. Just 850,000 doses of Covid vaccine has been administered across the country - well short of the 4 million doses the Government ha...
The building blocks of a career in robotics: from Lego to NASA
April 06, 2021 21:32 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBAucklander Joseph Bowkett is living his dream, working as a robotics technologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. After completing an undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Auckland, Joseph Bowkett moved to the US to pursue a PhD in mechanical engineering at Caltech in Los Angeles. First an intern through his PhD and now a permanent employee at NASA, Joseph Bowkett specialises in functional autonomy for robotic tasks, currently working on NASA's mission on Mars and on a p...