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Nine To Noon

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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 Ni...

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Science: Extreme weather drives European voters green

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about three new studies. The first shows evidence from 25 European countries that...

00:11:43Nov 4, 2026

Shining a light on the dark art of Kiwi Gothic painter

A major exhibition, Blood Is Thicker: Jason Greig, first staged at The Dowse Art Museum and now showing at Christchurch Art Gallery.

00:12:14Nov 4, 2026

Unemployment rate rises to 5.7 per cent

Unemployment rose to its highest level in nearly 11 years as the economy shed jobs, and there are signs some people may have stopped looking...

00:09:06Nov 4, 2026

Around the motu: Kereama Wright

Kereama has the latest on the down grading of alert levels on Whakaari/White Island plus Whakatane Hospital neonatal unit gets an upgrade, K...

00:08:33Nov 4, 2026

Book review: Lucy Black's picks

Lucy Black reviews two books: Bedford Street by Ross Murray (Earth's End Publishing), and Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li (HarperCollins...

00:06:45Nov 4, 2026

Sir Michael Parkinson: New doco on the man behind the persona

The film offers a reflection - not just on his extraordinary broadcasting career - but on the father, husband and person behind the public p...

00:25:58Nov 4, 2026

Australia: Cup day rate hike, weight loss pill approved & more

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton on another OCR hike, the glitz and glamour of the Melbourne Cup, the drug regulator has approved the...

00:09:58Nov 4, 2026

Do you really need extra electrolytes?

Electrolyte drinks and powders are pushed as the answer to dehydration - but does anyone actually need them? uss.

00:10:07Nov 4, 2026

EV and hybrid uptake soars

Nearly one in four new vehicles in the year to October was a plug-in EV - up from 10 per cent in the same period last year.

00:12:56Nov 4, 2026

Wellington weighs rating land value

Wellington City Council is proposing a major shift in how it collects rates from households.

00:16:36Nov 4, 2026

Sports correspondent Marc Hinton

What's next for a future professional netball league after the sport's national body parted ways with private backers Ali Williams and Anna...

00:10:22Nov 3, 2026

Liv Sisson's new love in nature: moths and butterflies

Liv Sisson has a new book out this week about the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.

00:16:35Nov 3, 2026

Business commentator Hamish McNicol

Big moves among retailers The Warehouse and Kathmandu, as the former head of the Financial Markets Authority gets a big payout.

00:20:06Nov 3, 2026

Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa

Piers Fuller, editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, has the latest news from the region.

00:09:37Nov 3, 2026

How can we understand our pets?

How we understand our animals? What are our pets trying to tell us and how can we even 'hear' them?

00:11:40Nov 3, 2026

Social media star Nix Adams on her many lives

Nix Adams discusses her book Nothing to Lose: A mother's journey through grief, addiction and recovery.

00:28:15Nov 3, 2026

USA correspondent David Smith

David Smith has the latest on the midterms, as one Democrat switches sides.

00:10:34Nov 3, 2026

New project explores lactation after infant loss

A new project aims to improve healthcare professionals' capacity to provide compassionate, evidence-based lactation care after infant loss.

00:09:43Nov 3, 2026

New $125m Bruce McLaren Centre for Auckland University

University of Auckland is building a $125 million high-performance engineering facility in racing driver Bruce McLaren's honour.

00:08:36Nov 3, 2026

Swelling pest populations wreak havoc on farms and native bush

Otago farmers are fighting are losing battle against invasive pests, including deer, pigs and possums. Several farmers in The Catlins lost l...

00:22:19Nov 3, 2026