Nine To Noon
Episodes
The retro audio boom
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's been a surge in demand for cassettes, CDs and portable audio devices. Matthew Davis, owner of Flying Out Record Store, is with Bryan to discus...
How to staycation in Christchurch
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the last stop on our urban vacation tour, Kaila Colbin joins Bryan to tell us how we can have a wonderful holiday staycation in Christchurch.
Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Taylor is joining Bryan across the week to give yummy and simple Christmas gift ideas. Today it's simple brownies and garlic oil. Check out Alic...
Tidying up the streets of Rotorua
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Observers may have noticed parts of Rotorua looking a little sharper with berms trimmed, rubbish cleared, and lawns neatly edged. That tidy-up was dri...
What's going on with our eel populations?
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senior lecturer at AUT, Dr Amandine Sabadel is a chemist, ecologist, environmental scientist and an eel expert. She's with Bryan to discuss why findin...
Ranger in the Waitakere Ranges
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We think it's a good idea to recognise some of those who'll keep working through the summer break, so that the rest of us can enjoy a holiday. We've c...
How to have a sustainable Christmas
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Food waste, wrapping paper, plastic packaging - Christmas can be a wasteful time. Georgie Ferrari, Chief Executive at Sustainability Trust, join Bryan...
How to staycation in Wellington
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of our Staycation - or urban vacation series - depending on where you live. Today - Te Whanganui O Tara - Wellington, with Simon Woolf, who's...
A golf caddie on the Te Araroa Trail
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is the season for walking. Doug Haynes is walking Te Araroa, the National Trail. He's a golf caddie by trade and obviously loves his job, becau...
Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Taylor is joining Bryan across the week to give yummy and simple Christmas gift ideas.
Getting outdoors this summer
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now here's a challenge for anyone with children - find things to do that get them off their screens, get them moving and won't hit parents in the pock...
Christmas in the Cook Islands
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas is a time when many of us head back to the family home - the marae - and in the case of many Pacific Islanders - the village. People like Ka...
Christmas at Taranaki Hospital
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We reckon it's a good idea to recognise some of those who'll keep working through the summer break, so that the rest of us can enjoy a holiday. Yester...
It's been a big year for the colossal squid
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can't get enough colossal squid action, and it turns out 2025 was a big year for the massive creature. Here to tell us more, is Professor Kat Bolst...
Christmas in Antarctica
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who can resist an interview with Scott Base? The town under New Zealand jurisdiction will most likely get a white Christmas - in fact if it doesn't, y...
Free Trade Agreement with India
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford joins Bryan to chat about the new free trade deal with India.
How to staycation in Auckland
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Need some ideas if you're staying put in Auckland this holiday season? The City of Sails is packed with lots of low-cost adventures and special events...
Christmas eats with Alice Taylor
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Taylor, who's known as 'alicetayloreats' on Instagram, joins Bryan over the next three days offering last minute ideas that don't involve a lot ...
Keeping us safe over the Christmas break
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here's someone else who won't be putting his feet up over the Christmas break. Ian King became a career firefighter in 1974 and is now the chief fire ...
How to take science on holiday with you
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the school holidays, but you know you're really winning with the kids when they take an active interest in a subject outside the classroom. Morga...
The Good Story in Akaroa
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While Spotify has revolutionised the way we listen to music, online shopping has done the same for retail, not to mention books. More and more people ...
Whitianga's Waka Kai
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We reckon it's a good idea to recognise some of those who'll keep working through the summer break, so that the rest of us can enjoy a holiday. People...
Stevin Creegan and his Harley riding service dog, Loki
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Stevin Creegan gets on his Harley Davison to go on a ride, his best mate Loki is always along for the journey.
Haere Ra 2025
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nota Bene sing Christmas songs live in studio, and Kathryn looks back on 2025 with panelists te Radar, Irene Pink, Sam Ackerman and Kirsten Zemke.
The many roles of screen legend Sir Sam Neill
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He's been considered one for years - but last month Sir Sam Neill was officially designated a Screen Legend. The honour marking his stellar fifty year...
Wellingtonian takes to the field for Thai women's football team
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South East Asia's biggest sporting event winds up tomorrow, and playing for the Thai women's side has been Wellington's Natalie Olson.
Simon Olliver record breaking ocean swimmer
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It took him more than a decade - but earlier this year Simon Olliver achieved the incredible feat of becoming the oldest person to complete the gruell...
Haere Ra 2025
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn and commentators look back on the year in politics, business, the economy and science.
Screentime: The top five TV shows and films for 2025
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker and critic.
Parenting: 'I'm bored'
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer holidays come with plenty of opportunities for children to utter 'I'm bored'. Parenting expert Zhenlin Wang on whether that's a bad thing.
Tech: What big tech developments might we see in 2026?
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech journalist Bill Bennett looks at how 2025 became the year tech giants became deeply entangled in geopolitics.
GDP data shows bounce in September quarter
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The economy rebounded in the September quarter, after contracting in the June period.
Around the motu: RNZ's Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Libby Kirkby-McLeod is a senior RNZ reporter based in Hamilton
Book review: The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Morahan reviews The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
UK: Doctors' walkout, Abramovich warning, inflation drop
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha Clark is political editor for LBC London.
Floods and job losses - Tasman District Mayor Tim King
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tasman District mayor Tim King joins Kathryn to talk about how the region and its recovery is going.
Marilyn Waring on take her pay equity fight to the people
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former National Minister and academic Marilyn Waring who set up the People's Select Committee gives an update on pay equity progress.
Auckland Airport braces for busiest time of year
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Auckland Airport chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui talks through the big changes and what they mean for the Auckland economy.
Family carers cases seek decision after Supreme Court ruling
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cases brought by family carers that have been on hold for years in the Employment Relations Authority are now waiting for direction.
The biggest science stories of 2025
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Science commentator Dr Jen Martin joins Kathryn with four of the top discoveries of the year - including that Neanderthals made fire far earlier than ...
The biggest space stories of 2025
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 marked another year of big developments in space exploration, including NASA's Project Artemis that will take humans farther from Earth than anyo...
Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Archer from LakeFM in Taupo
Book review: What Have I Done? My Autobiography by Ben Elton
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Rogers reviews What Have I Done? My Autobiography by Ben Elton.
New sports charter school in Upper Hutt
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new charter school in Upper Hutt focused on high-performance sports is set to open next year.
Artist Fifi Colston on 30 years of WOW, and what comes next
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After 30 years of spectacular designs for the World of Wearable Arts, one of New Zealand's most prolific illustrators, creators, designers and writers...
Australia: Bondi latest, expenses scandal, Budget update
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn with the latest on the Bondi shootings, including how public debate has now shifted to political...
The difficulty of finding poo donors
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giving a donation is not a simple matter and finding people who meet the strict eligibility criteria can prove tricky.
The state of industrial relations
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Industrial action in October involved of more than 100,000 primary and secondary teachers, primary principals, teacher aides, nurses, doctors, ACC wor...
Government books: no surplus til 2030
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finance Minister Nicola Willis is pointing to a slower economy, lower tax take and higher debt costs, but maintains she can achieve surplus six months...
Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sports catch up with Sam Ackerman.
The guys behind Goodlids and Moreporks
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dane Watson and Winston Brinsley are the Auckland based entrepreneurs behind the streetwear company Goodlids.
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson looks back at the year for the NZX's small cap index.
Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett from Te Anau
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Pickett co owner of the Southland App based in Te Anau, covering Southland and Fiordland.
Book review: The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ralph McAllister reviews The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three by Philip Pullman, published by Penguin Books NZ.
Otago company Harraways expanding
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Otago business Harraways and Sons is investing $11m in its oat mill, the only operational one in the country.
The surging Maori economy
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Iwi and business leader Helmut Modlik talks with Kathryn about the bright future for the indigenous economy.
US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben is White House correspondent for NPR.
What's driving New Zealand's gaming development boom
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's driving the year-on-year successes of Kiwi game developers?
The year's big changes in education
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sweeping changes have been suggested for school curriculums over the last year, along with an overhaul of the NCEA system. RNZ's education corresponde...
Agriculture, forestry courses get backing
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Agriculture and forestry courses are the main winners of a fund the Government is using to back subjects that may not be considered viable for an indi...
Urban issues with Bill McKay
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill McKay unpacks the long-awaited replacement for the Resource Management Act. Who are the winners, losers, and how will it work in practice.
Festive food that is cheap and realistic
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Taylor was a Masterchef finalist in 2022 and since then has built a large social media following for her food which is all about recipes that ar...
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn, Tim and Gareth discuss recent events in politics including the reform of the Resource Management Act.
Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim discusses the latest news from Christchurch.
Book review: Franz Josef by Alan Carter
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Louise O'Brien reviews Franz Josef by Alan Carter, published by Fremantle Press.
Further details emerge following a terror attack in Sydney
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The death toll is continuing to rise from the terror attack in Sydney's Bondi Beach last night. Hundreds of people ran for their lives when two gunmen...
Further details emerge following a terror attack in Sydney
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The death toll is continuing to rise from the terror attack in Sydney's Bondi Beach last night. Hundreds of people ran for their lives when two gunmen...
Craig Piggot - founder of Agri-tech company, Halter
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By any measure, the NZ agri tech company Halter has had a stonking year. The company founded by Craig Piggot - who is also the CEO - is now a global l...
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Europe forced to cope with unpredictable, shocking realities of Trump, changing political landscape, with rise of populist and far-right parties, and ...
How an odd idea to swim with dolphins set up a 36-year business
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lynette and Dennis Buurman talk about their ground-breaking tourism operation, why the time was right to pass the business on.
National Crime Correspondent wraps up 2025
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RNZ's National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood wraps up the year that was for the police.
Nearly 5,000 children waiting for surgical tooth removal
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 5000 children with rotten teeth from all around New Zealand are waiting for surgery to have them removed.
The week that was
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedians te Radar and Elizabeth Easther share some of the lighter stories of the past week, including the seal pup rescued and released twice after b...
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The abrupt departure of NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink and the future of domestic cricket, last night's rugby awards, Joseph Parker gives his first int...
Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hawkes Bay Today Chris Hyde talks about Level 4 water restrictions in the coastal community of Kairakau.
Book review: Katabasis by R F Kuang
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Caygill reviews Katabasis by R F Kuang, published by Harper Collins.
Bringing St James cycle trail back to its glory
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Inglis on the challenges involved in helping to restore the 60km St James cycle trail in the Clarence and Waiau valleys.
Asia correspondent Elisabeth Beattie
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Myanmar is gearing up for an election but will it be free and fair?
Helping injured dogs with false limbs and orthotics
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Breetzke makes medical prosthetics and orthotics for humans and saw a need for dogs - the result was Pawthotics.
Seeds from warmer climates to help New Zealand species
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time seeds from Albania and Serbia have been added to New Zealand's Margot Forde Genebank.
What's going on with the national transport ticketing system?
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the future of a national integrated transport ticketing system, as another city gives up waiting? The plan - now known as Motu Move - was firs...
Screentime: Rental Family, The Housemaid, Eternity
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Film and television reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Eternity, which stars Elizabeth Olsen as a woman who must choose between two men ...
How to set boundaries for teens over the summer break
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
School's out - so what now for the kids? Let them run wild? Give them as much screentime as they like? And what happens in those older teenage years, ...
Tech: Qantas breach, CoPhish Microsoft exploit, and more
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity expert Tony Grasso looks at the incident that compromised Qantas customer data - including names, emails and frequent flyer details. He ...
Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin discusses news from Taranaki including the fight against invasive golden clams in Lake Rotomanu.
Book review: A Woman's Eye, Her Art by Drusilla Modjeska
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews A Woman's Eye, Her Art by Drusilla Modjeska, published by Penguin Books NZ.
How to shop for safe children's toys this Christmas
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plunket is warning online and second-hand toys pose an increasing risk to children, and is urging parents to be on alert, particularly when shopping f...
Trevor Sherwin on world-leading eye research
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over two decades, Auckland University's ophthalmology team has grown from one or two lecturers to a thriving department with several professors now pr...
UK: Rayner returns, Customs Union, Starmer hosts Zelensky
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UK correspondent Harry Taylor joins Kathryn with news from Britain.
The benefits of bringing the Roman Republic to Auckland
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rome wasn't built in a day, but for over a year the Roman Republic was temporarily constructed in a South Auckland film studio.
Work underway on predator free fence at Farewell Spit
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A volunteer conservation trust has begun building a predator proof fence across the base of Farewell Spit.
"A growing crisis in welfare support" - Citizen's Advice Bureau
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Citizens Advice Bureau report based on more than 10,000 requests for assistance has revealed what it calls "a growing crisis in welfare support."
Personal finance: Mortgages - Fix or not to fix?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to discuss the latest drop in the OCR and the choices facing some homeowners with mortgages - to fix now, and for h...
Can adults have real relationships with chatbots?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Relationship therapist, educator, researcher and online safety advocate Jo Robertson joins Kathryn to discuss when adults develop relationships with c...
Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon talks about safety on Auckland's buses after a fatal stabbing, the people getting into trouble while going for a swim in hot weather.
Book review: Angel Train by Elizabeth Smither
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Renata Hopkins of Scorpio Books reviews Angel Train by Elizabeth Smither, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing.
26,000 New Zealanders' devices infected with malicious software
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The National Cyber Security Centre says the malware, known as Lumma Stealer, is designed to steal sensitive information including email address and pa...
Jane Austen's fifth great-niece on why her work still resonates
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year has been full of celebrations around the globe to mark the English author's life and work - including here in New Zealand.
Australia: Barnaby defects, social media ban comes in and more
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The social media ban kicks in today but questions remain about whether it will work and Brisbane has become the latest town to put restrictions on sho...
Export controls on military related goods and technology
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consultation is open on the regime that controls the export of military related goods and technology.