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Nine To Noon

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.

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00:13:59

Top scientist calls out woeful funding arrangements

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/28

A recent government science funding announcement hasn't impressed one of the country's top scientists, who says the country's best researchers are being driven overseas.

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00:17:09

Firefighters frustrated with station delays

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/28

Lower Hutt firefighters say they can't get to fires fast enough because a key station has been closed for nearly four years, while the union says there are stations in Auckland and Tauranga with similar issues.

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00:14:25

Sports chat with Sam Ackerman

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

Sports chat with Sam Ackerman.

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00:09:41

The rising cost of living : breaking down the numbers

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

Stats NZ senior manager for prices and construction Nicola Growden talks with Kathryn about the cost of living, and how it is measured.

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00:23:44

Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

RNZ acting political Craig McCulloch joins us to dissect Labour's tax policy. Then Neale and Brigitte discuss that and other recent events in politics.

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00:12:08

Around the motu: Tom Hunt with the The Post

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

Tom Hunt is a senior journalist with Wellington paper The Post

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00:05:01

Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

Elisabeth Easther reviews Wreck by Catherine Newman, published by Penguin Random House.

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00:24:29

Sam the Trap Man on returning Aotearoa to its roots

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

New Zealand has had its fair share of iconic outdoorsmen - some real, some created, some a bit of both - but all genuine characters.

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00:09:09

USA correspondent David Smith

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

US President Trump is at the Asean Summit in Malaysia and appears to have struck a deal with Chinese President XI Jinping for a US investment for TikTok.

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00:04:30

Trees continue to frustrate lines companies

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

Nearly 8,000 properties in Southland and Otago remain without power this weekend - and the local lines company is warning residents it could last several days.

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00:10:50

Costly fender benders going unrepaired

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

Panel beaters say more people are opting to drive with damage from fender benders, because insurance claims are so expensive.

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00:25:40

ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term...

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/27

ACC is telling long-term injured clients around the country that they are "work ready" and giving them four weeks notice that their payments will stop.

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00:09:54

Screentime: Mr Scorsese, Roofman, Pike River

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about what he's been watching.

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00:12:43

Parents the best role models for active life

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

New research has shown children are far more likely to participate in play and sport when a parent is doing it themselves.

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00:05:16

Weather update in Methven and Hanmer Springs

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

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.

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00:18:49

Tech: AWS outage, Labour's gaming subsidies, Netflix...

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at what caused the Amazon Web Services outage.

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00:11:41

Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

Libby has the latest on local government changes across Waikato..

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00:06:26

Book review : Vagabond by Tim Curry

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

Sonja de Friez reviews Vagabond by Tim Curry, published by Penguin Random House.

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00:04:22

Anna Sargent in North Canterbury

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

RNZ's South Island correspondent Anna Sargent is North-Canterbury-bound and talks to Kathryn about the weather situation that's unravelling there.

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00:20:53

The award-winning doctor fighting for fairness in our...

Nine To Noon ·

2025/10/22

Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri is on a mission to tackle inequities in the health care system.

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