Nine To Noon
6,273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 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 - The Warm Sun on My Face
February 17, 2021 21:39 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBMatthew Roche reviews The Warm Sun on My Face: The Story of Women's Cricket in New Zealand by Trevor Auger, with Adrienne Simpson. Published by Upstart Press.
A wake-up call on stem cells
February 17, 2021 21:06 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIs stem cell treatment the holy grail of regenerative medicine or a over-hyped fakery? Stem cells have been called the body's raw materials - or the master builders generating all our tissues and organs and helping sustain them throughout our lives. Sydney based clinical hematologist, pathologist and scientist Professor John Rasko and writer/historian Carl Power are the authors of Flesh Made New: The Unnatural History and Broken Promise of Stem Cells. In it, they detail the history of st...
Hope and hype: the mixed history of stem cell science
February 17, 2021 21:06 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIs stem cell treatment the holy grail of regenerative medicine or a over-hyped fakery? Stem cells have been called the body's raw materials - or the master builders generating all our tissues and organs and helping sustain them throughout our lives. Sydney based clinical hematologist, pathologist and scientist Professor John Rasko and writer/historian Carl Power are the authors of Flesh Made New: The Unnatural History and Broken Promise of Stem Cells. In it, they detail the history of st...
UK hits vaccine target
February 17, 2021 20:54 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about how the government has hit its vaccination target for the over-70s and health workers, as it eyes getting over 50s done by April. Meanwhile a decision looms for Boris Johnson next week on when to lift the lockdown. A think-tank proposes a novel solution to Britain's housing crisis, and the traditional media lash out at Harry and Meghan over the way they chose to announce baby number two.
Efforts to stabilise Dunedin's second castle get underway
February 17, 2021 20:36 - 9 minutes - 9.18 MBIt's hoped a million-dollars worth of stabilistation work will start shortly on Dunedin's second-oldest castle. Construction on Cargill's Castle began in 1875, a few years after the city's perhaps better-known castle, Larnach, was completed. It was gutted by fire in 1892, rebuilt, had a couple of decades as a restaurant and cabaret in the 30s and 40s and eventually fell into a state of disrepair. The Trust managing it is hopeful, with the planned stabilisation and strengthening work, it'...
Protecting provincial food producing land vital
February 17, 2021 20:07 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBPressure is on many provincial towns as population growth sparks new housing developments which eat into prime food producing land. Horticulture New Zealand says it's vital to have protections for productive land and food security. And it's not just urban creep - like Auckland's well established sprawl into Pukekohe's fertile soil, it's also urbanites leaving the cities and swelling provincial settlements. Kathryn talks to Federated Farmers Vice President Karen Williams, also the Mayor o...
Bullying and harassment in the workplace
February 16, 2021 22:48 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MBLegal commentator Garth Gallaway looks at the guidelines being prepared by MBIE in relation to bullying and harassment - including sexual harassment - in the workplace. What does employment law say about this?
A Soldier's Tale tours again
February 16, 2021 22:28 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBHaving a huge new show packed with big names cancelled by a pandemic doesn't come as a surprise to us now, but it did to Igor Stravinsky in 1918. Histoire du Soldat, or The Soldier's Tale, was setting off on its maiden tour when the Spanish Flu pandemic shut it down. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Royal New Zealand Ballet are joining forces to take the work to cities and towns right around Aotearoa. The piece was designed to be played in small town and village halls. It has m...
Book review - The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S.
February 16, 2021 21:39 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBLouise O'Brien reviews The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. by David Levithan, published by Text.
Māori scholars on being a minority in academia
February 16, 2021 21:07 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBJust five percent of the tertiary sector's teaching and research staff are Māori - a statistic that remains stubbornly low. A new book has brought together the stories of 24 Māori academics, allowing them to detail how they've worked in their respective fields to bring their mātauranga - or Māori knowledge - to their work. The book, Ngā Kete Mātauranga: Māori Scholars at the Research Interface, seeks to demonstrate how mātauranga can positively influence Western-dominated disciplines of ...
Isis bride sparks trans-Tasman spat, rape alleged
February 16, 2021 20:55 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBAustralia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the row between Australia and New Zealand over the fate of a young woman who left Melbourne to join Islamic State and has now been detained. A young Parliamentary staffer has described being raped at Parliament House, and then coming under pressure to keep it quiet. Covid-leaks from hotel quarantine has the state of Victoria considering purpose-built facilities.
Eating disorders: new survey reveals cost to carers
February 16, 2021 20:47 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBA new study has shone a light on the significant financial impact on carers of people eating disorders. The Otago University study surveyed 137 carers most of whom were parents of someone affected by anorexia nervosa. Nearly a quarter of carers reported that they were unable to work or study at all due to caring for the person with the eating disorder. The average income for carers in the study reduced by 27 per cent, and three quarters reported their productivity was half what it was pr...
Eating Disorders: new survey reveals cost to carers
February 16, 2021 20:47 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBA new study has shone a light on the significant financial impact on carers of people eating disorders. The Otago University study surveyed 137 carers most of whom were parents of someone affected by anorexia nervosa. Nearly a quarter of carers reported that they were unable to work or study at all due to caring for the person with the eating disorder. The average income for carers in the study reduced by 27 per cent, and three quarters reported their productivity was half what it was pr...
Mayor Andy Foster on Wellington's woes
February 16, 2021 20:22 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBWellington's mayor Andy Foster discusses the many problems facing the capital city and what the plan is for dealing with them. Ageing, leaking pipes, earthquake prone buildings needing strengthening, a housing shortage, the highest rents in the country, and now a proposed rates hike of 14 per cent - the biggest in a quarter of a century.
NZ born terror suspect - what next?
February 16, 2021 20:09 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat is likely in the case of the New Zealand born woman linked to Islamic State, and her two young children, detained in Turkey? 25-year-old Suhayra Aden has lived in Australia since the age of six, where she attained dual citizenship, and went to Syria from Australia in 2014 to live under Islamic State. Australia has revoked her citizenship, sparking anger from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who says New Zealand is sick of Australia exporting its problems here. If she is deported from T...
Media commentator Dr Atakohu Middleton
February 15, 2021 22:45 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBAtakohu Middleton talks to Kathryn about the rise of reo in broadcast news, also the second part of Stuff's campaign Our Truth, TÄ MÄtou Pono, which was launched on Waitangi Day.
Student saving tips for 2021
February 15, 2021 22:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBUniversities are kicking back in to gear for the year and that means lots of students are figuring out how everything works. It can be hard to know quite how to stay on top of things financially while also trying to navigate a whole new environment.
Book review - Wars Without End by Danny Keenan
February 15, 2021 21:40 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBPaul Diamond reviews Wars Without End: New Zealand’s Land Wars â€" A MÄori Perspective by Danny Keenan, published by Penguin Random House.
Mahi, mana and life on the land: Tangaroa Walker
February 15, 2021 21:10 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBBy the time Tangaroa Walker was six, he'd lived in 16 different places, been to six primary schools, and had been adopted twice. As an 11 year old he met a dairy farmer, driving a pretty nice car, who ended up giving him a job helping out in his garden. That led to helping out with milking, and at 14, he was looking after the farm for weekends while his boss went away.
Capital's hospital maternity service stretched 'paper thin': Midwives Union
February 15, 2021 20:30 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBA serious shortage of midwives at Capital and Coast DHB has seen the maternity service go into "code black" three times recently - meaning it reached capacity.
Baby mortality for young Māori, Pacific, Indian mothers needs urgent action - report
February 15, 2021 20:08 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThe Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases its 14th annual report this morning, looking at how New Zealand is tracking with deaths of mothers and babies and recommending changes in heath policies to prevent them.
New report into deaths of Kiwi mums and babies
February 15, 2021 20:08 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThe Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases its 14th annual report this morning, looking at how New Zealand is tracking with deaths of mothers and babies and recommending changes in heath policies to prevent them.
A taste of Argentina on Waiheke
February 14, 2021 22:35 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBZuny and Paul Gillard run Sol Bar and Cafe on Waiheke Island. The menu includes some staples from Zuny's homeland, Argentina, such as empanada. The cafe also offers young adults with special needs, including Zuny's daughter Sera, a place to socialise and learn new skills.
Book review - Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson
February 14, 2021 21:40 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBGail Pittaway reviews Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson, published by Penguin Random House.
High Country camps for townie kids
February 14, 2021 21:08 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBFor over 50 years the year ten, or fourth form students, from a Queenstown high school have been going on a very special camp.
Earthquake early warning system - new research
February 14, 2021 20:35 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBA new system that could give up to 30 seconds warning of an earthquake is being explored. Massey University scientists are testing low cost sensors, located in our homes to explore early warning solutions.
Covid - Auckland CBD community cases
February 14, 2021 20:25 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MBAuckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett discusses what a three-day lockdown will mean for the city's economy.
New year, new lockdown - Covid-19 restrictions back after new case
February 14, 2021 20:08 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBHealth authorities are scrambling to work out how an Auckland family became infected with Covid-19, as the city goes into alert level 3 and the rest of the country enters level 2. Kathryn talks this morning to Otago University epidemiologist Professor David Skegg about what we know so far about this case.
Book review - Best of 2020 - Arihia Latham
February 11, 2021 21:36 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBArihia Latham with her three top picks from 2020 reading: Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker (Victoria University Press), Tōkū Pāpā by Ruby Solly (Victoria University Press), Te Whē ki Tukorehe - new bilingual Māori literature journal.
Positive ageing in fiction and in life
February 11, 2021 21:07 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBNot many people get to see the full gamut of the human experience as local GPs do. From cradle to the grave they hold our hands and listen to us. It's the listening that's especially important. Sydney based GP and novelist Joanna Nell writes stories that feature people defined by their personality rather than their age. Her novels feature young at heart protagonists who aren't about to be told that their time is up. Her first two novels, the Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village ...
Barrier Ninja
February 11, 2021 20:46 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MBA show where personal stories underscore barriers Māori have to accessing health care is playing in the Auckland Fringe Festival. Barrier Ninja is a one woman performance, based on real-life recordings of doctors, patients and nurses speaking of inequity and the need to cut through red tape, much like a ninja. Barrier Ninja deviser and University of Otago academic Fran Kewene tells Lynn Freeman ultimately this is a heartwarming and hopeful piece.
EV vs Petrol - costs and emissions
February 11, 2021 20:35 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBWith transport emissions in the sights of the Climate Commission and government, a new study finds driving a used electric car is cheaper in the long term than even a new petrol car. The Climate Commission says to reach our climate change commitments under the Paris agreement, at least half of all car imports need to be either full plug-in EVs or plug-in hybrids within six years, and the majority of kiwis to be driving electric by 2035. Currently there are only around 25,000 full EVs out...
Covid vaccine doses to arrive next week
February 11, 2021 20:28 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBThe Prime Minister has just announced New Zealand's first batch of covid 19 vaccine will be arriving next week. Border workers will begin to be vaccinated from next Saturday. RNZ's Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn with the latest.
Oranga Tamariki at a crossroads
February 11, 2021 20:08 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBWhat is the future for Oranga Tamariki? The ministry charged with caring for vulnerable children is again at a major cross-roads with the departure last month of the Chief Executive Grainne Moss. The Ministry was established nearly three years ago, replacing Child, Youth and Family, and promised more early intervention and targeted support for at-risk children, more support for caregivers and better resourcing for social workers. But it has been the subject of a several critical reports ...
It's a Sin, Tiger, I Hate Suzie, Synchronic
February 10, 2021 22:46 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBFilm and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at the new high-camp comedy-drama It's a Sin (TVNZ OnDemand) at the new mini-series Tiger about Tiger Woods (Neon), I Hate Suzie (Neon), starring Billie Piper and Synchronic, a mind-bending sci-fi out at the cinemas.
Helping children cope with climate anxiety
February 10, 2021 22:28 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBWhat can families and schools do to help children and young people overcome fear and anxiety about climate change? New work from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research looks at how to give young people the knowledge, values, skills and opportunities to help ensure a more sustainable future. Kathryn speaks with Rachel Bolstad, senior researcher on the project.
Unpacking the attacks on the NZX, Florida's water plant, and Cyberpunk 2077
February 10, 2021 22:07 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBCyber security expert Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about some big hacks or Dedicated Denial of Service attacks, including the one on the NZX, a ransomware attack on gaming blockbuster Cyberpunk 2077 and the near-successful attack on a water treatment plant in Florida which would've pumped sodium hydroxide into the city's water. Tony Grasso is Principal Consultant at cybersecurity firm TitaniumDefence. He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand.
Tony Grasso on hacks and DDoS attacks
February 10, 2021 22:07 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBCyber security expert Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about some big hacks or Dedicated Denial of Service attacks, including the one on the NZX, a ransomware attack on gaming blockbuster Cyberpunk 2077 and the near-successful attack on a water treatment plant in Florida which would've pumped sodium hydroxide into the city's water. Tony Grasso is Principal Consultant at cybersecurity firm TitaniumDefence. He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand.
Why getting moving is 'The Miracle Pill' - Peter Walker
February 10, 2021 21:07 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIt's estimated that 1.5 billion people around the world are so inactive that they are at greater risk of everything from heart disease to diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression and even dementia. Daily activity used to be an integral part of daily life, but humans are now more static and sedentary than ever before. Peter Walker is the political correspondent for the Guardian in London, and a regular commentator and broadcaster on issues including active living and health. His new book i...
Steep fine for Covid lies, and £3.5bn fix to 'cladding scandal'
February 10, 2021 20:52 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBUK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn with the details of the government's long-awaited hotel quarantine policy, which comes into force next week and will come with a big fine for those who lie about where they've been. The Housing Secretary is facing a backlash over his £3.5bn package to end the "cladding scandal" discovered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Work begins on Archibald Baxter memorial
February 10, 2021 20:34 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBWork has finally begun in Dunedin on a memorial to prominent pacifist Archibald Baxter. The project has been nearly 10 years in the making, and it's hoped the national memorial on the George Street site will be completed sometime in April. Baxter was a conscientious objector during World War One and refused to enroll in the Army, leading to his arrest and eventual deportation to the Western Front. While his beliefs were controversial, the process of finding a site for the memorial was no...
Wool brands push for regenerative farming
February 10, 2021 20:09 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBFour major wool brands are banding together to try and reduce the environmental impact of sheep farming in Aoteaora. The New Zealand Merino Company, Icebreaker, Allbirds and Smartwool have announced this morning they are creating a new system to buy from regenerative wool farmers. The programme is launching with 167 sheep farmers who are trying new things to make their farms active regenerative. it's an upgrade on an existing ZQ structure which measures the sustainability of wool farms. ...
Climate change and covid, and wearable stress detectors
February 09, 2021 22:50 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBScience commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at two new Covid-related study, including one that provides evidence of a mechanism by which climate change could've played a role in the emergence of Covid-19, a new study into coral bleaching that could have application for rebuilding coral reefs and a wearable system that can continually measure stress hormone in humans. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckla...
The business of being a writer
February 09, 2021 22:31 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBWhile there are many books available about how to write, few focus on the profession of being an author. How to find a publisher? How to prepare a manuscript for submission, contracts, editing, promotion, working with booksellers, and more. Deborah Hunn is a lecturer in creative writing at Curtin University in Western Australia and Georgia Richter has taught creative writing, professional writing and editing at universities in Melbourne and Western Australia, and is now the fiction, narr...
Book review - Best of 2020 - Children's books
February 09, 2021 21:38 - 5 minutes - 5 MBLouise Ward of Wardini Books with her top picks from last year's books for children: Voyage of the Sparrow Hawk by Natasha Farrant (Allen & Unwin) We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad (Harper Collins) None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
Paloma Gardens: gardening meets art meets motorbikes
February 09, 2021 21:07 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBTwenty kilometres east of Whanganui at Fordell you can happily get lost in another world for at least a few hours. Nicky and Clive Higgie are the owners of the Garden of National Significance Award-winning Paloma Gardens, which in itself is a work of art, spanning over six hundred hectares of exotic gardens, landscaped with tropical plants from all over the world. It's set out in ten distinct zones including a Garden of Death, a Valley of Tranquillity, Bamboo Forests, and several arboret...
Australia: Debate over 2050 net zero, Crown casino licence
February 09, 2021 20:53 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBAustralia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at debate over the 2050 net zero emissions target, as the government's Nationals coalition party refuse to budge over agricultural exemptions. Crown, the huge gambling company part-owned by James Packer, loses a bid for a casino licence, even after it built a huge skyscraper to house it in. And there's continuing debate over the government's attack on Google and Facebook.
Understanding 'long haul' Covid19
February 09, 2021 20:39 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBAs we move into the second year of the Covid19 pandemic we're starting to learn more about the impact that so called 'long covid' is having on patients. Long hauler covid patients are people who recover from Covid19 itself but are left with symptoms of the disease that linger and flare up. Some of those symptoms are similar to those experienced by some patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or ME. Emeritus Professor at Otago University Warren Tate has spent years studying ME. In Decembe...
Gymnastics New Zealand response to abuse claims review
February 09, 2021 20:08 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBAn independent review into claims of abuse of gymnasts is released at 9am this morning. It was commissioned by Gymnastics New Zealand after athletes spoke out about their experiences of verbal and physical abuse by coaches, judges and administrators. Led by former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, David Howman, over 200 submissions were received, including from 70 past and present gymnasts. Kathryn talks to Gymnastics New Zealand CEO Tony Compier, and former elite gymnast Olivia Jöbs...
Volcanic Kitchens bubbling in Rotorua
February 08, 2021 22:35 - 8 minutes - 8.26 MBInternational tourism hot spots like Rotorua have had to adapt quite quickly to a world where the emphasis is suddenly on the local.