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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Former monk-turned motivational guru Jay Shetty
September 14, 2020 22:07 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBJay Shetty is a former monk-turned-entrepreneur whose motivation videos online have garnered more than 6.5 billion views. He has 27 million Facebook followers and his podcast, On Purpose, reached 52 million downloads in its first year and has become the number one health podcast in the world. Jay grew up in North London the son of Indian migrants. While studying business at university, a friend invited him to hear a hindu monk speak which led him to join an ashram in Mumbai, living as a ...
Has a government 'no new mines pledge' driven a gold rush?
September 14, 2020 21:25 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn 2017 the government announced there would be no new mines on conservation land. Three years later, the discussion document is still being prepared, with the move parked for now.
Rule change paves way for Bledisloe Cup kick off
September 14, 2020 21:08 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThe government says it will allow the Wallabies to train together while in managed isolation, after complaints from the Australian coach. The Wallabies are due to play two Bledisloe Cup matches in New Zealand next month, but the Australian coach Dave Rennie had complained about the lack of preparation time due to quarantine requirements.
Stranded yachties create sea-faring cook book
September 13, 2020 23:35 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBA group of yachting women from the United States and Canada, who are stuck at a marina in WhangÄrei because of Covid-19, are putting together a cook book, suited to life on the high seas.
Book review - The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
September 13, 2020 22:40 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBJenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, published by Allen & Unwin.
Young motor racer Chelsea Herbert
September 13, 2020 22:12 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBChelsea Herbert followed her older brother into go-karting, racing those for nine years before moving into the car scene. The Ssangyong ute series was her first foray into that world - an accident in 2015 giving her a bad concussion.
Closing the 'aspiration gap'
September 13, 2020 21:30 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBYou might have heard about the 'gender pay gap' but what about the gender 'aspiration gap' ? That's when fewer women at every stage of their career aspire to leadership roles, compared to men.
Nailing down the true cost of new build defects
September 13, 2020 21:08 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBA new report puts the cost of having to fix defects in new house builds at $2.5b each year. The figure's been hammered out by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research in an analysis of direct costs to the construction industry of quality defects, as well as the indirect effects on productivity and housing supply. So when and were do the defects occur?
The Manger, the Mikdash and the Mosque by David McGill
September 10, 2020 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBDavid Hill reviews The Manger, the Mikdash and the Mosque by David McGill, published by David McGill.
Transport policy makers urged to treat e-bikes more seriously
September 10, 2020 21:35 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBSales of E bikes are predicted to overtake sales of new cars in a few years, and they have an important roll to play in a low carbon transport system. Public health researcher at the University of Otago, Wellington Caroline Shaw says the restricted view of policy makers is a barrier to progress.
Some visa holders get the chance to return to NZ - but not all
September 10, 2020 21:06 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBThose working to get offshore visa holders back into the country have welcomed changes from the government - but say they hope it's just a start.The categories under which people can apply for an exemption to the border closure have been widened to include some temporary work visa holders and partners of New Zealand citizens or residents based here. The partners and dependent children of visa holders will also be able to apply for an exemption - if the visa holder has retained their job ...
Incredible Years: Kaitaia Style
September 09, 2020 23:27 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBA Northland iwi is putting its own spin on the international Incredible Years parenting programme, localising it with input from kaumatua and kapa haka.
Technology correspondent Paul Matthews
September 09, 2020 23:07 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBTechnology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about the Government's detailed Industry Transformation Plans being developed for a handful of key future-focused industries, including Digital Tech.
Book review - Fire Country
September 09, 2020 22:35 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBPaul Diamond reviews Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Save Australia by Victor Steffenson, published by Explore Australia Publishing.
The 'Jesus' wife' forgery & the scandal that engulfed Harvard
September 09, 2020 22:07 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBOn September 18th 2012, senior Harvard University scholar, Dr Karen King, revealed she'd found an ancient manuscript, which had the potential to send shock waves throughout the Christian world.
Televised school sport: Is a governance role needed?
September 09, 2020 21:27 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBCritics of televised school sport want to see greater scrutiny applied to how it's run, amid concerns the professionalisation of sport at a younger age will increase the pressure on teenage players.
Tax, Covid debt and the path to recovery
September 09, 2020 21:07 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBYesterday Labour announced its new tax policy - a hike in the top tax rate to 39 per cent for every dollar earned over $180,000. The new rate will raise $550 million per year.
Covid-19's effect on the brain, hearing loss and dementia link
September 08, 2020 23:53 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBScience commentator Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to look at the number of Covid patients that have experienced neurological issues, and how that could grow as the pandemic progresses. Researcher also have a new theory about how hearing loss may cause dementia, and what early intervention could do to prevent the disease.
The League of Live Illustrators, bring conversations to life
September 08, 2020 23:39 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBLeague of Live Illustrators' Steve Templer and Megan Salole join Kathryn Ryan to explain their unique way of making important ideas visible and shareable, on topics as diverse as health, criminal justice reform and climate change.
Book review - The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte
September 08, 2020 23:07 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBAnne Else reviews The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte, published by HarperCollins.
Warrior Kid Tim Tipene - White Moko
September 08, 2020 22:16 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBTim Tipene was raised in two cultures, Pākehā and Māori. A white boy with a Māori name, Tipene constantly faced suspicious questions, typically "How did you get the name Tipene?
Google and Facebook fight back against Australian govt plans
September 08, 2020 22:09 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at Facebook and Google's aggressive campaigns against the government's plan to force them to pay for news content - could it change the way Australians search for information and how they share news? Chris will also look at the reaction to Victoria's lockdown extension.
More listener feedback on FENZ
September 08, 2020 22:06 - 2 minutes - 2.51 MBKathryn shares listener feedback on her interview with Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive Rhys Jones over safety standards at the National Training Centre.
Easy as A-B-C? Report stokes debate about how to teach reading
September 08, 2020 21:38 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBA new report that looks at ways to boost New Zealand's literacy levels is stoking a decades-old debate about how best to teach children to read. The report, The Literacy Landscape in Aotearoa New Zealand - considers what's needed across various age groups to help stop a decline in literacy levels - particularly among Maori and Pasifika students. In looking at the early learning period, it suggests systematic phonemic awareness is needed for SOME learners - in addition to what's often "bu...
FENZ - safety improved at training centre since recruit burned
September 08, 2020 21:08 - 30 minutes - 28 MBFire and Emergency says it has made safety improvements at the National Training Centre in Rotorua, since a recruit was badly burned last February. The trainee professional firefighter, who spoke on Nine to Noon on Monday, suffered third degree burns and blistering to both hands in the accident during a live fire training exercise because the trainer did not identify that his gloves were two sizes too small and the wrong type. An official report into the accident found a range of shortco...
Discovery to buy Mediaworks' TV arm, TV news ratings wars
September 07, 2020 23:47 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBMedia commentator Andrew Holden joins Kathryn to talk about the move by Discovery Inc to buy Mediaworks' TV operations. When it comes to the TV news, why does TVNZ keep out-rating Newshub? And Munted, Stuff's video series for the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, revisits 200 hours of original video footage in a new series narrated by Philip Matthews. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Ed...
Kiwi author Robyn Pearce's family link to US anti-slavery fight
September 07, 2020 23:28 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBIt's not every author who is gifted the idea of a book in a tin trunk full of family letters, but that's what happened to Auckland-based writer Robyn Pearce. She was given letters about her relations, the Burnetts, who emigrated from America in the early 1800s to settle in Whanganui in 1856. Through reading the letters and documents, she got an insight to the workings of a middle-class family who were drawn into the fight to abolish slavery in the US - which at the time was an extremely ...
Book review - Searching for Charlie by Tom Scott
September 07, 2020 22:42 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBHarry Broad reviews Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC & Bar by Tom Scott, published by Upstart Press.
Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith. A memoir by Keith Ovenden
September 07, 2020 22:07 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn 'Bill & Shirley', Keith Ovenden, takes an intimate and candid look at the lives of his parents-in-law, the Wellington power couple, Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith. Each led their lives in the spotlight and were influential in their own right. Bill Sutch, was a brilliant left-wing economist and civil servant, who had a painful fall from grace. He was arrested, but later acquitted for espionage. While Shirley Smith was a glass ceiling breaker, with a name for championing the underdog as a...
Fallout continues over Trump's 'loser' comment about US troops
September 07, 2020 21:51 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBUS correspondent Susan Davis looks at the reaction to the President's comment disparaging US war dead, Kamala Harris steps up her role on the campaign trail and attacks the president on race and Washington fails to agree to the next steps to combat Covid. Susan Davis is a congressional correspondent for NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.
Screen sector gets next 10 years in focus
September 07, 2020 21:37 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBWe've got the creativity - but where's the capital going to come from? It's a question the Screen Sector Strategy 2030 has sought to answer in its 15-month deep-dive into what New Zealand's screen industry needs to grow over the next decade. The sector pulled in about $3b a year prior to Covid, and employed close to 30,000 people - but mostly in small businesses. In identifying how to grow, the strategy calls for more collaboration within the sector, creation of content with internationa...
Bovine TB in Hawke's Bay from wildlife
September 07, 2020 21:05 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBFarming advocates claim pest control has failed in northern Hawke's Bay, as bovine tuberculosis is traced to wild pigs, with implications for more than 500 cattle farmers. Rural Support Trust spokesperson Kevin Mitchell is a former farmer who says he's lived in the shadow of TB his whole life, and this is the worst it's been. The current outbreak has been traced back to wild pigs who have eaten infected possums, indicating the spread of TB in Hawke's Bay is coming from wildlife, rather t...
Queen Street Confusion
September 06, 2020 23:51 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBUrban issues commentator Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the situation with Auckland's Queen Street, and how work to improve it for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers seems to have ruined it for everyone. It's got Bill wondering about city centres in the pandemic era, and what they'll end up looking like without decent urban design. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Monique Fiso - Hiakai
September 06, 2020 23:33 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBAward-winning chef Monique Fiso has just released a book named after her acclaimed Wellington restaurant. Hiakai is the book Monique wished she had when she was delving into Māori culinary history and the potential of indigenous ingredients, she tells Kathryn Ryan.
Book review - The Mothers by Brit Bennett
September 06, 2020 22:37 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBLaura Caygill reviews The Mothers by Brit Bennett, published by Hachette. A lyrical story of lives and friendships built on chance decisions and connections.
Trumpocalypse: David Frum
September 06, 2020 22:07 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBDavid Frum is a life long Republican supporter, former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, who predicts the end of the Trump presidency in November. He is the bestselling author of a number of books including Trumpocracy, published in 2018, and now has a new book out Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy. The New York times calls it "the smartest book written from the inside about the American conservative movement."
Trumpocalypse. David Frum
September 06, 2020 22:07 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBDavid Frum is a life long Republican supporter, former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, who predicts the end of the Trump presidency in November. He is the bestselling author of a number of books including Trumpocracy, published in 2018, and now has a new book out Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy. The New York times calls it "the smartest book written from the inside about the American conservative movement."
Amazon fires, Brazil's Covid cases rise, Uribe's arrest
September 06, 2020 21:54 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBSouth America correspondent, Katy Watson joins Kathryn to talk about her recent trip to where the Amazon continues to burn, despite denials by Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil's Covid cases are stubbornly high, but that hasn't dented the President's approval ratings. And why has the arrest of Alvaro Uribe stoked divisions in Colombia?
Who's responsible for disposing of Mataura's toxic dross?
September 06, 2020 21:42 - 10 minutes - 10 MBMediation starts at Invercargill's District Court tomorrow (Tuesday) to determine who is responsible for removing toxic dross from the Mataura paper mill. 8,500 tonnes of a highly volatile by-product of aluminium production at Tiwai Point. ouvea premix was dumped at a dis-used papermill in the Southland town six years ago, in close proximity to the town's 16-hundred residents, posing a risk to them and the environment. The waste product gives off a deadly amonea gas when it's mixed with ...
Recruit firefighter details burns, bullying during training
September 06, 2020 21:09 - 31 minutes - 29 MBA former professional firefighter recruit received serious burns and blistering to both hands during a live fire training exercise because the trainer failed to identify that his gloves were too small. The accident occurred in February last year at Fire and Emergency's National Training Centre in Rotorua. A FENZ investigation into the accident found that over a five year period, 56 burn injuries had occurred during the live fire training exercise, partly due to the unscripted and informa...
Book review - The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer
September 03, 2020 22:41 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBTilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer, published by Scribe.
The Language of Butterflies
September 03, 2020 22:06 - 36 minutes - 33 MBAuthor and science journalist Wendy Williams has published a new book celebrating one of the world's most beautiful and resilient animals. The Language of Butterflies investigates butterflies around the world, their habitats, those who study them, and the lengths to which some butterfly seekers - or lepidopterists - will go. Wendy Williams is the author of seven books of non fiction including the award winning bestseller The Horse: The Epic History of Our Nobel Companion.
The New Zealand Fossil Record Files
September 03, 2020 21:45 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBPreserving biodiversity is one of the key challenges of our time, so it's good to know that New Zealand has a unique global advantage. We are the only country in the world with a complete 100% fossil record. This unrivalled database of New Zealand taxonomy and that of its surrounding area (including Antarctica), started out as a paper based archive in the 1940s. Professor of Geology, James Crampton, says the Fossil Record Files are essentially a whakapapa of our biological history, allow...
On the fence about who to vote for?
September 03, 2020 21:37 - 9 minutes - 8.27 MBOn the Fence is an online tool created by Massey University to help young voters decide who to vote for. It matches personal values with political parties, and is said to have increased youth voter turnout in the last two elections. On the Fence was created by The Design+Democracy Project, which has also made Cannabis Convo - a different website designed to help people make up their minds on the upcoming referendum on cannabis. Project director and senior lecturer Karl Kane joins Kathryn...
New Christchurch ED observation ward cannot open due to cuts
September 03, 2020 21:10 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBChristchurch hospital's newly built emergency department observation ward will not be able to open because the DHB cannot staff it, according to senior ED clinicians, who say this could result in more hospital admission and ultimately cuts in planned care. The Canterbury DHB is facing a crisis as $56 million is trimmed from its budget in order to reduce its deficit. The issue has prompted the resignation of seven of 11 in the senior leadership group - including Chief Executive David Meat...
On Lockdown, I Hate Suzie, Rialto honours women filmmakers
September 02, 2020 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBTV Review with Tamar Munch looks at Patrick Gower: On Lockdown, a documentary by the Newshub journalist into some of the effects Covid-19 has had on New Zealanders. She'll also review new dark comedy series I Hate Suzie, and preview what's on offer during Rialto Channel's "Women Filmmakers Honouring Women's Stories" through September.
Patrick Gower: On Lockdown, I Hate Suzie, Rialto honours women filmmakers
September 02, 2020 23:45 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBTV Review with Tamar Munch looks at Patrick Gower: On Lockdown, a documentary by the Newshub journalist into some of the effects Covid-19 has had on New Zealanders. She'll also review new dark comedy series I Hate Suzie, and preview what's on offer during Rialto Channel's "Women Filmmakers Honouring Women's Stories" through September.
Bullying, advice for parents
September 02, 2020 23:30 - 18 minutes - 25 MBNew research on the prevalence of bullying, and tips not just to help parents prevent it but to help them cope with it . Dr Cara Swit, from the University of Canterbury's School of Health Sciences, is one of a few researchers in New Zealand focusing on how we can react if a child is a bully, or is being bullied. Dr Swit is spending time with parents and teachers as part of a new three-year longitudinal study, gathering evidence on how young children's behaviour impacts on their health an...
Are cyber attacks on the rise, tech does well despite Covid
September 02, 2020 23:10 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBTechnology commentator Sarah Putt looks at the cyber attacks on the NZX and other companies - should NZ brace for more? Big tech companies are hitting all time highs, even in the middle of a pandemic. And could a virtual version of New Zealand be a substitute for those who can't make it to our shores?
Are cyber attacks on the rise, tech does well despite Covid, can VR save tourism?
September 02, 2020 23:10 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBTechnology commentator Sarah Putt looks at the cyber attacks on the NZX and other companies - should NZ brace for more? Big tech companies are hitting all time highs, even in the middle of a pandemic. And could a virtual version of New Zealand be a substitute for those who can't make it to our shores?