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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Jan 28, 2026 • 15min
Navigating the pros and cons of school uniforms
Otago University's Dr Johanna Reidy researches the impact of school uniform design and policy on health and educational outcomes.
Jan 28, 2026 • 17min
Tech: French social media ban, Microsoft encryption sharing
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn on the French parliament's backing of a social media ban for under 15s, following Australia's move - does that mean more countries will follow?
Jan 28, 2026 • 8min
Around the motu: James Pocock, Editor of the Gisborne Herald
James discusses rescues at Te Aroroa during the recent flooding, a Swiss marathon runner's success after being stranded at the Waioweka Campground by slips and the 8 year old who was joint winner in a $40,000 fishing prize.
Jan 28, 2026 • 10min
Book review: Three of the best from 2025
This Compulsion in Us by Tina Makereti published by Te Herenga Waka University Press, Overseas Experience by Nicola Andrew published by Aporo Press, and Clown Town by Mick Herron published by Baskerville.
Jan 28, 2026 • 29min
Heartbreak and joy: a New Zealand doctor's time in Nepal
What Was I Thinking is full of anecdotes from working and family life and is interwoven with his own poetry.
Jan 28, 2026 • 8min
UK: Starmer in China, another Tory defection,
UK correspondent Steph Spyro looks at what's at stake in PM Keir Starmer's visit to China, amid speculation about his future.
Jan 28, 2026 • 8min
Community cycle group helps people get back on the bike
A community cycling initiative is helping Wellingtonians prepare for the opening of the final stretch of coastal cycle track Te Ara Tupua.
Jan 28, 2026 • 12min
A major insurance company halts new policies in Westport
Experts are predicting AA Insurance's decision to temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport could be the first on many.
Jan 28, 2026 • 23min
Pushing back on Auckland's housing intensification plans
Ever since the plans for greater housing intensification in Auckland were revealed less that six months ago, there has been outrage.
Jan 27, 2026 • 10min
How to make your New Year's fitness resolutions last
Research suggests about 70 percent of people make some kind of New Year's resolution, and "more exercise" is one of the most common.
