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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Nov 18, 2025 • 19min
The MacLeods epic overland journey
In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?'
Nov 18, 2025 • 12min
Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
Libby discuses the local impact of a decision by Fire and Emergency to pull back from responding to water emergencies, wire thefts leaving life threatening hazard and the Japanese textile collection on display at a gallery in Morrinsville.
Nov 18, 2025 • 4min
Book review: An Eccentric History in Batik by Dinah Priestley
Elisabeth Easther reviews An Eccentric History in Batik by Dinah Priestley, published by Mary Egan Publishing.
Nov 18, 2025 • 27min
Map Men Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman on cartography quirks and catastrophes
A new book covers cartographical conundrums like disappeared Soviet cities and whether Google Maps has completely ruined our ability to navigate.
Nov 18, 2025 • 5min
Australia: Toxic sand, Liberal chaos, Pacific COP quest
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to discuss how the toxic sand discovery is being handled by different states.
Nov 18, 2025 • 10min
Push to help employers be more inclusive, solve shortages
The government is aiming to get more disabled and neurodiverse people employed in manufacturing, engineering and logistics.
Nov 18, 2025 • 15min
Report warns gas mismanagement could cost $7.3 billion
New Zealand needs to better manage the decline of domestic gas to avoid costly business closures, according to a new report.
Nov 18, 2025 • 20min
Police move to next phase of mental health pull-back
Police attended 7,370 fewer mental health-related requests in the year to June - the result of a plan to wind back on responding to calls for help.
Nov 17, 2025 • 11min
All Blacks, and Silver Ferns lose to England
The All Blacks' loss to England has sparked questions about what went wrong, whether Scott Robertson is the right coach heading toward the next World Cup.
Nov 17, 2025 • 18min
The Collector: Auckland Museum's longest serving curator
The story of Thomas Cheeseman, Auckland Museum's curator for 50 years
