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 22, 2025 • 10min
Screentime: Mr Scorsese, Roofman, Pike River
Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about what he's been watching.
Oct 22, 2025 • 13min
Parents the best role models for active life
New research has shown children are far more likely to participate in play and sport when a parent is doing it themselves.
Oct 22, 2025 • 5min
Weather update in Methven and Hanmer Springs
RNZ reporter Adam Burns is in Methven and updates Kathryn on the effects of the severe weather conditions. Also talking to Kathryn is Hamish Dobbie, CEO of the Hurunui District Council and incident controller. He talks about the high winds in Hanmer Springs.
Oct 22, 2025 • 19min
Tech: AWS outage, Labour's gaming subsidies, Netflix + AI
Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at what caused the Amazon Web Services outage.
Oct 22, 2025 • 12min
Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
Libby has the latest on local government changes across Waikato..
Oct 22, 2025 • 6min
Book review : Vagabond by Tim Curry
Sonja de Friez reviews Vagabond by Tim Curry, published by Penguin Random House.
Oct 22, 2025 • 4min
Anna Sargent in North Canterbury
RNZ's South Island correspondent Anna Sargent is North-Canterbury-bound and talks to Kathryn about the weather situation that's unravelling there.
Oct 22, 2025 • 21min
The award-winning doctor fighting for fairness in our healthcare system
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri is on a mission to tackle inequities in the health care system.
Oct 22, 2025 • 11min
UK: Grooming gang chaos, Prince Andrew case gets political
Hugo Gye is Political Editor of The i Paper
Oct 22, 2025 • 10min
Legal warning over Govt AI use
Simpson Grierson partner Nick Chapman says the scene is set for a perfect storm of legal challenges from the increasing use of AI by the public sector - and he warns there is a gap in the law around that use.
