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Nine To Noon

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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • Sport correspondent Sam Ackerman

    October 8, 2026 · 11 min

    Bledisloe test week, New Zealand Rugby's legal battle with their Australian League counterparts, and Bathurst this Sunday.

  • Friday funnies

    October 8, 2026 · 14 min

    Te Radar and James Nokise with a lighter take on some stories of the week.

  • Around the motu: RNZ's Nelson reporter, Samantha Gee

    October 8, 2026 · 11 min

    Samantha discusses plans to revitalise Nelson's waterfront, calls for Sam's Creek to be included in Kahurangi National Park, the selection of a site for a weather radar to fill in a black spot at the top of the south and a local community…

  • Book review: VOLUME Books recommends

    October 8, 2026 · 8 min

    Stella Chrisostomou of VOLUME Books reviews The Box: A Novel by Mandy-Suzanne Wong (Pan Macmillan), Spent Light by Lara Pawson (Text Publishing), Olivetti by Allie Millington (Pan Macmillan).

  • Caitlin Moran on her quest to find hope in the age of anxiety

    October 8, 2026 · 24 min

    The journalist, broadcaster and writer's spent much of her career finding the humour and sharp observations about the chaos of modern life - embracing social media to do so. But then it all got too much.

  • Asia correspondent Edward White

    October 8, 2026 · 11 min

    Chinese women opting for surrogacy via foreign countries, American coffee giant Starbucks is facing criticism for new cafes in Xinjiang, and new campaign to track and properly tax the money and assets held by its most wealthy Chinese…

  • Warrant of fitnesses go longer next month

    October 8, 2026 · 11 min

    For new cars their second WoF will not be required for four years, while vehicles aged between 4 and 14 years move from annual to two-yearly check, from November next year.

  • Didymo found in Fiordland river

    October 8, 2026 · 7 min

    Its presence has been confirmed during a Department of Conservation survey of the pristine Kaipo River in northwest Fiordland.