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From 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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    Urban Issues with Bill McKay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 11:47


    Bill discusses the planned changes for legislation affecting earthquake-prone buildings. 

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    New Zealand's best wild foods, and how to find them

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 13:34


    Flowers, fungi, seaweed and rabbits. All bountiful products in New Zealand, and all out there to hunt, harvest, and cook up. 

    Political commentators Lianne Dalziel and Tim Hurdle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 23:47


    Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel talk politics. 

    Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 12:02


    Simon covers the Local Government election results, including what appears to be the background to Wayne Brown's big win.

    Book review: Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly by Craig Robertson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 4:51


    Kiran Dass reviews Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly by Craig Robertson, published by Auckland University Press.

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    Skunk saved from sands

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 7:27


    The oldest New Zealand-built locomotive, Skunk, long believed lost to the sands of time, has resurfaced at the South Mole in Whanganui. 

    Pike River director: "They never stopped fighting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 24:03


    On the afternoon of 19 November 2010, an explosion ripped through the remote Pike River mine on the West Coast, where 29 men were working. 

    Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 6:59


    Angela Merkel blasted by Baltics, Poland for suggesting they share blame for Russia's Ukraine invasion, and Germany's car industry in crisis..

    When might Aucklanders get greater access to the waterfront?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 11:32


    Work is underway on the Port of Auckland's two biggest wharves, but how long before the city's public get to enjoy more of the waterfront? 

    The latest from Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 9:44


    The ceasefire in Gaza appears to have held over the weekend, but the next 12 hours are crucial in finding a lasting peace in the region. 

    Cold meals and no showers: aged care homes in crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 20:47


    Aged care workers report not having enough time to help residents with basic concerns like dressing wounds, and going to the toilet.

    The week that was

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 11:30


    Comedian's Michele A'Court and te Radar look back at the funny stories of the week that was.

    Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 12:38


    Provincial rugby reaches the knock out stages this weekend, it's potentially a big night for the White Ferns if they want to make a mark in the Women's World Cup in Sri Lanka, and it's definitely a big weekend for petrolheads - and the six kiwi drivers taking part at Bathurst.

    Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawkes Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 9:57


    Alexa talks about this week's Coroner's Inquest into Cyclone Gabrielle, the legal action being taken against Wairoa's regional council and the village of Onga Onga celebrates 150 years.

    Book review: It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 5:12


    Lisa Finucane reviews It's a Bit More Complicated Than That by Hannah Marshall, published by Allen & Unwin.

    Human history told via money by David McWilliams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 31:31


    Irish economist David McWilliams explains how coins have shaped civilisation throughout the ages via King Midas and Darwin. 

    Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 9:05


    Koroi discusses a mutual defence treaty between Australian and Papua New Guinea, New Zealand's compensation to Samoa after the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui and a third so called "narco sub" is found in Solomon Islands. RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins

    The Warratahs bound for music hall of fame

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 11:09


    From humble pub gigs to opening for acts like Billy Joel and Bob Dylan, The Warratahs are to be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. 

    Local government election turnout update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 5:48


    Local elections voter turnout is notoriously low - will 2025 buck the trend? 

    Agri-tech now big business but more investment needed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 9:16


    From virtual fences to collars monitoring an animal's health to robotics in horticulture, New Zealand's agri-tech sector is now a major earner. 

    Gaza deal - latest with the BBC's Sebastian Usher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 14:26


    The Israeli cabinet are meeting to given final approval to the Gaza ceasefire deal after the first phase of the deal was signed by Israel and Hamas. 

    Screentime: The Twelve s2, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 8:50


    Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about season two of the Sam Neill-led drama The Twelve. Monster: The Ed Gein Story is the latest iteration of Netflix's serial killer anthology series and Once Were Gardeners is a new series coming to Whakaata Maori.

    Growing money-savvy kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 20:40


     Neil Edmond is the founder of MoneyTime, an online financial literacy program for children, talks about how to raise children who understand money, and debt.

    Tech: Phone plan transparency, 'open web' in decline, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 17:37


    Technology journalist Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to discuss Commerce Commission research which shows how difficult it is to get good information to help buy a phone plan. 

    Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie in Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 10:51


    Jonathan McKenzie, editor of the Waikato Times, with news from the region

    Book review: It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 6:22


    Harry Ricketts reviews It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

    UK: Conference season ends, NHS drug hikes, China spy row

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 9:37


    UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about how both Labour and the Tories fared in their annual conferences - what messages did both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch deliver, and are their jobs safe? 

    Show Me Shorts celebrates 20th anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 7:32


    Show Me Shorts' 20th anniversary festival got underway this week - festival director Gina Dellabarca talks about the journey.

    Number of over-65s renting on the rise - where will they live?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 17:02


    By 2048 more than half of seniors will be renting - advocates say there's not appropriate housing and councils need to step up. 

    Will the OCR cut kick start the economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 15:09


    It was the interest rate cut that many had called for but will yesterday's OCR cut turn the economy around?  

    Science: Gut biome, music + reading, why cats eat grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 10:50


    What researchers found by studying the microbiome of the world's oldest known person - and the other researcher went to some icky places to understand the behaviour of her two cats, Mildred and Merle. 

    When your big plans for life differ from your partner's

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 23:02


    How to navigate relationships when one partner's plans or hopes for the future differ from their spouse. Do partners have to have the same dreams to be happy together? 

    Around the motu: David Hill reports on North Canterbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 9:30


    David discusses the decision by police to cancel controversial restructuring in Canterbury , progress in local election voting and Environment Canterbury's Ngai Tahu councillors reflect on their first term. David Hill is a Local Democracy Reporter with North Canterbury News, based in Rangiora

    Book review: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 4:39


    Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, published by Penguin Books New Zealand.

    101-year-old walks 101 laps to fundraise for Methven rest home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 9:58


    101-year-old Audrey Lilley is doing 101 laps of Methven House to raise money for a new care facility.

    How one family turned Hawke's Bay scrubland into farming gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 26:05


    Bill Mouat has turned his family's pioneering farming history into a beautifully detailed book called 'Gold Under the Manuka'.

    Australia: PNG Treaty, Triple Zero Custodian, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 10:46


    Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia and PNG signing a landmark security treaty to become formal allies.

    How Wales protects future generations through law-making

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 11:59


    The Well-being of Future Generations Act requires public bodies to consider the long-term impact of their decisions. 

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    AA says penalties for driving offences out of whack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 12:57


    For the first time in 26 years the Ministry of Transport is reviewing penalties for traffic offences. 

    New Zealand's coasts and $180b in assets under threat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 13:46


    A new report has outlined just how seriously our coastlines are under threat from climate change and the impact for homes and industries.

    Sports correspondent Glen Larmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 11:32


    The All Blacks win in Perth, while the Silver Ferns fail to come to a resolution with stood-down coach Dame Noeline Taurua.

    Understanding NZ's greatest scientist Ernest Rutherford

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 19:16


    Rutherford's life and his work has been diligently chronicled in a new book by Kiwi author Matthew Wright called Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics. 

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