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Nine To Noon

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Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
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New app to help beat food waste

Gone Good offers bags of "mystery" unsold food from local eateries at the end of the day for around a third of the cost.

Apr 22, 2026•7 min

Confronting the KiwiSaver gaps

As a new 3.5 per cent compulsory KiwiSaver contribution rate begins hitting paychecks, are balances tracking to meet retirement needs?

Apr 22, 2026•21 min

Science: Auto-brewery syndrome, Trump autism claim debunked

Science correspondent Allan Blackman details three studies, including one that looks at the mystifying auto-brewery syndrome where people appear to be affected by alcohol but have imbibed none. He'll also look at one that has found no link between autism and taking paracetamol while pregnant and that nuclear fusion may never be cost-competitive with renewable energy. Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology

Apr 21, 2026•9 min

Sgt Haane's WW2 heroics in film

In 1943 Sergeant Haane Manahi secured a key victory for the Allies, taking a small band of soldiers from the Maori battalion to claim victory in the battle of Takrouna in Tunisia. It involved leading his men up a 300 metre rocky outcrop and under mortar and machine gun fire captured the feature, with 60 Italian and German soldiers surrendering. A new film, in cinemas tomorrow, re-enacts the battle, and includes voices of Sergeant Haane, as well as interviews with descendents of the 28th Maori Ba...

Apr 21, 2026•19 min

Consumer calls for faster return of retirement village payments

Consumer NZ is calling for a law change to speed up the return of retirement village payments if a resident leaves. The lobby group says retirement villages can be expensive, and when someone leaves they get their money back - minus management fees of up to 30 percent. But currently there's no timeframe set down for that repayment to happen, and that can leave residents and their families in a tough position financially. The government is planning changes to the Retirement Villages Act that woul...

Apr 21, 2026•10 min

Australia correspondent: Gas tax pressure, Rebel Wilson denies defamation

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche details what's happening with an investigation into a fire at one of the country's two refineries as the country deals with the oil and gas crisis. Chris looks at how the economic conditions could impact the looming Budget and why Rebel Wilson is facing a defamation trial.

Apr 21, 2026•7 min

Building better braces for children with cerebral palsy

An Auckland University researcher is using virtual reality, 3D printing, and real-time data to design and create leg braces for children with cerebral palsy, that are more comfortable. Cerebral palsy affects 1 in 500 New Zealand children, and 7000 New Zealanders currently live with cerebral palsy. It generally appears in very early childhood as the result of brain damage that occurs before or during a baby's birth, and the main symptoms are related to movement and posture. About half of children...

Apr 21, 2026•8 min

The Australian MP who blew the whistle

The New South Wales politician who helped expose the extent of abuse - and the subsequent cover ups - within the early childhood sector, is warning New Zealand needs to learn from Australia when it comes to the impact of privatisation. Greens politician Abigail Boyd invoked a powerful parliamentary order to force the release of internal departmental documents to scrutinise the regulator's handling of breaches in the childcare sector. A fraction of the documents were released, and revealed multip...

Apr 21, 2026•19 min

Reviving Auckland's city centre

A revitalisation of Auckland's central business district has been much promised after years of struggling for both businesses and residents with the orange cones and impact of construction of the central rail link. One of those who would like to see a shake up in the approach to the central city is entrepreneur Andrew Barnes - who is also the founder of Perpetual Guardian and is known for promoting the four-day working week.

Apr 21, 2026•17 min

Sports with Sam Ackerman

New Zealand has its second combat sport world champion crowned in as many weeks in the form of Lani Daniels. Sam also discusses the success of the Black Ferns Sevens team as well as the Warriors in the NRL.

Apr 20, 2026•12 min

Artist Te Rongo Kirkwood on the success of her glassworks

Te Rongo Kirkwood's art works have been heating up the glass world. She was the first artist of Maori heritage to receive the prestigious Rakow Commission from the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. The award recognises artists who are pushing the boundaries of what can be done with glass, and Te Rongo's installation The Seer, the Seen and the Seeing - which includes a kakahu or cloak, is now in the Museum's permanent collection. Te Rongo was also the New Zealand Glass Works' first artist in r...

Apr 20, 2026•19 min

Business commentator Hamish McNicol

Investors are watching the upcoming March quarter CPI release and market reactions to renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Apr 20, 2026•19 min
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