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 26, 2026 • 17min
The people behind the thoroughbreds
From business magnates like the founders of Fisher & Paykel, to early settler farmers, and major wartime philanthropists, many of these breeders have played key roles in New Zealand's wider history.
Jan 26, 2026 • 21min
Business commentator Hamish McNicol
As a big year for capital markets kicks off, Hamish discusses a potential Rakon takeover, while there are some big potential IPOs on the way. Retail numbers dropped off in December and as inflation creeps above the Reserve Bank target band, what will that do to interest rates in the coming year?
Jan 26, 2026 • 12min
Around the motu: Kelly Makiha, senior journalist Rotorua Post
Two local women lost in the Mt Maunganui landslide, the release of a man convicted of snatching a toddler, local irritation over uncared-for roadside gardens and the worrying items confiscated at Rotorua and Tauranga courts.
Jan 26, 2026 • 8min
Book review: Three of the best from 2025
Flashlight by Susan Choi, published by Vintage, Mana by Tame Iti, published by Allen & Unwin, Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams, published by Pan Macmillan.
Jan 26, 2026 • 27min
Tree, sculpture park culmination of 30 years hard work
Landowners John and Dorothy Wakeling bought a derelict quarry in the mid-1990s, and have since carried out an extensive planting campaign to transform the park into Waitakaruru Arboretum.
Jan 26, 2026 • 11min
USA correspondent David Smith
The latest in Minneapolis after the shooting of Alex Pretti, after the state became the epicentre of President Trump's immigration enforcement plans.
Jan 26, 2026 • 15min
The stroke survivor on mission to boost health and wellbeing
Launched as a trial in 2023, Health15 supports busy construction workers by providing free 15-minute on-site health checks.
Jan 26, 2026 • 26min
Concerns over gaps in anti-money laundering regime
Concerns over red tape and the cost pressures the regime places on reporting entities - some of which are small businesses with minimal resources has lead to further clarification and tweaking of the system.
Jan 25, 2026 • 11min
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy has been to visit the site of the final battle of Ruapekapeka, he'll talk about the New Year's Day sand sculputures at Matapouri, and he's reflecting on the joy of kingfishers.
Jan 25, 2026 • 12min
Dried pasta made in South Wairarapa
Making the most of the locally grown wheat was the driving force behind Monty and Sons, which uses duram wheat grown by the Wairarapa Grains Collective.
