Nine To Noon
Episodes
Parenting: How to keep your kids safe this Halloween
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Love it or loathe it - it's that time of year when kids roam loose around neighbourhoods looking for fun and sweets.
Is increasing use of AI damaging students' learning ability?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech correspondent Alex Sims focuses on the increasing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms and lecture halls.
Around the motu: Kelly Makiha from the Rotorua Daily Post
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly reports on the fire that destroyed an historic rugby club, a reward is offered for a missing local teacher, manslaughter charges four years afte...
Book review: Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Morahan reviews Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie, published by Bridget Williams Books.
The arborist refusing to cut down trees
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US master arborist Basil Camu has made a daring business move - refusing to cut down trees.
UK: Hadush Kebatu, asylum barracks, tax rises
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn.
Saving the 'dying' Raukumara Conservation Park
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Raukumara Conservation Park was said to be dying - over run with deer, possums and goats - when iwi raised the urgent need for action more than 10 yea...
Solar companies want Govt supply contracts
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Solar companies say they are lining up to put panels on public buildings and land around the country, and that this could save the state millions.
New flood data shows where to prioritise climate adaptation
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New national flood data maps the properties and infrastructure at risk from flooding now - and as the climate changes.
Why you shouldn't leave your retirement saving to chance
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about the annual Massey University retirement spending guidelines, which yet again shows that retirees spen...
Maori Land March, 50 years on
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years ago this month the Māori Land March entered Parliament grounds on a rainy day, led by Dame Whina Cooper.
Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett on Southland
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Southland correspondent Kirsty Pickett joins Kathryn to talk about how the deep south fared in the recent bad spring weather.
Book review: Twist by Colum McCann
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Wenley reviews Twist by Colum McCann, published by Bloomsbury. RRP: $37
Farmers in Southland juggling power supply
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A week after storms that caused widespread damage, farmers in Southland are still struggling with power supplies.
Why is the world so transfixed with art heists?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about an art heist that fascinates people so much? What motivates thieves? And what happens when it goes wrong? Dr Penelope Jackson's writt...
Australia: Watchdog sues Microsoft, Albanese's US success
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche to talk about the decision by the competition watchdog ACCC to sue Microsoft for alleged misleading conduct over...
Helping thousands in need: Wellington City Mission
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wellington City Mission is celebrating one year in its purpose-built $50 million innovative hub in Newtown where it has supported thousands of people ...
Top scientist calls out woeful funding arrangements
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A recent government science funding announcement hasn't impressed one of the country's top scientists, who says the country's best researchers are bei...
Firefighters frustrated with station delays
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ther...
Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sports chat with Sam Ackerman.
The rising cost of living : breaking down the numbers
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stats NZ senior manager for prices and construction Nicola Growden talks with Kathryn about the cost of living, and how it is measured.
Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Around the motu: Tom Hunt with the The Post
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hunt is a senior journalist with Wellington paper The Post
Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elisabeth Easther reviews Wreck by Catherine Newman, published by Penguin Random House.
Sam the Trap Man on returning Aotearoa to its roots
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand has had its fair share of iconic outdoorsmen - some real, some created, some a bit of both - but all genuine characters.
USA correspondent David Smith
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 TikT...
Trees continue to frustrate lines companies
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 8,000 properties in Southland and Otago remain without power this weekend - and the local lines company is warning residents it could last seve...
Costly fender benders going unrepaired
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Panel beaters say more people are opting to drive with damage from fender benders, because insurance claims are so expensive.
ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The week that was
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks with a few laughs to end the week.
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Ackerman gives the latest on what's happening in the world of sport.
Around the motu: Alisha Evans is Sun Live's Local Democracy
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tauranga City council has a plan to help a waterfront neighbourhood plagued by drug use, burnouts and speeding.
Book review: He Puawai A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Hill reviews He Puawai A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers by Philip Garnock-Jones, published by Auckland University Press.
Thrills and heartbreak in Fiordland: The Hollows Boys
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, as the deer recovery era took off , the Hollows brothers - Gary, Mark and Kim were drawn from the north, one by one, to Fiordland.
Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins gives an update about what's happening around the Pacific
Rotorua biofactory for new fuels, proteins
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A $60 million biofactory opening in Rotorua next year will give small businesses the opportunity to create and test new bioproducts using forestry sla...
Calls for nurses to do limited colonoscopies
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Calls for nurse practitioners to be trained to do some colonoscopies, as the number of bowel cancer cases in under 50 year olds rises.
Worksafe survey indicates violence and burnout for police and ambulance
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Police and ambulance officers are facing widespread threats of violence and suffering burnout according to research released by Worksafe.
Screentime: Mr Scorsese, Roofman, Pike River
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about what he's been watching.
Parents the best role models for active life
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New research has shown children are far more likely to participate in play and sport when a parent is doing it themselves.
Weather update in Methven and Hanmer Springs
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, C...
Tech: AWS outage, Labour's gaming subsidies, Netflix + AI
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at what caused the Amazon Web Services outage.
Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Libby has the latest on local government changes across Waikato..
Book review : Vagabond by Tim Curry
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sonja de Friez reviews Vagabond by Tim Curry, published by Penguin Random House.
Anna Sargent in North Canterbury
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNZ's South Island correspondent Anna Sargent is North-Canterbury-bound and talks to Kathryn about the weather situation that's unravelling there.
The award-winning doctor fighting for fairness in our healthcare system
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri is on a mission to tackle inequities in the health care system.
UK: Grooming gang chaos, Prince Andrew case gets political
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hugo Gye is Political Editor of The i Paper
Legal warning over Govt AI use
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Nick James at Wellington Airport
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There has been huge disruption to travellers in the capital with trains cancelled and planes not flying.
Life skills course for intellectually disabled people dumped
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weltec is closing the only two courses for students with intellectual disabilities in the Wellington region.
Transpower on massive South Island outage
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The national grid has had a major outage at the top of the South Island - cutting power to tens of thousands of homes from Blenheim, to Nelson and Gre...
Science: Who won the 2025 Nobel Prizes for science?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hot on the heels of his examination of this year's IgNobel Awards, science commentator Allan Blackman takes a look at the awards that inspired them - ...
An update on the Kaikoura fires
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An update on the Kaikoura fires.
Celebrating New Zealand's flowering plants
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Botanist, Philip Garnock-Jones has just published He Puawai - A natural History of New Zealand Flowers that celebrates with spectacular photography, a...
Around the motu: Southland Tribune editor Logan Savory in Invercargill
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Logan has the latest on the shape of the new council, the impact of the weather, a solar farm gets the go ahead and Southland's entertainer of the yea...
Book review : House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Vine reviews House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk, published by Text Publishing.
Food waste app with 'surprise bags' launches in NZ
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sustainable food app that started in Denmark a decade ago and is used in 19 countries has now been launched in New Zealand.
The mathematician who tried to game the National Lottery
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many of us have bought a Lotto ticket when there is a big prize at stake and quietly hoped - this might be the one.
Australia: Trump's Rudd ribbing, China clash, Barnaby defection
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A look at Anthony Albanese's long-awaited meeting with Donald Trump and the deal between the US and Australia to mine rare earth metals.
Amid a charity funding squeeze, could payroll giving be the way to go?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Givealittle says more could - and should - be done to capitalise on payroll giving to combat a drop in charitable donations.
The Hunterville locals who bought their local pub
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The historic Argyle in Hunterville has re-opened after two years, after a group of locals banded together to buy and renovate it.
Treasury boss issues grim warning on long term state of the books
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Treasury has set out several options for the government on how to improve our long-term fiscal position.
Sports' with Joe Porter
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Silver Ferns try to turn around after a heavy defeat to Australia in the Constellation Cup with the second test in Sydney on Wednesday.
Attempting to conquer all 23 Great Rides in 30 days
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conquering all 23 of New Zealand's Great Rides in just a month is the fundraising challenge facing Andrew Robinson in November.
Business correspondent Dan Brunskill
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A deep dive into the inflation figures after Stats NZ revealed yesterday it reached a 15-month high touching the 3 per cent.
Around the motu: RNZ's Manawatu reporter, Jimmy Ellingham
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The winners and losers in local government elections, as stoush over a Palmerston North park and letting dogs off the leash and the opening of a new m...
Book review: Eat Wilde by Sophie Merkens
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gail Pittaway reviews Eat Wilde by Sophie Merkens, published by Penguin Random House.
Family loss leads to mental health support in schools
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Hawkes Bay family that lost a son to suicide is now behind a drive to get digital well-being support into as many schools as possible.
The Northland enterprise where disabled people are thriving
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Rachel Hill's son, who has Down Syndrome, left school there were limited options for his employment, education and training.
USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Millions joined the global 'No Kings' protests this weekend - as dissent towards the Trump presidency grows.
Landlords respond to research criticism on occupancy limits
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers are calling for a review of tenant occupancy limit rules, saying the limits are increasing housing costs.
The banned cricketer educating athletes on the risks of matchfixing
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Black Cap Lou Vincent received a lifetime ban from cricket in 2014, after admitting participating in matchfixing.
Road workers abused regularly: new report
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new report paints a sobering picture for road workers - with drivers regularly refusing to stop and verbally abusing traffic controllers.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kennedy reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Waitangi Tribunal with a focus on the documentary Karanga Ra. The documentary consists mostly of inter...
How to become an epic fruit grower at home
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Irvine and Jason Ross know a thing or two about growing their own fruit. Kath is an organic gardener who has been teaching food growing for 25 ye...
Political commentators Ben Thomas and Andrew Kirton
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.
Around the motu: Torika Tokalau in Auckland
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Torika reports on the new faces on the Auckland council, the latest on the fortnightly rubbish collections, the woman who stepped in to protect a teen...
Book review: The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Walker reviews The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
Airbrushed visa photos causing Immigration NZ headaches
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Immigration New Zealand is dealing with a growing problem with people applying for visas, with photographs that have been filtered and airbrushed.
What is pain and how does it work?
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One in five adult New Zealanders have lived with chronic pain at various levels, with women, Maori and those living in areas of high deprivation at hi...
Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney in Europe
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Precious gems stolen in daylight robbery at Louvre museum in Paris, Former French president Sarkozy to start five-year jail sentence, Could Putin be a...
Engineer calls for greater use of wastewater heat
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An engineer says councils and Government are not making the most of wastewater heat as a cheap and readily available energy source.
Call for miscarriages to be recorded in official data
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A charity is calling for the loss of a baby to be included in official data, to better understand why miscarriage occurs.
Lawyers seek urgent action over data-storage risks
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lawyers have written to the Prime Minister saying the country's reliance on cloud computing and storage will result in catastrophic harm.
The week that was
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring some levity to the end of the week.
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tess has the latest with the Otago councillor accused of financial misconduct, court action over protecting the hoiho, and Dunedin's new mayor.
Book review: Gloam by Jack Mackay
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Gloam by Jack Mackay, published by Oneworld.
Health NZ releasing new immunisation campaign
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Health NZ is releasing a new information campaign to encourage parents to immunise their children after the outbreak of measles in Northland.
Asia correspondent Ed White
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai
The young choral composer finding success overseas
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a phenomenal year for the New Zealand Youth Choir.
Groups welcome Minister's revisiting of online gambling bill
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The minister in charge of the online casino bill is looking again at the new legislation after huge opposition driven by a possible loss of community ...
Open banking regulations announced, start Dec 1
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Banking innovators say consumers will be the winners after a government decision that banks may not charge for access to customer data.
Screentime: The Woman in Cabin 10, A House of Dynamite and more
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at The Woman in Cabin 10 (Netflix), starring Keira Knightley as a Guardian journalist who believes a murder's b...
Parenting: when toddlers aren't talking yet
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks to Kathryn about what typical language development in pre-schoolers looks like.
Tech: Data back-up + what AI 'workslop' does in the workplace
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to discuss how the South Korean government learned the hard way why back-ups to digital data are a good idea...
Richard Griffin reflects on Jim Bolger
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Griffin was Jim Bolger's press secretary and describes Jim Bolger as a great friend.
Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland
Book review: The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa, published by Moa Press.
Waitomo flooding update
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All state highways in the Waitomo district remain closed, with several houses cut off by floodwaters, but those are beginning to recede.