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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Mosque attack: multiple failings
December 08, 2020 20:07 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThe many failings that contributed to the Christchurch terror attack, highlighted in the 800 page Royal Commission report made public yesterday. The report found that the police did not vet the gunman properly for a firearms licence and that the intelligence community was focused in the wrong direction. Despite this, the report says nothing could have been done to stop the attacks, and the agencies were not to blame for the attack which left 50 people dead and 40 wounded. Kathryn speaks ...
Book born out of mosque attacks looks at what it means to be Kiwi
December 07, 2020 22:25 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThe declaration by the Prime Minister that "We are all New Zealanders" in the aftermath of the March 15 terror attacks resonated with many, emphasising how the country was enriched by a variety of voices and cultures.
Book review - Monsters in the Garden: anthology of NZ Science Fiction and Fantasy
December 07, 2020 21:35 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBLouise O'Brien reviews Monsters in the Garden: An Anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Elizabeth Knox and David Larsen. This book is published by Victoria University Press.
Conversations with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
December 07, 2020 21:10 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBEarlier this year America - and the world - lost an intellectual powerhouse. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Supreme Court justice from 1993 until her death in September, at the age of 87.
Breakthrough in Southland Charity Hospital plans
December 07, 2020 20:40 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBThe construction of a new charity hospital in Invercargill took a massive step forward yesterday, with the first sledgehammer blows to the suburban pub it will replace.
100% Pure Tourism - Sarah Bennett
December 07, 2020 20:30 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAre the costs of tourism too high? The nine essays in 100% Pure Future, New Zealand Tourism Renewed explore how a more sustainable form of tourism could be achieved in New Zealand.
Sleepyhead estate plans hit regulatory torpor
December 07, 2020 20:10 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBThe Waikato Chamber of Commerce has hit out at concerns being raised by the regional council over a proposed $1 billion commercial and residential development for Sleepyhead in the town of Ohinewai.
Okiwi Passion - Great Barrier Island's food bowl
December 06, 2020 22:35 - 13 minutes - 12 MBIt is shaping up to be a busy summer for Caity and Gerald Endt run the Okiwi Passion gardening operation.They grow a huge range of fruit and vegetables enjoyed by locals all year round and snapped up by an influx of holidaymakers over the festive season.
Book Review - Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
December 06, 2020 21:55 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBPhil Vine reviews Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi, published by Penguin Random House.
The evolution of animal consciousness
December 06, 2020 21:06 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBScuba-diving philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith talks about his latest book, Metazoa: Animal life and the birth of the mind. He travels deep below the ocean's surface to explore the fundamental links between the evolution of consciousness and the evolution of animals. He is the author of five books, including the award winning 'Other Minds' in which he explored the intelligence of octopus.
Let's get physical: Kiwis' exercise habits on dangerous decline
December 06, 2020 20:36 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBA leading public health academic says successive governments have failed to prioritise physical activity, and New Zealanders' health and wellbeing continues to decline. The World Health Organisation has just updated its guidelines on physical activity recommending at least two and a half hours of "moderate to vigorous aerobic activity" for adults per week, and an hour per day for children and teens. The WHO says up to 5 million deaths worldwide could be avoided each year if people would ...
Sea level rise: insurance and retreat - James Shaw
December 06, 2020 20:08 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBRecent research from Victoria University of Wellington has revealed thousands of coastal homes could face huge hikes in insurance premiums, or an inability to get insurance at all, within fifteen years. The report from the Government-funded Deep South Challenge has assessed the risk for around ten thousand homes in one-in-100-year coastal flood zones, in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Across the country around 450-thousand homes are situated within a kilometre of the coa...
Book review - What We'll Build and The Night After Christmas?
December 03, 2020 21:36 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBNiki Ward of Unity Books reviews What We'll Build by Oliver Jeffers, published by HarperCollins. Plus, The Night After Christmas by Kes Gray and Claire Powell, published by Hachette.
Pop punk trailblazers. Bananarama's Sara & Keren
December 03, 2020 21:07 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBWith hits from 1981 to the present day, Bananarama still holds the record for the most worldwide chart entries for a female group ever, with hits like, Cruel Summer, I Heard a Rumour and Venus. Their memoir, Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren - Our Bananarama Story, celebrates the duo's lifelong friendship, determination to do their own thing, and trailblazing, Dr Marten's wearing attitude.
Collective nouns of native birds, a loot of weka!
December 03, 2020 20:39 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBWellington based illustrator, Melissa Boardman is passionate about native birds. Her illustrated book Birds of New Zealand catalogues the collective noun names for our native birds. Some are quite surprising.
Could singing in a choir could be good for your mental health?
December 03, 2020 20:26 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBMel and Paul Roberts are part of a collective of community choirs who're holding a fundraiser concert for the Auckland City Mission on Saturday. 250 singers from seven choirs are part of the Everybody Sings collective. Mel Roberts is the director - she started singing on advice from her doctor when she had post natal depression. For her husband Paul, choir singing was the last thing he ever thought he'd end up doing, but he says he's not looked back. Covid has been a challenge for commun...
Pill testing law too late for this summer
December 03, 2020 20:09 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBA volunteer group that tests drugs at festivals says the new pill testing law passed this week is too late to make any difference to young people this summer. The interim law ensures that volunteer drug checkers are not prosecuted when testing whether illicit drugs have been laced or swapped for a more dangerous substance. The Health Minister Andrew Little says the move is about prioritising young New Zealanders’ safety this summer. But the Managing Director of Know Your Stuff, Wendy A...
Mank, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, best TV/Film
December 02, 2020 22:45 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBFilm and TV reviewer James Croot joins Philippa to look at David Fincher's film Mank which set in 1930s Hollywood as Herman J Mankiewicz raced to finish the screenplay of 'Citizen Kane' for Orson Welles. He'll also look at new series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, which stars Kirsten Dunst in her last role before she moved to New Zealand for filming and got caught in lockdown. James also rounds up the best film and TV for December.
Baby on the Way, Hannah Davison
December 02, 2020 22:23 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBHannah Davison is the co-founder and author of the My Big Moments series of personalised books for children aged two and up. She talks to Phillipa Tolley about Baby on the Way, a picture book for children which doubles as a guide for parents to help prepare siblings-to-be for a new addition to the whānau.
What are zero-day flaws, and should you trust your dating app?
December 02, 2020 22:07 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBTechnology correspondent Tony Grasso looks at Microsoft's rollout of a security patch for some critical flaws, including one being actively used in conjunction with Chrome. Apple is also moving to patch three zero-day flaws - so what are they? Dating app OKCupid has a flaw where people can read your messages, so how much should you be trusting an app with your most personal chats?
Book review - A Long Time Coming by Martin Fisher
December 02, 2020 21:36 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBJonathan West reviews A Long Time Coming: The story of Ngāi Tahu's treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown by Martin Fisher. This book is published by Canterbury University Press.
Shilo Kino, The Pōrangi Boy
December 02, 2020 21:06 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBShilo Kino has written a novel for young adults, which, she hopes, their parents will read too. Journalist with TVNZ current affairs show Marae, Shilo's first book is The Pōrangi Boy, about Northland twelve year old Niko who tries to stop a prison being built on land that is tapu. Shilo Kino tells Philippa Tolley she wishes this book had been around when she was a child, and talks about her commitment to learning Te Reo.
New vaccine could be rolled out in Britain next week
December 02, 2020 20:49 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Philippa to talk about the approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine that could be rolled out next week - but who gets it first? PM Boris Johnson has warned the public not to get too excited yet, with logistics issues to be overcome first. There's carnage in the retail sector, with some big high street names shutting down. And is a scotch egg really a meal?
Tech helping Kiwi businesses track their carbon footprint
December 02, 2020 20:27 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBAs the government declares a climate emergency and the Prime Minister promises to follow it up with action, Philippa talks to two companies that aren't waiting around. The Toitū carbon assess platform helps SMEs to calculate their emissions by tracking the money spent on electricity, fuel, flights and waste. Another tool, Cogo app, is aimed at individual consumers and uses their banking data to track their footprint in real time and deliver "ethical nudges" about how to lower it. Philip...
Why are hate crimes not accurately recorded?
December 02, 2020 20:09 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBJustice reform advocates call for change after newly published police data shows only 4 out of 10 hate crimes are being dealt with correctly. The police only started recording hate crimes after last year's terror attacks in Christchurch despite years of requests. But nearly half of those crimes are being wrongly downgraded from a criminal offence, to either "incidents" in which no crime was committed, or to lower level crimes. Philippa Tolley speaks with JustSpeak Co-chair Julia Whaipoot...
Neutrinos breakthrough, how moths beat bats' sonar
December 01, 2020 22:51 - 7 minutes - 7.21 MBScience commentator Professor Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to look at neutrinos, massless particles which can travel through matter and which scientists have detected for the first time in the sun's CNO cycle. He'll also look at how butterflies and moths have tiny scales on their winds which absorb the sonar frequencies used by bats. And today in 1942 the first controlled chain reaction experiment was held at a disused squash court at the University of Chicago.
Legally blind illustrator, Richard Fairgray
December 01, 2020 22:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBRichard Fairgray is a creator of comics and picture books and he's been making his own books since childhood. Growing up in Auckland, the award-winning author now spends his time between Canada, and Los Angeles. His books have been published internationally in Australia and the United States, with foreign language editions published in Korea and Turkey. His titles are many, including the comic series Blastosaurus, and Ghost Ghost, and multiple picture books, including My grandpa is a din...
Book review - The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home
December 01, 2020 21:40 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBLouise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell, published by Hachette. A poignant, hilarious, joyful novel of ageing as you like it. Adventure, conspiracy, justice, friendship and bravery - all the elements of a good yarn.
What the nose tells the mind
December 01, 2020 21:07 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBWhy does coriander smell like soap to one person, but fragrant and delicious to another? Professor Ann-Sophie Barwich is a cognitive scientist, empirical philosopher and science historian who specialises in the incredible power of the human sense of smell. What does the nose tells the mind, and what we can learn about the sensory system from understanding this vital sense? Her book Smellosophy has just been published by Harvard University Press.
Virtual Pasifika museum aims to share cultural heritage
December 01, 2020 20:50 - 9 minutes - 8.28 MBA new virtual museum aims to open up cultural heritage across the Pacific. The pilot digital museum contains over 60,000 digitised items from across the region gathered from collections around the world. The project, which went live last week, is funded by the Australian government and implemented by National Library of New Zealand, in collaboration with the National Library of Australia. Kathryn speaks with Pacific Virtual Museum Pilot programme manager , Tim Kong.
China-Australia relations reach new low over fake tweet
December 01, 2020 20:33 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAustralia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the fallout from a tweet depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, as Scott Morrison took to WeChat to press Australia's position and China accused Australia of trying to deflect attention from atrocities committed in Afghanistan. It comes as new photos emerge of Australian soldiers drinking from a prosthetic leg taken from a dead Taliban soldier.
University glass ceiling: Māori and Pacific promotions and pay
December 01, 2020 20:08 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBNew research shows not only are MÄori and Pasifika under-represented in the New Zealand university workforce - they're also likely to be paid less and less likely to be promoted. Using New Zealand's Performance-Based Research Fund data, MÄori and Pacific men and women had 64 per cent lower odds of being in the professoriate and 36 per cent lower odds of being a full professor over time. The figures were even more dire for women - with MÄori and Pacific women academics earning $7,713 less...
University glass ceiling_ Māori and Pacific promotions and pay
December 01, 2020 20:08 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBNew research shows not only are MÄori and Pasifika under-represented in the New Zealand university workforce - they're also likely to be paid less and less likely to be promoted. Using New Zealand's Performance-Based Research Fund data, MÄori and Pacific men and women had 64 per cent lower odds of being in the professoriate and 36 per cent lower odds of being a full professor over time. The figures were even more dire for women - with MÄori and Pacific women academics earning $7,713 less...
Korowai vision for children in Aotearoa
November 30, 2020 22:30 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBHiria Faofua is a West Auckland business owner and the founder of Kids Korowai.
Book review - Xstabeth by David Keenan
November 30, 2020 21:35 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBKiran Dass reviews Xstabeth by David Keenan, published by White Rabbit Books.
Vincent O'Sullivan on his long awaited portrait of Ralph Hotere
November 30, 2020 21:10 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIt was 2005 when one of New Zealand's most important artists, Ralph Hotere, asked his friend, the writer, poet and biographer Vincent O'Sullivan, to write his life story.
Should the government dictate how we grow?
November 30, 2020 20:30 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBOne of the key factors blamed for the runaway housing market is a shortage of supply, which is in turn, blamed, largely on red tape and outdated planning laws.
Unilever to trial 4-day working week in New Zealand
November 30, 2020 20:09 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBFrom Monday, New Zealand-based employees of global consumer goods giant Unilever will start trialing a four-day working week.
Is Wellington Modernism too ugly to love?
November 29, 2020 22:50 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBBill McKay casts his architectural eye over the capital and wonders how to encourage an appreciation of Modernist heritage. He looks at the ebb and flow of urban fashion, and what other cities have done with their Modernist buildings.
A Thanksgiving feast in Indiana
November 29, 2020 22:30 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWe're off to South Bend, Indiana to meet the couple who in non-Covid times host a Thanksgiving dinner for around 60 guests, many of them black students from a predominantly white University.
Political commentators Jones & Morton
November 29, 2020 22:08 - 25 minutes - 23 MBNeale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss Grant Robertson's letter to the Reserve Bank, and the furore surrounding Oranga Tamariki.
Book review - The Searcher by Tana French
November 29, 2020 21:40 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MBLaura Caygill reviews The Searcher by Tana French, published by Penguin Random House. Tana French, the queen of Dublin Murder, goes Western in her new novel.
Friends inDEED: Assistance dogs and the crucial role they play
November 29, 2020 21:08 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBDogs have long been called man's best friend - but some go far beyond that: providing a critical role in helping people live their lives. Author Sue Allison's new book Friends inDEED looks at how assistance dogs can help their human friends with mobility, sight, hearing or medical challenges.
The Kiwi revolutionising hip & knee replacements
November 29, 2020 20:40 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MBHip and knee replacements are fairly common procedures but because everyone's body is unique they're not straightforward and not always successful. Now a New Zealand research company has developed a revolutionary 3D modelling software to help orthopaedic surgeons work out the perfect size of a joint replacement piece before surgery.
Stuff says 'we are sorry' to Māori
November 29, 2020 20:25 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThe Stuff media organisation has issued an apology to Māori this morning for what it calls decades of monocultural journalism.
Stuff says 'we are sorry' to Maori
November 29, 2020 20:25 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThe Stuff media organisation has issued an apology to Maori this morning for what it calls decades of monocultural journalism.
Wellington's water woes
November 29, 2020 20:08 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThere are serious water woes in the Wellington region and a multi-billion dollar price tag to fix them.
Book review - Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel
November 26, 2020 21:41 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBTilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? by Michael Sandel. This book is published by Allen Lane. These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Sandel argues that to overcome the polarised politics of our time, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalisation and rising inequality. He offers an alter...
Intrapreneur Lydia Hascott on navigating career uncertainty
November 26, 2020 21:07 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBSouth Aucklander Lydia Hascott went to university not sure of what the end goal was. She talks to Kathryn about how she came to be the head of Intrapreneurship at the London-based Finance Innovation Lab, working with mainstream finance professionals to help them to embed sustainable innovative practice and purpose in their organisations. If she has one message for young graduates - it is that their degree does not have to be their identity.
Travel in the time of Covid: Two Kiwis who kept going
November 26, 2020 20:40 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBNew Zealanders Monica Page and T De Silva quit their Sydney-based jobs last July with a plan to travel the world for three years. Already seasoned travellers, they had a spreadsheet of destinations they'd lined up to visit and were in Europe in March when the seriousness of Covid became apparent. They flew to Barbados to lay low, ending up there for four months before heading back to Europe to visit Slovenia, Slovakia and Croatia before Covid cases ramped back up again. They're now in Eg...