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 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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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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Israel's Prime Minister is currently holding a meeting of his security cabinet to discuss plans to take over all of the Gaza Strip. Ilan Noy from is Victoria University in Wellington who holds dual Israel and New Zealand citizenship - and says the impacts of the disaster in Gaza will be felt for generations to come.
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James Croot is film and television reviewer for Stuff
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Sadness, nerves, jealousy, anger and frustration - just like adults, children feel these emotions, but sometimes don't have the words or skills to deal with them. 
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Tech commentator Alex Sims joins Susie to talk about dark patterns in the online space and how they can trick you into doing things you don't intend.
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Jared McCulloch is the 1 News Reporter in Queenstown
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Sally Wenley reviews The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert, published by Fremantle Press.
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The Social Investment Agency has revealed that its initial round of funding will focus on children of families with complex needs. 
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Andrew Millison has recently visited Africa's 'Great Green Wall' - a massive 8000-kilometre planting project aimed at holding back the spread of the Sahara Desert.
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UK correspondent Natasha Clark joins Susie to look at concerns taxes will have to rise to cover the government's self-imposed borrowing rules. 
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Wellington's unfunded depression recovery centre Whakamatutu relies on donations but is being asked to take on patients from the public list. 
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August 6, 2025 7 mins
The New Zealand wine industry is among those that could be hard hit by the 15% US tariffs, particularly the sauvignon blanc producing region of Marlborough.
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