Nine To Noon

Nine To Noon

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.

Episodes

August 10, 2025 12 mins
Kennedy joins Nine to Noon from the Twin Coast Cycle Trail, among the mangroves of the Waikare Inlet near Opua. 
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The Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover competition now has its 13 finalists. 
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August 10, 2025 21 mins
Neale Jones and Liam Hehir dissect the week's politics with Susie Ferguson. 
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Tom discusses the final line up of mayoral candidates in the capital, an unresolved stoush that left waste water leaking into a local stream for years and an $80m blowout in cost of a sludge treatment plant
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Sonja de Friez reviews Ghosts on every corner by Ruben Woods, published by Ghostcat.
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August 10, 2025 7 mins
Construction sector leaders are confident about the industry's outlook over the next five years, despite persistent economic pressures.
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In Afghanistan, an underground university for girls and women is thriving, despite the Taliban regime banning females from higher education. 
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EU throws its weight behind Ukraine's President Zelensky ahead of Putin-Trump meeting.
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The People's Select Committee gets underway in Wellington this morning, to hear submissions on the rushed-through changes to the Equal Pay Amendment Act. 
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Business NZ is welcoming the introduction of two new seasonal visa pathways saying they will support the agriculture and tourism sectors. 
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Transparency International says without a whole-of-government national anti-corruption strategy New Zealand remains at risk. 
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August 7, 2025 8 mins
Our comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks bring some levity the end of the week including the Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, coming under fire after admitting that he regularly consults AI tools for a second opinion in his role running the country.
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August 7, 2025 13 mins
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
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Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
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August 7, 2025 5 mins
Stella Chrisostomou reviews Hum by Helen Phillips, published by Allen & Unwin
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4000 runners head to Rotorua this weekend for the city's forest race  - a big boost for the local economy  
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Global wellness is now a multi-billion dollar industry - but how do we know if we're being sold something that's sound - or snake oil?
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August 7, 2025 9 mins
Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai
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For more than 30 years, children and young people with a passion for writing have been able to attend a weekend school in Christchurch and have their talents nurtured by established writers. 
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The healthcare service, Medic Alert, estimates up to 9,000 New Zealanders are letting their membership lapse due to the cost of living pressures. Susie talks to the CEO of the Medic Alert Foundation, Murray Lord.
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