Nine To Noon

As school goes back, the cellphones go away

April 25, 2024 21:20 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MB

From next week, the kids will be back. But TikTok and messaging in the classroom won't be. The government's cellphone ban kicks in from term two.

Does NZ need mandatory child abuse reporting?

April 25, 2024 21:05 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Moves to make reporting of suspected child abuse mandatory should be treated with caution, says Safeguarding Children group.

Personal finance: How to get through being made redundant

April 23, 2024 23:45 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

As thousands of jobs are cut, particularly through the public sector, Lisa joins Kathryn with some of her tips on what to do if you're being made redundant.

The Taranaki gym encouraging older people to lift weights

April 23, 2024 23:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Taranaki seniors are showing it's never too late to summon strength, pulling off deadlifts and squats in a community gym group. Dane Carr, head coach at the Lion's Den Gym & Fitness Centre, tells Kathryn Ryan how weightlifting benefits bodies of all ages.

Book review: The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen

April 23, 2024 22:35 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MB

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen published by Penguin Random House NZ

Natalie Haynes on bringing the classical world to the modern one

April 23, 2024 22:05 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Natalie Haynes is an author, stand-up comedian and self-confessed nerd. As a teenager she embraced Latin and Ancient Greek, before going on to study classics under the famed Professor Mary Beard.

Australia: The state vs Elon Musk's X, PM hikes Kokoda

April 23, 2024 21:45 - 9 minutes - 8.32 MB

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken on Elon Musk.

New Zealand adds to its seed reserves at remote global vault

April 23, 2024 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

Another batch of New Zealand's most precious pasture seeds have been delivered to a doomsday mountain vault in Norway.

Changes to fishing in Fiordland and Chatham Islands to protect

April 23, 2024 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

From tomorrow the amount of finfish and shellfish recreational fishers can take from inside Fiordland will be reduced.

Changes to fishing in Fiordland and Chatham Islands

April 23, 2024 21:20 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB

From tomorrow the amount of finfish and shellfish recreational fishers can take from inside Fiordland will be reduced.

Police Association warns officers cannot take gang patches

April 23, 2024 21:05 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

The Police Association warns officers will not be able to confiscate gang patches in real time, under a proposed law change. The Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill is in front of a justice select committee as part of the coalition's crackdown on crime. It includes banning gang patches in all public places, giving police special powers to break up gang gatherings, and allowing courts to stop gang members associating with each other. Association president Chris Cahill says while he broadly s...

Police Association warns officers cannot take gang patches in real time under proposed law

April 23, 2024 21:05 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

The Police Association warns officers will not be able to confiscate gang patches in real time, under a proposed law change.

Sports-chat with Marc Hinton

April 22, 2024 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge is ruling out sacking coach Rob Penney mid-season, despite the team sitting at the bottom of the table. In league, the Warriors' wheels are wobbling heading into their rare home game on Anzac Day. Kiwi swimmer Lewis Clareburt is joining the chorus of disapproval over the leniency of a group of Chinese competitors who failed a drug test. And Scott Dixon pays a special tribute to motorsport icon Sir Colin Giltrap, after his first win of the Indyca...

NZ's response to 'significant' migration levels

April 22, 2024 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

Stats NZ figures in the year to January show more than 250,000 people arrived in New Zealand. Massey University Professor Paul Spoonley says the volume of arrivals has contributed a significant net gain of more than 131,000. He joins us to discuss the record levels of migration, the challenge for processing visas, and the government's response. Professor Paul Spoonley is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Honorary Research Associate in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at M...

Book review: Girl of the Mountains by Trish McCormack

April 22, 2024 22:40 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MB

Elisabeth Easther reviews Girl of the Mountains by Trish McCormack published by Glacier Press

Nick Stride on why his family fled Russia and went into hiding

April 22, 2024 22:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

British construction worker Nick Stride was working in Moscow in 1998 to help build the British embassy there.

Roading experts discuss Government's big maintenance plans

April 22, 2024 21:30 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

The Government is planning to spend billions of dollars on new roads under a transport plan proposed last month.

A leading youth advocate is worried boot camp kids will end up without support

April 22, 2024 21:15 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MB

A leading youth advocate is concerned young people sent to boot camps will come out the other end without crucial support.

Emergency management system has 'significant shortcomings' - inquiry

April 22, 2024 21:05 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

An inquiry into the response to last year's catastrophic North Island storms that killed 15 people has found the country's emergency management system is not fit for purpose.

Urban Issue with Bill McKay: The history of kitchen design

April 21, 2024 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Bill McKay discusses the history of the classic layout of a kitchen, and its connections to pre-Nazi Germany.

The Muriwai Deli: From food trucks to permanent fixture

April 21, 2024 23:30 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MB

The Muriwai Deli is a permanent fixture in the West Auckland community, but it wasn't always that way.

Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir

April 21, 2024 23:05 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

Dale Husband is a long time broadcaster and Radio Waatea presenter hosting a Maori focused current affairs programme. Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawyer, political commentator and a National Party member.

Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband by Kerstin Pilz

April 21, 2024 22:35 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MB

Cynthia Morahan reviews Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband by Kerstin Pilz published by Affirm Press

Hidden Japan: The astonishing places you shouldn't visit

April 21, 2024 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Growing up in an American Navy family, Alex Kerr lived in many places including Italy, Hawaii and Washington DC.

Sue Novell on why we should eat our weeds and flowers

April 21, 2024 21:30 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MB

Out with the lawn and in with the food.

Portable toilets will soon no longer cut it for freedom campers

April 21, 2024 21:25 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MB

Incoming rules for freedom campers have left rental companies feeling confused.

Owners of earthquake-prone buildings given more time to strengthen them

April 21, 2024 21:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Owners of earthquake-prone buildings will now have a four year extension on the requirement to strengthen or demolish.

The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks

April 18, 2024 23:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks look at the lighter moments of the week, including Uber's annual list of the most unusual items left in rideshare cars globally. This year it includes a live turtle, a 'fart sensor', and a WWE championship belt. And how much would you pay to smell like Eden Park? The Auckland stadium has released a fragrance which "encapsulates the lush greenery" for $170 a pop.

Book review The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren MacDibble

April 18, 2024 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MB

Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren MacDibble, published by Allen and Unwin.

Foraging safely for edible wild food

April 18, 2024 22:05 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

Peter Langlands says his passion for foraging food has turned him into an "accidental botanist". The Christchurch bird-watcher and conservationist presents a guide to over 250 edible plants and funghi in his new book Foraging New Zealand.

Full immersion pre school for neurodiverse and disabled

April 18, 2024 21:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Te Puna Reo o Manga Tangaroa in Kaikohe has been set up to prioritise children living with disabilities. The school was created by local couple Claraand Manga Aperahama-Kopa to provide quality education to tamariki of all capabilities. Clara talks to Kathryn about her young son who inspired the whanau to fund-raise and build the pre school

Auckland University hostel students to withhold rent over spiraling costs

April 18, 2024 21:15 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

Some students at halls run by the University of Auckland will refuse to pay their fees from next month in protest at what they say are unjustifiable price hikes.

Boeing whistleblower claims company 'putting out defective planes'

April 18, 2024 21:05 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MB

A Boeing engineer has given compelling testimony detailing his concerns about how Boeing aircraft are being put together.

Boeing whistleblower claims company 'putting out defective

April 18, 2024 21:05 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MB

A Boeing engineer has given compelling testimony detailing his concerns about how Boeing aircraft are being put together. Sam Salehpour, an engineer with four decades of experience - including 17 with Boeing, yesterday detailed alleged manufacturing shortcuts he felt were being made and how he was shut down by the company after raising them. Boeing is already facing scrutiny after part of a new Boeing 737 Max 9 flown by Alaska Airlines broke off in January, and two deadly crashes of its ...

Screentime: Civil War, One Question, The Royal Hotel, Eileen

April 17, 2024 23:45 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MB

Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Civil War (cinema), which follows a group of journalists through an America at war with itself, in a race to reach the White House. One Question (Sky Open) is a new season of a popular game show with Claudia Winkleman, The Royal Hotel (online rental from April 24) stars Julia Garner as one of two backpackers stuck in a small outback town in Australia and Eileen (online rental from April 24) stars Kiwi Thomasin McKenzie and...

How mums can support their daughters' healthy body image

April 17, 2024 23:30 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Negative body image is a lifelong issue for many women which social media only serves to fuel. Yet the habits and self-talk of mothers can also have a profound effect on young girls becoming overly critical of their bodies. Psychologists Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher offer advice on what to do and what not to do in their new book Beyond Body Positive: A Mother's Evidence-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Image.

The big impact mums can have on their daughters' body image

April 17, 2024 23:30 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Negative body image is a lifelong issue for many women which social media only serves to fuel. Yet the habits and self-talk of mothers can also have a profound effect on young girls becoming overly critical of their bodies. Psychologists Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher offer advice on what to do and what not to do in their new book Beyond Body Positive: A Mother's Evidence-Based Guide for Helping Girls Build a Healthy Body Image.

Tech: Where does software fit in the right to repair movement?

April 17, 2024 23:10 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

Technology commentator Alex Sims joins Kathryn to discuss the issue of the right to repair, which also covers the right to use and maintain goods. As more of what we use comes to rely on software to operate, where are consumers left when things don't work as they should - or stop working completely? She'll look at the example of Tesla requiring owners to use Tesla hitches or be unable to tow, and printers that now require a monthly subscription to work. The Greens have just had a private...

Book review: Amma by Saraid de Silva

April 17, 2024 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MB

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Amma by Saraid de Silva published by Hachette.

A quest to demystify creatures of the deep sea

April 17, 2024 22:10 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

Dr Thom Linley has always been fascinated with fish, how they behave, their ecology and their different ocean habitats. He is a curator of fishes at Te Papa, and also co-hosts the Deep-Sea Podcast, where he speaks to scientists about their marine discoveries. Dr Linley was among the first teams to capture video of the world's deepest fish, including those living in the Kermadec Trench, just north of New Zealand. Various shows have featured his work, including Blue Planet II and Shark Wee...

UK: Anti-smoking law, Rwanda bill, Liz Truss book

April 17, 2024 21:50 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MB

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the anti-smoking legislation - similar to what was proposed and then dumped in New Zealand - that's creating huge divisions within the Conservative Party. He'll look at progress on Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan for illegal migrants and what's in Prime-Minister-for-49-days Liz Truss' new memoir. Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook.

ERO 'out of date' on how teachers can manage classroom

April 17, 2024 21:32 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

A recent report by the Education Review Office painted a grim picture of student behaviour - saying violent and disruptive behaviour in schools has reached critical levels. Half the teachers surveyed said the problem has become worse in the past two years, and half say they are spending nearly an hour a day dealing with bad behaviour. The Education Review Office says the trend is harming children's learning, and schools need to take a nationally consistent approach to addressing it. The ...

Building industry braces for shake-up on permitted materials

April 17, 2024 21:10 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

The government's recently announced plans to reform the building materials sector, has the potential to be a massive shake-up to the industry. Before a product can be used on site, builders must demonstrate it meets the standards laid out in the NZ Building Code. Under the newly proposed system, they may soon be able to rely instead on certifications from trusted overseas jurisdictions. The aim is to increase product choice and decrease the costs of construction. Former Naylor Love chief...

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