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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PM to reveal decision on election date at 10am
August 16, 2020 21:05 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBThe Prime Minister will reveal her decision on whether to delay the election in just under an hour. Jacinda Ardern says she has sought the views of every political party in parliament on whether to do so. The Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland has forced the suspension of political campaigning, and prompted calls to postpone the scheduled date of September the 19th. New Zealand First wants it delayed until November the 21st - something National says it could support - to ensure, it says, a fr...
Book review - Blanket by Kara Thompson
August 13, 2020 22:40 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MBStella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books, Nelson, reviews Blanket (Object Lessons) by Kara Thompson, published by Bloomsbury.
Daryl Davis - making friends with the Ku Klux Klan
August 13, 2020 22:08 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBDaryl Davis has helped more than 200 Ku Klux Klan members leave the organisation.
Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta - Pacific covid spread
August 13, 2020 21:50 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBPapua New Guinea, French Polynesia and Guam deal with fresh waves of coronavirus infection, and voting is underway in Bougainville.
Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice
August 13, 2020 21:43 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBPeople who believe they've been wrongfully convicted of a crime - and have exhausted all avenues of appeal - now have another place to turn.
Union says testing protocol for nurses has improved
August 13, 2020 21:35 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBThe Nurses' Society says its concerns over nurses working in both isolation, quarantine facilities and DHBs has largely been resolved.
Anxious time for Pacific communities: Dr Api Talemaitoga
August 13, 2020 21:20 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBSouth Auckland doctor Dr Api Talemaitoga and chair of the College of GP's Pacific Chapter says it's a particularly anxious time for Pacific communities. He's also disappointed at the low levels of testing on Auckland border and hotel isolation workers.
Low testing of high risk staff 'mind boggling'
August 13, 2020 21:08 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBAuckland University's Professor Des Gorman says he can't understand why government rhetoric about Covid preparedness and testing, wasn't matched with action.
Tools for reducing anxiety and helping children with wellbeing
August 12, 2020 23:25 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBAs Aucklanders spend their first full day back in alert level 3, and the rest of the country in level 2 anxiety levels among many will be on the rise.
Book review - How to Be Happy Though Human by Kate Camp
August 12, 2020 22:40 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBAirini Beautrais reviews How to Be Happy Though Human: New and Selected Poems by Kate Camp. Published by Victoria University Press.
Coral Trimmer - the nonagenarian harmonica player from the Kapiti Coast
August 12, 2020 22:07 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBCoral Trimmer started playing the harmonica 85 years ago. The 90-year-old has played music in bordellos in London, to soldiers in the Middle East - and recently moved home to the Kapiti Coast.
Supermarkets - queues and restrictions are back
August 12, 2020 21:47 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBQueues at supermarkets started forming yesterday morning when Covid alert levels changed.
Should the election be delayed?
August 12, 2020 21:40 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBWith Covid-19 back in the community, The leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern is under pressure to change the election date.
How genome testing could help reveal the source of community Covid
August 12, 2020 21:20 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBScientists are analysing the genome sequence of the four positive Covid-19 cases at the centre of the current community outbreak to potentially identify how and when the outbreak started, as well as how far it may have spread.
Rotorua mayor says Covid outbreak impact hitting
August 12, 2020 21:08 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBRotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick talks with Kathryn about concerns in her city after the visit from two infected people over the weekend.
Siouxsie Wiles on genome testing for Covid
August 11, 2020 23:50 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBScience commentator Professor Siouxsie Wiles, head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, discusses genome testing for covid and the possibility that the virus came into the country on surfaces.
Funerals and tangi restricted to 10 from midday
August 11, 2020 23:35 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBKathryn talks with the President of the Funeral Directors' Association, Gary Taylor.
Jane Patterson - Covid update
August 11, 2020 23:25 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBRNZ political editor Jane Patterson discusses the decision to defer the dissolution of parliament, and the possibility of the election being impacted by the outbreak of Covid in the community.
Aviation sector responds to new alert levels
August 11, 2020 22:25 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBNZ Aviation Coalition Co-chair Justin Tighe-Umbers and Adrian Littlewood CEO Auckland Airport join Kathryn Ryan.
Cultural inclusivity on and off the field
August 11, 2020 22:11 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBMoves are underway in some sporting codes to ensure the cultural mix of athletes on teams will be reflected in other roles, including management and coaching.
Resthomes are to go into lockdown for 3 days - effective immediately
August 11, 2020 22:05 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBResthomes across the country are to go into lockdown for three days effective immediately. Simon Wallace is the Chief Executive of the Aged Care association.
Auckland Covid testing centres brace for busy day
August 11, 2020 21:55 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBTwo pop-up covid testing centres opened in Auckland a short time ago. One is in the Otara Town Centre carpark, the second at Health New Lynn.
Schools appeal for children to stay at home
August 11, 2020 21:50 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBWith schools across the Auckland region closed for at least three days, teachers and principals are appealing to families to keep their children at home unless absolutely necessary.
Back to Level 3 - impact on Auckland's economy
August 11, 2020 21:35 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBAuckland businesses are bracing for another hit as the region moves into Level 3 this morning.
GPs prepare for higher volumes of covid testing
August 11, 2020 21:30 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBAs well as community testing stations, GP clinics and surgeries are preparing for higher volumes of testing for Covid 19. Kathryn talks with Warkworth GP and Chair of the NZ Medical Association Dr Kate Baddock.
Virus modeler - NZ's Covid strategy is up to the task
August 11, 2020 21:25 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MBThe pandemic situation in Victoria shows that a Covid-19 outbreak can escalate from very small numbers initially, an economist is warning.
Authorities race to identify mystery Covid-19 infection
August 11, 2020 21:07 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBAs Auckland heads back to alert level 3 and the rest of country into level 2, a top epidemiologist says he fears the government hasn't made the best use of alert level 1.
Rock College, Mark Derby on Mount Eden Prison
August 10, 2020 23:30 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBHistorian Mark Derby's latest book Rock College - an unofficial history of Mount Eden Prison. Known as 'The Rock' the imposing Victorian fortress-style building incarcerated those found guilty for more than 150 years, the site of 36 executions, including New Zealand's last hanging in 1957. Old fashioned and out-dated long before it finally closed in 2011, it's survived by stories, myths and legends. Mark discusses tells some of them to Kathryn Ryan.
T&G's strong half year profit, Super Fund buys lab test business
August 10, 2020 23:05 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBBusiness commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to look at horticulture producer T&G's quadrupling of profit, thanks to a big jump in apple revenues. The NZ Superannuation Fund is buying Healthscope, the biggest medical testing business in the country, with brands like Labtests in Auckland. And British Petroleum has pledged to become a net zero emissions company by 2050 - but how will it achieve that?
Book Review - The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon
August 10, 2020 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MBLouise O'Brien reviews The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon, published by Penguin Random House.
George Friedman: The Storm Before The Calm
August 10, 2020 22:05 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn the next decade, the United States will undergo massive upheaval to make way for a new period of stability and prosperity that will kick off in the 2030s, according to prominent geopolitical forecaster George Friedman.
US Correspondent Susan Davis
August 10, 2020 21:45 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBThe latest on the Covid-19 pandemic in the US with a standoff between the White House and Congress over what comes next. And who will be Joe Biden's running mate?. Susan Davis is a congressional correspondent for NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.
Online voting pros and cons
August 10, 2020 21:35 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBIT professional, Stephen Judd on the pros and cons of online voting. He has written a chapter addressing the pros and cons of online voting, in a new book Shouting Zeros and Ones: Digital technology, ethics and policy in New Zealand..
Online Voting pros and cons
August 10, 2020 21:35 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBIT professional, Stephen Judd on the pros and cons of online voting.
Reality biting for school budgets' as international students drop
August 10, 2020 21:05 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBAs the Covid uncertainty stretches on, schools budgets are being rejigged and tough decisions made due to the loss of income from international students. Overseas students are worth 750 million dollars a year for New Zealand schools, five billion dollars when tertiary education is included. The Auckland Secondary Schools' Principals' Association President Steve Hargreaves (also the principal of Auckland's Macleans College) says repercussions extend beyond this year's losses and next year...
Reality biting for school budgets as international students drop
August 10, 2020 21:05 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBAs the Covid uncertainty stretches on, schools budgets are being rejigged and tough decisions made due to the loss of income from international students. Overseas students are worth 750 million dollars a year for New Zealand schools, five billion dollars when tertiary education is included. The Auckland Secondary Schools' Principals' Association President Steve Hargreaves (also the principal of Auckland's Macleans College) says repercussions extend beyond this year's losses and next year...
What makes good house design?
August 09, 2020 23:45 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBUrban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about one of his favourite houses, which has just been up for sale. It belongs to Barton Myers, an American architect who used his experience as a former fighter jet pilot to influence his approach to designing his steel framed houses. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Lots of: Nanna's baking made easy
August 09, 2020 23:30 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBWhanganui-based Rachel Dawson's speciality is cookie, cake, brownie and dog biscuit mixes, which you can either bake in the oven, or in the case of her mug cake, whip up in the microwave. Rachel's business is Lots of - a throw-back to the good old-fashioned baking Nanna would have done. Rachel shares some hacks to make your own home baking easier, including zesting-up biscuits, with Kathryn Ryan.
Politics with Trish Sherson and Neale Jones
August 09, 2020 23:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBOur political commentators Neale Jones and Trish Sherson talk to Kathryn. Trish Sherson is from corporate affairs firm Sherson Willis, and a former ACT press secretary. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations.
Political commentators Jones and Sherson
August 09, 2020 23:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWith the election six weeks away, politicians hit the campaign trail. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations. Trish Sherson is from corporate affairs firm Sherson Willis, and a former ACT press secretary.
Book review - The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
August 09, 2020 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBCatriona Ferguson reviews The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle, published by Allen & Unwin.
Teen risk taking. Forget what you thought you knew
August 09, 2020 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWe know adolescents take risks, but what might surprise you is that they DON'T think they are invincible. In fact they tend to over-estimate their risk. So why do they engage in risky behaviour and what can be done about it? Dr. Jess Shatkin has been doing ground breaking research in this area for around 15 years. He is a physician and child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist, also founder and director of one of the USA's largest training programmes in psychiatry at the NYU School of Med...
Teen risk taking: Forget what you thought you knew
August 09, 2020 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWe know adolescents take risks, but what might surprise you is that they DON'T think they are invincible. In fact they tend to over-estimate their risk. So why do they engage in risky behaviour and what can be done about it? Dr. Jess Shatkin has been doing ground breaking research in this area for around 15 years. He is a physician and child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist, also founder and director of one of the USA's largest training programmes in psychiatry at the NYU School of Med...
Ambitious proposals for surplus electricity once Tiwai closes
August 09, 2020 21:20 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBKathryn Ryan speaks with two scientists about how electricity from the Manapouri power station could be used once the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is shut down by Rio Tinto next August. The smelter currently uses 13 per cent of the country's power production. The MacDiarmid Institute says there are many options including manufacturing silicon solar panels, turning electricity into hydrogen and developing energy storage. Otago University Chemistry professor Professor Sally Brooker and Pri...
Eating disorder numbers soar post lockdown
August 09, 2020 21:05 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBNew figures show there's been a big jump in the number of eating disorders since lockdown, with an 18 per cent increase in referrals to the publicly-funded South Island Regional Eating Disorder Service. In the central region, 66 referrals were made in June and July, up from 51 for the same period last year. Kathryn talks to Kellie Lavender, director and founder of the New Zealand Eating Disorder Clinic and Nicki Wilson, chair of EDANZ.
Book review - Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore
August 06, 2020 22:35 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBMarcus Greville from Unity Books, Wellington, reviews Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. In 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore leaves her home in Hawai'i with no money and no belongings to live with her Irish grandmother in Philadelphia. She soon receives four trunks of expensive clothes from a concerned family friend, allowing her to assume the first of many disguises needed to find her way as a model, script reader...
Let's get sceptical: Tips from a professional doubter
August 06, 2020 22:05 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB"Don't believe everything that you see" is a mantra lived by Susan Gerbic. She's the founder of the Monterey County Skeptics group where she lives, and also Guerilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW), a group that edits Wikipedia articles to improve sceptical content. Susan and her team sometimes infiltrate the shows or online conferences of people who claim to be psychic or have healing ability in order to challenge them. She joins Lynn to talk about how she shines a light on people making...
In praise of Wellingtonians
August 06, 2020 21:30 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBWellington blogger Lucy Revill is crowd funding to publish a book about the city she loves and some of its dynamic and interesting residents. She founded the blog The Residents five years ago featuring interviews and photographs of Wellingtonians, some celebrities, others not so well known but just as interesting. She gained thousands of followers on social media, then decided to pull together some of them in a book celebrating the Capital. After being knocked back by publishers, she sta...
Red Cross fears foreign nationals in hardship, not accessing help
August 06, 2020 21:20 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBRed Cross says thousands of foreign national visa holders in the country may be living in hardship and unaware of the government's $37 million programme of help. There are 355 thousand foreign national visa holders in the country at present, 22 thousand of whom are thought to be in serious hardship but are not eligible for social welfare. The three month Manaaki Manuhiri programme is to provide in-kind assistance in the form of rent relief, food and petrol vouchers. The programme is bein...
Sam Morgan wants CovidCard process sped up
August 06, 2020 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBCovid Card advocate Sam Morgan says he's pleased at the government's plan to test the bluetooth-based contact tracing technology in Rotorua, but is concerned the process is taking too long. The entrepreneur and Trade Me founder who's been working on the card since March, has been pushing for the device as a better alternative to the Covid-19 tracing app. 300 people are to test the devices in a government-run trial in Rotorua with a decision on whether to continue with the smart card to b...