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

A Christmas miracle at Zealandia

December 23, 2025 • 10 mins
Against the odds, a takahe pair believed to be infertile have successfully hatched a chick at Wellington's Zealandia Te Mara a Tane. Dr Danielle Shanahan, Chief Executive of Zealandia joins Bryan to share the exciting news.
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The retro audio boom

December 23, 2025 • 10 mins
There's been a surge in demand for cassettes, CDs and portable audio devices. Matthew Davis, owner of Flying Out Record Store, is with Bryan to discuss the trend.
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How to staycation in Christchurch

December 23, 2025 • 12 mins
In the last stop on our urban vacation tour, Kaila Colbin joins Bryan to tell us how we can have a wonderful holiday staycation in Christchurch.
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Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor

December 23, 2025 • 4 mins
Alice Taylor is joining Bryan across the week to give yummy and simple Christmas gift ideas. Today it's simple brownies and garlic oil. Check out Alice's popular Instagram for more festive inspiration.
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Tidying up the streets of Rotorua

December 23, 2025 • 12 mins
Observers may have noticed parts of Rotorua looking a little sharper with berms trimmed, rubbish cleared, and lawns neatly edged. That tidy-up was driven by local rangatahi (youth) who have stepped forward to give their streets a festive spruce-up. A crew of about a dozen young people, led by Waiariki Whanau Mentoring youth mentor Thomas Peato, has gathered once a week through December for a full day of maintenance mahi (work)...
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What's going on with our eel populations?

December 23, 2025 • 10 mins
Senior lecturer at AUT, Dr Amandine Sabadel is a chemist, ecologist, environmental scientist and an eel expert. She's with Bryan to discuss why finding where they breed is so important - and why it's proving so difficult.
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Ranger in the Waitakere Ranges

December 23, 2025 • 17 mins
We think it's a good idea to recognise some of those who'll keep working through the summer break, so that the rest of us can enjoy a holiday. We've chatted to a nurse and a fire fighter - and today, it's a ranger. Riki Bennett is Ngahere Ranger in the Waitakere Ranges - he joins Bryan for a chat.
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How to have a sustainable Christmas

December 23, 2025 • 16 mins
Food waste, wrapping paper, plastic packaging - Christmas can be a wasteful time. Georgie Ferrari, Chief Executive at Sustainability Trust, join Bryan to discuss the practical steps we can take to have a sustainable holiday.
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How to staycation in Wellington

December 22, 2025 • 11 mins
Part two of our Staycation - or urban vacation series - depending on where you live. Today - Te Whanganui O Tara - Wellington, with Simon Woolf, who's well qualified, first because he lives there, secondly, because he's just written a book about the city, Wellington Moods.
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A golf caddie on the Te Araroa Trail

December 22, 2025 • 7 mins
Summer is the season for walking. Doug Haynes is walking Te Araroa, the National Trail. He's a golf caddie by trade and obviously loves his job, because he's carrying two sets of golf clubs with him - either that or he's stopping at every golf course along the way. We're not sure whether Doug is heading north or south, but he joins Bryan on the line from Taumarunui.
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Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor

December 22, 2025 • 6 mins
Alice Taylor is joining Bryan across the week to give yummy and simple Christmas gift ideas.
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Getting outdoors this summer

December 22, 2025 • 15 mins
Now here's a challenge for anyone with children - find things to do that get them off their screens, get them moving and won't hit parents in the pocket. That's where Bryan's guest comes in. Dr. Susannah Smith is President and Board Chair of Physical Education New Zealand and an Associate Professor at University of Canterbury.
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Christmas in the Cook Islands

December 22, 2025 • 12 mins
Christmas is a time when many of us head back to the family home - the marae - and in the case of many Pacific Islanders - the village. People like Kayla Tuara are taking their family back to the Cook Islands for Christmas. Kayla joins Bryan from Rarotonga.
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Working on the wards over the holidays

December 22, 2025 • 12 mins
We reckon it's a good idea to recognise some of those who'll keep working through the summer break, so that the rest of us can enjoy a holiday. Yesterday it was Ian King - on call most of the summer break for the Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade. Today on the run home to Christmas, we celebrate the work of Holly Rawiri, Duty Nurse Manager at Taranaki Hospital.
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It's been a big year for the colossal squid

December 22, 2025 • 16 mins
We can't get enough colossal squid action, and it turns out 2025 was a big year for the massive creature. Here to tell us more, is Professor Kat Bolstad - head of the AUT Squid Squad.
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Christmas in Antarctica

December 22, 2025 • 7 mins
Who can resist an interview with Scott Base? The town under New Zealand jurisdiction will most likely get a white Christmas - in fact if it doesn't, you might need to reassess that oceanside property you had your eyes on. Faith Farquhar-Culling is the volunteer social club president at Scott Base this summer - what a job - she joins Bryan for a chat.
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Free Trade Agreement with India

December 22, 2025 • 8 mins
RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford joins Bryan to chat about the new free trade deal with India.
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How to staycation in Auckland

December 21, 2025 • 15 mins
Need some ideas if you're staying put in Auckland this holiday season? The City of Sails is packed with lots of low-cost adventures and special events, if you know where to look. Here to point us in the right direction is Annie Dundas from Tataki Auckland Unlimited.
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Christmas eats with Alice Taylor

December 21, 2025 • 8 mins
Alice Taylor, who's known as 'alicetayloreats' on Instagram, joins Bryan over the next three days offering last minute ideas that don't involve a lot of money or time.
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Keeping us safe over the Christmas break

December 21, 2025 • 10 mins
Here's someone else who won't be putting his feet up over the Christmas break. Ian King became a career firefighter in 1974 and is now the chief fire officer in Otaki, where he's lived for 50 years. He joins Bryan to tell us more.
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