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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Episodes

Fri, 13 Mar 2026

Nine To Noon

Episodes

Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Friday funnies with Pinky Agnew and Irene Pink

Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki

Book review: A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna

Best-selling author Deborah Challinor on her latest novel

Asia correspondent Ed White

Supergroove's Nick Atkinson on wooden boats

Lyse Doucet on Iran supreme leader's first statement

Out of date uniforms turned into plastic panels

New programme to teach students about AI

Screentime: Crackhead, Vladimir, Rooster, Saipan

Parenting: Ensuring good dental care into adulthood

Tech: Microsoft sides with Anthropic

Around the motu: Jared McCulloch, 1 News Reporter in Queenstown

Book review: This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Crime writer S.A. Cosby on his 'Southern Noir' books

UK: New Mandelson docs released

Rural Games' coal shovellers get ready to test their mettle

EQs much more damaging to basin edge in Wellington - study

Govt backtracks on 2024 controversial disability cuts

Science: Malaria development, fluid physics and fighting cockroaches

New Auckland tattoo convention hopes to leave a mark

Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie in Waikato

Book review: Wings by Paul McCartney

The West Coast's annual celebration of wild foods

Thirty Kiwis share their take on climate solutions

Australia: Aid for Gulf states, seven Iranian football players defect

Estimated 90% of New Zealand homes needing maintenance

One in five counsellors eye exit or scale-back

Trump's conflicting Iran position explained

Black Caps beaten, Crusaders' shaky

The foreign correspondent who saw Philippines dictator ousted

Air NZ lead market volatility

Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury

Book review: The Old Fire by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Can you really turn into a tree when you die?

Trump disapproves new Supreme Leader

Bunker builders help communities prepare for disaster

Oxford professor's AI disaster warning

Aid organisations fighting to stay in Gaza

Off the beaten track with Sam Harrison

The vegan ice cream shop in the middle of dairy farming country

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ron Mark

Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington

Book review: What to Wear by Jenny Bornholdt

Why archaeology is far more than just ancient history

Ruben Miller's crime scene reflections

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

Australia's readiness for a role in the Mideast conflict

Are there alternatives to mining for critical minerals?

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