Nine To Noon
RNZ
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
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Oct 28, 2025 • 17min
Firefighters frustrated with station delays
Lower Hutt firefighters say they can't get to fires fast enough because a key station has been closed for nearly four years, while the union says there are stations in Auckland and Tauranga with similar issues.
Oct 27, 2025 • 14min
Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Sports chat with Sam Ackerman.
Oct 27, 2025 • 10min
The rising cost of living : breaking down the numbers
Stats NZ senior manager for prices and construction Nicola Growden talks with Kathryn about the cost of living, and how it is measured.
Oct 27, 2025 • 24min
Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
RNZ acting political Craig McCulloch joins us to dissect Labour's tax policy. Then Neale and Brigitte discuss that and other recent events in politics.
Oct 27, 2025 • 12min
Around the motu: Tom Hunt with the The Post
Tom Hunt is a senior journalist with Wellington paper The Post
Oct 27, 2025 • 5min
Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman
Elisabeth Easther reviews Wreck by Catherine Newman, published by Penguin Random House.
Oct 27, 2025 • 24min
Sam the Trap Man on returning Aotearoa to its roots
New Zealand has had its fair share of iconic outdoorsmen - some real, some created, some a bit of both - but all genuine characters.
Oct 27, 2025 • 9min
USA correspondent David Smith
US President Trump is at the Asean Summit in Malaysia and appears to have struck a deal with Chinese President XI Jinping for a US investment for TikTok.
Oct 27, 2025 • 5min
Trees continue to frustrate lines companies
Nearly 8,000 properties in Southland and Otago remain without power this weekend - and the local lines company is warning residents it could last several days.
Oct 27, 2025 • 11min
Costly fender benders going unrepaired
Panel beaters say more people are opting to drive with damage from fender benders, because insurance claims are so expensive.
