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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Book review - Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton
June 16, 2021 22:40 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBHarry Broad reviews Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
999 - The hidden story of the women on the first Jewish transport to Auschwitz
June 16, 2021 22:10 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBOn March 25, 1942, 997 young, mainly middle class women boarded a train in Slovakia. They'd been told to report to central locations in the country's east to sign up for what was described as "government service". The women were unmarried, and they were Jewish.
Covid-related pressure crushing agribusiness leaders' morale
June 16, 2021 21:35 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBA KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report warns extreme pressure is crushing morale and causing fatigue in agribusiness leadership, citing Covid-19 related labour shortages and shipping challenges among factors thwarting agribusiness leaders.
Are we failing to future-proof houses for the disabled?
June 16, 2021 21:25 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThere are growing calls for the Building Act to require all new housing to be easily adaptable for people with disabilities and for our aging population. A recent study found that one in six New Zealanders need modifications to their home, and yet the key features of accessibility; level pathways and entrances, an easily accessible bathroom, and wide doorways, are only found in five percent of new homes.
Thousands of healthcare workers underpaid for seven years
June 16, 2021 21:08 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBUp to 15 thousand workers at the country's largest health care provider have been underpaid for seven years. HealthCare New Zealand provides nursing, disability, mental health and rehabilitation services nationwide and is the latest employer to have underpaid workers, due to the complexity of the Holidays Act.
Science with Allan Blackman
June 15, 2021 23:51 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBAllan joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taken 20 years to sequence the human genome - but there's still more to be done. Why have three experts resigned from the US Food and Drug Administration over the approval of an Alzheimer's drug? And could a mosquito hack cut the rates of Dengue Fever? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology
America's cup hosting offer rejected
June 15, 2021 23:46 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBThe next America's Cup looks very unlikely to be raced in New Zealand. The Board of Team New Zealand has this morning rejected the joint Crown-Auckland Council offer of just under $100 million in cash and support to host the next regatta. The Auckland mayor Phil Goff has just been speaking to media. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson.
New book challenges Kiwi farming stereotypes
June 15, 2021 23:32 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBAsked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers Guide to Life: Rural Tales from the Heartland has been written by agricultural journalist Tim Fulton. It includes 25 stories of those in the agri-field, mostly farmers or farming families - but also agri-business entrepreneurs and scientists. The book doesn't shy away from examining farming's...
Book review: Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones
June 15, 2021 22:38 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBFaith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP.
Steve Biddulph: why we need to listen to our gut instinct
June 15, 2021 22:07 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBPsychologist and author Steve Biddulph is a best known for his very popular parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls. His latest book takes on a slightly bigger subject: the human race in general! Steve Biddulph says humans have a kind of super-sense, often called a gut instinct, which we need to learn how to tap into in order to become fully human. He argues if we pay attention, this super-sense can offer us daily guidance on all manner of decisions - from whether to leave a relat...
New research: bus-sized rocks swamped Kaikoura Canyon
June 15, 2021 21:34 - 13 minutes - 12 MBNew data revealing the sheer unseen power of an earthquake, indicates a "mega flood" of rocks swamped Kaikoura's seabed during 2016's 7.8 quake. On-going research undertaken by NIWA using Swedish robots, shows boulders the size of a doubledecker bus, in a hundreds-of-metres high avalanche, have fundamentally altered Kaikoura canyon's geography and exceptional ecology. Before the earthquake the Kaikoura canyon was an acclaimed biodiversity hotspot. Just hundreds of meters off the coast, i...
Ski industry pleads for visas for skilled workers
June 15, 2021 21:22 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBSki industry leaders are pleading with the Government to cut red tape and allow skilled overseas workers in for the winter, saying the economic revival of regional areas is at stake. Ski operators say they're in urgent need of highly-skilled groomer operators and don't understand why Immigration New Zealand is declining those visa applications. Meanwhile other specialised workers -- ski instructors -- are having visas approved, but are facing huge wait times to have them processed. They ...
Regional Council wants buses back in public ownership
June 15, 2021 21:08 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThe Wellington Regional Council is pushing the government to put buses and bus infrastructure back into public ownership. The capital's bus system continues to struggle with driver shortages - which have led to cancelled buses and changes to the timetables. There have also been strikes amid recent pay talks between NZBus and the union - a deal was reached yesterday, confirmed to RNZ by the Tramways Union. The Government is reviewing the Public Transport Operating Model which was introduc...
A life of poetry - Harry Ricketts
June 14, 2021 23:30 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBHarry Ricketts is a poet, editor, biographer and has taught English literature and creative writing at Victoria University in Wellington. During his career he has published more than thirty books. His latest is - The selected poems of Harry Ricketts.
Book review - At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
June 14, 2021 22:40 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBKiran Dass reviews the 2021 International Booker Prize winner At Night All Blood is Black, written by David Diop, published by Pushkin.
Sebastian Junger on what it means to be free
June 14, 2021 22:07 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAmerican journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike along railroad lines on America's east coast.
'Some were horrible' - New research into mental health units
June 14, 2021 21:35 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBDr Gabrielle Jenkin is the Director of the Suicide and Mental Health Research Group at Otago University, Wellington. For the past four years she has been conducting in depth research into four acute adult psychiatric wards around the country, interviewing service users, family members and staff and looking at the actual physical environments and design of the facilities.
Former Skypath design lead proposes new harbour bridge design
June 14, 2021 21:07 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBThe former design lead for the abandoned SkyPath planned for the Auckland Harbour Bridge says the Waitemata needs a new crossing - but not the boxy expensive one the government wants.
Abbeyfield: how heath and housing can go hand in hand
June 13, 2021 23:51 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBBill joins Kathryn to look at at Abbeyfield, a housing initiative that offers independent living for older people in the company of others, by a largely volunteer community provider. Residents pay reasonable food and board, with none of the complications of retirement villages. Should more investment go into similar community endeavours? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Cooking duck with Jenny Garing
June 13, 2021 23:37 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDuck shooting season is underway in various parts of the country - so we're looking at the many ways to serve the game bird. Jenny Garing Is a food writer, loves opportunities to teach culinary skills and she also creates exotic spice blends for her Ground Gourmet Essentials range. She is presenting a Blenheim community cooking course later this month - the focus will be 'Cooking All Things Duck', including striving for the perfect duck fat roast potato.
Book review: Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver
June 13, 2021 22:41 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBDavid Hill reviews Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver, published by Harper Collins.
Author Suzanne McCourt on her husband's escape from Poland
June 13, 2021 22:07 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBAustralian author Suzanne McCourt, found inspiration for her latest novel from a diary sent to her husband in the post. It had come from his Uncle Kazimierz in Poland, and contained the details of his father and uncle and the life they led under occupation - Russian and German - through the most devastating wars of the 20th century. Suzanne's husband Stan escaped post-war Poland and set out to Australia by sea. He helped to translate his uncle's diary, and it's helped form the basis of S...
International space agreement takes off
June 13, 2021 21:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBNew Zealand has become the latest signatory to an international space agreement, but has made clear its particular concern is about ensuring the sustainability of space mining. The Artemis Accords are a set of principles to guide space cooperation, and will support NASA's plans to return humans to the moon by 2024 and to launch a historic mission to Mars. The government says as one of only a few countries with space launch capability, New Zealand must take the responsibilities of kaitiak...
'A perfect storm': Major backlog in employment disputes
June 13, 2021 21:12 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBEmployment lawyers say a 'perfect storm' of factors have caused a massive backlog in cases waiting to be heard by the Employment Relations Authority, putting strain on employers and employees awaiting decisions. The Employment Relations Authority helps to solve employment disputes if the issue cannot be resolved through mediation. But Covid-related employment issues, disruption to investigations caused by last year's lockdowns, and increasingly complex cases have jammed up the dispute re...
The week that was with Irene Pink and Te Radar
June 10, 2021 23:50 - 9 minutes - 8.55 MBComedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring a few laughs.
Book review - Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
June 10, 2021 22:40 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBSally Wenley reviews Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan, published by Macmillan.
Single life - suits Emma John
June 10, 2021 22:10 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBEmma John speaks with Lynn Freeman about embracing single life in a world where being in a couple is seen as the endgame. Marital bliss has failed to materialise for Emma, she hasn't found her 'other half', but she doesn't care.
Kobolds - Jeremy Randerson
June 10, 2021 21:45 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBActor Jeremy Randerson explores the ethics of saving native over other creatures in a sold out outdoor show in the mid-winter Lōemis Festival. Kobolds takes place in the dark in a park in the Wellington suburb of Melrose. Jeremy tells Lynn Freeman audience members will need to be nimble on their feet and have a flashlight handy.
Fury over Wellington arts restructure
June 10, 2021 21:30 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThere is concern in Wellington art circles over the axing of a key role at Wellington's City Gallery. Experience Wellington, owned by the city council, operates six cultural institutions, including Space Place at Carter Observatory, City Gallery Wellington, and the Cable Car Museum.
Education review recommends systematic shift
June 10, 2021 21:07 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBA new report finds children are being short-changed in primary school classrooms, with teachers and principals telling a review they need more time and resources to to do their jobs properly.
Lefties vs righties: when do children develop hand dominance?
June 09, 2021 23:25 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBHow and when do children become left handers or right handers? Christchurch based educator, speaker, author and founder of Moving Smart, Gill Connell, says coordination in learning is vital to how the brain develops, determining how children think, feel, behave and learn. She talks to Kathryn about the physical activities that can help with coordination.
Technology commentator Peter Griffin
June 09, 2021 23:07 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBTechnology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at what US President Joe Biden's push to improve supply chain disruption in tech could mean for New Zealand.
Book review - Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
June 09, 2021 22:40 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBCarole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews 'Before You Knew My Name' by Jacqueline Bublitz, published by Allen & Unwin.
Do something for nothing: How a haircut sparked a movement
June 09, 2021 22:07 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBWe all know how uplifting a trip to the hairdresser or barber can be, but it's often an experience that's out of reach for those living rough. Joshua Coombes is a hairdresser by trade, whose client list for the past few years has exclusively been the homeless.
New stock exchange for smaller companies
June 09, 2021 21:40 - 13 minutes - 12 MBNew Zealand has a new stock exchange - designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses that are too small to list on the NZX. The new exchange, called Catalist, has already been working in the private investment sector, and will open a public market from June 21st.
Climate Commission to government - don't delay on carbon cuts
June 09, 2021 21:08 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThe government has until the end of the year to respond to the final report of the Climate Change Commission as to how the country will transition to carbon neutrality by 2050. The final report of the Commission was released yesterday setting out a radical blueprint for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in three five-year budgets.
Employment law with Charles McGuinness
June 08, 2021 23:45 - 8 minutes - 8.12 MBCharles joins Kathryn to talk about two recent employment issues, the first relating to an interim reinstatement application by the Medical Officer of Health for Canterbury after he was dismissed for incompatibility - something that's rare and difficult to justify. The second is a direction by a judge that the lockouts of Wellington bus drivers were injuncted until further notice - how do courts consider such injunctions?
Immigration : where do we go from here?
June 08, 2021 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBKathryn speaks with Massey University demographer and Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley about where New Zealand's immigration policy is heading. He says the years prior to the Covid 19 pandemic saw record migration here, and he does not support a return to that. But now that the door is open to Australia, are we going to see an outflow across the Tasman? And what do we do about skills and labour shortages?
Striking nurses begin to rally around the country
June 08, 2021 23:20 - 3 minutes - 3.08 MB30,000 nurses have just walked off the job in support of their pay claim. They'll be holding pickets and rallies around the country. One of the first is in Christchurch. Kathryn speaks with RNZ Christchurch reporter Rachel Graham
Book review: The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey
June 08, 2021 22:35 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBKim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop in Gisborne reviews The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey, published by Allen & Unwin
Turtles: one shell of a story: Louise Pryke
June 08, 2021 22:05 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBTurtles are the fascination of author Louise Pryke, lecturer and honorary research associate at the University of Sydney's Department of Classics and Ancient History. Among the most endangered groups of animals in the world, Louise's latest book Turtles discovers their natural and cultural history. Louise tells Kathryn she hopes by raising awareness of these remarkable animals they will move (albeit very slowly) towards a more secure future.
Morrison pushes for tougher surveillance laws after drug bust
June 08, 2021 21:45 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's role in yesterday's global drug bust and how Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Opposition help to pass three controversial security laws that would expand the government's powers of surveillance. Could New Zealand come to the aid of a refugee family that's spent three years living on Christmas Island, despite four years in Queensland before that? Fed up Melburnians are hoping lockdown will end on Thursday, ...
Landmark study finds MDMA-assisted therapy can help post traumatic stress
June 08, 2021 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBlandmark study in the United States has found the drug MDMA or ecstasy - when linked with talk-therapy - can help people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 90 people took part in the clinical trial including combat veterans, victims of mass shootings, and first responders - all with severe PTSD lasting more than 14 years. Two months after treatment, 67 per cent of the MDMA group no longer qualified for a diagnosis of PTSD, compared with 32 percent of the placebo group. Kathry...
Retirement village residents need better protection: report
June 08, 2021 21:05 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB45,000 New Zealanders live in retirement villages but they have less protection than tenants in the private rental market, according to a report by the Retirement Commissioner, Jane Wrightson. She's calling for an urgent government review saying the laws and regulations covering the growing sector are not fit for purpose. Among the issues identified in the Retirement Commission's report are contracts containing unfair terms, problems with the resale process, weekly fees charged after a r...
The Baked Dane
June 07, 2021 23:35 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBDanish born now Levin-based Lisa Brink bakes delicious seed crackers, or Knækbrød. She also sells sourdough and her Scandinavian version of Rēwena Bread, a traditional Māori potato bread. Lisa's company is The Baked Dane, which she started after her second child. She has now baked her way into a very busy business. Lisa speaks to Kathryn from home in Levin.
Arrests made in 'major transnational' crime operation
June 07, 2021 23:30 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBSeveral people have been arrested this morning in relation to what the police are calling a major transnational crime operation. They are due to appear in the Auckland District Court and the Hamilton District Court today on a wide range of serious drug-dealing and money laundering offences. Police in Auckland have just been briefing media. RNZ reporter Nick Truebridge has more.
Politics with Mills and Morten
June 07, 2021 23:07 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBStephen and Brigitte talk to Kathryn about when hard calls might get made not the Climate Change Commission's final report is with the Government, and reflections on National MP's three decade long career. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research , which is the polling firm used by Labour. He is former political adviser to two Labour governments.
Book Review - The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Musso
June 07, 2021 22:40 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBGail Pittaway reviews The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Musso, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
How stars are born, live and die
June 07, 2021 22:07 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBHeloise Stevance is a computational astrophysicist whose specific field is how stars live and die. She's from France, studied in the UK and is now at the University of Auckland. Dr Stevance's work focusses on supernovae - powerful and luminous stellar explosions. These explosions may have happened 100 to a thousand years ago, and as the star material spreads, it can be photographed by telescopes.When she is not studying exploding stars, Dr Stevance enjoys science communication and outrea...
Tokyo 'cornered' into going ahead with Games - Japan official
June 07, 2021 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBWith just 45 days until the Olympic Games are due to begin, top officials are still insisting the games will go ahead, despite widespread concern about the safety of the event.