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
May 15, 2024 • 8 mins
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about the new research conducted on samples of composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair, clipped from his head from fans as he lay dying. It's found a staggering amount of lead and other toxins in his body - could wine be to blame? And amid aurora-fever, what causes the different colours that feed into the incredible light display? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistr...
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May 15, 2024 • 22 mins
Auckland based sex therapist Jo Robertson looks at the dating landscape, particularly after a break-up or divorce. Jo says at least 40 percent of new marriages include someone who has been divorced. She talks about what is worth considering when you are dipping your toes back in the dating pool.
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May 15, 2024 • 16 mins
For New Zealand Music Month, Charlotte plays some new local music as well as a track from 70s folk-inspired LA artist Jessica Pratt. Charlotte is host of RNZ's Music 101 show.
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May 15, 2024 • 6 mins
The Fiordland Business Association has come up with a novel solution to the region's worker accommodation shortage that, if adopted, could see as many as 30 temporary homes built.
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May 15, 2024 • 2 mins
Elisabeth Easther reviews Earth by John Boyne published by Penguin Random House.
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May 15, 2024 • 13 mins
New Zealander Alex Kendall is chief executive and co-founder of Wayve AI. It's a UK company that has just received the backing of $1.7 billion to develop its AI technology for self-driving cars.
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May 15, 2024 • 26 mins
Annie Jacobsen's new book In Nuclear War: A Scenario lays out what would happen if North Korea launched a nuclear missile at the United States.
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May 15, 2024 • 10 mins
Annika joins Kathryn to discuss the detail in the federal Budget, which was revealed yesterday. She'll also look at the curious case of the red-bellied black snake dubbed 'Fluffy' that's taken up residence in a Newcastle woman's car and has eluded four expert snake catchers. Annika Smethurst is political editor at The Age
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May 15, 2024 • 12 mins
The equation is simple for the Wellington Phoenix this weekend. Win the game and they will be through to their first ever A-League Grand Final. And they'll probably get a sellout crowd behind them.
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May 15, 2024 • 10 mins
The Association of Orthodontists says a recent Health and Disability Commission report highlights what can go wrong when general dentists undertake orthodontal treatment.
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May 15, 2024 • 13 mins
Scientists and engineers warn of greater flood risks should the government's Fast Track Approvals bill proceed as it stands.
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May 14, 2024 • 10 mins
New All Blacks coach Scott Robertson will talk to media this morning after captain Sam Cane announced his retirement from test rugby, Lisa Carrington has been beaten by fellow Kiwi Aimee Fisher at the Canoe Sprint World Cup, in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics.
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May 14, 2024 • 17 mins
For over five decades the Environmental Defence Society has been involved in legal battles to help protect New Zealand's unique natural assets.
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May 14, 2024 • 17 mins
The Warehouse has pulled the pin on its online retailer TheMarket, announcing it will close the website in June.
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May 14, 2024 • 13 mins
Peter looks at a Kaikohe housing project that's on track to be the biggest of its kind in the Far North, as well as the first complex co-built and co-owned by an iwi and council organisation.
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May 14, 2024 • 5 mins
Louise O'Brien reviews Table For Two by Amor Towles published by Penguin Random House
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May 14, 2024 • 9 mins
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is testifying at the former President's hush money trial in New York.
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May 14, 2024 • 19 mins
The four major banks are moving toward a system allowing customers to make payments via third parties, using bank-approved software.
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May 14, 2024 • 19 mins
There's a push for student trainees to be paid while on their compulsory job placements - as many drop out due to cost of living pressures.
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May 13, 2024 • 10 mins
Kennedy is on Northland's east coast to discuss the issue of kina barrens in the area, and some new proposals from Fisheries New Zealand to deal with the problem.
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